tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7285686065722385507.post4975664854484727275..comments2013-01-01T09:18:49.791-05:00Comments on IC What You Mean: SMS Uprising: Mobile Activism in Africa (Sokari Ekine)Renéehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16876216709137307733noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7285686065722385507.post-77402955355615729022010-11-14T17:50:21.078-05:002010-11-14T17:50:21.078-05:00We read that in order for mobile technology, espec...We read that in order for mobile technology, especially SMS, to be truly successful in relation to social movements, one of the most important factors is that one must be receiving information from a friend or someone that they know to give the text legitimacy. So I wonder if some of the SMS that are being used in this case, especially for health and political alerts, are simply from a listserv or if they are truly viral texts that are sent among a network of people who really know each other. This book does seem very interesting as another analysis of how social movement can be successful with the use of mobile technology.Alexia Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649773356927654042noreply@blogger.com