#Quakebook

10, April, 2011 3 Comments

The power of social media.

In the wake of the recent Japanese earthquake, the whole world has been galvanised into action. Many are raising funds, volunteering, doing something, anything, to try to help the situation and lessen the devastating impact of the horrifying earthquake and subsequent tsunamis.

An interesting project that has developed in the aftermath is #Quakebook, the labour of love of 300 strangers who came together online to produce an e-book of 89 stories of people’s experiences in the earthquake and tsunami, all in the name of charity to raise funds for the Red Cross, to benefit the victims in Japan. The call to action was made on Twitter (hashtag #quakebook) and the stories unfolded on Twitter.

Read all about how they did it and their motivations on the Quakebook blog, and do your part to help in this worthy cause.

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3 Responses to #Quakebook

  1. liberal sprinkles says:
    10, April, 2011 at 11:51 pm

    Thanks for the link to my blog, would be nice if you’d put up my blog name and comment on my post too! Cheers!

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  2. Serena says:
    11, April, 2011 at 11:47 am

    Hi, Thanks for the comment and yes, the blog name is liberal sprinkles, and more on the Japanese situation can be read at: http://liberalsprinkles.blogspot.com/p/facts-on-japan-quake-tsunami-nuclear.html

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  3. liberal sprinkles says:
    11, April, 2011 at 12:42 pm

    Serena, thanks for mentioning my blog name and posting a comment!

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