Just read this article, How to Use Social Media for Social Change, that a friend sent us. It outlines how users are leveraging social networks and tools to get the word out about a variety of causes and issues. From raising funds with Twitter to using the Cause application on Facebook - we are seeing how people continue to connect the causes they care about to their identities and everyday routines. These tools allow users to go beyond the message T-shirt, the Live Strong bracelet and even that ol' dependable Free Tibet bumper sticker and find a way to wear the causes they care most about on their virtual sleeve. The "experts" continue to debate how effective these tactics are in achieving meaningful social change but having witnessed the nail biting results of Facebook's Giving Challenge and the incredible protest photos and news that made it out of restricted Tibet and Burma it's hard not to get excited about the power these tools lend the average user.