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Facebook as a new means of protest.

June 30, 2011

Facebook is serving the needs and wants of diverse people around the world . In one particular way, it offers a great platform for mobilizing public opinion. All India Institute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS), is considered as one of the most prestigious medical colleges in India. During the past six months resident doctors at AIIMS were using the social networking site’ Facebook’ to pressurize their institute into redressing their grievances through its Facebook page ‘RDA(resident doctor association) Panel’.

It succeeded in creating a widespread adverse publicity resulting from the Facebook protest, thereby making the AIIMS authority react promptly to their complaints. It show the potential of social network in mobilizing public opinion and gaining fervent public support. The power of social media has a great role in sparking changes. It is not merely limited to a specific field but can be spread to other multi-dimensional fields.

Recently, Israel also witness a high profile Pro-consumer Facebook protest which culminated in the victory for consumers in lowering the price of cottage cheese. These success story is a part of new protest trend that going on around the globe.

Social networking sites like Facebook can be used as a means of entertainment and networking and also for serving as a means of professional needs. . Indeed, it act a tool of modern democracy.

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Saudi Arabians Use Facebook To Vent Anger

November 30, 2009

The death toll from floods that tore through the port city of Jeddah this week has risen to 103, with another 1,400 rescued, according to the state news agency.

This was one of the strongest rains that lashed the western city of Jeddah right in the middle of the pilgrimage season, or hajj, when millions of Muslims from around the world arrive in the city on their way to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina. Jeddah is the main entry point to the kingdom for pilgrims.

Authorities said none of the dead were on the hajj. Many were local people who died in car crashes and collapsing bridges.

The deaths have been blamed on poor construction of houses and infrastructure like bridges, and residents of the city say the government had been made aware of allegations that they were of poor construction.

More than 11,000 names have been added to a page, on the social networking site Facebook, set up to complain about the government’s handling of the floods, in the absence of other legal venues for protest.

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