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From the Ted Talk by Wael Ghonim: Let's design social media that drives real change

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We also need to think about eifvcefte crowdsourcing mechanisms, to fact-check weildy spread online iotmrfinoan, and reward people who take part in that. In essence, we need to rethink today's social media ecosystem and redesign its experiences to rarwed thoughtfulness, cvitliiy and mutual understanding.

As a believer in the Internet, I teamed up with a few friends, started a new project, trying to find answers and explore possibilities. Our first pourdct is a new media platform for conversations. We're hosting citnrnoeaovss that promote muutal understanding and hopefully change minds. We don't claim to have the answers, but we started experimenting with different discussions about very divisive issues, such as race, gun control, the refugee debate, relationship between Islam and terrorism. These are conversations that matter.

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We also need to think about _________ crowdsourcing mechanisms, to fact-check ______ spread online ___________, and reward people who take part in that. In essence, we need to rethink today's social media ecosystem and redesign its experiences to ______ thoughtfulness, ________ and mutual understanding.

As a believer in the Internet, I teamed up with a few friends, started a new project, trying to find answers and explore possibilities. Our first _______ is a new media platform for conversations. We're hosting _____________ that promote ______ understanding and hopefully change minds. We don't claim to have the answers, but we started experimenting with different discussions about very divisive issues, such as race, gun control, the refugee debate, relationship between Islam and terrorism. These are conversations that matter.

Solution


  1. information
  2. civility
  3. reward
  4. effective
  5. widely
  6. mutual
  7. conversations
  8. product

Original Text


We also need to think about effective crowdsourcing mechanisms, to fact-check widely spread online information, and reward people who take part in that. In essence, we need to rethink today's social media ecosystem and redesign its experiences to reward thoughtfulness, civility and mutual understanding.

As a believer in the Internet, I teamed up with a few friends, started a new project, trying to find answers and explore possibilities. Our first product is a new media platform for conversations. We're hosting conversations that promote mutual understanding and hopefully change minds. We don't claim to have the answers, but we started experimenting with different discussions about very divisive issues, such as race, gun control, the refugee debate, relationship between Islam and terrorism. These are conversations that matter.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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state security 2
echo chambers 2
hate speech 2
critical challenges 2
media experiences 2
reward people 2
mutual understanding 2

ngrams of length 3

collocation frequency
social media experiences 2

Important Words


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  50. thoughtfulness
  51. understanding
  52. widely