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By now, EVERYONE knows about the Ice Bucket Challenge (unless you’ve somehow avoided contact with the internet for the past month). While it has been incredibly successful in terms of dollars raised, lots of the videos fail to mention donations, and many people question the value of the campaign. Are these videos “slacktivism”, helping only superficially with a cause? What value do our social posts really have? Watch the episode to find out more!

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ASSETS

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Imo-BaC-Y_RTHcM6CT12eiX3cxSkSq0I8lgGOv8q7fI/edit?usp=sharing

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SOURCES

http://time.com/3136458/viral-als-ice-bucket-challenge-funds-raised-15-million/
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/ice-bucket-challenge#fn1

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COMMENTS

Cameron Bertram

Carlos Rangel

TidMiste

Timothy Morrise

Christopher Landry

DjFobse95

Kerrah

merthsoft

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TWEET OF THE WEEK

https://twitter.com/LowChaParty/status/502205587418263553

http://t.co/VPjp8urwUZ

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MUSIC:

“Europe” by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net)
“Level 5” by Room for the Homeless (http://bit.ly/10N0Ykm)
“Bouncy Castle” by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net)
“:P” by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net)
“Squarehead” by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net)
“Number Cruncher” by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net)
“Little Birthday Acid” by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net)
“Topskore” by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net)
“Anti Vanishing Spray” by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net)
“Tarty Prash” by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net)
“Carry on Carillon” by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net)
“Uptown Tennis Club” by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net)
“Squarehead” by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net)
“Dream Of Autumn” by Night Shift Master
https://soundcloud.com/dj-darkmatter-frequency/08-dream-of-autumn-night-shift-master
“Insert Toy For Coin” by Eatme (http://eatme.pro/music/)
“Dizor” by Outsider
https://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/4402/outsider
“Lets go back to the rock” by Outsider
https://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/4402/outsider
“Something like this” by Outsider
https://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/4402/outsider

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