KONY 2012: Part II - Beyond Famous. CraZy NAKED Kony 2012. Invisible Children + Resolve. Kony 2012: Invisible Children's Campaign Becomes Most Viral Video Ever. “Kony 2012,” a 30-minute documentary about Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony, was viewed more than 100 million times in just under a week, making it the most viral video in history, Mashable reports.
According to Visible Measures, which has been monitoring the campaign’s growth, the documentary generated 112 million views as of Monday, March 12 — one week after it went live. The analytics company tracked not just the original version, but also the hundreds of clips uploaded across the web, mostly from video responses to the campaign, created by nonprofit Invisible Children, which aims to expose the war crimes committed by Kony, leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army. Once the video hit YouTube, translated and subtitled versions soon popped up in Spanish, Italian, French and Chinese. To help us understand just how fast this campaign took off, Visible Measures compared its growth to other popular record-setting videos. (MORE: Why You Should Feel Awkward About the ‘Kony2012′ Video) 'Kony 2012' Becomes the Most Viral Video in History [STUDY]
With more than 100 million views in six days, Kony 2012, a 30-minute documentary about Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony, has become the most viral video in history, according to one researcher. In a blog post, Visible Measures found Kony outpaced other record-setting viral videos. For instance, the video featuring Susan Boyle on Britain’s Got Talent in 2009, hit 70 million views in six days. Old Spice’s “Responses” campaign didn’t hit 70 million until five months after it launched. Joseph Kony 2012: Obama administration congratulates success of campaign. Invisiblechildreninc's Channel. WHO IS JOSEPH KONY?? #KONY2012. KONY 2012.
Thank you, KONY 2012 Supporters. KONY 2012 is working - Int'l. KONY 2012 is working - U.S. Kony 2012: Invisible Children CEO Addresses Criticism. Invisible Children, the nonprofit behind the viral “Kony 2012” documentary, released another video Monday.
But this one doesn’t portray the atrocities committed by a brutal Ugandan warlord — it responds to mounting criticism of the campaign and the group’s overall strategy and approach. CEO Ben Keesey said the group released the new video to be “as transparent as possible.” Though it’s titled “Thank you, KONY 2012 Supporters,” the video primarily aims to subvert skepticism and promote the good intentions of Invisible Children. (MORE: ‘Kony 2012’ Documentary Becomes Most Viral Video in History) Keesey begins by explaining the group’s three-tiered approach: create films with compelling narratives, promote international advocacy and run on-the-ground initiatives.
He then moves on to combat some of the major criticisms, which have largely centered on the group’s funding and oversimplification of the issues, throwing in buzzwords that have popped up around the Internet, like slacktivism. My Little Kony - Youth Activism - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - 03/12. My Little Kony - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - 03/12. Invisible Children: Celebrity Supporters. Rihanna to Support Invisible Children Campaign. Support for Invisible Children's "Stop Kony" campaign against child trafficking has gone viral over the last few days, and it's not just your Facebook friends who have been moved.
Rihanna was reportedly so compelled by the movement that she plans to partner with the Invisible Children organization to help spread the word in a new video. The "Stop Kony" campaign took off in response to a 30-minute YouTube documentary created by Invisible Children that exposes a Ugandan warlord named Joseph Kony, who recruits children as soldiers and prostitutes. According to TMZ, Rihanna saw the video and reached out to Invisible Children to help raise awareness.
The two parties are said to be mulling another video to be produced with a quick turnaround. Since the documentary was released, Rih Rih has already taken it upon herself to spread the message on Twitter, posting about the subject several times. Kony 2012 campaign gets support of Obama, others - BlogPost. Posted at 04:34 PM ET, 03/08/2012 Mar 08, 2012 09:34 PM EST TheWashingtonPost An online film, part of a campaign aimed at bringing to justice Joseph Kony, the Ugandan leader of the violent, child-recruiting Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), has been popular like no other advocacy film in recent memory.
The viral film now has 48 million views on YouTube and Vimeo — 35 million of which were in the past day alone. Auma Consolata, a former abductee of the Lord's Resistance Army when she was 17, bears the scars of her encounter with the rebels, who cut off her lips, nose and ears before she was able to escape back to her family. But just as the campaign has been criticized, so too have many come out in support of it. Kony 2012 may have gone viral in large part because celebrities initially came on board. By Wednesday and Thursday, the celebrity endorsements of the campaign were everywhere. They may be right. And on Thursday, President Obama reaffirmed support of that bill. How to Help the Invisible Children in Uganda, Africa. Invisible Children's Kony campaign gets support of ICC prosecutor. 8 March 2012Last updated at 16:33 ET By Anna Holligan BBC News, The Hague LRA rebel leader Joseph Kony is wanted by the International Criminal Court The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor has said he supports a new campaign to capture alleged Ugandan war criminal Joseph Kony.
Help the Invisible Children - Child Hunger & War Stories. Viral video focuses debate on Uganda rebels - Africa. An online video drawing attention to the case of alleged war criminal Joseph Kony has gone viral, and provoked lively debate over the activities of the US-based group that made it.
The 30-minute film, which calls for the Ugandan rebel leader to be arrested, had attracted more than 15 million views by Thursday, just three days after it was uploaded. A hashtag promoting the video was also trending worldwide on Twitter, with US celebrities Rihanna and P Diddy and Australian cricketer Shane Warne among those posting links to the film.
KONY 2012 was posted by Invisible Children, a US non-profit organisation based in San Diego, California, but with offices in northern Uganda, where Kony's Lord's Resistance Army has waged an armed campaign for more than two decades. 2012 - Letter to Obama.pdf. Invisible Children - Financials. Invisible Children’s financial documents from Fiscal Year 2012 are now available for download.
These include our Form 990, the full audited financial statements, and the 2012 Annual Report. If you have questions, we’d love to answer them. Contact us. FY11-Audited Financial Statements.pdf (application/pdf Object)