Social networking sites including Twitter and Facebook have played a crucial role in the Haiti fundraising appeal, according to a charity spokesman.
The British Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) said £8 million (€9 million) was raised after an appeal on Twitter on Wednesday.
A text message donation system was also set up and, by yesterday, 10,000 people signed up as fans of the DEC Facebook page, compared to 800 four days earlier. – (AP)
