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A High-Tech Blood Drive
By Virginia Prescott on Tuesday, March 18, 2008.
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Facebook is the second-largest social networking Web site, next to MySpace. Sixty-seven million users log on to send messages, post photos, or play games. A new Facebook application launched on Monday essentially uses the site as a high-tech blood drive.
The New York-based non-profit Takes All Types hopes to encourage blood donations overall, especially during shortages or crises. It’s the latest example of groups using Facebook for civic-minded purposes. Word of Mouth's Virginia Prescott spoke with program founder Ben Bergman, a recruiter for online media companies, about using social networking for humanitarian aims.
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