How the Joseph Kony video went viral

i made a chart showing the growth in tweets about Kony and #StopKony. nearly 10m since the beginning of the month: twitter.com/isaach/status/...

-- Isaac Hepworth (@isaach) March 9, 2012

T-minus 100 minutes until #Kony 2012 premieres online... Are you ready? bit.ly/WATCHKONY2012

-- Invisible Children(@Invisible) March 5, 2012

Invisible Children: Premiere KONY 2012 understanding that where you live shouldn't determine whether you live. ow.ly/9sQkd

-- VansWarpedTour (@VansWarpedTour) March 5, 2012

Thanks tweeps for sending me info about ending #LRAviolence . I am aware. Have supported with $'sand voice and will not stop.#KONY2012

-- Oprah Winfrey (@Oprah) March 6, 2012

Was going to sleep last night and saw ur tweets about #StopKony...watched in bed, was blown away. If u haven't seen yet on.fb.me/zClYoj

-- Ryan Seacrest (@RyanSeacrest) March 7, 2012

it is time to make him known. Im calling on ALL MY FANS, FRIENDS, and FAMILY to come together and #STOPKONY - youtu.be/Y4MnpzG5Sqc

-- Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) March 8, 2012

#Kony2012 Wow just watched! What a powerful video! Stop Kony!!! RT @KendallJenner: please WATCH THIS... vimeo.com/37119711

-- Kim Kardashian (@KimKardashian) March 7, 2012

This just in: we are having #KONY2012 translated into as many languages as possible, as soon as possible. #stopatnothing

-- Invisible Children(@Invisible) March 9, 2012