The rise of social networking has of course had a huge affect on the lives of millions of people. From my personal point of view, it makes news accessible 24/7 (which can sometimes be a problem, expect another blog at some point about the issues of rolling 24 hour news), it makes it very easy to make contacts, important people can be followed, and it allows us to publish our own opinions with the click of a button, the ultimate in free speech.
This blog was about to take a different turn, but a feed from BBC News just came up on my Google Reader (oh yes, aren't I technologically advanced!). Alicia Key's has set up a charity called "Digital Life Sacrifice" for World Aids Day. This is where celebrities pledge not to use social media such as Facebook or Twitter until $1 million has been raised. Celebrities taking part include Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake and Usher.
What a fantastic idea! The BBC has said that Lady Gaga has nearly 24 million followers on Facebook and over 7 million on Twitter (Looks like Twitter needs to do some advertising to get it up to Facebook's level...). Thats a lot of fan's desperate to hear every output of this woman's mind, and until the charity raises enough money, they are going to be starved of their idol's inner thoughts. Several years ago, this would have been an insane idea, but in our society today, I am pretty sure this will be one of the most successful charity campaigns. That is at least until $1 Million has been raised, then life will go back to normal, and we can all start knowing what celebrities had for tea again.
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