Facebook and Organ Donation

It is without a shadow of a doubt the pinnacle of the World Wide Web. It has reunited families and friends, raised awareness for countless campaigns, helped businesses raise their profiles tenfold and even helped to catch criminals and now it is set to go that one further with its latest feature.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has revealed a new feature that will allow people to register as organ donors. With the introduction of a new health and well being timeline, Facebook members will be able to share their thoughts on organ transplants, declare their interests in becoming a donor with the ability to click through and actually register with the NHS.

The Facebook founder has declared the purpose of the new feature as an attempt to encourage awareness and allow the younger generation to understand the importance of organ donation and to sign up.

The move has been welcomed as a phenomenally positive step and we couldn't agree more. With a site that is literally connecting the world, it is clear that Facebook has the ability to make some serious changes and the new feature does just that.

Appealing to such a varying dynamic, the websites new feature has the ability to save countless lives and with over 10,000 people in the UK in need of a transplant; this is one move that could really go a long long way.