A+New+Way+to+Donate

Jen Vega
With social networking sites connecting people all around the world, it has also created a new way for people to donate to the needy. When the earth quake hit Haiti last week it devastated millions of lives. Many of the Gen Y population took to social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace to ask friends and family to donate what they could. The action spread like wildfire. When one person asked all their contacts to donate and repost, then the next person did the same thing, it brought millions of people together in asking for donations. On Twitter, one of the most popular tweets was about Yele, Wyclef Jean’s charity. People were tweeting to all their followers to donate by texting to number. The Red Cross also made donations available by having people text as well. Social networking sites brought millions of people around the world together to educate others to donate what they could to help the people of Haiti. The social networking sites expanded from the traditional Gen Y users to both older and younger generations. They served as a solution to get the word out about helping others and how to go about it.