A "Causes" Application for Twitter, free online auction capability

By Abny Santicola

A 'Causes' Application for Twitter
Right on the heels of Facebook's announcement that more than $10 million has been raised via its Causes site came the unveiling late last week of a similar application for Twitter.

Called TwitCause, the service — created by Experience Project and launched in partnership with The V Foundation — features a new cause each week on its Twitter page. TwitCause then encourages its Twitter followers to donate to the cause of the week and retweet information about each week's cause to their networks of followers. The retweets link individuals back to the site where they can donate money to the cause of the week via PayPal.