So, recently a video was released revealing to the world the terrible events that have been taking place over the last decade or so in Uganda. There are several reasons as to why this is so important in social media.
First, this has been occurring for over a decade and no mention of it has really became globally publicized. Most people barely knew who Joseph Kony was and what he has been doing. By posting something like this on the internet, within three days everyone I knew had seen the video or heard about it. Social media delivered this ten year old message to everyone in the world in a matter of hours.
Second, Facebook has been blown up with people posting the video and commenting on how to help. There has also been various other sites built to raise money as well as awareness to "fight" this cause and achieve the final goal of finding Kony and restoring the lives of the children and people in Uganda.
Finally, a simple 30 minute video posted across the internet can very well save and change the lives of thousands of people. With increasing support to the "Kony 2012" movement the likelihood of him being caught will all start to minimize the injustice in Uganda and hopefully and eventually subside.
The KONY story has been everywhere and especially on facebook, and I defiantly agree that having this hit the media sites of the younger generations has increased the support tremendously.
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