occupy wall street: Ernie Smith

October 15, 2011

Why hasn't #OccupyWallStreet really trended on Twitter? This SocialFlow blog post suggests that, contrary to popular belief, the topic hasn't been blocked. Rather, it's really hard to make a topic trend on Twitter.

When we look at sheer numbers of participants in hashtags like #WhatYouShouldKnowAboutMe or #ICantRespectYouIf both of which trended in NYC, it is clear that they’re extremely difficult to compete with. When analyzing why a topic did or did not trend, it is important to understand what its coming up against. An intuitive example: it is much harder to make a topic trend during the day in major US cities compared to night.

Is the secret a constantly-changing hashtag? For whatever reason, Twitter doesn’t give as much love to a topic that remains common over a long period of time, like #OccupyWallStreet. So it makes sense that if OWS wanted to increase influence over time, they get everyone to change the topic each week, building freshness into the approach in the process. Personal opinion: Twitter needs to get a human or ten involved in this process, because the current method makes the trending topics vary widely in quality.

19:13 // 12 years ago

soupsoup:

enjen:
FOOTAGE. Woman arrested at Citibank 555 Laguardia (around West 3rd/Bleeker). She’s wearing a business suit, clearly not protesting, just there to close her account with the bank as part of a group action. NYPD surround her, scare the shit out of her, and arrest her. For closing her bank account.
THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING.
If anyone has more information about this video, please contact me.

It doesn’t even look like she was there to close her account. Yikes.

(via soupsoup)

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17:21 // 12 years ago

Those who are carrying out what is nothing less than urban guerrilla warfare are hurting the cause of people around the world who are trying to freely express their discontent with the world economic situation.

Italian Democratic Party leader Pierluigi Bersani • Separating the violent protesters in Rome from the overall occupy movement, while noting the damage they’re causing to the larger, nonviolent movement. Rome mayor Gianni Alemanno made a similar distinction, noting that “There are groups of violent people that need to be isolated.” It’s a good sign that Italian officials can see the difference between a peaceful movement and the violent elements attempting to co-opt it for their own reasons. source (via • follow)

14:14 // 12 years ago

Occupy movement gains massive international footprint

82 number of countries taking part in the October 15 protests, a global offshoot of Occupy Wall Street
951 number of cities where protests are taking place today — amazingly, it started with just one about a month ago
six number of continents that have some sort of event going on today; maybe Antartica has one too, possibly? source

» Highest and lowest saturations: While North America, Europe and South America have a particularly high number of protests, Africa, Asia and the Middle East are looking a little thin. Australia’s somewhere in the middle. While many of the protests have been peaceful, some have gotten violent, most notably in Rome, where anarchists drew attention away from peaceful protests.

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13:42 // 12 years ago

October 14, 2011

bobbycaputo:

villagevoice:
Arrest photos from this morning’s Occupy Wall Street march/standoff. Pretty sure that’s a baton connecting with a dudes back. See more photos here
Oh, That’s gotta hurt.

Oh wow. Yeah, the protests got pretty rough today in NYC, but they’re not alone. The folks in Denver weren’t so lucky — they lost their protest spot. And Occupy Seattle was in a similar boat.

(via bobbycaputo)

13:01 // 12 years ago

Brookfield believes they can work out an arrangement with the protesters that will ensure the park remains clean, safe, available for public use, and that the situation is respectful of residents and businesses downtown.

NYC Deputy Mayor Caswell F. Holloway • Discussing the near-disaster Occupy Wall Street had last night, after Zucotti Park owners Brookfield tried to force people away from the park for cleaning — which many park-dwellers assumed was an attempt to kick them out. The city, which claims it’s acting in the interests of the company that owns the park, has put the ball in Brookfield’s court. Despite the company and city backing down, there have been violent clashes between the police and protesters today. source (via • follow)

12:27 // 12 years ago

October 13, 2011

In this piece, Reuters looks into the Rush Limbaugh-backed claim that George Soros is somehow backing Occupy Wall Street … and comes up with a very thin, indirect link.

According to disclosure documents from 2007-2009, Soros’ Open Society gave grants of $3.5 million to the Tides Center, a San Francisco-based group that acts almost like a clearing house for other donors, directing their contributions to liberal non-profit groups. Among others the Tides Center has partnered with are the Ford Foundation and the Gates Foundation.
Disclosure documents also show Tides, which declined comment, gave Adbusters grants of $185,000 from 2001-2010, including nearly $26,000 between 2007-2009.
Aides to Soros say any connection is tenuous and that Soros has never heard of Adbusters. Soros himself declined comment.

Adbusters, which launched the campaign in its magazine, says it hasn’t gotten any money from Soros, but would take it if offered. "George Soros’s ideas are quite good, many of them,“ founder Kalle Lasn (who the story refers to as a "she” even though he’s a man) said. “I wish he would give Adbusters some money, we sorely need it. He’s never given us a penny.” What’s your take on this story? Did Reuters really need to check these claims?

10:12 // 12 years ago

October 11, 2011

Occupy Boston: Scores arrested in turf war over what to occupy

100+ protesters arrested in Boston early Tuesday source

» Why police acted: The protesters arrested Monday were in the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway, which officials say they don’t want protesters in because it recently underwent expensive renovations that would cost a lot to repair. Police did not move on nearby Dewey Square, where the protest originally began, and emphasized they wouldn’t. But that wasn’t enough for protesters. “From the beginning, occupiers have worked tirelessly to maintain a positive working relationship with city officials,“ a statement from Occupy Boston organizers said. "Today’s threats by the Boston Police Department represent a sudden shift away from that dialogue.”

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10:03 // 12 years ago

October 10, 2011

Man jumps to death near “Occupy San Diego” protest

The Occupy movement’s first casualty? While authorities aren’t entirely sure whether or not the death — a 42-year-old man who jumped eight stories off a parking structure near the protest site — was directly related to the protests, the death nonetheless cast a bit of a pall on the still-young protest, which has drawn a crowd of hundreds in San Diego. The man had flyers in his pockets (officials haven’t released details on what was said on the flyers), but it was unclear whether they were directly related to the Occupy protest happening nearby, or whether his death was a suicide. Nonetheless, organizers said there would be a moment of silence on Monday in honor of the man. source

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22:38 // 12 years ago

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Why hasn't #OccupyWallStreet really trended on Twitter? This SocialFlow blog post suggests that, contrary to popular belief, the topic hasn't been blocked. Rather, it's really hard to make a topic trend on Twitter.

Occupy movement gains massive international footprint

In this piece, Reuters looks into the Rush Limbaugh-backed claim that George Soros is somehow backing Occupy Wall Street … and comes up with a very thin, indirect link.

Occupy Boston: Scores arrested in turf war over what to occupy

Man jumps to death near “Occupy San Diego” protest

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Why hasn't #OccupyWallStreet really trended on Twitter? This SocialFlow blog post suggests that, contrary to popular belief, the topic hasn't been blocked. Rather, it's really hard to make a topic trend on Twitter.

Occupy movement gains massive international footprint

In this piece, Reuters looks into the Rush Limbaugh-backed claim that George Soros is somehow backing Occupy Wall Street … and comes up with a very thin, indirect link.

Occupy Boston: Scores arrested in turf war over what to occupy

Man jumps to death near “Occupy San Diego” protest

So what's the deal?

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