Andover Patch Joins in Moment of Silence for Newtown, Conn., Shooting Victims
The company-wide blackout is to honor the memory of those killed last Friday in Connecticut.
This morning at 9:30, Patch will join AOL in a company-wide blackout as "moment of silence" to honor the victims of the elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn., last week. According to Techcrunch, the campaign was inspired by Connecticut's governor, who called for a moment of silence. Web companies Causes and SV Angel spearheaded the idea in the tech sector. It follows a coalition of tech leaders calling for more gun control." Other companies likely taking part in the "Web Moment of Silence" include Adobe, Duke University, Salesforce and WillCall. How will you participate in the moment of silence? Tell us in the comments.
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J.Yuma
10:17 pm on Thursday, January 3, 2013
GK, Guns have been around for hundreds of years, but these mass shootings are a recent phenomena, ...guns are not the problem. This kid was isolated and constantly desensitized to killing. In addition, Conn. already has tough gun laws - ineffective. You must address the problem at the root cause, but to do so would be very uncomfortable for many and may cut into Hollywood's and video game profits… more ›