Social Media Newsfeed: Facebook Donate Button | Obama Meeting with Social Media Leaders

Facebook announces "Donate Now" button to help nonprofit organizations. President Barack Obama will meet with executives from Twitter, Apple, Yahoo and other companies today to discuss NSA surveillance and Healthcare.gov. These stories, and more, in today's Morning Social Media Newsfeed.

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Facebook Launches ‘Donate’ Button For Non-Profits That Also Collects Billing Info for Itself (TechCrunch)
Facebook unveiled a “Donate Now” button Monday to make it much easier for nonprofits to take contributions. A nice side effect for its business? The button will collect credit card numbers and other billing info for Facebook that could aid its e-commerce and gaming initiatives. CNET “In November 2013, in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan, we partnered with the International Federation of Red Cross to let people donate directly to the Red Cross’ relief efforts in the Philippines,” Facebook said in a press release.

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