MTV will broadcast what it says will be the biggest telethon in history to raise money for the Haiti relief effort. Organised by Goerge Clooney (pictured), the show will feature some of the biggest names in film and pop music.

Stars are lining up to perform and donate huge chunks of cash for tonight’s MTV “Hope for Haiti” telethon event.

Organiser George Clooney, along with actor Leonardo DiCaprio, will each donate $1 million to the Clinton-Bush Haiti Fund, which was started by former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.

Firms mobilise funds for Haiti quake victims via telecoms, the Web

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Telecoms giants and high-tech firms have mobilised new technologies to help the survivors of Haiti’s massive earthquake through online resources, mobile phone donations, new wikis and donation websites.
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AFP – Online maps, mobile phone donations, wikis and a slew of websites are being deployed as telecoms firms, technology giants and startups set aside their rivalries and put the latest tools to work to help earthquake-ravaged Haiti.

“Technology is playing a key role in mobilizing support for the victims of the Haiti earthquake and also in coordinating relief efforts,” said Akhtar Badshah, Microsoft’s senior director of global community affairs.

Badshah, in a blog post, said Microsoft had donated 1.25 million dollars and was working with NetHope, which brings together Care, MercyCorps, WorldVision and other humanitarian organizations with technology companies.