Tim Ferriss, acclaimed author of The 4-Hour Work Week (#1 New York Times bestseller) and winner of the 2007 DonorsChoose.org Blogger Challenge, plans to launch a campaign to attract Twitter followers, while benefiting DonorsChoose.org in the process. Tim has just announced his plans to donate $3 to DonorsChoose.org for every new person who follows him on Twitter (aka his “Tweet to Beat”). The goal is to directly help 25,000 U.S. public school students in low-income and high-need classrooms in two weeks.
This so-called “Tweet to Beat” is a follow-up philanthropic experiment to his successful LitLiberation, a campaign by bloggers and their readers, and CEOs and their employees, to spread the power of literacy worldwide.
If the spirit of doing good doesn’t move you, then Tim’s promises of a round-trip ticket anywhere in the world or a brand new 15″ MacBook Pro might do the trick.
For more information about Tim Ferriss’ “Tweet to Beat” DonorsChoose.org Challenge, please check out his blog, RT his announcement, and don’t forget to follow him Twitter.
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[…] Using Twitter To Help Students - Tim Ferriss, author of The 4-Hour Work Week, plans to launch a campaign to attract Twitter followers, while benefiting DonorsChoose.org in the process. He will donate $3 to DonorsChoose.org for every new person who follows him on Twitter (aka his “Tweet to Beat”). The goal is to directly help 25,000 U.S. public school students in low-income and high-need classrooms in two weeks. […]
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Check this out to see the update on how Tim Ferriss is doing!
http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2009/03/tim-ferriss-twitter-followers/
Comment by Katie — Mar 16, 2009 @ 7:09pm