Tag Archives: #occupy

Three Questions

Posted on November 2, 2011 by

1. If Generation We is so powerful and influential, why don’t they have a larger effect on our struggling economy?Are our lives so consumed with social media that we can’t see big problems right before our eyes? 2. How does … Continue reading →

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Tech-In Wednesday About Occupy WallStreet and The Economy

Posted on November 1, 2011 by

Learn more about #Occupy Wall St. OccupyColleges Teach In – Wednesday, Nov. 2nd 5Pm – 6:30 in OLIN 268 Bucknell Panel Featuring: Professor Kim Daubman, Psychology, Professor Hilbourne Watson, Inter-national Relations, Professor Jordi Comas, Management See also the Occupy Colleges … Continue reading →

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Google Searches as Measure of Interest

Posted on October 29, 2011 by

Here is an interesting way to capture ‘the public’s” interest. Here is a graph comparing searches on Occupy Wall Street compared to Tea Party. Lots more data if you click on the picture. Related articles Occupy Wall Street vs. Tea … Continue reading →

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Best of Blog, Week 7, Protests and Films

Posted on October 25, 2011 by

Your friendly, neighborhood blog council (Carl, Meghan C, Nate, and Slade) present the following (drum roll!) Best Occupy Wall Street post: Alyssa “Coming to a small town near you!” Rotten Tomatoes Award Rick “Hitchcock Stands With the Best of Them” … Continue reading →

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More on Shamar Thomas and Police-Protestor conflict

Posted on October 18, 2011 by

Keith Olbermann interviews Justin’s ex-Marine, Shamar Thomas.  Found it when I was looking for this video that shows the police roughly handling an observer after he was run over by a police motorcycle. Mr. Thomas now…

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#Occupy Spreads Locally

Posted on October 13, 2011 by

If you want to observe the spread of a social movement, there are local off shoots of the loose, emergent “#Occupy” movement sprouting up locally.  Why would this matter?  As we discussed in class in several cases (Nike, Shell especially), … Continue reading →

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