Global World Records  

This year’s Social Good Summit sparked a record-setting global conversation on using social media and technology for good. The summit united people participating online and in-person in nearly 300 cities, including New York, Beijing, and Nairobi, around one goal: unlocking the potential of social media and technology to make the world a better place. The gathering took place as world leaders gathered to kick-off the UN General Assembly, opening the dialogue about world issues and challenges to a global constituency They set the record during the Social Good Summit 2012, a three-day conference about new ideas and innovative solutions, in New York City. RecordSetter CTO Corey Henderson was present to adjudicate the attempt. Read more about the feat here.

Newmindspace, Lightsaber Academy, Golden Gate Knights, and Jacob Privette organized the largest global lightsaber battle. In a 24-hour period, a total of 9,951 people joined events and battled in Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego and Provo, Utah.