Historian and technologist discuss the election:
Historian: Luther began it. He was annoyed at
the demands of the Catholic church for funds from the poor people to build a
church when the church had plenty of money of its own. So he nailed his “95
theses” to the church door at Wittenburg in protest.
Technologist: And that set off the Reformation.
I see a parallel. People protesting using texting in the Philippines against
Estrada, the people sending messages in protest in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya. Power to the people.
Historian: Maybe that church door in Wittenburg
was the first social media app.
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Voice-over
Power to the politicians too. In the recent U.S. election, the Democrats used
a social media app, Narwhal, to encourage people to vote for them. The
Republicans used a similar app, Orca, for the same reason. Narwhal was
successful enough, Orca crashed. Did social media swing the election result?
Short film on the move from broadcast media to
social media in politics here at: http://youtu.be/LH9fCzggds4
