I know that he is really, really wealthy, as of this past
week, and signed up to share at least 50% of this wealth to solve world
problems through the Giving Pledge! I
know he started a company (The Facebook) years, and years ago, well maybe just
over a dog year ago, that recently went public.
I know his company has changed how we live our day to day lives, as many
people use Facebook every single day of their lives, sometimes using it to
share things that never should be shared on a public web site.
What is interesting, or so I hear from my parents, is that
this website is totally free for day to day users. Yes,
I guess there is advertising that many businesses pay so they can directly
target their customers based on the day to day user searches. But, for the day to day users sharing way too
much on a public website, it is totally free.
What is also interesting is how this free website can be
used for doing good things in the world.
Although most are still using it to share way too much about themselves
on a public website, and then getting mad when what they have shared on a
public website is actually public, but I digress…
Think about it. A
short eight years ago, an animal rescue or shelter had local options to reach
people. They may have even had newsletters,
email lists, web bulletin boards, etc. if they were a technically progressive rescue
or shelter. But, the reach was still small
and mostly local.
Now, an animal rescue or shelter has Facebook to reach people
across the globe immediately. An animal
rescue or shelter can take pictures or videos, and share them on their Facebook
page. Every person following this animal
rescue or shelter then receives these pictures or videos. This person then may share this picture or
video to their “friends”. Their “friends” may find this picture or video
fun and interesting, and share it again.
Now, a picture or video of an animal awaiting a home in OH, has made its’
way to a person in CA. The person is CA
has friends in OH, since everybody has friends in OH. They now message their friend in OH and say I
know you have been looking for a pet, check out Meatball. Meatball goes to a loving fur-ever home. WOW!!!
And, one final thing, the person in OH who adopted Meatball, now becomes
a fan of their local animal rescue or shelter and the cycle begins again.
I personally, as a rescued dog, want to thank Mark
Zuckerberg for creating a free website that can be used for doing good things
in the world, as described above. I am just
a dog from the animal rescue world, so this is the good thing I know. But, my dog sense is that there are many other
great causes out there that have gotten more support due to Mark’s idea and years
of execution, that started in a Harvard dorm room – as many great ideas do.
~ Tyra
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