Since blogging has become a popular past time among many college students, Americans, and almost everyone in the world, there is alot criticism to its actual impact on the world and social media.
There are many skeptics who think blogging is just a fad and that nothing useful will come out of it. Most of this skepticism is directed towards personal blogs on LiveJournal, Xanga, Blogger, and Tumblr. Flagler College junior, Emily Irizarry said, “It (personal blogs) consume alot of people’s time, and I don’t see the point why. I don’t really care what you had for dinner and who made it, but when it comes to reviews of restaurants or movies, it think its more beneficial to the person reading it.”
But what if there was a way for personal blogging to save lives? Would you more willing to reconsider your views?
Well that question was answered Monday, Sept. 27, 2010 at 7:30am by Flagler College Junior, Liliana Cerquozzi when she signed on to her personal blog site, Tumblr.com. Cerquozzi noticed a post by morganntayylorr, a fellow blogger who she follows. The post was an image of a 15-year-old girl who has recently gone missing in Miami, Florida. The post asked Tumblr bloggers to continue to repost the flyer in hopes that if enough people see it, the girl would be safely returned home. The original post was by missworld and it concluded with a link back to her facebook, which directed you to a note she posted with more on the girl, Alexandra Gomara.
Since the original post was made on Sept. 26, 2010 more than 7,847 people had reposted the missing persons flyer. With the use of Tumblr the missing person’s flyer went viral and now not only bloggers and internet users in Miami will be able to see it, but anyone who has a computer and an internet connection.
With this post going viral it has made the blogging world more of a search and rescue source than a place for personal “garbage.”
Written By: Teresa Brabham
