Can Facebook stop global capitalism?

A Facebook group has been started by a campaign in Brighton that wants to close down Starbucks newest coffee shop in the city. As well as rejecting the corporate giant in favour of the numerous small independent coffee shops the group is also raising awareness of the fact that Starbucks is choosing to ignore the fact that it doesn't have planning permission to be there.

This is one of many campaigns being developed through new social networking sites, but it remains to be seen whether it can make a difference when faced with an intractable corporation. It's also worth noting that facebook funds itself through advertising - and when I visited it was a credit card company paying for my eyeballs to cross its path.

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