Social Media helped Remarkablogger get new wheels! Yes! Remarkablogger paid it forward to those who contributed to his car accident fund. As I posted earlier this week about contributing and paying it forward, I learned about his totaling his car and need on Twitter, a microblogging platform in which people share with friends. It’s like a group chat with posts, called “tweets,” that are less than or equal to 140 characters. He tweeted from the hospital!
Many people donated to his car accident fund. Michael was able to put a down payment on a 1998 Saab today, 12.12.08. That’s 4 days after his accident in which he flipped over and walked away! The generosity of his online friends’ donations brought him to tears!
How was this possible? Social Media gave him wheels again!
Paying it Back – Free Blogging Webinar
Michael Martine held a free blogging webinar on Ustream as his way of “paying friends back” for paying it forward to help him in a crunch.
He announced he was going to offer the webinar as a “thank you” to those who donated. He also opened the session up to anyone who wanted to join on Ustream. Requesting money for a car may be an unusual request, especially in hard times when so many people are in need. Asking, in itself, is difficult and humbling for most of us. Michael combined his understanding of technology and Social Media to provide a value and give something in return for his donation request.
He explained:
I’m doing this because… well, because I didn’t die today. Like I said, I’m in a bind and need to raise fast cash. I want to offer you something of intense value in exchange for your donation, and I hope you think that’s fair.
WordPress.org launched WordPress Showcase on Nov. 1, 2008. I couldn’t be more excited
to see this message posted to Twitter!
I have been avidly searching (with dire need) for a new theme (and approach) for Pixel Position’s blog, so the timing was perfect. Showcases are inspirational and give one an opportunity to expand horizons and outside-the-box ideas. A WordPress Showcase? Perfect!
Timing. Desire. Need. I’m ripe for conversion.
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Michael Martine, the brains and fingers behind Remarkablogger, posted an article, “Recent Blog Launch? Submit Your New Blog Here and Jumpstart Your Blog Traffic!” He welcomes bloggers to post a blurb about their blog with a link and encourages other readers to visit these sites, comment and bookmark other blogs. He’s also asking those for readers who post to link back to his site. Michael, consider it done!
This is not some form of chain linking! I did think “chain mail” when I read:
You Must Participate for this to Succeed
Why? For you to be successful online, you must participate to succeed. (Oh, Michael already said that!)
A couple friends asked for blogging advice recently, so I thought I’d share some basics about blogging platforms for those new to blogging, and how to decide between free vs. paid hosting.
DISCLAIMER: I’m not a blogging expert. It’s taken me over three years to “get it right” using WordPress, so I disclaim that I don’t have all the answers. The learning curve continues – guess I’m at the “Blogging 201″ level. I try to learn by my mistakes, so I’ll share my blogging mistakes with you. As my Mom used to tell me:
“Don’t do as I do. Do as I say do.”
WordPress 2.6 is available. It’s stable, overall. I experienced a couple minor bumps in the road. This is the first test drive around the blogging raceway. Overall, I’m super excited use WordPress 2.6. However, I’m ecstatic about how easy it can be to upgrade automatically to the latest version of WordPress 2.6.
WordPress Auto Upgrade Plugin Screenshot
WordPress Auto Upgrade (WPAU) is a plugin that REALLY works! First, WPAU sounds like the name of a Hawaiian fish. But it didn’t take any work to savor and enjoy this delicate morsel! WPAU will become my entree of choice for all future WordPress upgrades. Read the rest of this entry »
