I’m still totally captivated by the enormous possibilities of social media to share ideas and information, and am inspired to post (yet again) on the subject of how people are using them to come together and do good – because I’ve been motivated to give in the last few days via Twitter.
Just look at what Jeremiah Owyang has started through his blog and his Twitter feed, which Oliver Ding then turned into this presentation on Slideshare...
Through the content that Jeremiah and Oliver have generated, people have been driven to charity sites and give a donation, and/ or to pages like this one.
So far, Oliver Ding’s 24 ways to give presentation has received 1,065 views, and has been nominated ‘slideshow of the day’, which has to make a difference to the amount of money raised. (I don't need to tell you how to make a donation, because everything you need to know is in the slideshow)...
The Pledgebank campaign has 264 people signed up, and counting (you can sign up by clicking here).
There are at least 30 people who have indicated they’ve given through Jeremiah’s updates on Twitter, and more – no doubt – who have given privately.
I'm sorry to say that I had previously received an approach from two charities - one via Facebook and the other by email - but hadn't yet made a donation. However, Jeremiah's Twitter message changed that.
Charities, take note...
Dear Rachel,
I am sorry I didn't receive your direct message by Twitter on my Gmail Inbox in time.
Many thanks, I also want to collect many social media campaigns into a list for people, here is a draft on Flickr group:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/chinaquakesupport08/
Many thanks for your support.
Posted by: Oliver Ding | May 20, 2008 at 04:33 AM