eNetworking 101: The Blog: Social tools help with protests supporting Tibet

Someone said at a recent event that if you wanted to see up-to-the-moment images from news events around the world, go to Flickr. This week, Flickr and other social networking tools are being used to lend support to those protesting in Tibet against the Chinese. On Flickr, you can see photos from protests that are being held around the world. While the news media may not be reporting on the range of protests that are being held, you can clear see in Flickr that many people in many locations have taken to the street in support of Tibet.

Depending on the social networks you are using, perhaps you have seen messages of support or links to additional information. On Facebook, groups that support a free Tibet are picking up members (example) and sharing information.

While governments and other organizations may think they can ignore the information exchanges that are happening using social networking tools, they will soon find that the cannot. Nor can they block those conversations from happening. The tools are doing what they were created to do. They are placing information and power back into the hands of the people. No matter where we are, our voices can be heard.