Virality - what about your students?

The New York Times reported on July 12, 2005 about We’re not Afraid. On July 7, the day of the terrorist bombings in London, Alfie Dennen posted a picture of the London skyline and the text: “Show the world that we’re not afraid of what happened to London today, and that the world is a better place without fear.�

The site, built in WordPress, could have gone up in 10 minutes and has had 4 million visitors and a New York Times article written about it. This is what’s called “going viral.� Word spreads as quickly as a virus because one persons tells another, they tell others, who tell others, then it hits the media and you and I are visiting it. Not a bad example of how easy it would be for a class to tap into the moment… See ClassActPortal.com or get the tutorial to help your students do something similar.