Social media isn't simply a tool to chat with friends and family any longer. While it's entirely possible to use such sites just to stay in touch with friends and keep up to date with family members, these aren't the only ways for them to be utilized anymore. In fact, organizations can put them to use in order to bring awareness to certain causes, and glioblastomas tumors is one such cause.
Sharing posts is a hallmark of Facebook and I feel like this very method can be applied to raising glioblastoma awareness. When looking at articles on a website like Yahoo! News, for example, you more than likely will find a variety of tags. These very tags will allow you to either "like" or "share" the very article you are reading. Your friends on the social networking site will see the activity and it will help perpetuate the actions of organizations like Voices Against Brain Cancer.
It's probably within your best interest to place items upon your Facebook wall so that interest is generated in turn. Putting out a gray ribbon in a digital sense on your wall could bring about many results. I know people who believe that they own something on the Internet, even if they know full well that it doesn't exist in the physical world. They still think that it's theirs and that's enough reason for them. It's a feeling of possession that I can never accurately put into words.
Whether talking about raising glioblastoma tumor awareness or another cause entirely, such an act can be done through simple actions on the pages of organizations which exist. Think about giving the page a "like" and commenting on posts that are relevant to you. Consider retweeting posts made on their Twitter pages if you find yourself relating well to them. As spoken of before, such moves can be seen by your friends and followers; if even a few of them take serious notice, there's no question that potential for wide spread can exist.
Within the most capable of hands, awareness for causes can be heightened through social media. Those who understand the logistics and semantics of Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, LinkedIn and more will more than likely be able to use these networking websites to further build upon already established organizations. Anyone who's anyone can use these websites to perform simple tasks which can eventually add up significantly. If social media is considered a toolbox, then consider all of us potential handymen and women.
Sharing posts is a hallmark of Facebook and I feel like this very method can be applied to raising glioblastoma awareness. When looking at articles on a website like Yahoo! News, for example, you more than likely will find a variety of tags. These very tags will allow you to either "like" or "share" the very article you are reading. Your friends on the social networking site will see the activity and it will help perpetuate the actions of organizations like Voices Against Brain Cancer.
It's probably within your best interest to place items upon your Facebook wall so that interest is generated in turn. Putting out a gray ribbon in a digital sense on your wall could bring about many results. I know people who believe that they own something on the Internet, even if they know full well that it doesn't exist in the physical world. They still think that it's theirs and that's enough reason for them. It's a feeling of possession that I can never accurately put into words.
Whether talking about raising glioblastoma tumor awareness or another cause entirely, such an act can be done through simple actions on the pages of organizations which exist. Think about giving the page a "like" and commenting on posts that are relevant to you. Consider retweeting posts made on their Twitter pages if you find yourself relating well to them. As spoken of before, such moves can be seen by your friends and followers; if even a few of them take serious notice, there's no question that potential for wide spread can exist.
Within the most capable of hands, awareness for causes can be heightened through social media. Those who understand the logistics and semantics of Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, LinkedIn and more will more than likely be able to use these networking websites to further build upon already established organizations. Anyone who's anyone can use these websites to perform simple tasks which can eventually add up significantly. If social media is considered a toolbox, then consider all of us potential handymen and women.
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