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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. OWS began as a grassroots protest against the inequality, greed and corruption associated with the financial sector of the economy.