Bits & Bytes

A collection of the latest U2 news and announcements posted by the @U2 staff.

Updated: iPhone App and RSS Feeds

This is just a quick note for readers who have our iPhone app and/or use our RSS feeds. We've updated two of our feeds -- Bits & Bytes and @U2 Original Stories -- to show the complete article instead of just a snippet. If you subscribe to either of those feeds, you'll be able to read the full article without visiting our web site. If you use our iPhone app, you'll get the full articles from both tabs without having to make an extra click to read the article in a new page.

You can download our iPhone app here, or see a full list of our RSS feeds here.

@U2 Question of the Month: February 2010

Welcome to @U2's Question of the Month for February 2010: In honor of Valentine's Day, what do you think is the most romantic line from a U2 song?

Please send your responses to atu2.com@gmail.com by February 17. We'll post your answers -- and a new question -- on March 5.

Want to see what QOM is all about? Check out the responses to previous Questions of the Month in our News Database. And keep these guidelines in mind:

• Share your own experiences, not your friend's or some random stranger's. Also, a lot of people might read your answer if we post it on @U2, so please keep that in mind if you're sharing personal information.
• Please tell us your full name.
• Since we don't know how many responses we'll get, we can't promise to publish them all. You can improve your chances by being specific, personal and brief (200 words or less is best). We reserve the right to edit for grammar, spelling and length.

QOM -- where @U2 turns the spotlight on you!

Bono Guest of Honor at American Ireland Funds Gala

Each year the American Ireland Fund has an annual spring gala to benefit an area of need in the Irish community. This year, their guest of honor is Bono and one of their initiatives is to bring music education to Irish schoolchildren.

Last year, U2 provided $7 million in funding to bring music education to Irish schools and pledged along with Ireland Funds to commit to $10 million.

This year's gala will take place May 6 in New York at The Tent at Lincoln Center. For tickets or more information, visit www.irlfunds.org.

U2 Fans Joining Together to Help Haiti

@U2 is proud to be part of a group of U2 fans who are coming together to raise money to help the people of Haiti. Our friends at U2tour.de have put together a U2 Fans Team Page on BetterPlace.org where U2 fans can join the effort and make a donation. BetterPlace.org sends 100% of donated funds to the organizations the team is supporting: CARE, Save the Children, and action medeor. Click here to see the U2 Fans Team Page, join, and make your donation. If you prefer to donate anonymously, you can click the link above and then click directly to the pages for the organizations the team is supporting.

No doubt many of us have already donated via the Red Cross, our local church, or somewhere else. If that's the case, sending another dollar or two can still help and will show how U2 fans are coming together to make a difference. In addition to U2tour.de's lead, the effort is being supported by U2log.com, U2tours.com, and @U2. Other fan sites and blogs are welcome to spread the word, too.