CH111- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 25 pages long!)
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Chapter 1: using technology to change the world. Recent political and global issues are showing that technology is accelerating change around the world and galvanizing groups of people in new ways. Social media: websites or apps that allow users to create and share content and/or participate in social networking with others. Enable the gathering of groups of people to connect and exchange ideas, and they have brought together people facing repression and censorship in many countries. Politicians worldwide have also begun to incorporate social media as part of their political strategy: use to communicate with their constituents. Proven to be a very effective way of motivating people to vote. The irish referendum on marriage equality meant many irish living abroad traveled home just to vote, documenting their trips using #hometovote. Ireland become the first country to legalize gay marriage through a popular vote. Providing a level of instant connection and information distribution that is reshaping the world.
