November 1, 2005
Riot Tones. The new bumper sticker?
More on Riot Tones from Trendcentral.
"Adding to the plethora of bumper stickers, buttons and t-shirts, political activists now have another means of protest: the ringtone. First heard in the Philippines, protest ringtones have recently popped up, albeit in small numbers, around the U.S. as well. While those heard thus far have been predominantly anti-Bush, we expect that conservatives will also ultimately adopt the trend.
A new open source system similar to Xingtone, called Riot Tones is in the works though; created by programmer and activist Evan Henshaw Plath, Riot Tones will help users create their own ringtones and share them via the web.
As the technology to create and share these protest ring tones becomes more widely available, we expect them to become a popular choice for spreading messages among politically aware young people".
Related: - Ring tones--the new protest songs
The Permanent Link to this page is: http://www.textually.org/ringtonia/archives/2005/11/010466.htm