Haiti Truck Crash Leaves 23 Dead, 67 Injured

Authorities in Haiti say 23 people have died after the driver of a truck carrying loads of rubble lost control of his vehicle in a hilly area of the impoverished Caribbean nation's capital. "Between 26 and 30 people ... continue

Sean Penn Named Newest Ambassador To Haiti

With devastating effects still felt all throughout Haiti from an earthquake that happened two years ago the country is looking for as much help as they can get and they are receiving it from actor Sean Penn. Penn ... continue

Florida woman returns from Haiti with Cholera, is recovering

A Florida woman who visited Haiti has returned from her trip infected with Cholera, an official with the Florida Department of Health has confirmed. Dr. Thomas Torok says that the woman was visiting family near the Artibonite River, ... continue

Bush shakes hands with Haitian, then wipes it on Clinton’s shirt

In this video, former Presidents Clinton and Bush are immersed in their diplomatic duties in Haiti following January's catastrophic earthquake that left hundreds of thousands dead in the impoverished nation. Clinton and Bush are shaking the hands of ... continue

Video: ‘We Are The World’ remake, unknowns vs. celebs

Despite the huge number of relief efforts for Haiti after January's earthquake, not many people were impressed by the effort to remake 80s charity tune "We Are The World." Now, fifty-seven unknowns have covered it and the video ... continue

Society of Professional Journalists show they still don’t get this new world of news

In the light of the disaster on Haiti and how it is being reported in the news by some journalists there have been a few journalism mouthpieces who have questioned said reporting. Now the Society of Professional ... continue

This is the social media that I <3 and you should too

Social Media is not the tools like Twitter and Facebook regardless of how much the people living off of VC dollars might want to have you believe they are. Social Media cannot be framed or described through any ... continue

A Social Media world and what we are learning from Haiti

There has been a thought percolating in the back of my mind as I watch the incredible response by ordinary people which in turns seems to be prompting corporations to step forward in ways that they haven't ... continue

Haitians get to enjoy watching cruise passengers have a BBQ

Chalk this up as a stupid and heartless - not to mention totally bone-head - move by the Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines' ship Independence of the Seas. I understand that live must go on for the rest of ... continue

Video: Wyclef responds to negative press about Yele Haiti

Wyclef Jean, who has been fighting to help Haiti since way before the recent, catastrophic earthquake, has posted a video in response to scrutiny of the Yele Haiti foundation, namely from the Washington Post and The Smoking ... continue

Play Halo 3, help Haiti

If you're a Halo 3 player struggling to drum up a donation to any of the charities connected with the Haiti relief effort, then Halo developer Bungie is offering to donate something on your behalf. All you have ... continue

Haitian tweets get the Bing treatment

I was reading a post over at Wired's Danger Room blog where they were pointing out some of the Twitter action coming from Haiti. Just at the end of the post was a link to a Bing ... continue

Where does the banks and Wall Street place in the Haitian relief?

Last night I wrote a bit of a list of the various tech companies and what they were doing regarding the relief effort for Haiti. Well today I figured that it would be interesting to see what ... continue

Tech companies adding to the relief effort for Haiti

Records are being set for money being raised through the use of SMS text messages with the number somewhere around the $5 million mark. While maybe not setting any records the number of companies in the tech ... continue

Facebook gamers helping Haiti through FarmVille, Mafia Wars, Zynga Poker

Players of popular Facebook games such as FarmVille have been contributing toward the Haitian earthquake relief effort after the island nation was hit by a devastating earthquake this week. Zynga, creator of FarmVille, Mafia Wars, and Zynga Poker, ... continue

T-Mobile Waives Incoming and Outgoing Call Charges To Haiti, Pledges Support

T-Mobile USA today announced that they are immediately supporting relief efforts in Haiti by offering free incoming and outgoing calls to the country, while also offering Wireless Equipment to help in the island nations restoration efforts. Current customers ... continue