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• 1. Jackie  |  May 15th, 2008 at 5:06 pm

  Thanks so much for bringing this to my attention. This is such a great cause and it’s touching to see so many people finally standing up for the Burmese people! Looks like we really can make a difference…

• 2. Sandy  |  May 15th, 2008 at 5:07 pm

  I like your spirit! Thanks for spreading the word about a great cause.

• 3. Brittany  |  May 15th, 2008 at 5:16 pm

  This seems like an awesome way to spread awareness of the terrible situation in Burma. Let’s make this happen!

• 4. Jocy  |  May 15th, 2008 at 5:18 pm

  Thank you for taking a stand and getting the word out and being willing to do something to help. Humanity is our most precious resource, we have to care for one another, no matter how far away we are. God bless!

• 5. Amanda Jeberjahn  |  May 15th, 2008 at 5:22 pm

  Regrettably, I didn’t know much about what is going on in Burma. What a cool opportunity to spread the word!

• 6. Matt  |  May 15th, 2008 at 5:32 pm

  No, it CAN’T wait.

• 7. deb  |  May 15th, 2008 at 5:39 pm

  thanks for getting involved in this cause. There are so many that need attention- this is a good start. I really like your ideas

• 8. stasi  |  May 15th, 2008 at 6:19 pm

  I’m actually really glad about this I was just saying that we should do something for Burma… My original semseter at sea voyage was supposed to go there, but because the political turmoil was getting so bad we couldn’t make port there. It’s so sad that after all they are going through, they get hit by such a catastrophe.

• 9. Rachel Money  |  May 15th, 2008 at 6:26 pm

  I have heard a lot about Burma lately and the conditions there are really shocking. I’m glad that I am starting to hear more about parts of the world that need attention.

• 10. Jacqueline  |  May 15th, 2008 at 7:15 pm

  Help out Burma! They shoud let aid in….

• 11. c  |  May 15th, 2008 at 7:23 pm

  this is the first i have heard about this, which is not only sad for me for not being updated on world news but also for the media for not giving it some much needed attention. thanks for what you do.

• 12. Lisa W.  |  May 15th, 2008 at 7:23 pm

  I’m glad organizations like yours are reaching college students. Students can get so busy with their everyday responsibilities we often forget about the world, especially when it’s so far removed.

• 13. Mallory  |  May 15th, 2008 at 7:23 pm

  What a great cause!
  Keep up all the hard work!

• 14. Kate  |  May 15th, 2008 at 7:37 pm

  Thank you so very much for helping to create awareness of the terrible plight that has defined Burma for years.
  It’s time we all generously provide aid and compassion to the Burmese, especially in such an exceptionally dire time of need.
  It IS possible to change the ways of Burma and this is one great way to start.

• 15. Amanda  |  May 15th, 2008 at 7:40 pm

  This is a terrible thing that is happening and should be brought to more peoples attention. Thanks for doing that so we can all hop on board with helping end this.

• 16. Mandy  |  May 15th, 2008 at 7:44 pm

  Thanks for all creating awareness. Its an important step in making changes.

• 17. Liane  |  May 15th, 2008 at 7:46 pm

  I wish more organizations were willing to do things like this! Thank you so much!

• 18. Sarah  |  May 15th, 2008 at 8:09 pm

  We are all praying for those that have been affected by these crises. Thank you for helpinig the cause.

• 19. Marissa  |  May 15th, 2008 at 8:31 pm

  This is awesome– thanks for helping!

• 20. Dayna  |  May 15th, 2008 at 8:46 pm

  Thank you for spreading news about these terrible events and bringing information forward.

• 21. Caleb Franklin  |  May 15th, 2008 at 9:27 pm

  THANK YOU SO MUCH. A wonderful example of how the digital space is improving the world for all.

• 22. Brittany Hahn  |  May 15th, 2008 at 9:31 pm

  Thanks for getting involved!

• 23. Natalie  |  May 15th, 2008 at 11:42 pm

  Thanks for all the work you are doing, you make this world a better place and I admire your efforts.

• 24. Kelly  |  May 16th, 2008 at 1:32 am

  We are all praying for those that have been affected by these crises. Thank you for helping the cause!

• 25. Katie Frost  |  May 16th, 2008 at 11:32 am

  Thanks for spreading awareness. What a great way to help!

• 26. Mack Collier  |  May 16th, 2008 at 12:47 pm

  Thanks for letting me know about this and doing this, I’ll let everyone on Twitter know as well!

• 27. Susan Getgood  |  May 16th, 2008 at 12:49 pm

  Came over from Mack’s Twitter, will add this to a post I’m writing today.

• 28. mike ashworth  |  May 16th, 2008 at 12:53 pm

  A very worth cause, cheers to Mack Collier for the heads up.

  Mike Ashworth

• 29. Burma: It Can’t Wai&hellip  |  May 16th, 2008 at 1:49 pm

  […] DIG is now donating per comment of track back to this post. Filed under: social, video, viral   |   Tags: activism, social media, […]

• 30. Bardia  |  May 16th, 2008 at 4:21 pm

  Alright!

• 31. Natasha  |  May 16th, 2008 at 4:31 pm

  Thanks so much for all the work you are doing and the awareness you are spreading.

• 32. Beth Kanter  |  May 17th, 2008 at 12:58 am

  Thanks for spreading the word

• 33. pollyalida  |  May 17th, 2008 at 1:26 am

  What a great way to gather support. Thank you for doing this.

• 34. Kevin Donovan  |  May 17th, 2008 at 2:21 am

  Thanks for doing this.

• 35. Christy Tucker  |  May 17th, 2008 at 2:25 am

  Found my way here from Beth Kanter’s blog. Thanks for the good work you’re doing.

• 36. Ben Matthews  |  May 17th, 2008 at 2:54 am

  Great stuff - here’s hoping that the full amount is raised!

  Will also blog about it to spread the awareness.

  Keep up the good work!

• 37. Markus Sandy  |  May 17th, 2008 at 3:20 am

  Thanks to for spreading the word and thanks to Beth Kanter for pointing this out.

• 38. Ian Rhett  |  May 17th, 2008 at 4:42 am

  Well, it wasn’t clear, but I’m here now! And glad to make my comment count.

• 39. Wade M | TheMiddleWay  |  May 17th, 2008 at 6:12 am

  Thank you so much for doing this. You are right, Burma can’t wait. I’ll be spreading the word to all who will listen, hopefully get a few more comments.

  Do you have any banners/icons/widget that we can place on our blogs to drive you more links and traffic? Would be a good idea IMO.

  Gassho,

  –djway

• 40. Michele Martin  |  May 17th, 2008 at 7:11 am

  Great work–this really CAN’T wait! Thanks for getting the word out!

• 41. Jeff Trexler  |  May 17th, 2008 at 7:20 am

  Excellent model of how to fuse marketing and charity–and we don’t even have to download Silverlight!

• 42. Sara  |  May 17th, 2008 at 9:26 am

  I’ll be passing this on to my friends!

• 43. paul  |  May 17th, 2008 at 9:30 am

  great idea. well done.

• 44. Lauren  |  May 17th, 2008 at 12:12 pm

  It is situations like these that break my heart and make me wonder whether there truly is a God. However, it is also situations like these that remind me the kindness and love of the human spirit. We all need to help out and do as much as possible. We need to unite and help those in Burma. This cannot wait!

• 45. Kathleen Tvelia  |  May 17th, 2008 at 12:19 pm

  The events occurring in Burma are unacceptable. Thank goodness someone has taken it in to their hands to spread awareness and send support.

• 46. Rose  |  May 17th, 2008 at 12:29 pm

  This is a great initiative. I’ve posted it to delicious and facebook, hope to help drive some traffic here.

• 47. perri  |  May 17th, 2008 at 12:33 pm

  I will let my networks know about your campaign immediately. Good luck and thanks for your work.

• 48. Jen  |  May 17th, 2008 at 12:35 pm

  I think this is a wonderful campaign! Keep up the hard work!

• 49. regina huynh  |  May 17th, 2008 at 12:37 pm

  this is awesome! good luck

• 50. Teresa  |  May 17th, 2008 at 12:42 pm

  Make every cent count!

• 51. Brittany Buckalew  |  May 17th, 2008 at 1:11 pm

  thanks so much for doing this! its so awesome to see people coming together to help others in need!

• 52. Alisa Malki  |  May 17th, 2008 at 1:20 pm

  Thank you for working to fight for the people who need it.

• 53. David Dawes  |  May 17th, 2008 at 1:26 pm

  This is a great idea and good luck with this.

• 54. Kendyl  |  May 17th, 2008 at 1:43 pm

  Thank you for initiating discussion and awareness on such an imperative topic. Chances are, the numbers and facts reported to us are skewed by Burmese government, and the only way we are even going to have any clue as to what is going on over there is through communication and aid. I am thankful this site is attempting to do just that.

• 55. Staci  |  May 17th, 2008 at 2:06 pm

  This is amazing, what a great way to use social media and encourage joining the conversation, while helping out a great cause! Mad props to you DIGtrends!

• 56. pafa.net » Comment on DI&hellip  |  May 17th, 2008 at 2:31 pm

  […] DIGtrends: Leave comments on the THIS CAN’T WAIT post and they’ll donate $10 to the US Campaign for Burma. As part of our commitment to the people […]

• 57. Nancy White  |  May 17th, 2008 at 2:38 pm

  Adding one more comment to up the total for Burma.

• 58. Barbara  |  May 17th, 2008 at 3:03 pm

  Help Burma!

• 59. Joe  |  May 17th, 2008 at 3:16 pm

  You guys rock — Thanks!!!

• 60. Parisa  |  May 17th, 2008 at 3:36 pm

  I’m praying for Burma!!!!

• 61. Danielle  |  May 17th, 2008 at 4:23 pm

  Wow, this is a pretty amazing way to help out this cause. Burma really needs it, and it’s so exciting to see things getting done!

• 62. Alex Klein  |  May 17th, 2008 at 5:41 pm

  This is a great thing you’re doing.

• 63. eli  |  May 17th, 2008 at 8:46 pm

  Right on you guys. thanks for doing this.

• 64. Margaret Reindl  |  May 18th, 2008 at 7:06 am

  This is the powerful impact of social networking! Thanks for making so many aware of the plight of Burma.

• 65. Kim  |  May 18th, 2008 at 11:06 am

  In times like these we need to come together in solidarity, as human beings, because our collective efforts will be much greater than what any one individual can accomplish. Thanks for bringing together these people and spreading consciousness!

• 66. Claudia Blanton  |  May 18th, 2008 at 11:16 am

  Hi! Thank you for posting this, and bringing people together to assist others who are not as fortunate as we are.

• 67. Alexa Valavanis  |  May 18th, 2008 at 1:05 pm

  Thank you!

• 68. Pryms  |  May 18th, 2008 at 1:42 pm

  Praying for timely help for the children and their parents and families of Burma.

• 69. kat  |  May 18th, 2008 at 2:06 pm

  it’s terrible what’s happening. the more people know, the better… this is a great way to spread the word!

• 70. Donnie Peterson  |  May 18th, 2008 at 2:47 pm

  Great work. Hope everyone gets a chance to help in this way! Our thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery from the disaster in Burma are with you and the Burmese citizens!

• 71. Gael Bage  |  May 18th, 2008 at 2:55 pm

  Praying for the Burmese, thank you for this.

• 72. Rikke  |  May 18th, 2008 at 3:00 pm

  You got my support!

• 73. EVERYBODY DO THIS: «&hellip  |  May 18th, 2008 at 3:39 pm

  […] DO THIS: May 18, 2008 — donniesblog The folks at Digtrends are able to offer this easy way to donate a little time to raise money for those struck by the […]

• 74. ohmsmom  |  May 18th, 2008 at 4:50 pm

  with prayers for peace.

• 75. Kate  |  May 18th, 2008 at 5:27 pm

  It’s so sad that it takes a natural disaster of this magnitude to bring international attention to the area, and even still there is so little being done… and it’s a fantastic thing that there are people out there willing to do what they can to help.

• 76. Michelle Murrain  |  May 18th, 2008 at 6:29 pm

  This is such a great campaign. Thanks!

• 77. Julie  |  May 18th, 2008 at 6:35 pm

  I support Burmese efforts for democracy, and I’m glad many agree with me.

• 78. sandy hay  |  May 18th, 2008 at 6:50 pm

  This is a wonderful way to help ,thankyou.I have been lobbying continously , on all my
  Netwworks for AId for Burma and am glad to be able to do something tangible here.
  I thank my friend who recommended this site and posted it on our networks.
  I hope they will have direct help soon ,before any more die.

• 79. Kristine  |  May 18th, 2008 at 10:19 pm

  This is a really cool way to raise money!! keep it up!!

• 80. Renee  |  May 19th, 2008 at 2:04 am

  Thanks for doing this. Here is a video of a refugee camp in Burma where the people have been told they have to go back home, even though they have no home left:

  http://dvb.cachefly.net/nargis/comments_sinpon_1305.wmv

• 81. Lotte  |  May 19th, 2008 at 6:15 am

  This is a great idea. Keep up the good work!

• 82. Maureen Meyer  |  May 19th, 2008 at 8:31 am

  Thanks for putting your money where your mouth is!

• 83. Kimberly Taylor  |  May 19th, 2008 at 8:42 am

  Wish there was more we could do! Keep up the great work.

• 84. Darlene  |  May 19th, 2008 at 9:12 am

  $10 donation per comment- what a creative use of socialmedia for good!kudos

• 85. ren  |  May 19th, 2008 at 11:01 am

  great idea!

• 86. Henry Poole  |  May 19th, 2008 at 2:24 pm

  Keep up the creative, impactfull and open hearted work.

• 87. Jeni Friedland  |  May 19th, 2008 at 3:02 pm

  I just hope your aid gets there and past all the roadblocks put up those in charge.

• 88. Kim/hormone-colored days  |  May 20th, 2008 at 12:08 am

  Read about this great idea at Marketing Roadmaps. I hope the aid makes it to the people it’s intended to help.

• 89. Tang Min  |  May 20th, 2008 at 3:39 am

  Happy to see this is happening. Although hopeful, we need to involve Burma’s Southeast Asian neighbors (the primary source of the current government’s political legitimacy) to bring about real change.

• 90. Katie Talbott  |  May 20th, 2008 at 10:07 am

  This is a great idea! I’ll pass the word along. (ps. a shout out to where I heard this from: http://conorbyrne.wordpress.com/2008/05/17/your-comment-a-donation/)

• 91. Help out: It Can’t &hellip  |  May 20th, 2008 at 10:15 am

  […] about how $10 is donated to US Campaign or Burma for every comment or trackback to their post. It’s for a good cause. So, if you can, please post a comment. The have to have them by May […]

• 92. Michelle  |  May 20th, 2008 at 12:43 pm

  It is great that people are really starting to become aware of this issue. Thank you for bringing it to the attention of so many!

• 93. Casey @ OYFP  |  May 20th, 2008 at 1:01 pm

  I visited “Burma: It can’t wait” via the TakePart blog network, and was immediately drawn in. I can’t believe I haven’t heard about this campaign until now - 20 days into it! I’ll certainly be blogging about it tonight, and getting everyone I know to comment here. Thanks for helping raise awareness of this important issue.

  One note - the UScampaignforburma.org website isn’t working correctly. I keep getting a WordPress error.

• 94. Lauren  |  May 20th, 2008 at 3:14 pm

  Thanks for all your hard work and for making positive change in the world.

• 95. Sandy  |  May 20th, 2008 at 3:53 pm

  This is a truly amazing example set by anyone who wishes to follow. If only more companies would take initiatives such as this - the world would be a much better place. I only know that this small effort makes a huge difference. Thank you very much. Let’s keep spreading the word and helping Burma, hopefully more!

• 96. Allie  |  May 20th, 2008 at 4:45 pm

  What a great way to help bring this horrible atrocity to the public’s attention. Every little bit helps!

• 97. Priscilla  |  May 20th, 2008 at 6:17 pm

  Great idea guys
  Heard about this on http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/

• 98. amber  |  May 20th, 2008 at 6:19 pm

  I was referred to this site specifically to help out Burma. Thank you for giving the $5000!

• 99. Sue  |  May 20th, 2008 at 9:15 pm

  may all beings be free from suffering and root of suffering.

• 100. Than Shwe  |  May 21st, 2008 at 8:32 am

  OMG the US Campaign for Burma is featuring Jennifer Aniston! Now that she knows where Burma is I feel bad about killing all those people. I’m going to change. Give ‘em ten bucks for me.

  Than Shwe
  President of Burma

• 101. petunia  |  May 21st, 2008 at 12:55 pm

  keep up the great work spreading awareness!

• 102. Danielle  |  May 21st, 2008 at 1:22 pm

  Thank goodness for companies like yours!

• 103. kristie  |  May 21st, 2008 at 3:52 pm

  I am glad that your company is willing to do something about the crisis in Burma. I am sorry to say that I had no idea what was going on over there until I received an email telling me about this blog and the crisis. I hope we can raise all $5000 for cause.

• 104. Bridget Larsen  |  May 21st, 2008 at 8:09 pm

  Thank you for supporting this cause. Hopefully, everyone can do there little part to make some difference.

• 105. Ginger  |  May 22nd, 2008 at 8:02 am

  I was shocked to hear that the Burmese people received no warning of the cyclone, due to restrictions on press. Glad to see this campaign is in such capable hands, as raising awareness is imperative in the effort to save lives.

• 106. Regina  |  May 22nd, 2008 at 12:20 pm

  Keep up the great work that you do!

• 107. Anh Thu  |  May 22nd, 2008 at 1:03 pm

  This is such a great thing to do for the people in need! Awesome way to raise awareness as well!

• 108. racetalkblog.com » &hellip  |  May 22nd, 2008 at 2:04 pm

  […] W2 Group is working with Fanista to raise awareness and activism, through Racepoint Group’s media outreach and Digital Influence Group’s viral marketing campaign, which includes developing a Facebook application and social networking badges promoting burmaitcantwait.org. DIG will also be contributing $10 to the U.S. Campaign for Burma for every non-spam comment or trackback made to this post. […]

• 109. Mike L  |  May 23rd, 2008 at 6:17 am

  Only the tip of the iceberg listed with what is wrong there. 50 years from staunch US ally to abusive military dictatorship: where did US foreign policy go?

• 110. Elya  |  May 23rd, 2008 at 2:45 pm

  Wow.. this is such a great cause. I would love to get involved.

• 111. Brigitte  |  May 23rd, 2008 at 4:57 pm

  Cool!

• 112. Bojhan  |  May 24th, 2008 at 4:54 pm

  Great idea, I hope you can get more people to comment here.

• 113. Steve Tostevin  |  May 25th, 2008 at 2:25 am

  It’s great to see so many Non-profits are now getting to help the Burma (Myanmar) cause. We are one of the same based in Bangkok, Thailand and have been running for a few years now. With our founder actually working on the cause for over 15 years. As you can imagine, the problems caused by Nargis are a nightmare for what was already a nightmare for the citizens of Myanmar. We specifically try and assist those that have already decided (before the cyclone) that living under this crazed Junta is just too much to bare any longer. Unfortunately, when they get to Thailand they find other up-hill troubles. We try and assist in any way we are able and the vast majority of the Burmese work for next to nothing due to the Thai’s knowing that they are often illegal immigrants. When they do work there children are left to fend for themselves and are not able to go to school. Again we have 10 schools in total but all of which were lost in the cyclone. We have been assisted by a fantastic agency, namely: Scottish International Relief (SIR) and more specifically an arm of them, Mary’s Meals who are financing one hot meal a day to our school children (which is now approaching 800). If you get a chance, please take a look at what we do as indeed what we do is what we’ve done for a long time and will be doing so for as long as we are able! One of our pride and joy quotations is “That we do not waste one Baht (read your currency) on ourselves, when we meet for our monthly meetings we pay to get there, pay for coffee or soda if we have it and pay to get home.”
  Good luck to your efforts to raise the 5000 target and more importantly, May those on high give the Burmese people a break that they so desperately deserve.
  Regards to all,
  Steve Tostevin - Voluntary Webmaster of
  www.livingwatercenter.org

• 114. First post «&hellip  |  May 25th, 2008 at 11:14 am

  […] First post I totally stole this part of this first post from Beth Kanter’s blog: http://www.digtrends.com/2008/05/15/this-cant-wait/ […]

• 115. cyberactivist  |  May 25th, 2008 at 11:48 am

  Great inspiration! Great idea! I’d love to help the people of Burma. With so many different ethnic groups and such a repressive government I really wonder how they are going to help themselves get past this?

• 116. Caileen  |  May 25th, 2008 at 2:24 pm

  Thank you so much for bringing this to the public’s attention. It is horrible what is happening to the people of Burma, and this is an inspirational idea to spread awareness and raise money.

• 117. Mary Rives  |  May 25th, 2008 at 6:05 pm

  PLease donate 10.00 to the campaign from my comment. Thank you and God Speed!

• 118. Dexter  |  May 26th, 2008 at 12:19 pm

  DIG Folks:
  What a wonderful and noble thing to offer. Thanks and God bless your efforts and those of the many others attempting to assist the survivors in Burma.

• 119. Gail  |  May 27th, 2008 at 7:06 am

  Thank you, Char Lyn and Digital Influence Group for using your digital capabilities and social networking expertise to raise awareness of the devestation in Burma. Let’s just hope the financial aid actually reaches the people in need.

  God bless you.

• 120. Jon Dunn  |  May 27th, 2008 at 12:42 pm

  Thank you….now give 10 bucks!

• 121. Marissa  |  May 28th, 2008 at 5:03 pm

  This is a happening that is unbelievable to think is occurring today. God Bless your efforts.

• 122. Brittany Dankworth  |  May 30th, 2008 at 2:19 am

  Thank you for doing something to help! Please continue to search your hearts and give generously.

• 123. Johnny  |  June 30th, 2008 at 8:10 pm

  Burma awaits the western goverments to interviene until then even some monks have taken to the route of armed stuggle.. what limits can a people endure … Archbishop Desmond Tutu says on burma the time to act is now ! Johnny freeburmaproject@gmail.com

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