“The internet, Facebook and Twitter have created mass communication and social spaces that regimes cannot control” Simon Peres
If Facebook were a country, it would be regarded as the 3rd largest country in the world with over 500 million citizens. On the other hand, Twitter’s over 200 million active users can communicate instantly with one another about any subject at any time.
In this era of social media, citizens, businesses, journalists and government officials use social media in variety of ways: to spread news, to make a government work smarter or to start a movement. In recent times Nigerians have been able to speak directly to public office holders using Twitter Chats and Google Hangout.
Positive results have been achieved using social media as a medium to pass their message across, such as enough is enough movement, Occupy Nigeria movement and now The Red Card Movement.
The Red Card Movement is a campaign to assert the power of citizens in an unusual, non-preachy, edgy manner. It seeks to bring civic duty into the realm of pop culture like fashion, music, arts using technology.
As part of this movement, here is an opportunity to show how well you know Nigeria with this Five Second Game App:
