Social networking has also helped to connect us with people all around the world (Pizano). Years earlier when a natural disaster or another big event would happen somewhere around the world, we would wait to find out on the news later that night. Even then, we would not see a lot of pictures and details from the incident. Now, we find out within seconds of it happening. With the tsunami in Japan, and the earthquake in Haiti, we found out right away and quickly saw the devastating damage that was done. A lot of this was due to social networking. Since social networking is worldwide, someone near the accident could tweet this to a thousand followers or so. The news would spread from person to person, letting thousands and thousands of more people know what is going on. This raises awareness, and allows us to get more help to these places quicker. Social media makes us more aware of what is going on in our world, and it helps people from different countries get to know each other and become friends. This is an opportunity that we would have never had just a few years ago. Social networking is connecting us all, and spreading kindness and knowledge worldwide. It allows us to overcome the distance put between us, and lets us unite together. This may be the most positive effect of social networking. It brings us together.