ABSTRACT This multifaceted paper explores how Web 2.0 creates an online environment where individuals can engage in discussion about issues facing society, which in turn promotes the development of online communities around a shared interest or goal. This paper will then argue that by utilising the affordances of social network sites Facebook and Twitter, these… Continue reading Active Now: How Web 2.0 Allows for the Formation of Online Communities Capable of Initiating Change through Activism