31 Jan 2011

A Facebook Revolution That Affects Us All

An art work by Banksy, on the Thekla Social en...Image via WikipediaA Facebook Revolution That Affects Us All


They start in the oddest of places….

     It’s easy to forget just how big Facebook is.  Half a billion people.  It was only a matter of time before revolutions were launched there, right?  Look at Egypt.  They staged an entire coup…. right on Facebook.
     But that’s using Facebook as a direct communication device.  Why hasn’t someone tried to launch a revolution using Facebook?
     It turns out they have, just not with much success.  Apparently, Facebook was simply too big.  Until now.
     And it comes from the least likely of places.  You may have noticed that, in similar fashion to the 80’s cartoon craze that swept Facebook some weeks back, people have started to replace thieir profile pics with art work.  But not just any artwork.  Someone by the name of Banksy.

Read more: http://webupon.com/social-networks/a-facebook-revolution-that-affects-us-all/#ixzz1Caho5f9N

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