[net-gold] COUNTRIES: HAITI : DISASTERS: EARTHQUAKES : TELECOMMUNICATIONS : TECHNOLOGY: Burst of Mobile Giving Adds Millions in Relief Funds
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- Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 07:57:21 -0500 (EST)
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COUNTRIES: HAITI :
DISASTERS: EARTHQUAKES :
TELECOMMUNICATIONS :
TECHNOLOGY:
Burst of Mobile Giving Adds Millions in Relief Funds
Burst of Mobile Giving Adds Millions in Relief Funds
By JENNA WORTHAM
Published: January 14, 2010
<http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/15/technology/15mobile.html>
Old-fashioned television telethons can stretch on for hours. But the
latest charity appeal is short enough for Twitter: Text HAITI to 90999 to
donate $10 to @RedCross relief.
In the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti, many Americans are reaching
for their cellphones to make a donation via text message. And plenty of
them are then spreading the word to others on sites like Twitter and
Facebook.
The American Red Cross, which is working with a mobile donations firm
called mGive, said Thursday that it had raised more than $5 million this
way.
There is an enormous outpouring for this effort, said Wendy Harman, social
media manager at the Red Cross. Its such an easy way to give and pass
around through social sites on the Web.
The mobile donations are part of a larger surge of money flowing to the
relief effort. The Red Cross said it had collected nearly $35 million as
of Thursday night, surpassing the amounts it received in the same time
period after Hurricane Katrina and the Indian Ocean tsunami.
Companies also lent a hand: Google pledged $1 million to Unicef and other
charitable organizations, while Microsoft promised $1.25 million in cash
and donations as well as technical support for relief groups in Haiti.
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