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Nobody Fixed These Potholes Until The Potholes Asked For It Themselves

June 10, 2015 minterest Social Media

For years, frustrated citizens have been tweeting about potholes in their communities in an attempt to call attention to crumbling roads. Now, potholes in Panama City are tweeting about themselves, thanks to a connected device created by an ad agency and publicized by the local news — and the potholes are actually getting fixed. This spring, agency P4 Ogilvy &

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Homeless People Read Mean Tweets About Themselves To End Stereotypes

March 31, 2015 minterest Social Media

When celebrities read mean tweets about themselves, it’s funny. When homeless people do it, it’s heartbreaking. In a powerful PSA by Canadian advocacy group Raising the Roof, people who are dealing with homelessness read actual tweets written about those living without stable shelter. “Maybe if homeless people took care of themselves, looked pretty, we would want to help them,” Kubby,

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