#9 Kony, social media and all that

The Kony video had a huge impact on everyone. Many people are supporting it in order to get Kony known to the rest of the world. Jason had a great way of sharing the video, not just with the video itself and the way it was presented but also the fact that he used media to spread the word. So many people are involved in social networks so why not use media more often. People are almost forced to watch the video or support it because it is such a social norm that you now know what Kony is doing and who he is. No one wants to be different and not support it, so they all watch it which is great! It's amazing how fast something can spread through the media. Whats in the media is not always good or true so its not necessarily good how fast word spreads through media. In this case it was good but it can also be bad. The presentation of the video was great. Most videos with such heavy information are kind of boring. I found the video to be quite interesting and with the amount of views so did a lot of other people. All you need is a cute kid, sad story, and some good music and you're set. The only thing that I didn't like about the video was the whole 29 minutes seemed that invisible children wanted to make a difference and wanted to stop Kony from the horrible things he's doing yet they ask for money at the end. Really, what's the money even going to? We're showing our support by watching the video, spreading the word and covering the town with Kony posters, paintings, etc on April 20th so I don't think asking for your support by giving money is really necessary.