I noticed my Twitter friends were suddenly #tweetbumping today. So I researched it a little.
Apparently today is National Fistbump Day, commemorating the Obama fistbump that took place one year ago today.
Nearly a year later, a group of like-minded people have gotten together to commemorate Obama’s grand gesture, but also to take the fist bump to a higher level, one above partisan politics and social divides. For one day we are calling for Americans, and perhaps even all global citizens, to put aside their differences — be they class, race, religion or values — and show their respect with a little bump.
Sometimes all the world needs is a little human touch, a little flesh on flesh action, and a little understanding.
Well that’s all fine and good. But blogger Sarah Evans decided to take that one step further and unofficially partnered with the Fistbump folks to create #tweetbumps. Her theory is that fistbumps sort of leave those of us who spend a lot of time together virtually out in the cold.
Using Twitter also allows those participating to take this thing global and not only limit it to Americans. So, if you’re up for a good cause that costs you nothing, makes others feel good and takes a moment of your time.
And it’s working. I didn’t see it as a trending topic on Twitter – although I might have missed it. But a search for #tweetbump brings up a bunch of positive posts.
All you need to do to participate is blog something positive and use the #tweetbump hashtag. That’s it!
So, happy Tweetbump/Fistbump day!
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