The Footloose connection

I haven't seen the remake of the movie Footloose, but I like Blake Shelton's version of the song. In fact, so much so that I decided to highlight it right here for Music Sunday at Experience Optimism. It's a fun romp back to the 1980s even if the drive-in movie in the video feels like it goes even further back in time.



However, I couldn't highlight this song without thinking of Kevin Bacon and in six degrees of separation fashion, that leads to another thought, which leads to another thought and so on. You get the picture: one cannot mention Kevin Bacon's name without thinking about connections.

The greatest benefit of social media, including blogs and microblogs, is the ability to connect with others. Whether they be people you know or have yet to meet, and even some you will never meet in real life, the ability to share ideas, stories, current events and even opinions is inspiring and addictive. Kevin Bacon knows that and using the six degrees game as a launching pad, together with Network for Good, he started his own organization to help others raise money sharing their own six degrees stories.

"Everyday celebrities championing good causes" are the stars of SixDegrees.org. Find out how you can use the SixDegrees.org website to move your mission, cause or organization forward or log on and make a contribution to more than one million charities that are already registered at the site.

It's like being connected to Kevin Bacon --> Network for Good --> Your Charity --> You.