Guest Speaker Derek Young

Something fascinating I found about the Derek Young's presentation is when he spoke about the Tacoma Runners. I found it so interesting that a simple tweet that began with a weekly run for a few people, has evolved into weekly running events for thousands in the Tacoma area. It shows how truly powerful social media has become and how it can be used as a tool for success. Furthermore,  what happen to an individual just this past week is a great example to support this.

As some of you may have seen in the news lately Alex from Target has become a normal high school kid working at Target who unknowingly had his photo posted on twitter.  (Photo source from Yahoo News)

Within a few hours, everyone has been been trying to figure out: Who is #AlexfromTarget? His twitter followers turned from 144 into almost half a million in a few hours and eventually, he even grabbed the attention of Ellen Degeneres!

It's amazing how far technology has come and how much social media has gained the power to turn a simple idea (Eg, the Tacoma Runners), into something far more grand than expected.