Could Social Networks Foster Social Activism?

These days, with the hype around "The Social Network" movie, and when Social Media in general is celebrate as a revolutionary enabling factor for social activism, I found Malcolm Gladwell's recent piece in the New Yorker - http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/10/04/101004fa_fact_gladwell?currentPage=all - particularly illuminating.

Insightful as always, Gladwell explains (convincingly, in my opinion), that while the Internet and Social Media have numerous benefits, fostering true real-life activism isn't one of them.

The article isn't short (again, as always...), but I think it's certainly worth the time.

Cheers,

Giora