Public Gets Vocal on Social Media to Support Anna Hazare

Posted by on Aug 16, 2011 in What's Trending | 4 comments

Public Gets Vocal on Social Media to Support Anna Hazare

What happens when a sizeable percentage of 1 billion+ population use social media to support a cause, a leader and a movement? It leads to a SOCIAL REVOLUTION! Cashing in this support through social media is Anna Hazare, an Indian social activist, who is recognized for his on-going fight against corruption. The 74 year old crusader has amassed a tremendous support for his campaign against corruption in the social media world, across popular networking platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, etc. to video-sharing sites such as YouTube, to various discussion areas and blogs. 

While Twitter kept trending #annahazare and #isupportannahazare throughout the day, several celebrities and business pages went on ranting against the government when Anna Hazare was arrested by the police for his non-violent, yet effective protest.

Following is a graphical representation of how #annahazare spread across the Twitter universe as the day progressed.

Did you come across any interesting post / status message / tweet today regarding Anna Hazare? Did you actively participate in the conversation? Let us know through comments.

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