Moconews (Wednesday)

Donations are pouring into the Red Cross by text message to support the victims of the Haiti earthquake. The campaign, which lets you donate $10 using your cellphone bill, is spreading quickly on Twitter, Facebook and other social networks. Within just a few hours of operation, the program had ra...

AP (Wednesday)
NEW YORK (AP) -- Calls for donations spread through social media sites Facebook and Twitter on Wednesday as users asked their friends and strangers to help the victims of Haiti's earthquake....

AP (Wednesday)
NEW YORK (AP) -- Calls for donations spread through social media sites Facebook and Twitter on Wednesday as users asked their friends and strangers to help the victims of Haiti's earthquake....

TechCrunch (Wednesday)
Yesterday Zynga added offers-for-currency back into its popular Facebook and MySpace games after a two month suspension following the Scamville saga.. Offers from just eight companies are included: Netflix, Discover Card, Blockbuster, HSBC Direct, Gamefly, Book of the Month Club, SnapFish and The N...

Valleywag (Wednesday)

Google is putting its profits and growth on the line to stand up to China's authoritartian practices. Whatever we might suspect about its motives, the company deserves applause for that. Maybe now it can lead an allied, anti-repression tech force.

For decades now, the corporate and politic...

TechCrunch (Wednesday)
Startup Get Satisfaction has raised $2.3 million in funding according to an SEC filing. It appears that the startup is looking to raise a total of $3.5 million in the round. The company previously raised $2.5 million in funding. Get Satisfaction makes a network of customer support forums where c...