In the 48 hours since a devastating earthquake ripped through Haiti, the American Red Cross has received over $35 million in donations - more than $5 million of which came through text messaging, setting a new record for the Red Cross for mobile technology-based giving.
Wow, what a difference five years makes! Facebook has released a study that African American and Latino members make up a much larger percentage of the social network’s users than initially believed, debunking the myth that Facebook is primarily a white and Asian trend.
LATINA VOTER INTERNET AND NEW MEDIA USAGE:
Groundbreaking Poll Shows Internet & New Media Usage Vital for Engaging Latinas
According to a report released by HOPE (Hispanas Organized for Political Equality), Latina voters with access to the internet are more likely to be informed about new state laws and the legislative process in general than non-connected Latina voters.
PEW just released a report Twitter and Status Updating, Fall 2009 indicating that a “social segment” of internet users is flocking to both social network sites and status update services. This segment is likely to grow as ever more internet users adopt mobile devices as a primary means of going online.
According to the report, some 19% of internet users now say they use Twitter or another service to share updates about themselves, or to see updates about others.
A short explanation of social networking websites and why they are popular.
