Comments on: Tweet For Life http://www.theagitator.net/communications/tweet-for-life/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tweet-for-life Fundraising and advocacy strategies. Trends, tips ... with an edge Mon, 21 May 2012 15:58:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Andrea Stander http://www.theagitator.net/communications/tweet-for-life/comment-page-1/#comment-27139 Andrea Stander Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:35:35 +0000 http://www.theagitator.net/?p=1475#comment-27139 The real question in my mind with this and the entire social media phenomenon is - can this apparent "power" ever be harnessed to REALLY create the kind of changes we so desperately need in this vail of tears and heartbreaking beauty that is our world today? If an insult can rocket around the world in hours and in days become a campaign (however fraudulent) what will it take to get everyone (or even just Americans) to perhaps skip one trip to the gas pump every week AND make the lifestyle changes that would necessitate? Is it finding the right words, the right images, the right music that will finally ignite/unite the people of this planet to save it from ourselves? The real question in my mind with this and the entire social media phenomenon is – can this apparent “power” ever be harnessed to REALLY create the kind of changes we so desperately need in this vail of tears and heartbreaking beauty that is our world today?

If an insult can rocket around the world in hours and in days become a campaign (however fraudulent) what will it take to get everyone (or even just Americans) to perhaps skip one trip to the gas pump every week AND make the lifestyle changes that would necessitate?

Is it finding the right words, the right images, the right music that will finally ignite/unite the people of this planet to save it from ourselves?

]]> By: Mike http://www.theagitator.net/communications/tweet-for-life/comment-page-1/#comment-27138 Mike Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:03:06 +0000 http://www.theagitator.net/?p=1475#comment-27138 There are sooo many different campaigns out there, they all bear some investigation before you donate or put your name on it. The good news is that this campaign still qualifies as convergence. LOL There are sooo many different campaigns out there, they all bear some investigation before you donate or put your name on it.

The good news is that this campaign still qualifies as convergence. LOL

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