Webathon
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Webathon is a noun meaning A fundraising event carried out by means of the World Wide Web.
Meaning
A fundraising event carried out by means of the World Wide Web.
Example Sentences
Perhaps I should stage some sort of webathon or something.
The fundraising Webathons — think Jerry Lewis online — popularized by Dean are becoming standard fare, as have^([sic]) e-mail alerts.
At the end of January, we ran a five-hour-plus webathon to raise funds for a local orphanage with which we were heavily involved. We had one camera going live and another crew picking up interviews at the back of the webcast area.
Even some of Palin's critics question the validity of some of the complaints, and her supporters have waged a weeklong Webathon to raise money for a legal defense fund set up for the governor, ringing up more than $109,000 by day seven, Sunday.
Word Forms
- webathons
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include webvertising, weblication, webography, webocracy, webcasting, webfolio.
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