SOPA, PIPA, and the Wikipedia blackout: what it means for associations. (SocialFish.org)
Understand the different facets of the SOPA issue: what it is, how it will take effect, the repercussions it can have on businesses, the major players involved, and the reactions of social media sites and other Internet companies.
10 Companies SOPA Could Destroy and Why (SociableBlog.com)
The writer shares the top 10 Internet and social media giants that would take a serious beating or could be potentially wiped out by the Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA.
SOPA Stats: 7 Million Petitions, 3.9 Million Tweets & Google Crawling Dropped 60% (MarketingLand.com)
January 18 marked the day many Internet bigwigs banded together to protest SOPA. The writer gives a rundown of the major online SOPA protests staged by various industry leaders, and the number of people each one was able to engage about the issue.
Have you become a STOP SOPA lemming? (BusinessGrow.com)
With the multitude of calls to “Stop SOPA” flooding the Internet in the past few days, the writer shares observations of social media leaders who have joined the bandwagon without fully understanding what SOPA is and what it means. He stresses that while taking a stand is good, they should also know the issue and help to educate followers on it.
Why SOPA Is Dangerous (Mashable.com)
The writer goes over different provisions of SOPA and the potential implications of these on website operators. He also encourages readers to know what SOPA is about and why they should oppose it before taking a stand.
