There looks set to be a fascinating social media showdown today as Climate Camp activists attempt to 'swoop' at a secret London location while the police attempt to prevent them – or at least manage the process.
The 'swoop' takes place from a number of locations across the city and is being coordinated and publicised via a number of social media channels:
- Live video of the swoop is being Qik'd
- Live tweets from the swoop are being published at http://twitter.com/climatecamp – the hashtag climatecamp is being used for general updates while each swoop location has been given its own unique hashtag.
- The swoop location is being announced at midday via SMS and the Climate Camp Facebook group
Conversely the Met Police are using their own Twitter feed to coordinate and publish live information (although they say they won't be responding to replies and DMs) and using monitoring tool Radian 6 to track online conversations.
This should all make for exciting spectating. Tune in from midday for the latest action – or get along yourself!
Tags: social media, policing, activism, monitoring
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