Haiti had another aftershock, measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale, that resulted in no immediate damage. But this poor country is still in need of so much support. The Red Cross has raised more than $25 million with its text message campaign I wrote about on Jan. 13, 10. I just received a text from Rogers Wireless for those in Canada: you can text HELP to donate $5.00 and Rogers will pass through 100% of the proceeds. This is not the focus of today’s post, but we here at SHARE do want to SHARE our blog to support the people of HAITI. Thanks for all your help!

There was much talk at the end of 2008 of the Barak Obama Presidential Campaign and how he used social media to build a movement for change. It has been a marketing study for many. The power that was leveraged by sweeping a country one person at a time and using individuals as community organizers to build what became a global movement was cutting edge.
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This post certainly proves that Twitter can span all age groups. Social media is for everyone! You just have to love this story about Ivy Bean – who just turned 104yrs old and is using twitter. I’m following her and I hope you all will too!
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