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An important and highly recommended book The Net Delusion by Evgeny Morozov, coined the term 'slacktivists' and described the illusion that clicking a mouse is a form of activism.
Gideon Gartner: Social Networking May Be Bad for Your Health Gideon Gartner 2011
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An important and highly recommended book Evgeny Morozov, coined the term 'slacktivists' and described the illusion that clicking a mouse is a form of activism.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Gideon Gartner 2011
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He argues that social media has bred a generation of "slacktivists".
The Guardian World News Paul Harris 2011
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Two million activists and an email list of thirteen million "slacktivists" constitute a potent political force.
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"slacktivists" and bandwagon jumpers and free-riders who do not deserve to be dignified through association with the affirmative traits of the Net Generation.
Emphasis Added Rob 2010
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Instead, if you think it's probable to reclaim this pejorative, let's call OGXers "slacktivists."
The Original Generation X, 1954-63 by Joshua Glenn admin 2009
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Instead, if we consider it's probable to reclaim this pejorative, let's call OGXers "slacktivists."
The Original Generation X, 1954-63 by Joshua Glenn admin 2009
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Instead, if you think it's probable to reclaim this pejorative, let's call OGXers "slacktivists."
Archive 2009-11-01 admin 2009
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Instead, if we consider it's probable to reclaim this pejorative, let's call OGXers "slacktivists."
Archive 2009-11-01 admin 2009
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Now I know from Weforest's own social efforts that it is relatively hard to turn slacktivists into activists and Zynga has apparently been able to mobilize money from people very quickly.
Bill Liao: Profiting From Disaster VS Doing Well by Doing Good 2010
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