Activismo social no MySpace

Os social networking sites estão, sem dúvida, na ordem do dia. O caso do MySpace é especial, dado tratar-se de um sítio pioneiro, ter alcançado notoriedade por associar-se ao universo musical e, recentemente, falar-se no perigo de indivíduos abusarem sexualmente de menores que conhecem através das suas páginas no MySpace. Agora, o MySpace quer promover o voluntariado.

O artigo
MySpace Pushes Public Service
Social-Networking Site to Hold Contest to Promote Volunteerism
By Yuki Noguchi
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, July 5, 2006

MySpace.com, the social-networking site that boasts 90 million members who are "friends" with one another online, is trying to galvanize its user base to get involved in public service.
It is doing so by sponsoring a contest, which begins today, requesting submissions of 15- to 30-second video public-service announcements encouraging social activism. The winner will be featured in Seventeen magazine, which is co-sponsoring the contest.
MySpace has attracted attention -- and notoriety -- for the things people post online. Claiming a membership equal to nearly a third of the American population, the site has become a launch pad for new musical and comedic acts who post their music on a page. Organizations, celebrities, politicians and companies have established their own Web sites. News stories also have reported about young MySpace members attracting sexual predators through their MySpace pages.

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