Swandives

With all the hullabaloo, hand wringing and haggling surrounding Facebook, MySpace, Twitter et al, it’s easy to become complacent and cynical about the social networking phenomenon.

Then something happens to remind us of the potential positive power these networks have.

Today, thousands of Australians have in their own small way helped reconciliation in this country - making a profound statement simply by updating their social network status of choice. All over Facebook, for example, individuals are saying sorry. And suddenly, it’s not just our government making an apology in parliament - it’s about Australians being part of that sentiment. Which in turn makes it more than just sentiment. Now that’s powerful.