The United Nations AIDS Commission (UNAIDS) decided to promote World AIDS Day 2009 using social media as a means to accelerate word of mouth around the world. Fission Strategy completed both a Facebook and Twitter applications (or "apps") that allowed people to change their Facebook and Twitter photos to add red ribbons. App users could also auto-change their Facebook & Twitter status. Within 48 hours, over 10,000 people updated their Facebook and Twitter status & avatars globally.