Wednesday, July 2, 2014

What is a Twitterbomb? And Its Uses in Clicktivism

Do you know the answer?  It is the use of a hashtag, i.e. #NotOneMore (on gun violence) from multiple accounts to direct attention to a cause or product. What is use of hashtag? "
When a large number of people start tweeting a hashtag at one time, it triggers a Twitter Trend. People on Twitter notice what's trending because Twitter gives them a listing. Then, they come to the hashtag to see what's going on. How do you get people to start tweeting a hashtag at the same time? Sometimes it just happens naturally, but usually, for political purposes especially, it is best to plan them in advance and then communicate through direct messages and email the planned hashtag and the time to start tweeting.

According to Zach Green, founder of UniteBlue, the beginner should plan to do a twitterbomb in the evening when there is less news breaking. He has great information on twitterbombing here: http://140elect.com/twitter-politics/set-time-to-detonate-twitter-bomb/

You can also go to the www.UniteBlue.org website and submit your idea for a twitterbomb. uniteblue.org/join

Check out this message from UniteBlue's founder regarding the impact of a twitterbomb: http://uniteblue.org/community/2013/03/the-value-of-a-twitterbomb-timetoact/

You don't have to be a member of UniteBlue to participate in a twitterbomb, but, you do have to be a member to receive advanced notice of the hashtag to trend and the time to begin tweeting.

If you are on twitter and notice a UniteBlue hashtag trending, please join the fun. Also, please consider joining UniteBlue so you can know in advance and submit ideas for future twitterbombs. You never know when we'll be launching another one!

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