Hello once again viewers! For today's blog topic I'll be discussing the global movement Kony 2012 and how the use of social networking has helped made it so wide-spread.
KONY 2012 Video below (Warning: brief graphic content parental discretion is advised.)
"We can help make a change. We can make a difference. This has to happen in 2012. We can't let him go around and keep doing this to children in Central Africa. Let's make his name known so he can be stopped. HE CAN NO LONGER BE INVISIBLE!"
"2012 is election year in the US! If the interest of the public is just big enough, it will become an issue for the election campaigns! You might think that one single voice can't do much... But if we all share this and the people who watch this rise their voices just like we did, it will spread and make a change!"
I'd like to take a moment to realize how much of a difference a small group of people can make by throwing out their idea to the world wide web. The reason this movement has been so effective other than the diligence of it's supporters is the use of websites such as Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo, Google+, etc.
What do all these sites have in common? Well for one they are all social networking sites; this means that many people use them to communicate and share things like images, videos, work, and ideals. Most of these sites work globally and allow their users to reach out into the world and impact it even as simply as giving their opinion on a video some one else uploaded onto the internet; because over thousands of people have committed themselves to this movement they have the power to make a change in the influence the US military has in another country!
Some people don't realize the magnitude these social networking sites have! So before I tell you all to be respectful and mind your manners when on the internet and all that good golden rule stuff your parents and teachers told you about, remember that all great movements have started with a shared idea.
KONY 2012 Video below (Warning: brief graphic content parental discretion is advised.)
Video found at http://goo.gl/zSk1G
(You are not obligated to watch, agree with, or comply with the suggestions of the video.)"We can help make a change. We can make a difference. This has to happen in 2012. We can't let him go around and keep doing this to children in Central Africa. Let's make his name known so he can be stopped. HE CAN NO LONGER BE INVISIBLE!"
"2012 is election year in the US! If the interest of the public is just big enough, it will become an issue for the election campaigns! You might think that one single voice can't do much... But if we all share this and the people who watch this rise their voices just like we did, it will spread and make a change!"
I'd like to take a moment to realize how much of a difference a small group of people can make by throwing out their idea to the world wide web. The reason this movement has been so effective other than the diligence of it's supporters is the use of websites such as Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo, Google+, etc.
What do all these sites have in common? Well for one they are all social networking sites; this means that many people use them to communicate and share things like images, videos, work, and ideals. Most of these sites work globally and allow their users to reach out into the world and impact it even as simply as giving their opinion on a video some one else uploaded onto the internet; because over thousands of people have committed themselves to this movement they have the power to make a change in the influence the US military has in another country!
Some people don't realize the magnitude these social networking sites have! So before I tell you all to be respectful and mind your manners when on the internet and all that good golden rule stuff your parents and teachers told you about, remember that all great movements have started with a shared idea.
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