Marriage Equality Campaign Causes 120% Increase in Facebook Pic Swaps

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TRENDING STORIES IN SOCIAL GOOD 5 Inspiring Speakers From the United Nations Youth Forum 'BeFree' Text Shortcode Helps Victims of Human Trafficking The Strategy Behind the Viral Red Marriage Equality Campaign ALL STORIES IN SOCIAL GOOD Marriage Equality Campaign Causes 120% Increase in Facebook Pic Swaps Friday, March 29, 2013 4:46 PM Zoe Fox If you thought you were seeing all your Facebook friends swap their photos to red equality signs Tuesday, you were right. Facebook reported a 120% increase in profile picture swaps, as compared to an average day. 5 Inspiring Speakers From the United Nations Youth Forum Friday, March 29, 2013 2:49 PM Trevor Gowan Youth representatives and young leaders in social media gathered Wednesday at the United Nations Headquarters in New York to discuss what the future holds for young innovators. The U.N. Economic and Social Council, ECOSOC, sponsored a series of panels centered around the campaign for Youth to "Innovate Your Future." Check out five out five of our favorite speakers in the gallery above. 'BeFree' Text Shortcode Helps Victims of Human Trafficking Friday, March 29, 2013 1:21 PM Matt Petronzio Human trafficking victims and concerned citizens across the United States can now send quick and discreet text messages for help, thanks to a new joint initiative to end modern slavery. The Strategy Behind the Viral Red Marriage Equality Campaign Friday, March 29, 2013 12:44 PM Zoe Fox The Human Rights Campaign's Director of Marketing Anastasia Khoo didn't decide to change the organization's equality sign logo from blue to red on a whim. The team at the HRC, the largest lobby organization dedicated to fighting for LGBT rights, knew that the two cases the Supreme Court heard this week on marriage equality were major, that Monday and Tuesday were moments of historic significance.		TOP STORIES TODAY Average Mobile Customer Already Owns 2 Unused Cellphones Can Drones Save the Elephants? 10 Online Courses to Beef Up Your STEM Knowledge This Soccer Ball Doubles As a Portable Generator Marriage Equality Campaign Causes 120% Increase in Facebook Pic Swaps TOP TOPICS Watercooler 259 followers Video 4,471 followers Viral Video 1,262 followers Business 43,197 followers Mobile 5,901 followers Trending 8,805 followers Lifestyle 504 followers Gadgets 9,130 followers Apps And Software 1,489 followers Social Media 82,446 followers
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