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Published in: TransformationCan Facebook damage your mental health?
Studies are starting to reveal how social media are changing our lives—for better and for worse.
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Published in: TransformationBeyond clicktivism
Gary Alexander’s new book eGaia examines how digital technology could be used to create much deeper changes in society.
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Published in: TransformationLet’s get real about the transformation of society: can you email me directions?
Following activists on twitter is easier than following them to jail. Why can’t we do both?
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Published in: TransformationOpen protocols and open people: preserving the transformational potential of social media
People are the most valuable thing on the internet, so the power to connect, share and work together shouldn’t be...
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Published in: TransformationSix ways to bring more empathy to the internet
How can web users promote more empathetic interaction online? This is the fifth installment in our series on social...
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Published in: TransformationSmall steps, big changes: how social media contribute to social transformation
Social media facilitate differing degrees of involvement in political action, helping more people to take small...
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Published in: TransformationWhat I learned from going cold turkey on technology
After I developed RSI, the use of social media led to crippling pain which forced me to confront my compulsion to...
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Published in: TransformationWhy the Internet makes the personal even more political
Online interactions have changed the ways people participate in politics. The second in our series on social media...
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Published in: TransformationWhy social media won’t transform our politics
Is there a sweet spot between online and offline activism?