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"Drew Olanoff, the man who was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma and subsequently started the #BlameDrewsCancer and Blame Cancer initiatives, has one hot commodity on his hands \u2014 his Twitter name.\nDrew happens to also be just Drew (@drew) on Twitter. With four letter Twitter names impossible to come by, and more than a few celebrity Drews on Twitter, Olanoff tells us that he saw an amazing opportunity to use his coveted Twitter name to raise funds for charity. With Twitter's blessing, Olanoff is auctioning off his Twitter name, followers not included, for a minimum of $10,000.\n\nThe auction starts now, and will take place on Twitter using the merit system. Anyone can place their bid on the @drew Twitter name using the #drewbid hashtag. Bidders have until 12am EST on November 9, 2009 to make an offer, at which time Olanoff will award the highest bidder with his Twitter name. All money will go directly to the LIVESTRONG foundation.\n\nRaising $10,000 or more for a Twitter name is an ambitious undertaking, but we've already seen Olanoff make an incredible impact with his #BlameDrewsCancer efforts that we think the auction could be a huge success. \nThe average Drew may not have $10,000 to pony up, but there are plenty of celebrities that have that kind of cash and would greatly benefit by being the \"Drew\" on Twitter. Speaking of which, Drew Carey, we think your personal Twitter name, @DrewFromTV, could be much improved, don't you?\nImage from Drew Olanoff on Flickr"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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