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What is Tweetsgiving? Tweetsgiving is a Twitter celebration of gratitude and giving created by Epic Change , a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The project aims to demonstrate the power of the social web by raising $10,000 in 48 hours to build a classroom in Tanzania. TweetsGiving will be held ...
Tweetsgiving: What are You Thankful For?
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Tweetsgiving: What are You Thankful For?
Tweetsgiving: What are You Thankful For?
mashable.com — Thanksgiving is tomorrow, and activity is already dying out for the evening in most online communities and forums. Soon, it’ll be turkey day with football games in the backyard, followed by gorging ones self on the movable feast and the ensuing tryptophan-induced coma. Before you get all ... (more) Tweetsgiving: What are You Thankful For?
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What Obama's Victory Means for the Social Sector - Kiva Business 4 Business Community http://tinyurl.com/5enqsb
Politweets — ... @ doverbey She probably remembers you- but does @ PoppyD remember me? hmm long time no chat, Seesmic friend. about 1 hour ago from twhirl in reply to doverbey @ WhitScott getting super siked for LeWeb. Let me know if I can help with anything before we touch down in Paris, FR. about 1 hour ago from twhirl in reply to WhitScott Help out my friend @ StaceyMonk and celebrate #tweetsgiving . Check it out! http://tweetsgiving.org/ What are you grateful for? about 3 hours ago from twhirl ...

@loiskelly Have you seen this one (thx to @RosePena)? Obama Names Team To Create "Innovation Agenda"http://is.gd/96cx
Politweets — ... How 'bout you? 14 minutes ago from TweetDeck @ CaptainCat I hear ya! II have fave memory. Christmas Eve. Hot Tub. Egg Nog. Big Flakes waftin down from silent midnight sky. Pure magic. 17 minutes ago from TweetDeck in reply to CaptainCat @ CaptainCat RE: Hot Tub N Glass o White Have a soak for me too, k? :D Sounds heavenly... about 10 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to CaptainCat @ MariSmith RE: http://tweetsgiving.org How cool is that? Have you seen http://modestneeds.org ? ...

Intellect, ingenuity, can-do attitude and hard work make America and Americans great. Obama obviously gets this. http://tinyurl.com/5qcre7
Politweets — ... from your phone? Click here . [image] davidfeldt Intellect, ingenuity, can-do attitude and hard work make America and Americans great. Obama obviously gets this. http://tinyurl.com/5qcre7 8 minutes ago from web RT: @ BreakingNewsOn Federal authorities are warning of a possible terrorist plot against the New York City subway during the holidays. about 2 hours ago from web @ bfeld You should think about donating the $100 to http://tweetsgiving.org #tweetsgiving about 3 hours ago from web in reply to bfeld ...

Tweetsgiving: What are You Thankful For?
Mashable! — ... , so if you want to participate, simply tweet something your thankful for with the #tweetsgiving hash-tag, and donate in honor of that which you’re thankful. ...

TweetsGiving uses Twitter to fund a classroom in Africa on Thanksgiving
VentureBeat — ... With a few hours to spare, TweetsGiving, a web-based project set up to help build a classroom in a school in Tanzania has surpassed its goal of raising $10,000. What’s interesting is how the word spread about this project: Through the micro-messaging service ...

DIGITAL CHARITY TOOLBOX: 50+ Ways to Get Your “Give” On
Mashable! — ... goes a long way, so you can rest assured that whatever you invest – time, talent or treasure – will yield a return. And of course, you get what you give: By changing the Web, you actually are helping to change the world. ...

Twitter Used For Social Media Fundraising?
WebProNews Feed — ... One thing this showed was that social media continues to be an amazing way to raise awareness about good causes, as well as foster support for them. Twitter in particular is beginning to shine as a cause marketing platform. Think about Tweetsgiving, ...

SXSW thoughts on Twitter's past, present, future
Webware.com — ... Facebook has added almost twice as many 50- to 64-year-old visitors (+13.6 million) than it has added under 18-year-old visitors (+7.3 million)." Of all the social networks, Twitter may well be the most pervasive broad- and narrowcasting channel, propelled by an ever-growing base of users. Every day, more sophisticated Twitter business models are popping up that move the service closer into the hands of a mainstream audience: charity campaigns such as Twestival and Tweetsgiving (Robert Fabricant pointed out that there is a natural synergy between ...

5 Events That Have Used Social Media for a Good Cause
Mashable! — ... Tweetsgiving was a project of Epic Change that sought to demonstrate the power of Twitter and the social web by raising $10,000 in 48 hours to build a classroom at a school in Tanzania. The project was inspired by the TrickorTweet campaign organized around Halloween by @TheGrok and @ChrisBrogan. By using social media including blog posts and Twitter, the online event spread virally within a short amount of time to bring together those interested in contributing to a good cause. Tweetsgiving worked best because it was able ...

10 Most Extraordinary Twitter Updates
Mashable! — ... This is not the only charity event held through Twitter. Tweetsgiving raised $10,000 to build a classroom in Tanzania and ...

10 Ways to Change the World Through Social Media
Mashable! — ... This list could be exclusive to Twitter. From Tweetsgiving, the Twitter fundraiser that raised enough money to build a new classroom for a school in Tanzania, to ...

Tweetraising: The Potential For Charities On Twitter
TechCrunch — ... Still, Twitter’s viral, real-time nature allows for a fast (and relatively low-cost) way to raise funds. Tweetsgiving, another Twitter-based charitable initiative raised over $10,000 in just 48 hours in November of 2008 to fund a new classroom for a school in Tanzania. Beth Kantor ...

HOW TO: Do Good on Twitter
Mashable! — ... But Twestival isn’t the only Twitter fundraising success story. Last November, Tweetsgiving raised over $11,000 to build a new classroom for a school in Tanzania, and ...

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