Social Impact Social Media

I have always been a big fan of spoken word and the art of storytelling. I look forward to platforms like the MOTH.org and TED.com because they give us a chance to get outside ourselves and literally jump into the experiences and perspectives of so many others.  Spoken word and story telling are ways of connecting in an intimate way with other individual's lives. I've always come away from these listening experiences with a greater appreciation that we ARE all connected. The StoryCorps ("storycore") mission is to collect as many American stories as possible from all walks of life.  StoryCorps is an independent nonprofit.   Since 2003  they have collected over 45,000 stories with over 90,000 folks participating.   The storyteller gets a copy their story to share. The stories are also preserved  in the American Folk Center at the Library of Congress.   These stories ranging from couples talking about how they met, families of immigrants sharing experiences