Two days after the start of the Occupy Wall Street protests and thousands of miles away in Nebraska, the movement began to gain online cohesion independent of the magazine.
A 25-year-old artist and designer in Nebraska, foiled in her attempt to travel to New York and take part in the protest, created a simple digital hub for the proliferating Facebook and Twitter accounts calling for the occupation of central squares in other cities.
“Wow, it would be really great if there was a Web site that collected information about all of these,” the designer, Ella, said she recalled thinking.
via From Canada to Meetup.com, the Journey of a Protest Meme – NYTimes.com.
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