Susannah works at the intersection of social change and new technologies. var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-12748058-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}Tumblr (3.0; @susannahvila)http://susannahvila.com/<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzdy5y1wBz1qcokc4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://theatlantic.tumblr.com/post/17605963783/malaysia-celebrates-valentines-day-by-arresting">theatlantic</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2012/02/malaysia-celebrates-valentines-day-arresting-unmarried-couples/48659/"><strong>Malaysia Celebrates Valentine’s Day by Arresting Unmarried Couples</strong></a></p> <blockquote> <p>Morality police in Malaysia kicked off Valentine’s Day by raiding cheap hotel rooms to <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12466875">arrest more than 80 young Muslims</a><span> trying to “celebrate” the holiday. The unmarried couples were charged with “close proximity,” which is basically being alone with a member of the opposite sex, a crime that is <a href="http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/2/14/nation/20120214141708&sec=nation">punishable by jail terms of up to two years</a>.</span></p> <p>The raids took place almost immediately after midnight on Tuesday and focused on budget hotels and public parks, suggesting that the “couples” may not have been together that long, making them easy targets for morality warriors.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2012/02/malaysia-celebrates-valentines-day-arresting-unmarried-couples/48659/">Read more.</a></strong> <em>[Image: Reuters]</em></p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://susannahvila.com/post/17610195689http://susannahvila.com/post/17610195689Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:24:11 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzdoxf6xgo1qejjfeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thenextweb.tumblr.com/post/17602324351/according-to-the-forrester-report-there-will-be-1">thenextweb</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>According to the Forrester report, there will be 1 billion smartphone customers by 2016, with 257 million smartphones and 126 million tablets in the US alone. (via <a href="http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2012/02/13/forrester-1b-smartphone-users-by-2016-with-apple-google-and-microsoft-powering-90/">1B Mobile Users by 2016, Apple, Google and Microsoft with 90% share</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://susannahvila.com/post/17610153873http://susannahvila.com/post/17610153873Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:22:46 -0500techLiberationtech: How the Next Generation Diaspora* Should Be Built to Help High-Risk Activists: After...http://susannahvila.com/post/13523349117http://susannahvila.com/post/13523349117Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:05:49 -0500human rightssocial networkstechnologyinternetactivisactivismThis post draws from over 30 in-depth, semi structured interviews conducted with coordinators of and...http://susannahvila.com/post/10401618647http://susannahvila.com/post/10401618647Mon, 19 Sep 2011 09:07:37 -0400social movementrevolutionfacebookorganizingegyptA version of this was also published at The Huffington Post This summer, frustration towards...http://susannahvila.com/post/10266091142http://susannahvila.com/post/10266091142Thu, 15 Sep 2011 23:20:00 -0400trainingsadvocacytechyouthHere’s a good write-up of my panel at the Personal Democracy Forum this June, written by The...http://susannahvila.com/post/7555399180http://susannahvila.com/post/7555399180Tue, 12 Jul 2011 21:31:43 -0400human rightstechAt Mashable, I just posted some tips for keeping supporters engaged around a campaign or cause, in...http://susannahvila.com/post/5290736072http://susannahvila.com/post/5290736072Sat, 07 May 2011 21:48:00 -0400social movementsonline organizingAs someone who looks closely at the role of new technologies in movement building, it’s been...http://susannahvila.com/post/4560156045http://susannahvila.com/post/4560156045Mon, 18 Apr 2011 02:00:00 -0400online organizingsocial movementstechnologyAt the South by Southwest conference in Austin, TX last week, I spoke about lessons learned for...http://susannahvila.com/post/3974445174http://susannahvila.com/post/3974445174Sat, 19 Mar 2011 23:58:00 -0400activismtechnologyonline organizing