Social Media vs. Social Activism

A friend forwarded a link to a great article by Malcolm Gladwell from the New Yorker titled “Small Change.”

Among other things, it points out the fundamental difference between networks, like social media, and hierarchies found at the core of successful social activism. I encourage everyone interested in social media to read it because it can help us understand how social media can be most effective as well as what some of its weaknesses are.

As an attempt to briefly summarize the pros and cons of social media I’ve constructed this chart. Maybe we can leverage the power of social networking and get your, low risk, feedback on how to represent this better. Please chime in!