Traditional mass media forums provide few opportunities for weak social movement organizations to advance their frames. As a result, organizations without sufficient resources are largely absent from public discourse in the mass media forum. Fortunately, social media sites that rely on user-generated content create forums for more democratic public discourse, and the high visibility of user-generated content and conversation promotes a sense of collective identity and power. How can social movement organizations best take advantage of these forums to promote their own stories and frames, and encourage activism?

Comcast has announced that beginning October 1, they will institute a 250 GB monthly bandwidth cap for their high speed Internet customers. If you're a customer, you can now look forward to monitoring your bandwidth usage the way you do with cell phone minutes. Comcast insists the bandwidth cap is consistent with previous policies, and the publication of specific numbers is an attempt to clarify the policy for customers.