Facebook’s Organ Donation Success Needs Follow-Up
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May 8 (Bloomberg) -- Facebook Inc. took a momentousaction last week. And I don’t mean its announced intentionto sell shares for $28 to $35 in an initial public offeringlater this month.
Of more importance to at least one segment of thepopulation was the company’s invitation to users toregister to become organ donors. Forty-eight hours later,more than 100,000 people had indicated, on FacebookTimeline, their wish to be a donor when they die.