With Our Powers Combined!: Week Six

According to a post on Blogger's Blogger Buzz tab, last Thursday was Blog Action Day. This day calls for bloggers around the world to unite and publish a post about an annually determined topic; this year's was climate change.

I'm so bummed I somehow missed this date. I suppose being relatively new to blogging is a sufficient excuse, but I really hope to participate next year. Not only is climate change an important issue about which I can get pretty passionate, it would have been absolutely awesome to be a part of this bigger picture.

I also love the fact that Blogger has issued this call to action to the new influencers we've been learning so much about in social media. Bloggers can have a huge audience and I love the idea that we can collectively pool our resources to educate that audience.

I always spout off about how I want to make a difference and that through my future career in public relations I'll be able to do just that. My newfound awareness of Blog Action Day (and this social media class in general) has now reinforced that idea. Social media allows us to reach a massive audience. I hope we can continue to contribute to the greater good through these new but oh-so-effective tools.