Unprecedented damage and destruction on the island nation of Haiti has been met by an extraordinary fund raising effort through the Internet and social media. Port-au-Prince, Haiti Aid workers began updating followers on Facebook and Twitter within minutes of the 7.0 earthquake striking Port-au-Prince on January 12. The Red Cross alone has raised over $8 [...]
Social Media Helps Haiti
January 15, 2010 By Lisa Buyer
Filed Under: Facebook, Social Media, Twitter Tagged With: Chicago Red Cross, Facebook, fund raising, Haiti, Red Cross, Sarah Evans, Social Media, The Buyer Group, Twitter, Wyclef Jean, Yele




