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Thursday, December 30, 2004
First it was Google with a prominent link on its home page to an austere listing of links to relief agency websites (there's not even a Google logo on the page). Then, Yahoo placed a link on its My Yahoo page (and probably on other sites in the Yahoo network). Now, links to aid agencies from major websites are cropping up everywhere. E-commerce sites like Amazon are helping out.
It's gratifying to see so many sites using their massive audiences for such a worthy cause. I don't remember portals and search engines doing something this charitable, at least since September 11, 2001. Let's hope it extends the trend of the internet enabling unprecedented voluteering of time and money. As the US election showed, people want to help; they just need to be shown the way.
There's even a tsunami relief blog to help channel those efforts. None of this would have been possible without the internet. As members of this fortunate community safe from the devastation, we have a lot to be thankful for. Donate if you feel so inclined. We should all do what we can to help.
We hope you have a safe and prosperous new year, wherever you are on this spinning blue globe we call home.
Posted by
Cory Kleinschmidt
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