Facebook

As I logged into my facebook account today, I started thinking about how much it has evolved as a social network since its origin. I remember when I first activated my facebook a little over two years ago, it was nothing more than a place to catch up with old friends and possibly meet new ones. It was the myspace of college. Now, upon logging in, I am bombarded with requests to support various philanthropic causes. For example, today I was asked to join the "Amber Alert" causes. Instead of blowing it off, I decided to take a second look. The cause claims to have raised over $4,654 just from facebook. I was amazed by that number, I had no idea that facebook did so much more than connect old friends. I did some research and discovered other organizations that have raised a lot of money through facebook. It is nice to see that facebook has evolved from a mere social network to an online arena which supports philanthropic organizations.