occupy

In my initial research of Occupy US, I learned the history and general timeline of the movement. I was surprised to learn that it originated with the Arab Spring; I previously wasn't aware that the two movements were aligned. Although Occupy is no longer at it's peak, it is still a large, international movement and very present online. There are live streams, videos, articles, radio podcasts and so on to appeal to as many people's media tastes as possible. Further, there are community engage groups for discussion.

I'm really interested in the movement so far, not just looking at what they stand for, but the ways in which they spread their message. I have found a lot of tumblr blogs that were used to spawn the movement, and to solidify and generate a narrative for the "99%." Social media is obviously a huge part of the movement, both in creating and maintaining it, but I think it is going to be exceptionally interesting to look at the ways in which the movement has grown from the original few platforms into a multinational movement.