August Twibbon Highlights!
We kicked off August with a big birthday! MTV turned 30 years old on the 1st and we created a Twibbon to celebrate. Controversially, when we asked the question "Did the internet kill the music video star?", the most people felt that MTV had done the damage to themselves by having too many reality shows and not enough music on it!
Musically there were nods to Lollapalooza - the Chicago music festival - with a fun Twibbon, and Elvis fans were out in force honouring his memory on the anniversary of his death.
India, South Korea and Indonesia all celebrated their Independence Days, with Indonesia getting huge numbers of supporters for several Twibbons, including Hut 66 Ri at 6,300 supporters. Korea were not far behind with 5,600 supporters, with India managing a respectable 1,600 supporters.
The big news in Britain this month was the riots in England, with Twibboners staying positive and focussing on the clean-up in the aftermath. The campaign #riotwombles made a splash, as did the Twibbon for supporting those affected in London, Birmingham and elsewhere.
Women’s Equality Day brought a bit of controversy, with some users pointing out that the day needed to exist in the first place showing that there is still some way to go before we reach total equality!
And last, but certainly not least, we can’t go without mentioning one of our fastest growing campaigns ever on Twibbon. With the hashtag #LoveAlways, this Twibbon asked supporters to unite against discrimination for HIV and Aids sufferers in Asia. Supported by the South Korean boy band JYJ, it soared in one day to an amazing 22,000 supporters and is at the time of writing at 34,000 supporters and climbing!
Monthly Awards
Our Most retweeted Tweet – Kudos this month go jointly to World Water Week and International Left Handers Day both at over 100 RT’s each.
Most supported campaign – The rapidly rising Love Always campaign.
