The Weekly Good: Cory Booker On Public Service, Twitter, And…Burning Buildings
Summary
There’s a reason for that: Booker has completely embraced the Internet, dealt with its flaws and accentuated the positives, in hopes of making a true difference in the world. Having the ability to directly take on criticism from people like Conan O’Brien through YouTube, Twitter and Facebook, has helped to reframe the public narrative surrounding our city. It is extraordinary to live in a time where a mayor of a mid-size American city has the ability – through technology – to share those stories with millions of people all over the world. We have an incredible technology team of recent college grads from top engineering schools who are envisioning the next generation of the social web. #waywire was named the official video hub of both the #KONY2012 movement’s follow-on effort in Washington D.C. last week, and the #IAmMalala campaign of the UN Special Envoy for Global Education.