Posts by Anne Weiskopf
Does Social Media Leadership = Social Responsiblity?
On Tuesday night, January 12th, the 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti entered my home via Twitter. It was there that I read early reports of the widespread devastation and saw the horrific photos of the collapsed building (including schools) with people literally buried alive. Beyond breaking the news, it was also via Twitter that I saw the first Tweet for Haitian Relief via texting 90999 on your cell phone, thus delivering $10 to be routed to the Red Cross. This message was ReTweeted and posted to Facebook, and as of last Friday, over $10 million had been raised. This is a great example of how social media can be leveraged to galvanize citizens to action, and, to do so rapidly and easily. More importantly, this humanitarian crisis has brought out the best in people worldwide, as they dug into their own pockets to help a country greatly in need.
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