Today I had to write a review for an article concerning East Asian affairs for my Modern World History class. I was dreading doing the assignment because I was expecting it to be boring and a waste of time. As I searched for an interesting article to write about, I definitely hit the jackpot! It was about a man who used e-book and twitter (Forni's favorite thing in the world) to raise $25,000 for the Japan Red Cross. He asked people through Twitter to send in pictures, stories, art or anything relating to the disaster which he would use as the basis for his book that he would sell and all profits would go to charity. The project was a huge success and he ended up getting around 200 editors, writers, designers and translators to contribute and found a company to sell it online and print it without any extra cost. I found this story very inspiring because this man had no big connections other than his Twitter account. I'm amazed at how simple it can be to help.
So, I have officially let down my guard about Twitter. This definitely changed my mind about it!
Wow Forni, you're right this time! congrats.
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