Well, if more people would read my blog, then maybe something could happen...

http://chroniclesoftheendofhistory.blogspot.com/2000/06/harvard-and-making-of-unabomber.html

Blogging is the platform to share own vision and idea to other . there is lots of example people also used blog for business. thus i think this is not a good things.

More visitors means more people having profit from your knowledge....
Like as United for Global Change is as same as this funda, if a lot of people know you, then you can give your knowledge to them also.

We had social media before too, but it has become more popular with the entry of facebook and twitter. People can use this to shake up governments and make their point. also it is useful for entrepreneurs where they can ply the trade whether it is about a diet to lose belly fat, a metabolic type diet or even about finance or politics.