Philanthropy support network Tweets for a Cause (@tweetsforacause) generated worldwide reaction after posting a single tweet this morning, with more than 300 retweets of its message (some removed the user name) and 5,000 link clicks.
On the first Tuesday of every month, Tweets for a Cause plans to send out one tweet in an effort to mobilize the Twitter community and get word out about an important cause. This first tweet raised awareness about breast cancer and benefited the Susan G. Komen Atlanta Chapter. Each time a different charity will be benefited.
Here’s the first tweet and some follow-up tweets from @tweetsforacause:
tweetsforacause 8 Signs Your Mom, Wife, Sister May Have Breast Cancer: http://bit.ly/wUSED ~ PLZ READ & RT! 05 May 2009 from HootSuite
Here’s some early reaction to the project from across the Twitterverse:
GoodwillNG (North Georgia) @tweetsforacause Thanks for hte follow. Looking forward to connecting with you. Applauding your concept. 29 Apr 2009 from web in reply to tweetsforacause
EmmaPeel_ (Cologne, Germany) Wanna be a Tweetheart? RT @tweetforacause Would you tweet once per month to help your community? Here’s how: http://bit.ly/VeQ (plz retweet) 01 May 2009 from web
DADiaperBank (Southeast Michigan) @alittlegnocchi @helpamotherout Tweets for a Cause – http://tinyurl.com/crq9lo Kind of cool eh? – Very cool! How does a cause get featured? 05 May 2009 from web in reply to alittlegnocchi
DailyTwiTips (Midwest U.S.A.) Great cause and also a good stress test for the twitter servers – http://www.tweetsforacause.org/instruction.html 05 May 2009 from TweetDeck
SiobhanBulfin (Wellington, New Zealand) recommend following @tweetsforacause for breast cancer awareness and other causes in need of public awareness and fund raising. 05 May 2009 from web
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