Social networking 'is boosting third sector fundraising songs for Haiti'

05/02/10

Charity fundraising for individuals affected by the earthquake in Haiti is through the roof thanks to the use of new technologies such as social networking, it has been reported.

According to Samuel Axon of Mashable, the use of websites such as Facebook and Twitter to promote Haiti benefit singles Everybody Hurts and We Are The World is making a marked difference on their sales figures.

The writer notes that music retailer HMV expects Everybody Hurts - a rendition of the famous R.E.M. track recorded by a number of famous singers including Mariah Carey, Susan Boyle, Rod Steward and Robbie Williams - is selling rapidly thanks to charity fundraising appeals online.

'It is well on course to become a million seller, easily the biggest single for a decade,' the company told the Inquisitr.

Meanwhile, a video documenting the recording of We Are The World is currently proving popular on social networking sites.

The song was originally written as a charity single in 1985 by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie.

Meanwhile, reports indicate that actor Johnny Depp has teamed up with Shane McGowan, Chrissie Hynde and Paloma Faith to record a charity rendition of I've Put A Spell On You.

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