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Twitter for Charity? - German man takes Charity and social media to a new level
The 999999Followers Project was created to give a twitter account to a charity with 999,999 Twitter followers and a place to broadcast its message. (Berlin, Germany) - July 31, 2009 - Twitter, the new Internet service that lets you speak your mind in 140 characters or less - has proven a communication boon for many. One of the newer trends that's just emerging in Twitter, though, is a growing effort to use the social media tool for charity. While some people turn their twitter images different colors in support of a cause, or try to get their fellow "tweeple" to click on a link to raise funds, Christian Rubarth of Berlin Germany is looking to accomplish something that uses Twitter for charity more directly.
 
"I want to get 999,999 followers on my twitter account 999999Followers," Christian says. "Once I've gotten that many, I will give my twitter account to a charity. Since Twitter lets you change your name, they won't have to keep the 999999Followers name once I give the account away."
 
Which charity will get the twitter account? Everyone who follows 999999Followers on Twitter will be given a chance to vote for which charity he or she feels is most deserving at 999999Followers.broken-monitor.com, and the charity with the most votes will receive it. Tying the reach and interactivity of social media with a desire to do good, this web designer is aiming high: he wants to get all 999,999 followers before Dec 31, 2009.
 
It may seem like an odd thing to do, giving a charity a twitter account with a giant following, but it makes a lot of sense in this new world of social media. Giving a charity a list of just under 1 million contacts all across the globe who are service-minded and web-savvy is a huge resource pool that any charitable organization could make good use of. Only a few Twitter users have followings in the millions, such as Ashton Kutcher and CNN News, and they've seen the power of Twitter to raise funds and awareness.
 
It's a lofty goal that Christian has set for himself - and the Twitter community - but if other Twitter users like Ashton Kutcher can get a million users just for fun, he figures that he can accomplish the same thing for charity.
 
Want to help? Log in to twitter.com or sign up if you don't have an account and tell your followers something like: "Chris from @999999Followers is looking to get 999,999 followers by Dec 31 & give his acct. to charity. Follow him & please RT!"
 
Contact:
Christian Rubarth
Brunnenstraße 177
10119 Berlin / Germany
 
Telefon: 0160 910 44 123
Skype: Christian.Rubarth
eMail: Christian.Rubarth@gmx.de
 
Twitter: http://twitter.com/999999followers
Info & Voting page: http://999999followers.broken-monitor.com
 
About @999999followers
The 999999Followers Project is the brainchild of 40 year old web designer Christian Rubarth of Berlin, Germany. He wants to get 999,999 Twitter users following him by December 31 so that he can give his account to a charity at the start of 2010. Help him out by following him at http://twitter.com/999999followers and spreading the word through Twitter, Facebook, or anywhere else you hang out online.

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