activism enacted by clicking on a web link
clicktivism \KLIK-tih-vih-sihm\ (noun) - activism or charity enacted from the comfort of your home by clicking on a link on the Internet.
"The most retweeted tweet of 2011 was one in which Wendy's promised to send 50 cents to children in foster care with every retweet, ultimately raising $50,000, a prime example of clicktivism and perhaps the best use of Twitter ever."
Combination of "click" as in an action, plus "activism."
"The most retweeted tweet of 2011 was one in which Wendy's promised to send 50 cents to children in foster care with every retweet, ultimately raising $50,000, a prime example of clicktivism and perhaps the best use of Twitter ever."
Combination of "click" as in an action, plus "activism."
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