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Whether it was mourning the loss of an entertainment hero or fueling a political protest, social media was empowered while empowering the people.
Addthis analyzed 14 million global websites to look how different events change the world through social activity, every single day.
Their study found that social media was not only a way to disseminate information: it was used to organize communities under common causes.