A new program that lets cellphone users send text messages to donate to the American Red Cross <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/a/american_red_cross/index.html?inline=nyt-org>
in major natural disasters has come under fire by a consumer group that contends the program is a business development strategy masquerading as charity. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/11/us/11cell.html?th&emc=th We had donating via SMS here in Europe after the Tsunami, too, so this might be a global issue. - Frank Thomas -- .................................................................... Dr. Frank Thomas FTR Internet Research 321, bd de la Boissière 93110 Rosny-sous-Bois France <A HREF="CALLTO://Frank_Thomas"><IMG> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "mobile-society" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mobile-society?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
