I love technology.
In the past 10 years I’ve reconnected with long lost friends, made new best friends, discovered a wealth of great music and learned how to Dougie. For all the time I waste on things like Facebook games, I also enrich my life through the amount of information available after a ten second Google search, far more information than I could gain from ten days of researching in the library (although they definitely still have their place in my life)!
However, want to know my favorite thing about technology? Its ability to change lives. This week’s organization has done that in a way that was unprecedented just a year and a half ago. TwitChange takes advantage of people’s desire to connect with their favorite celebrity with the ease of communication Twitter provides to bring people together for a cause. With 178 celebrities involved, so far TwitChange has raised over $500,000 for shelter and a school in Haiti and over $135,000 to support military families. And in 5 days, from March 2-12, a new auction will run for CARE, an organization that helps women in poverty around the globe.
What makes this organization so great? There are a number of ways. First, it’s simple. From celebrity sign-up to the actual bidding, TwitChange makes it easy for you to understand the whats and the hows of the auction. Also, it’s global. There’s no need to worry about if an item can be shipped to your country or how long it will take. All you need is an Internet connection that lets you access Twitter and you receive your prize instantly, whether it’s a follow, a retweet, a mention or all of the above! It’s personal and it’s verifiable. Instead of hanging your signed poster on your wall and trying to find reasons to invite people over to see it, you communication with your favorite celebrity is there for everyone to see.
If you haven’t checked out TwitChange yet, do it now. If your favorite celebrity isn’t involved, send a tweet to make it happen. Long gone are the days when Twitter was only good for sandwich updates. Now it is poised to change the world, one tweet at a time.
Official website: http://twitchange.com
Twitter page: http://twitter.com/twitchange