Sherrilynne Starkie

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Digital grassroots: the Internet fights back

Sherrilynne Starkie

From then the movement grew: The Fair Copyright for Canada Facebook Group was launched in 2007 and soon had 90,000 members. After conducting a study, the firm advised the government that it was time to engage with Canadians using social media tools.”. This was when groups first started to come together to self-organize online.”.

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Nine years of Twitter

Sherrilynne Starkie

I joined Twttr (that’s what it was called then) on April 3, 2007 just as it started to gain traction at SXSWi. Related posts: Twitter is a favourite tool for bullies, stalkers and trolls. I had already invested a lot of effort into my blog and was building a credible reputation online. It was pretty boring at first. Instagram or Vine?

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