AvaazAvaaz, an international online community that has over 7.5 million members, has started a campaign to support Anna Hazare. Started in 2007, the community operates by organising protests through the internet.Facebook FightIndia Against Corruption is a Facebook page which is liked by nearly 1,60,000 people - highly active and electrified community. One can see tons of wall posts on corrupt politicians and dull policies. Youth are standing united in support of Anna Hazare, a great place to connect with Indians from all over the world for one common aim -- India Against Corruption. The India Against Corruption page on Facebook has posted the email IDs of the President, Prime Minister and several other dignitaries and has urged the people of the country to write mails in support of the campaign.Mera Neta Chor HaiInspired by Chetan Bhagat’s striking editorial, this is a Facebook version of it. More than 3,000 people have already joined the fastest growing facebook pages created in the last few days. The centre of attraction is a picture of 'Mera Neta Chor hai' tattooed on a forearm and frequently used as a profile picture on social networks like facebook.Watch videos!For these youngsters, YouTube is serving as the medium to track the happenings fast. Videos or news clippings related to the campaign have so far been viewed by over 90,000 people. It’s not just the participation in protest and candle-light marches that is engaging his supporters, people are also coming up with innovative ideas to put pressure on the government.Online SignaturesOnline Signature Campaign supporting Anna Hazare to fight corruption in India on thepetitionsite.com. is aimed at obtaining 10,000 online signatures and so far they have reached 7,226 signatures. At the rate at which the campaign is catching on, in no time the site will reach its target.SMSes blockedEven as Anna Hazare has intensified his crusade against corruption, the government seems to have resorted to all ways to block the Gandhian's campaign and it is reported that bulk SMSes to garner support for the cause have been blocked by many service providers in the country. Though there is no official ban on bulk SMSes, the services are apparently blocked by bulk SMS service providers since the telecom service providers associated with them have felt that the SMSes for Hazare's campaign have 'objectionable' content.
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