Continuing on the topic of Twitter, users around the world are using the micro-blogging website to organise special fundraising events, dubbed “Twestivals”, to raise money for charity.
The events, or "tweet-ups”, will be held on 12th February 2009 and will raise money to support charity: water, a not-for-profit agency aimed at bringing clean drinking water to people in developing nations.
The individual Twestivals are being organised by volunteers and 100% of the proceeds goes directly towards the charity.
The first Twestival was held in London in 2008, and social tweet-ups like this are a great way for people to meet the faces behind the avatars while raising money for a good cause. There are over 100 cities officially signed for the event across Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific and the Middle East.
This years London Twestival has over 400 followers, and separate spill-over events are being planned for those unable to get a ticket.
Twitter users can go to the Twestival website to find an event in their city, and can also follow @twestival for regular updates.
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