Social networking: the campaigning revolution!
31 August 2007
Have you joined the social networking revolution yet? Whether you love it or loathe it, there's no denying that the popularity of social networking is on the rise. And with an estimated 34 million users world wide on Facebook alone, it doesn't look to be slowing any time soon.
If you're a still stranger to the phenomenon, a social network is like an online community where you can share your opinions, experiences and just about anything else with others on the Internet.
Here at Oxfam we've been using social networking to spread the news about our campaigns and to help campaigners get in touch with each other and share ideas about what they've been up to.
Not convinced? Need some proof that campaigning through social networking websites works? Well just this week HSBC reversed its decision to take away interest-free overdrafts for students accounts after graduates expressed their outrage on the pages of Facebook.
So, if you haven't done so already, why not join Oxfam's Facebook Group or Oxfam MySpace Page and find out how others have been supporting our campaign to tell Gordon Brown to go further on fighting poverty. Join up and you can submit us your photos and videos of how you've been campaigning.
