- Hey everyone, have a fantastic day. Scoopdy woop poop doop,
hashtag Kanye tweet. Social media is a powerful tool
and the best thing about it is that it gives everyone a
voice and we've always known that one person can make a big difference but social media has brought
that to a whole other level and shown that you never
know what might just happen when you (whistles) send out a tweet. (keyboard clicking) Here are ten social media
posts that changed the world. Number ten is there's
a plane in the Hudson. On January 15, 2009 a picture
and caption were tweeted out that would later be
references by Jack Dorsey, Twitter CEO and co-founder
as one that changed the platform as well as the
way that people received the news forever. The tweet itself was by Janis
Krums who wrote that he was on a ferry on his way to
rescue 155 people on a plane that had just made an emergency
landing on the Hudson River. Flight 1549 had just
left LaGuardia Airport when it hit a flock of birds
knocking out both engines. Captain Sully Sulenberger made
an incredible water landing that has been dubbed the
most successful ditching in aviation history saving
every single person on board. The amazing event made
Sulenberger a legend and skyrocketed Twitter's popularity. Man, half the time I can't
even walk up the stairs without tripping and falling and this guy landed a plane on water. This guy deserves props. Number nine is the most retweeted. On March 2, 2014, Ellen
DeGeneres nearly broke the internet with her
all star Oscar selfie. She held the title of
the most retweeted tweet for over three years, that
is until some random kid got hungry and wanted chicken nuggets. I do not blame him, I
love myself a good nug. On April 5, 2017, 16 year
old high school senior, Carter Wilkerson, jokingly
tweeted at Wendy's restaurant's official Twitter account asking
how many retweets he'd need to get free chicken
nuggets for a whole year. The company responded jokingly
with 18 million retweets. So, Carter's quest was on. Though he only had about
150 followers to begin with, he got about, um, 50
thousand retweets overnight and within a few weeks, he actually passed Ellen's Oscar selfie which
got him an appearance on the host's talk show
and showed the world that you don't need to be super famous to set amazing records. Man, this guy just became
the Oprah of chicken nugs. You get chicken nug,
you get a chicken nug. Everybody gets chicken nugs. Number eight is check your selfie. From personal experience, I can tell you that there's no better way
to get your message across to people than through
social media like Instagram. It's especially good if
what you're promoting is truly helpful to them
which is why Keep Abreast, a nonprofit organization that's located in Carlsbad, California chose Instagram for it's Check Your Selfie campaign. The goal was to encourage young adults to perform monthly self breast checks and explain why it's important to detect potential issues early. And it was simple, it
called upon people to pledge that they'd be diligent so
conditions like breast cancer would take even fewer people away from us. There's no way to quantify
how many lives were saved due to the popularity of the
Check Your Selfie campaign but it's fair to say that
the movement was proof that social media can be used for incredible life changing things. That's brilliant, we
should start a campaign called Don't Be Nuts
where you check monthly for men's stuff, you know what I'm sayin', it's gonna be poppin'. Number seven is #yearinspace. More of an in depth documentation
of the human condition than a simple social media
campaign, Nasa's Year in Space was a huge hit with anyone
wondering what it's like to live in zero gravity and off world. Millions of people were
constantly glued to the tweets of astronaut, Scott Kelly,
who was the commander of the International Space Station. He tweeted back and forth with a number of famous individuals including
president Barack Obama which drew even more people
to follow his endeavors. Kelly's posts put the love
of all things space related into the hearts of even more young people to the delight of Nasa. Both the hashtags and
posts were so powerful that the entire thing
was named one of the most influential social
media campaigns of 2016. Though some say that it could be in one of the top spots for all time. No kidding, this campaign
was out of this world. (laughing) Ugh, get a comedy writer, Matt. Number six is Arab Spring. What you post can have a
bigger and more profound effect on the world than you initially realize especially if what your post calls for is a political uprising. During the Arab Spring, the
common name for the series of revolutions, demonstrations
and other uprisings in the Middle East and Northern Africa, social media was a huge factor
in organizing gatherings and the spreading of awareness
of a more free world. Events began unfolding
on December 18, 2010 with the Tunisian Revolution,
a campaign of civil resistance which resulted in finally bringing in a democratic government. Imagine, a single Facebook post over here leading to a complete
regime change over there. Countless demonstrations were held which successfully helped
remove the leaders of Egypt, Yemen and Libya. Sometimes all that complaining on Facebook can actually make a difference. Number five is the ALS
Ice Bucket Challenge. In the summer of 2014, a
popular trend was making the rounds through social media
with a cause attached to it. The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
was apparently started by former Boston College
baseball player, Pete Frates, who was diagnosed with
the disease in 2012. Most of you of course remember this, it involves having cold
water with ice in it dumped on a person's head who
then challenges three others to perform it or else
donate to ALS research. Millions of people
participated posting videos to YouTube and Facebook
challenging their friends, family or even celebrities. If you're looking for
evidence that social media can positively change the
world, then look no further than the 115 million
dollars already raised for the ALS Association
and research being done to combat Lou Gehrig's
Disease all by the challenges put forth by the millions
of people just like you. Who knew that a little
frostbite could do so much good? Number four is the marriage
equality celebration. On June 26, 2015, the
United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of marriage
equality, declaring that all bans against same sex marriage
were illegal in America. It was an amazing moment
for us as human beings no matter what your sexual
orientation but what really made the collective mouths
of the world drop open was the incredible ways in
which some of the earth's biggest companies showed their
support through social media. From American Airlines to T Mobile to Visa and even Smirnoff Vodka,
brands took to Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to
declare that love is love and equality is key. This massive outpouring
brought so much attention to the ruling that it's really
hard to call on which was the most important but
when it was announced by the then president,
Barack Obama, on Twitter, it was truly a day that
many will never forget. That's wonderful, I've always
loved me a good rainbow. Just tickles me in the happy place. Number three are the Egypt elections. Before social media,
whatever events took place in faraway countries that weren't related to international sports or synced up with Sarah McLaughlin
songs really didn't have any impact on North
Americans' day to day lives but now when history is made
like it was in Egypt in 2012, we can all appreciate it. For the first time in
nearly seven thousand years, millions turned up at polling stations, many for the first time,
and democratically elected a new president to replace
the one that was kicked out in a previous revolution. When the first post showing
a picture of an ink covered Egyptian's finger and
a ballot hit Twitter, the world seemed to collectively smile, history was being made,
everything was changing and the country's excitement
was felt around the globe. Who knew that you could change
the world with a little ink and a couple of ballots? That's my joker impression,
just layin' that on ya. Needs a little more work, okay. Number two is #blacklivesmatter. On February 26, 2012, 28
year old George Zimmerman was patrolling near his
Sanford, Florida home when he came across 17
year old Trayvon Martin who was visiting his
relatives in the area. Somehow, a physical altercation occurred and Zimmerman ended up
ending the teenager's life. Though he was arrested for
murder, Zimmerman was acquitted on July 13, 2013 on the
grounds that he acted in self defense. Shortly after, activist
and author, Alicia Garza, posted an inspiring message on Facebook drawing attention to the
racial disparities in America and stating that black lives matter and it wasn't long before the
first of millions of posts began popping up on various
social media platforms with the hashtag black lives matter and it became one of the
biggest social media movements of all time. And number one is the Boston
bombing police updates. On April 15, 2013, two extremists set off a pair of explosions along the
route of the Boston Marathon. They did an incredible amount of damage and injured over 264 people. According to the Pew Research Center, around 26% of Americans
kept up with the story thanks to social media posts, many of them being made by
the Boston Police Department. This became another silver lining reminder that social media can be an effective and important news outlet. So now, when terrible things
happen, the go to source for the latest information will be your local police station's
Twitter and Facebook pages. So whether it's good or
bad, let your voice be heard 'cause you never know, you
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