Much has been said about the importance of social media as a vehicle to report immediately and often, first hand, events that the mainstream media have no access second to second ... Cristian is a person who is constantly pointing out key moments in which, for example, Twitter is there first. However, I believe that unlike previous occasions, the Iranian elections a few days ago and the subsequent street demonstrations and events whose images have been distributed by Flicker, Twitter and Facebook, among others, has become a front to fight for those who believe the Internet is the tool most important social empowerment in the world today. Why?
First, display (to the point of ridicule) the use of large media corporations are the first-hand information. The mainstream media in order to ensure the audience, play what you or I do every day: sit down at the computer and tell. Here, the media have lost (at least those using the computer often), why sit and watch CNN shows me pages of Facebook and Twitter messages when I can do it myself, using my computer, browsing my own pace and without being constrained by a linear communication one-way? Jon Stewart covers the news. I recommend it but he said, is The Daily Show and not politically correct. However, I think that puts your finger in the wound: View Video .
Second, states unequivocally as social media allow the rise of movements outside the status quo that its social, interactive systems are a threat that governments are already trying to control. Iran may is the latest example, but China (see video at minute 6:53) and Italy (in Italian , English) have important steps to censor, silence and control what is said and what is not said in Intenert. These are just 3 examples, but more and as always, just a search in a browser to find them easily.
And this is precisely the issue ... Just type a sentence only to have information. The discussion here is not whether the information is accurate or not. The important thing is that it exists. And I believe, fervently, that users have the right to create, share and access information, because social capital is priceless (or at least he should not have). However, we must remember that as a right, this means homework. First, the information is truthful, accurate and verifiable, but more importantly that violates the human rights principles. And second, we are responsible consumers. Us to report information that is not true, we do our part (We are not just passive consumers) and above all, we help new users literacy and our children to use and Internet use is responsible and as such, become a social service, where my grain of sand, Although mediated by a computer, at least there.
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