Gone are the days of apps supporting broader campaigns - now broad campaigns are used to sell apps, like Angry Birds' collaboration with NASA or this Canadian campaign for a mobile app that tags potholes for repair.
Whether you only watched the heart-wrenching video, or dug a little deeper into the issue, there is no doubt that KONY 2012 is one of the most successful online activist campaigns we've seen in a while.
Ever been told to put things in perspective? Take a look at The Scale of the Universe 2 by Cary Huang to see just how you fit into the big (and small) picture.