Mobile media is truly becoming the new norm.  In the aftermath of the most destructive earthquake to hit Haiti in over 200 years, text messaging is providing a new vehicle for people to lend a helping hand without even leaving their living rooms. 

According to Chicago’s RedEye, Haitian born Wyclef Jean is asking people to text “Yele” to 501501 to make a $5 donation his charity, the Yele Haiti Earthquake Fund.  Similarly, the American Red Cross is asking individuals to text “Haiti” to 90999 to make a $10 donation. 

The results speak for themselves.  According to USA Today:

Mobile text fundraising has exploded onto the scene in a big way during the Haiti disaster, with the American Red Cross reporting it has raised $3 million via texting in just over 24 hours.

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“We need to go where people are,” Punley says. “Not everybody is at a computer, not everyone will write a check any more. So we really need to be able to reach out to people in a variety of ways.”

Donations via text are just another testament that our nation is becoming increasingly more wireless.

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