The "#quakebook" is a hot topic Earthquake Fundraising Project

April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Kevin Carroll, partner in EA International LLC, a Tokyo-based environmental engineering company, attends a press conference for the 2:46 Quakebook project. Kevin's role in this project involves coordinating the business activities which includes publication for the book. The Twitter-sourced #Quakebook project was created in one week by a group of journalists to raise money for the earthquake and tsunami victims. The 98-page book titled "2:46: Aftershock: Stories from the Japan Earthquake" was launched by a Briton journalist turned blogger living in Tokyo who goes by the handle name "Our Main in Abiko." People from all over the world have been contributing to this fundraising project including some well-known individuals such as artist Yoko Ono and has already received global attention from individuals, the media and large corporations willing make this project one of a kind. One hundred percent of the proceeds will be donated to the Japanese Red Cross Society. (Photo by Christopher Jue/AFLO) [2331]