全球網民救助海地：你能做什么
As you probably know, Haiti was struck by a devastating earthquake last night. (海地當地時間1月12日下午)According to the latest estimates, over 100,000 people may have died and large parts of the island's infrastructure have been destroyed.
Here is a short list of things you can do right now to get help to Haiti. Just watch out for unsolicited emails. Quite a few scammers and spammers are trying to profit from this catastrophe and have set up fake donation sites and are running phishing scams.
Text to Give Money
As Twitter's Evan Williams just noted on the official Twitter blog, giving money to relief organizations has never been easier. All you need is your phone.
- The American Red Cross allows anyone in the U.S. to text HAITI to 90999 as an easy way to donate $10 to the recovery effort. The money is billed to your mobile phone account. According to the latest tally, the Red Cross has already raised over $800,000 through text messages.
- Musician Wyclef Jean's Haiti-focused organization, Yele is also accepting text-message donations. To donate $5, text Yele to 501501 or visit the foundation's Web site.
Of course, all the major relief organizations also have websites and will happily accept your donations. Our friends at Mashable have compiled a good list of worthy organizations.
Update: Google also just announced a new page that allows you to donate to UNICEF and CARE by using a Google Checkout account.
Stay Informed
Here are a few Twitter lists you can follow to stay informed.
- New York Times: follows updates from organizations like the Red Cross, Catholic Relief Services and InternetHaiti.
- CNN: follows many of the same news sources as the New York Times, but also features updates from local bloggers and Twitter users.
- This local blogger is also posting regular updates.
If you know of other news sources, local bloggers or organizations, let us know in the comment
你可能已經聽說了，昨晚(海地當地時間1月12日下午)海地遭到了毀滅性地震的襲擊。據最新估計，已經有10萬多人已經喪生，并且該島大部分基礎設施已經被毀掉。
注意那些來歷不明的郵件，小心那些想發(fā)災難財的騙子和垃圾信息制造者。 此外，你能做些什么呢？
通過手機短信捐款
正如Twitter的Evan Williams在Twitter官方博客上所言，捐款給賑災機構從來都不是輕而易舉的事情。你所需要的就是手機。
- 美國紅十字會允許所有美國人通過發(fā)送短信“HAITI”到“90999”向災后重建活動捐助10美元。捐款從手機賬戶中扣除。目前該機構已經通過手機短信得到80萬美元捐款。
- 音樂家Wyclef Jean專門為海地創(chuàng)建的機構Yele基金也接受手機短信捐助。發(fā)送“Yele”到“501501”或訪問該基金網站都可以捐助5美元。
更新: Google剛剛宣布了一個新的捐款頁面，你可以通過Google Checkout向聯合國兒童基金會（UNICEF）和CARE捐款。
保持關注
- 紐約時報: 關注來自紅十字會、天主教海外救助服務（Catholic Relief Services）、以及海地網絡（InternetHaiti）的消息。
- CNN: 除了和《紐約時報》來源一致的消息外，還包括當地博客和Twitter用戶的更新。
- 還有一個一個定期更新的海地博客。
編譯：pestwave
