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YouTube has launched a Human Rights channel, with non-profit partner Witness and video playlist creator Storyful, the company announced Thursday. The channel will curate footage of human rights-related stories, uploaded by citizen users, shedding light on under-reported stories and, potentially, fueling activism.

Human rights organization Witness will be responsible for ensuring content is balanced and has adequate context. Storyful will source and verify all of the channel’s content.

“In the case of human rights, video plays a particularly important role in illuminating what occurs when governments and individuals in power abuse their positions,” a YouTube blog post says, pointing toward the Arab Spring.

According to YouTube, 100,000 videos were uploaded during the height of the revolution in Egypt, representing a 70% increase over the previous three months. And Egypt’s not the only example — we’ve seen YouTube content creation from protests in Syria, Russia and even Chicago.

Beyond protest footage, YouTube says the channel will highlight topics such as police brutality, discrimination, elder abuse, gender-based violence, socio-economic justice, access to resources and bullying. Videos will also be curated from non-profit organizations working in the human rights space.

SEE ALSO: 12 Top YouTube Videos for Social Good

The channel launches with stories from the U.N. Observers in Syria, an anti-government hunger strike in Bahrain, clashes in Cambodia over land rights and Occupy Wall Street.

“We hope this project can not only be a catalyst to awareness, but offer people new avenues for action and impact,” YouTube says. “The channel is committed to providing new citizen creators as well as viewers with the tools and information necessary so that every citizen can become a more effective human rights defender.”

You can send video for review to the channel at witness@storyful.com, with information about the story you’re watching unfold. The channel will be available on Google+, where YouTube hopes discussions of human rights will continue.

Is YouTube’s Human Rights channel the future of activism? Let us know if you think this will become a destination for online organizing.

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BONUS: 9 Social Media Uprisings That Sought to Change the World in 2011

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1. Tunisian Revolution

A 26-year-old Tunisian vegetable vendor set himself on fire Dec. 17, 2010 after police stole produce from his stand. The suicide of Mohamed Bouazizi, a college graduate unable to find work within his field of study, triggered a revolution in his home country that spread across the Arab world.

Young Tunisians began organizing on Facebook and Twitter-- with Bouazi as their role model -- protesting the oppressive regime of the country's 23-year President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.

On Jan. 14, Ben Ali fled the Tunisia, seeking refuge in Saudi Arabia. His exit triggered similar movements across the region, from Western Sahara to Iran, the most noteworthy of which are highlighted on coming slides.

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The Facebook Platform’s stated mission is to “build the social web.” With help from social app developers, it certainly met its goal.

May 24 marks the fifth anniversary of Facebook Platform. The project first launched at the 2007 f8 conference to 70 app developers, like Washington Post and Digg. Fourteen months later, at f8 2008, more than 30,000 apps existed on Facebook Platform.

An extension of Facebook Platform, Facebook introduced Connect at the same 2008 conference. Facebook Connect enabled third-party websites to build social integration into their user experiences.

As a result of these developments, Facebook hosted an unparalleled social experience both on its site and off. Companies like Zynga introduced hit games like FarmVille on the platform, and the “like” button social plugin launched on external websites. (In the first 24 hours, external site “like” buttons received 1 billion impressions.)

Not to mention, Facebook Platform opened up the opportunity for additional business transactions — Disney acquired games company Playdom in 2010, and EA acquired Bejeweled Blitz maker PopCap in 2011. By Sept. 2011, Platform was responsible for creating 182,000 American jobs and a $12.19 billion value to the economy.

SEE ALSO: Facebook Tests New Timeline Design [PICS]

With the launch of Timeline, Facebook has only expanded the possibilities of app development. And somehow we get the feeling it has only just begun.

How have Facbeook’s social apps on-site and off changed your social experience? Where would Facebook be today, had it not launched Facebook Platform? Here’s your chance to sound off in the comments below.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook told analysts that he believes Facebook is the “one company that is closest to being like Apple” and that he had huge respect for the company, according to a new profile in Fortune.

Cook’s comments about Facebook came in February, after Apple CFO Pete Oppenheimer gave a 45-minute presentation at Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino, Calif. Cook came into the room about 20 minutes into Oppenheimer’s talk and then offered his thoughts on Facebook, with which he said Apple would like to work more closely. Cook didn’t expand on his comments about how Facebook is like Apple.

The olive branch was delivered after the two companies nearly fell out over the development of the Facebook iPad app. According to sources, Jobs was “livid” when he discovered that Facebook, which had promised to give Apple first dibs on a tablet app, had developed one for Hewlett-Packard’s WebOS.

Despite Jobs’s anger over that incident, however, he expressed admiration for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. In Walter Isaacson’s bio Steve Jobs, Jobs says of the Facebook founder: “We talk about social networks in the plural,” Jobs told Isaacson, “but I don’t see anybody other than Facebook out there, just Facebook. They are dominating this. I admire Mark Zuckerberg… for not selling out, for wanting to make a company. I admire that a lot.”

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1. Page Views

One in every five page views in the U.S. occurred on Facebook, bringing in more than 400 billion page views this year.

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Now that Facebook has gone public, there’s no denying the social network giant will be the centerpiece of many conversations over the next few weeks.

You’ll be asked: “Did you see Facebook’s stock plummet? Did you hear about the IPO lawsuit?”

Although Facebook may have its work cut out for itself, it’s fascinating to see just how huge the company has become over the past few years. Experian Hitwise has put together a collection of interesting stats you can tease out at dinner parties — “Hey, did you know that the New York City area provides the largest volume of traffic to Facebook in the whole country?”

It might not be as sexy and relevant as an IPO reference, but who doesn’t love a good stat now and again?

SEE ALSO: What Went Wrong With Facebook’s IPO?

From the average time a person stays on the site (20 minutes) to the state most likely to have residents signed up (West Virginia), here’s a look at 10 facts you may not know about Facebook and the people that use it.

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Bonus: Facebook’s Road to IPO

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2004: First Offers Turned Down

Facebook launches with humble beginnings that most people have seen dramatized in The Social Network by now. It was a small social site backed by only a little money, and limited just to the undergrads at Harvard. Right out of the gate, Facebook turned down offers from an unknown investor and Friendster, each offering $10 million. This was, of course, when the company was still called TheFacebook.

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Big things have happened this week in the world of tech and social media — Facebook acquired Instagram, Google redesigned Google+ and YouTubers rapidly shared yet another Herman Cain ad that doesn’t make much sense. With all of this going on and more, it’s understandable if you missed some of our latest resources. But now it’s time to catch up with our weekly features roundup!

This week, we’ve covered services to help you migrate Instagram photos to your desktop, ways that educators can use Pinterest for the classroom and types of high-tech clothing that can make your life easier. We also have tips for maintaining digital customer loyalty, apps to help you prepare for allergy season and creative hacks for a new cover photo on Google+. We even spoke with standup comedian Jim Gaffigan about his new online comedy special.

Get started!

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Editor’s Picks

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• How Social Media Is Changing Disaster Response
  We examine how government agencies and other organizations are using social media during emergencies.
• Deleting Your Instagram Account? Here’s How to Save Your Pics
  Facebook bought Instagram, and some Instagram users aren’t happy about it. How to delete your account while saving your pics.
• Why Jim Gaffigan Is Banking on Social to Sell His $5 Comedy Special
  Standup comedian Jim Gaffigan is the third top comic to bypass traditional distribution channels with a comedy special. He hopes social media will help seal the deal.
• How Digital Populism Is Reshaping the Body Politic
  We see the emergence of what may well be the most important political development of the 21st century — digital populism.
• 5 Modern TV Shows Recut as Classic Sitcoms
  We’re taking a look at popular television shows re-edited with situation comedy title sequences.

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Social Media

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• 9 Social Networks for Sports Fans
  A rundown of 9 of the web’s baller social networks for sports fans.
• Facebook Instagram Acquisition: 20 Witty Reactions
  People express their satisfaction, dismay and an array of other opinions to the news of Facebook acquiring Instagram for $1 billion.
• How a Social Network Changed the Game for War Veterans [VIDEO]
  There are 2.3 million veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, and IAVA aims to reconnect them to civilian life through an online community.
• 20 TV Shows With the Most Social Media Buzz This Week [CHART]
  Which TV shows generate the most buzz on social networks? Find out each week from our social TV chart.
• 16 Ways Educators Can Use Pinterest [INFOGRAPHIC]
  Find out how teachers can use Pinterest to organize lesson plans, collaborate with other faculty and even encourage student participation.
• 5 Ways to Market Your Brand With Location-Based Networks
  If your marketing plan includes location-based networks, here are five ways to get started.
• Why Mobile Ads in Emerging Markets are the Future [INFOGRAPHIC]
  This infographic looks at the mobile landscape in emerging markets with advertisers in mind.
• 13 Creative Google+ Cover Photo Hacks
  Google+ overhauled its interface and many users have already uploaded new cover photos. We’ve found 13 cover photo hacks on Google+.
• 8 Great Uses For Google+’s New White Space [PICS]
  Fans have suggested some uses for the liberal amount of white space under Google+’s new design.
• 5 Hot New Events In Social Media, Dev, Advertising and More
  Our Events Board is an essential resource for helping you build relationships, engage face-to-face and learn about new trends in the business.
• 9 Ways to Follow Coachella on Social Media
  California music festival Coachella is back and ready to take on the throngs of hip, dance-crazed fans. Follow the action online.
• 7 YouTube Channels of Nerd Entertainment
  There’s a new breed of entertainment being produced by nerds for nerds on YouTube, and we have some of the best of the bunch right here.
• ‘Who Needs Feminism?’ New Tumblr Promotes Gender Equality
  16 Duke University students created the “Who Needs Feminism?” campaign to help facilitate discussion on gender equality.

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Business & Marketing

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• 3 Ways Events Can Enhance Your Brand’s Online Presence
  Bringing the party offline can cause a major boost in your online presence. Here’s how and why.
• How to Think Big in Business
  What exactly constitutes thinking big, how does one do it and what typically gets in the way? Read on to find out.
• 6 Ways Social Media Can Bring Your Next Event to Life
  Here are six ways to effectively incorporate social media into your brand’s next event.
• 5 Tips for Creating and Maintaining Customer Loyalty
  Selling software-as-a-service applications depends on customer success. Here are 5 tips on how to generate and maintain customer love.
• 15 Essential Twitter Chats for Social Media Marketers
  If you want a few tips on how to best create a great chat on Twitter, here are 15 hashtags that fit the bill.
• How the #BullyMovie Twitter Campaign Triumphed Over the MPAA
  Bully’s R rating meant the film’s target audience — teenagers — wouldn’t be able to see it. That’s when their voices took off on Twitter.
• Disconnect: 5 Business Benefits of Working Out
  What if there was a business benefit to working out? Here are 5 that will get you pumped up to hit the gym.
• 7 Lessons From Content Marketing’s Greatest Hits
  A handful of companies have really nailed down the art of content marketing. Here’s a closer look at some of their greatest hits.
• Find The Necessary Paperwork For Your Small Business With One Site
  Starting a business is exciting but stressful. In addition to thinking about your bottom line, you also must complete loads of paperwork.
• 7 Mistakes to Avoid on Your Ecommerce Site
  If you actually want people to stick around and buy stuff from your site, you may want to take note of these common pitfalls.
• How to Perfect Your Elevator Pitch
  Here are 5 tips on how to give a great elevator pitch and network like the pros.
• 3 Marketing Lessons From Facebook’s Instagram Acquisition
  Marketers should take a cue from Facebook’s Instagram acquisition and apply the following tips.
• 6 Cuddly Mascots Created by Tech Companies
  Some brands use flashy advertisements. Others make an impression with cuddly, relatable mascots.
• 3 Tips for Effective Social Media Contests
  Social contests are popular, and can be highly effective, if done correctly and under the right circumstances. Here are tips on how to do that.
• Why Global Mobile Marketing Starts With Localized Apps
  To reach mobile customers in emerging countries, companies must create localized apps. Here are 4 things to consider when starting.
• 5 Things That Waste Your Time at Work [INFOGRAPHIC]
  The modern knowledge worker is more efficient than ever, but there are still things that slow down his productivity in the office.

For more business news and resources, you can follow Mashable‘s business channel on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook.

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Tech & Mobile

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• ‘Legend of Grimrock’ Resurrects the Old-School Dungeon Crawl [REVIEW]
  Like your corridors dark and your heroes uncomplicated? Then you’ll love “Legend of Grimrock,” a fresh dungeon crawler out this month for PC.
• 10 Waterproof Smartphone Cases to Prevent Disaster
  In preparation for summer swimming, cycling and singing in the rain, we’ve gathered 10 waterproof smartphone cases to keep your device dry.
• The Internet Is Ruining Your Brain [INFOGRAPHIC]
  Internet use is increasing exponentially, and it’s taking a toll on our well-being and mental stability.
• 10 Hip MacBook Decals [PICS]
  You know what your MacBook needs? A fun decal on its lid to make it stand out from the crowd.
• High-Tech Threads: Can Your Clothes Do This?
  From saving your life to charging your gadgets, this wave of innovative fashion makes city living safer and a bit more convenient.
• Relive the Titanic’s Doomed Voyage Online
  Have a look at the ways that the legacy of the Titanic continues to live on in the digital realm.
• Designing a Mobile App? Don’t Make These 10 Mistakes
  Developing a solid mobile app requires discipline and practicality. These mobile design “don’ts” will help you avoid some messy obstacles.
• Secret Sauce: What Does It Take to Create a Viral Video?
  Mashable asked viral video agency Seedwell what today’s web audience is looking for and how to recognize a viral sensation before it happens.
• Online Poker: One Year After the Biggest Bust in Gaming History
  On the anniversary of the biggest shakeup in the online gaming world, poker in the digital age is a far cry from what it was one year ago.
• 5 Mobile Apps for Seasonal Allergy Sufferers
  If you see the beautiful sights of spring through itchy eyes, then these 5 apps will help you better prepare for allergy season.

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1. Instagram

A huge story this week happened Monday, when Facebook bought popular photo sharing app #Instagram for $1 billion. @PatrickMoorhead (25,000 followers), who writes for Forbes, Mashable and Techpinion, had a text conversation with his 12-year-old daughter about the news. He shared this screen capture of the conversation on Twitter along with the tweet: “What my 12 YO daughter thinks about the Facebook-Instagram deal.”

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The number of photos on Twitter keeps up its explosive growth, with this week’s humongous batch numbering 56 million pics from which to choose. That’s 4 million more than last week!

To pluck the most fascinating 10 out of that multitude of photographic expression, we needed to bring in the big guns: our esteemed partners at Skylines. They’ve developed a powerful algorithm to separate the good from the bad using hashtags and a veritable ocean of numbers.

SEE MORE: Top 10 Twitter Pics of the Week

Helping us make sense of it all is the inimitable Skylines trendwatcher Julie Donders (@IkbenJulie), gracing us with her insights in each caption alongside this pantheon of pictorial pleasure.

So now it’s time for you to feast your eyes on the results of our global pic picking, and do let us know in the comments which one was your favorite of our top 10 Twitter pics of the week.

In case you missed them, here are last week’s Top 10 Twitter Pics.

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Out of all the stories from this past week, none drew a bigger response from our readers than Facebook acquisition of Instagram. The Monday announcement prompted many users of the photo-sharing app to delete the app altogether.

Mashable reader Trager Jonnes understood the outrage that some Instagram users felt about the acquisition “given FB’s history of awful privacy controls and commercial use of personal information.”

In addition to our community’s reaction to the Instagram acquisition, readers also continued the discussion about employers asking interviewees for their Facebook login information. Mashable commenter rjsinc added his opinion that ”your personal time has nothing to do with your work for most jobs.”

At Mashable, we’re always on the lookout for thoughtful, insightful comments that add to our story or further the discussion. Take a look at this week’s top comments and let us know what you think.

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Instagram users threatened to leave after it was announced that Facebook acquired the network. Comments originally seen on Many Instagram Users Already Heading for the Exits

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Social media connectivity and the digitization of news have not squashed American fervor for local news, a Pew study says. Nearly three quarters of adults are consistently plugged into local news — so much so that 32% of survey participants say the loss of local outlets would majorly impact their lives.

A recently published Pew Internet & American Life Project report finds most Americans continue to follow local news. The reliance on local news is consistent in all age groups, though stronger among those who are 40+, and among female consumers.

The younger population, 18 to 39 years old, use the greatest number of local news sources — an average of 4.38 weekly. Older local news followers say they use about two to three different sources a week.

SEE ALSO: Upworthy Aims to Make the News as Shareable as Cat Videos [EXCLUSIVE]

About 80% of adults older than 40 get their news from television broadcasts. Nearly half of the adults surveyed say they regularly use “word of mouth,” the radio and regional newspaper. Besides reading and chatting about their communities, people also stay in-the-know using mobile phones and tablets.

Younger local news enthusiasts, surprisingly also use “word of mouth” to find out about area news and highlights. The connected generation more likely uses Internet news sources including search engines, local newspaper websites, T.V. station websites and social networks.

Individuals who care about local news are characterized as being very connected in their communities. Many have strong roots in their locales; about 32% of the local news consumers surveyed have lived in their community for more than 20 years.

Local news consumers are fans of news in general. About 63%, six in 10 local news consumers, also follow international news consistently, while 78% say they consume national news consistently. One-third of local news enthusiasts say they get everything that need from regional media.

The Pew report suggests local news is not going anywhere yet. Enthusiasts are generationally diverse, using many news sources to learn about their local communities. Americans are turning to local outlets both online and print — though less and less — for news that would affect them including breaking news, politics, crime, business, schools and education.

What role does local news play in your live? Where do you get information about where you live — online or in print? Tell us in the comments.

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Back in 2003, when blogs were just catching on with the mainstream, college student Matthew Cerrone started a GeoCities site called MetsBlog.com to track his favorite baseball team. Fast-forward nine years and he’s turned the hobby into a full-time job.

Cerrone’s story offers a window into how sports fans today — with smarts, hard work and a little luck — are able to turn fandom in to a fulltime career.

So how did he do it?

After college, Cerrone worked part-time for a media relations company on the East Coast, but struggled to divert energy and attention from his Mets site.

“I was probably spending a little too much time writing MetsBlog and not enough on my actual job, such as is the case with most bloggers,” he says.

He was gaining traction though. When Cerrone was offered an opportunity to do public relations work for a gubernatorial campaign — which would have meant a hiatus from his hobby that had grown into a passion — friends and family encouraged him to stick with MetsBlog instead.

By 2006, MetsBlog was attracting about a million readers per month. Cerrone approached SportsNet New York, a regional cable network that had more recently launched a content site, with a pitch: Despite his success with readers, he was having trouble gaining access with the team. Meanwhile, despite SportsNet’s mainstream media bonafides, it was having trouble pulling in readers.

A partnership was formed. His part-time work was left behind, and today Cerrone oversees SportsNet New York’s digital media for several other local team blogs, while still focusing on MetsBlog. Today, he says, MetsBlogs has nearly 3 million monthly readers.

Cerrone points to a number of keys to his own success, which can be applied by others seeking a similar path. First, he says, picking the right domain name is huge. Knowing how to promote work for larger audiences and form relationships with other media players is also useful.

But possibly the biggest thing, he says, is being able to constantly adjust in tools and strategy. Switching from pretending to be a mainstream news source to taking a more authentic, fandom-based approach was a critical move for MetBlog.

“Those things all combined around 2006 and 2007 to help it catch fire,” Cerrone says.

Now that he’s reached a level of stability, Cerrone’s next plans are to revamp his personal website, launch a series of sports and social media-focused podcasts and begin writing advice for how others can replicate his blogging success. But no matter how much of an “expert” he becomes, Cerrone knows blogging will always come with a certain reputation.

“There’s still that blogger skepticism that will be with us forever, and that’s a good thing,” he says. “As long as there’s that skepticism, I’m probably doing things right.”

Check out the video below to see what a day in the life of MetsBlog is like for Matthew Cerrone.

Do you think it’s still possible to start a sports blog from scratch and make it a career? Let us know in the comments.

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Move over, Feminist Ryan Gosling — there’s a new Tumblr battling sexism.

On Wednesday, 16 undergraduate students at Duke University launched Who Needs Feminism?, a campaign that encourages feminist and gender egalitarian discussion over social media.

The Tumblr features posters and statements from individuals explaining why feminism is important. Statements range from the personal to the global, including “I need feminism because it’s 2012 and only 3% of Fortune 500 CEOs are women,” and “I need feminism because I want to be respected, regardless of what I’m wearing.”

Who Needs Feminism? began as the final project for the students’ seminar course, Women in the Public Sphere, the only guideline of which was to focus on social change.

“We discussed this extensively and concluded that there is a disturbingly apathetic sentiment toward feminism, both on campus and on a broader societal scale,” says Amy Fryt, a senior at Duke’s Trinity College of Arts & Sciences. “We aim to challenge existing stereotypes surrounding feminists and assert the importance of feminism today.”

All 16 students on the Who Needs Feminism? team came from a variety of backgrounds, networks and social groups, which enabled them to connect with a large audience. Each student is female, but various male and transgender feminists have submitted to the Tumblr. One poster from a male Duke student reads, “I need feminism because too many people of my gender find sexual assault excusable on our campus.”

The Who Needs Feminism? team originally planned for the project to focus on Duke’s campus, but it quickly spread beyond that.

“Students from other schools started reaching out to us to start Who Needs Feminism? campaigns at their own schools,” says Laura Kuhlman, a junior at Duke’s Trinity College of Arts & Sciences. “We’ve gotten posts from Duke alumni saying that they are proud of the university for taking this stance and posts from people who say that this campaign inspires them.”

Kuhlman says that they identified Tumblr, Facebook and Twitter as the main components of their social media strategy early on. “As college students, these are the platforms we use most frequently and we knew that we’d get an expansive reach. We initially thought Facebook would serve as our main source of promotion, but the Tumblr has really taken off,” she says.

Since many users have uploaded and submitted their own photos, Kuhlman says that the Tumblr is a great way to encourage discussion without the moderation that the Facebook page requires.

The Tumblr, Facebook and Twitter accounts all interact to promote the general campaign. According to the Who Needs Feminism? team, the Facebook page received over 4,200 likes within 36 hours of the project’s launch. As of last night, their Tumblr had been accessed by people in 2,509 different cities, has earned 30,000 pageviews and had been viewed by almost 13,000 people.

At the time of this posting, the Facebook page has well over 5,500 likes and counting.

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