- Hey everyone, have a fantastic day.
Scoopdy woop poop doop, hashtag Kanye tweet.
Social media is a powerful tool and the best thing about it
is that it gives everyone a voice and we've always known
that one person can make a big difference
but social media has brought that to a whole other level
and shown that you never know what might just happen
when you (whistles) send out a tweet.
(keyboard clicking)
Here are ten social media posts that changed the world.
Number ten is there's a plane in the Hudson.
On January 15, 2009 a picture and caption were tweeted out
that would later be references by Jack Dorsey,
Twitter CEO and co-founder as one that changed
the platform as well as the way that people received
the news forever.
The tweet itself was by Janis Krums who wrote that he was
on a ferry on his way to rescue 155 people on a plane
that had just made an emergency landing on the Hudson River.
Flight 1549 had just left LaGuardia Airport
when it hit a flock of birds knocking out both engines.
Captain Sully Sulenberger made an incredible water landing
that has been dubbed the most successful ditching
in aviation history saving every single person on board.
The amazing event made Sulenberger a legend
and skyrocketed Twitter's popularity.
Man, half the time I can't even walk up the stairs
without tripping and falling
and this guy landed a plane on water.
This guy deserves props.
Number nine is the most retweeted.
On March 2, 2014, Ellen DeGeneres nearly broke
the internet with her all star Oscar selfie.
She held the title of the most retweeted tweet
for over three years, that is until some random kid
got hungry and wanted chicken nuggets.
I do not blame him, I love myself a good nug.
On April 5, 2017, 16 year old high school senior,
Carter Wilkerson, jokingly tweeted at Wendy's restaurant's
official Twitter account asking how many retweets he'd need
to get free chicken nuggets for a whole year.
The company responded jokingly with 18 million retweets.
So, Carter's quest was on.
Though he only had about 150 followers to begin with,
he got about, um, 50 thousand retweets overnight
and within a few weeks, he actually passed
Ellen's Oscar selfie which got him an appearance
on the host's talk show and showed the world
that you don't need to be super famous
to set amazing records.
Man, this guy just became the Oprah of chicken nugs.
You get chicken nug, you get a chicken nug.
Everybody gets chicken nugs.
Number eight is check your selfie.
From personal experience, I can tell you
that there's no better way to get your message across
to people than through social media like Instagram.
It's especially good if what you're promoting
is truly helpful to them which is why Keep Abreast,
a nonprofit organization that's located
in Carlsbad, California chose Instagram
for it's Check Your Selfie campaign.
The goal was to encourage young adults
to perform monthly self breast checks
and explain why it's important
to detect potential issues early.
And it was simple, it called upon people to pledge
that they'd be diligent so conditions like breast cancer
would take even fewer people away from us.
There's no way to quantify how many lives were saved
due to the popularity of the Check Your Selfie campaign
but it's fair to say that the movement was proof
that social media can be used
for incredible life changing things.
That's brilliant, we should start a campaign
called Don't Be Nuts where you check monthly
for men's stuff, you know what I'm sayin',
it's gonna be poppin'.
Number seven is #yearinspace.
More of an in depth documentation of the human condition
than a simple social media campaign, Nasa's Year in Space
was a huge hit with anyone wondering what it's like
to live in zero gravity and off world.
Millions of people were constantly glued to the tweets
of astronaut, Scott Kelly, who was the commander
of the International Space Station.
He tweeted back and forth with a number
of famous individuals including president Barack Obama
which drew even more people to follow his endeavors.
Kelly's posts put the love of all things space related
into the hearts of even more young people
to the delight of Nasa.
Both the hashtags and posts were so powerful
that the entire thing was named one of the most
influential social media campaigns of 2016.
Though some say that it could be in one
of the top spots for all time.
No kidding, this campaign was out of this world.
(laughing)
Ugh, get a comedy writer, Matt.
Number six is Arab Spring.
What you post can have a bigger and more profound effect
on the world than you initially realize
especially if what your post calls for
is a political uprising.
During the Arab Spring, the common name for the series
of revolutions, demonstrations and other uprisings
in the Middle East and Northern Africa,
social media was a huge factor in organizing gatherings
and the spreading of awareness of a more free world.
Events began unfolding on December 18, 2010
with the Tunisian Revolution, a campaign of civil resistance
which resulted in finally bringing in
a democratic government.
Imagine, a single Facebook post over here
leading to a complete regime change over there.
Countless demonstrations were held
which successfully helped remove the leaders of Egypt,
Yemen and Libya.
Sometimes all that complaining on Facebook
can actually make a difference.
Number five is the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.
In the summer of 2014, a popular trend was making
the rounds through social media with a cause attached to it.
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge was apparently started
by former Boston College baseball player, Pete Frates,
who was diagnosed with the disease in 2012.
Most of you of course remember this,
it involves having cold water with ice in it
dumped on a person's head who then challenges three others
to perform it or else donate to ALS research.
Millions of people participated posting videos
to YouTube and Facebook challenging their friends,
family or even celebrities.
If you're looking for evidence that social media
can positively change the world, then look no further
than the 115 million dollars already raised
for the ALS Association and research being done
to combat Lou Gehrig's Disease all by the challenges
put forth by the millions of people just like you.
Who knew that a little frostbite could do so much good?
Number four is the marriage equality celebration.
On June 26, 2015, the United States Supreme Court
ruled in favor of marriage equality, declaring that all bans
against same sex marriage were illegal in America.
It was an amazing moment for us as human beings
no matter what your sexual orientation but what really made
the collective mouths of the world drop open
was the incredible ways in which some of the earth's
biggest companies showed their support through social media.
From American Airlines to T Mobile to Visa
and even Smirnoff Vodka, brands took to Facebook,
Twitter and YouTube to declare that love is love
and equality is key.
This massive outpouring brought so much attention
to the ruling that it's really hard to call on which was
the most important but when it was announced
by the then president, Barack Obama, on Twitter,
it was truly a day that many will never forget.
That's wonderful, I've always loved me a good rainbow.
Just tickles me in the happy place.
Number three are the Egypt elections.
Before social media, whatever events took place
in faraway countries that weren't related
to international sports or synced up
with Sarah McLaughlin songs really didn't have
any impact on North Americans' day to day lives
but now when history is made like it was in Egypt in 2012,
we can all appreciate it.
For the first time in nearly seven thousand years,
millions turned up at polling stations,
many for the first time, and democratically elected
a new president to replace the one that was kicked out
in a previous revolution.
When the first post showing a picture of an ink covered
Egyptian's finger and a ballot hit Twitter,
the world seemed to collectively smile,
history was being made, everything was changing
and the country's excitement was felt around the globe.
Who knew that you could change the world with a little ink
and a couple of ballots?
That's my joker impression, just layin' that on ya.
Needs a little more work, okay.
Number two is #blacklivesmatter.
On February 26, 2012, 28 year old George Zimmerman
was patrolling near his Sanford, Florida home
when he came across 17 year old Trayvon Martin
who was visiting his relatives in the area.
Somehow, a physical altercation occurred
and Zimmerman ended up ending the teenager's life.
Though he was arrested for murder, Zimmerman was acquitted
on July 13, 2013 on the grounds that he acted
in self defense.
Shortly after, activist and author, Alicia Garza,
posted an inspiring message on Facebook
drawing attention to the racial disparities in America
and stating that black lives matter
and it wasn't long before the first of millions of posts
began popping up on various social media platforms
with the hashtag black lives matter
and it became one of the biggest social media movements
of all time.
And number one is the Boston bombing police updates.
On April 15, 2013, two extremists set off
a pair of explosions along the route of the Boston Marathon.
They did an incredible amount of damage
and injured over 264 people.
According to the Pew Research Center,
around 26% of Americans kept up with the story
thanks to social media posts,
many of them being made by the Boston Police Department.
This became another silver lining reminder
that social media can be an effective
and important news outlet.
So now, when terrible things happen, the go to source
for the latest information will be
your local police station's Twitter and Facebook pages.
So whether it's good or bad, let your voice be heard
'cause you never know, you could change the world.
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