Apr 04
The hype behind Invisible Children’s KONY 2012 seems to have disappeared as quickly as it began, and looking back it’s interesting to examine why the campaign faded. We wrote on how social media brought the evil world of Lord’s Resistance Army warlord Joseph Kony into the spotlight, as well as the potential pitfalls that can …
Mar 15
Several years ago author and comedian Jane Bussmann decided she was fed up with her work. Even though she had landed credits on several British comedy sketch shows and even consulted on an episode of South Park, she felt her life working primarily as a Hollywood reporter had grown tiresome. But all of a sudden, …
Mar 08
If you’ve seen people commenting with the words “KONY 2012″ over the last few days on Facebook, Twitter or YouTube, then you already know something is in the process of going viral. But what exactly is it and who, or what, is Kony? KONY 2012 is part of a unique social media campaign created by …