On today’s Twitter trending topics, you will see Haiti and Yele in spots number one and two.  Twitter has become instrumental for getting the word out about worldwide crises and how to help.  The American Red Cross has joined in by assigning a number for people to text and donate.  When you text 909-99, you will donate $10 to go directly to the aid of the Haiti earthquake victims (showing up on your phone bill for that month).  The updates can be quickly seen on Google Real Time Search Results:

Yele is a program developed by recording artist Wyclef Jean committed to keeping the spirit, heart and pride of the Haiti people intact.  He, too, assigned a number (501501) to automatically donate $5 to the disaster relief of Haitians after the 7.0 magnitude earthquake.

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