Comments on: With Great Social Media Power Comes Great Responsibility

By: What do Social Media and Christmas Have in Common?

What do Social Media and Christmas Have in Common? — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 22:58:23 +0000

[...] October, JD Rucker wrote a blog post: With Great Social Media Power Comes Great Responsibility. JD is calling on the companies in social media and their executives to give back to the [...]

By: Daniel Patricio

Daniel Patricio — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:22:03 +0000

I have been meddling around on twitter, reddit and other social media for quite some time and as a marketing student I am always looking to expand my resources.

This year I started a new program with my local Hospice that I volunteer with to give gifts to families with young children affected by terminal illness.

I really think raising micro donations of $10 can really make a difference.

Take a look at the website: http://www.givethegiftofgiving.ca

So how do you think I could help make my charity really take off online?

Thanks
Daniel

By: Steven

Steven — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 07:31:59 +0000

Great ideas. I think I could contribute to sending charity articles to these sites.

By: Using Social Media for Good - Emit Graphics

Using Social Media for Good - Emit Graphics — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:19:48 +0000

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By: Ways for Social Media Sites (and Users) to Give Back | popFAIL

Ways for Social Media Sites (and Users) to Give Back | popFAIL — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 22:20:21 +0000

[...] I wrote an article about Social Media Power and how sites like Digg, Reddit, Slashdot, StumbleUpon, and Yahoo! Buzz could do more for the [...]

By: alexis ohanian

alexis ohanian — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 04:40:20 +0000

I agree.

Did you catch the fundraiser we did last December with XKCD? http://blog.reddit.com/2008/01/reddit-xkcd-fundraiser-pulls-in-3k-for.html

I happen to be quite interested in the non-profit world, so I’m anxious to work with our top submitter to grow our nonprofit reddit, which will soon be known as WorldSaversUnite.com – A little tongue and cheek hyperbole never hurt anyone, heh.

But for now it’s http://www.reddit.com/r/nonprofit/

By: With Great Social Media Power Comes Great Responsibility | WebLaunches

With Great Social Media Power Comes Great Responsibility | WebLaunches — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:47:12 +0000

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By: JD Rucker

JD Rucker — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 05:46:08 +0000

Thanks a ton, Jeff! You know, the true power of social media that didn’t come across properly in the article is in the awareness factor. I’m not recommending that social media sites should put donation pages on their front pages, but interesting stories that point out the information that thousands of people can use is where the real power lies.

By: Jeff F.

Jeff F. — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 05:33:11 +0000

This really is a great article. I mean, people like myself who frequently submit articles to various social media sites, do have the ability to direct thousands and thousands of internet users to a page we want them to see.

There really should be more people who submit stuff that they are completely passionate about, and can also help raise awareness of certain issues that touch them to the core.

For me, the issue that I am very passionate about, is anything related to Brain Injuries & Alzheimer’s Disease, as this is something I deal with on a daily basis. As a result of this article, I will pledge to make more of an effort to submit articles that raise awareness about these issues.

Thanks JD.