Vick’s Rub: The awesome social power of Facebook
So everyone by now knows about disgraced NFL star Michael Vick’s guilty plea for dog fighting. Some Canadian vets around Toronto are using Facebook to hammer home the cruelty to animals message… They’re asking anyone with Vick licensed items (sweatshirts, tees etc) to mail them to them for use as “cage lining”… ouch!
It’s an interesting twist – using social networks to dish out social justice. When America’s Most Wanted first aired, police scoffed at the prospect – now forces around the continent ask their help. Is it inevitable that Facebook communities will help solve crimes? Will these communities turn vigilante?
Meanwhile Mike Vicks official web site is shut down due to bandwidth over-usage… no kidding.
Tags: Vick, dog-fighting, facebook, crime, americas-most-wanted
Recent Comments