What is Internet activism?

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Internet activism (also known as electronic advocacy, cyberactivism, and online organizing) is the use of communication technologies such as e-mail, web sites, and podcasts for various forms of activism to enable faster communications by citizen movements and deliver a message to a large audience. These Internet technologies are used for cause-related fundraising, lobbying, volunteering, community building, and organizing.

We can distinguish three main categories of online activism:

  • awareness/advocacy
  • organization/mobilization
  • action/reaction

    Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_activism