I am happy to pass along the news that Joplin Tornado Info, a Facebook clearing house for all kinds of news related to the May 22 disaster, has been nominated for a presitgious internet award.
From the Joplin Tornado Info news release:
We are pleased to announce that Joplin Tornado Info has been chosen by Mashable’s Editors as one of 7 finalists in the “Best Social Good Cause Campaign” category. The final winner is determined by reader’s choice meaning we need your votes to win. It is our hope that we can continue to call attention to Joplin’s recovery and the integral role social media has played in that recovery.
Joplin Tornado Info facebook page (www.facebook.com/joplintornadoinfo)
was started minutes after the May 22nd. tornado by Genevieve Williams, CEO Your Net Working, a Neosho based internet marketing strategy business.
Joplin Tornado Info page quickly went viral gathering over 48,000 fans in 36 hours. Joplin Tornado info community members used the page to find loved ones, post needs, recovery and relief efforts, arrange logistics, promote other Joplin Tornado related facebook pages, share grief and joy.
Joplin Tornado Info page was a grasroots community volunteer effort, manned 24/7 in the days and weeks following the tornado. This grassroots community effort consists of fans worldwide and to date
has collected more than 77 MILLION page views.
Help draw attention to Joplin and the important role social media has played in it's ongoing recovery.
Vote daily through December 18th:
http://mashable.com/follow/contests/mashable-awards-2011/category/best-social-good-cause-campaign/
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