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Social Media for Social Good: What role does social media play in creation of and sustainability of social movements? A Social Movement Case Study Examining Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party.

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He specifically distinguishes social movements from political parties and advocacy groups. Social media has played an integral part in grassroots communication and participation. It doesn’t take long before thousands of Facebook users join these pages (Fieser, 2009). Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube Platforms in Brief.