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Twitter Saved My Life and Helps Me to Help the Homeless

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28 Apr 2013 39 views
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Twitter Saved My Life and Helps Me to Help the Homeless
Mark Horvath is thanking a social media company for saving his life. I genuinely believe that if it wasn't for Twitter – I'd be back on the streets – or worse. The truth is: social media helps fight homelessness in many ways including helping people find housing.

Mark Horvath is thanking a social media company for saving his life.

"I genuinely believe that if it wasn't for Twitter – I'd be back on the streets – or worse."

The truth is: social media helps fight homelessness in many ways including helping people find housing.

Now a homeless advocate, Horvath started using social media to fight poverty around the time when he ran out of money after 19 months of unemployment.

"My house was being foreclosed on and I could not find work anywhere. It was a very dark time in my life."

(READ his story on his website InvisiblePeople, WATCH his video below)

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