Comments on: An Idea to Rally Around. http://www.andrewcafourek.com/2008/04/02/an-idea-to-rally-around/ everything in flux: the homepage of andrew cafourek Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:17:03 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: andrew c. » Good People Day 2008 [Part 2: The List Begins] http://www.andrewcafourek.com/2008/04/02/an-idea-to-rally-around/comment-page-1/#comment-6673 andrew c. » Good People Day 2008 [Part 2: The List Begins] Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:04:50 +0000 http://www.andrewcafourek.com/?p=216#comment-6673 [...] Michelle Compton happens to be Nick’s significant other and also a good friend of mine who focuses on international women’s and children’s non-profit organizations. (and she is incidentally looking for a job, so if you know of anything, be sure to give her a shout). She also reminded me that today is more than just GPD08. [...] [...] Michelle Compton happens to be Nick’s significant other and also a good friend of mine who focuses on international women’s and children’s non-profit organizations. (and she is incidentally looking for a job, so if you know of anything, be sure to give her a shout). She also reminded me that today is more than just GPD08. [...]

]]> By: An Idea to Rally Around. http://www.andrewcafourek.com/2008/04/02/an-idea-to-rally-around/comment-page-1/#comment-6620 An Idea to Rally Around. Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:57:20 +0000 http://www.andrewcafourek.com/?p=216#comment-6620 [...] Link to the original post Spread the Word: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...] [...] Link to the original post Spread the Word: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]

]]> By: Michelle Compton http://www.andrewcafourek.com/2008/04/02/an-idea-to-rally-around/comment-page-1/#comment-6597 Michelle Compton Thu, 03 Apr 2008 03:21:28 +0000 http://www.andrewcafourek.com/?p=216#comment-6597 Yes it's an awesome idea and probably something that social media should focus on more. It's true that it's easy to post about companies and websites much more so than good people. And of course the mainstream media will always have to work to really focus on good stories. Which is why the last 2.5 minutes of the national news is always a feel good story. Such as the NBC Nightly News' segments on Making A Difference. That being said, when one is filled with such a wonderful inspirational opinion and also has the ability to mobilize such a community, a bit more research might be done to see if this can coincide with another, equally as important idea/cause. Did you know that April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month? And specifically April 3 2008 is the Day of Action: A Day to End Sexual Violence (http://tinyurl.com/2oft8h). Why should the simple push to point out good people overshadow that? And why couldn't they co-exist and play off each other? And shouldn't someone as internet savvy as Gary Vaynechuk take the 60 seconds to see if any national day already exists on a day he proclaims as something else? So much potential so unreached. Thus I challenge anyone participating in in Gary's GPD2008 to also talk to someone about sexual violence. My local community in particular is participating in a "Can We Talk?" campaign asking each person to talk to at least one other about sexual violence, in any capacity on any variable subject. I hope you can see where I am going with this and the natural connection that can and should occur. If you are already calling on people to reach out and touch someone and act positively, then incorporate such an important cause which already was asking to use the day to do the same. Yes it’s an awesome idea and probably something that social media should focus on more. It’s true that it’s easy to post about companies and websites much more so than good people. And of course the mainstream media will always have to work to really focus on good stories. Which is why the last 2.5 minutes of the national news is always a feel good story. Such as the NBC Nightly News’ segments on Making A Difference.

That being said, when one is filled with such a wonderful inspirational opinion and also has the ability to mobilize such a community, a bit more research might be done to see if this can coincide with another, equally as important idea/cause.

Did you know that April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month? And specifically April 3 2008 is the Day of Action: A Day to End Sexual Violence (http://tinyurl.com/2oft8h). Why should the simple push to point out good people overshadow that? And why couldn’t they co-exist and play off each other? And shouldn’t someone as internet savvy as Gary Vaynechuk take the 60 seconds to see if any national day already exists on a day he proclaims as something else? So much potential so unreached.

Thus I challenge anyone participating in in Gary’s GPD2008 to also talk to someone about sexual violence. My local community in particular is participating in a “Can We Talk?” campaign asking each person to talk to at least one other about sexual violence, in any capacity on any variable subject. I hope you can see where I am going with this and the natural connection that can and should occur. If you are already calling on people to reach out and touch someone and act positively, then incorporate such an important cause which already was asking to use the day to do the same.

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