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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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Social media has played an integral part in grassroots communication and participation. Not surprisingly, there is growing scholarly interest in the mediation of activism and political campaigning. Marginalized peoples and communities are using social media to magnify on-the-ground social movement actions and create collective action.