Socialblood
socialblood is a social network that connects blood donors and recipients of the same blood type through Facebook.socialblood, has created a social space for thousands of potential blood donors and recipients to meet and potentially donate.The project came to life when the 22 year old founder Karthik Naralasetty witnessed a family in India struggling to find regular blood transfusions for their four-year-old daughter to treat her thalassemia, a genetic blood disease.
Awards
- In 2011, socialblood won the Ashoka Staples Youth Social Entrepreneur Award.
- In 2012, socialblood was named as one of the world’s most innovative ventures started by university students by Kairos Society
External links
- Forbes -A new generation of techonomists are driven to change the world
- The NewYork Times - Staples and Ashoka Name Winners in 5th Annual Youth Social Entrepreneur Competition
- The Next Web - Indian startup socialblood leverages facebook to help you find blood donors
- Deccan Chronicle - The social lifeblood
- Mobile India - Facebook App Matches Patients, Blood Donors
- [http://forwardthinking.pcmag.com/show-reports/290519-techonomy-innovative-green-minded-gen-y-entrepreneurs-honored-Techonomy: Innovative, Green-Minded Gen Y Entrepreneurs Honored]
- Forbes - Dave Morin: Advice To The Young Entrepreneur
- Aplicativo do Facebook encontra doadores de sangue em situações de emergência
- The Asian Age - Facebook turns into life saver