The future belongs to those who give the next generation reason for hope.
— Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
We are encouraging bloggers everyone to support One Laptop Per Child’s Give One Get One program. One Laptop Per Child’s mission is to help the world’s poorest kids to know, learn, and understand. OLPC provides a green, low-cost laptop that’s tough enough to withstand a child’s curiosity, and is full of educational content and software to help them connect to the world around them. Being connected to the web is something we feel passionate about at Six Apart, and being connected can fuel young imaginations for a bigger tomorrow.
Join us and thousands of others and get involved today:
* Give One, Get One. You can buy a laptop for a child around the world and for a child near you with the Give One, Get One program. Purchase online at amazon.com/xo.
* Spread the word. Learn more about OLPC and Give One, Get One and write about it. Your voice will help encourage others. Here are some great videos to share with your audience.
Thanks, in advance, for all of your support. Six Apart is proud to help bloggers continue to change the world.
No, not as in Rocky.
I've been going swing dancing almost every weekend for the past couple of months. I love, love, love it. I've learned East Coast Swing, some basic West Coast Swing, triple step and Lindy. But the dance I really, REALLY want to learn is Balboa. Check it out:
It's a variation of swing that originated in the 30s, and allows you to dance to very fast music, or on very crowded dance floors. It's named for Balboa, California, where it allegedly originated. I love the hold--close and intimate, with your chests leaning into each other--and the small, quick footwork. It's not as exuberant and acrobatic as full-out swing, but I think it's terrifically sexy, don't you?
I can't wait till there's a workshop or special class here to learn it.
I just have one question:
WTF are y'all going to blog about now?
As we mentioned in early October, hundreds of bloggers engaged in the 2nd annual DonorsChoose.org Blogger Challenge, a friendly competition during the month of October to see who could raise the most money for or reach the most kids in low-income public schools.
The results of the competition are in! Once again, Sarah Bunting of Tomato Nation blew every other blogger out of the classroom by raising $111,352, and helping over 19,577 students. Sarah demonstrated the power of blogging by producing a campaign ad that asked her readers to vote with their wallets and it worked. Over the course of October, 1,162 donors "voted" and donated.
As the sponsor of the prize for the bloggers who reach the most kids, Six Apart would like to give a shout out to Sarah and the bloggers in each category who reached the most students.
(This is our San Francisco team. Our New York, Paris and Japan team send their thanks also!)
Nearly twice as many bloggers attracted 50% more donors than last year, making the competition fiercer than ever. But leaders emerged in each category, and we'd like to acknowledge their fine efforts.
In the Tech Blog category, Fred Wilson's AVC Blog reached 4,454 students.
In the Science Blog category, David Ng and Benjamin Cohen's The World's Fair blog reached 1,780 students.
In the Topical/Local Blog category, Ralph Alswang Photography reached 522 students.
In the Mommy Blog and BlogHer category, Alice of Finslippy reached 1,676 students.
In the Knitting Blog category, Rose-Kim Knits reached 597 students.
In the Music Blog category, music teacher Walt Ribeiro reached 910 kids.
In the Sports Blog category, Sports Crackle Pop reached 465 kids.
Along with our thanks and congratulations, each winner will receive some choice schwag from our team at Six Apart.
As the creator of three leading blog platforms - Vox, TypePad and Movable Type - and the provider of social media services and advertising solutions, we are thrilled to participate in an event that raises awareness about the power and influence blogging can have, while also raising money for a very worthwhile cause: The future bloggers of America!
Thanks again to everyone who participated.
I am going to a Halloween party tonight. I was planning to go as some variation on the sexy polo player theme. However, I wore a (more demure) version of this costume to work today, and realized two things:
1-Outside of the barn or horse show, my riding gear stinks.
2-I am really sick of random creeptastic guys coming up and asking me if I'll whip them, or ride them, or if they can be my horsey.
So, what to wear tonight? I was daydreaming about something totally unrelated, when it suddenly came to me:
Yes, my people: I will be going as Hrundi Bakshi, the klutzy Indian film actor portrayed by Peter Sellers in The Party. To wit, I have:
-A beige suit
-A white shirt
-A bright orange tie
-White shoes
-A turban
-A cap gun ("howdy pardener!")
-A toy parrot
Now all I have to find is a green plastic bowl and some stickers that spell out "Birdy num num". Pure genius, I tell you!
Just a reminder that Vox's 2nd birthday party is tonight at the Six Apart Headquarters. Please join us for drinks, snacks, music, and good times. It's also Movable Type's 7th Birthday and TypePad's 5th, so it's sure to be a fun group of staff, bloggers, and friends.
The party starts tonight, Thursday, October 30th, at 6 p.m. and ends at 9 p.m. Six Apart is located at 548 4th Street (between Bryant and Brannan) in San Francisco.
If you can't make it (boo!), be sure to visit our Anniversary Page and share your favorite Vox stories with us there.
Hope to see you in a few hours. Cheers!
Whether you're searching for a new job, or looking for someone to hire, it's quite likely you're gathering information from LinkedIn profiles, as well as personal and professional blogs. Since you spend so much time and energy on your own blog, why not put it right on your profile?
The team that brought you Blog It created an application to bring your blog and your LinkedIn profile together: Blog Link powered by TypePad.
Blog Link is a free, easy-to-use application that allows you to connect your blog to your LinkedIn profile. The application displays a feed of your latest blog posts right into your profile, so you can share your thoughts and insights with your professional network on LinkedIn.
One of the best aspects of LinkedIn is the network you can build, and Blog Link has you covered there as well. The "Your Network" tab in the application shows the most recent posts of people in your network, automatically finding their blogs as listed in their "Websites" list on their profile. And as more of your contacts at the BlogLink application, your own latest posts show up in more places. It's another great way to broaden and enhance your network on LinkedIn.
Blog Link is powered by TypePad, and it supports all blog platforms, including TypePad, MovableType, Vox, Wordpress.com, Wordpress.org, Blogger, LiveJournal, and many more. To learn more, visit typepad.com/features/bloglink and add the application to your LinkedIn account today.
As we mentioned last week, October is Vox's birthday month and we want you to help us celebrate. And what better way to celebrate a birthday than with a party?!
Please join us next Thursday, October 30th for a casual get together at Vox's headquarters. We're also celebrating 5 years of TypePad and 7 years of Movable Type, so there's certain to be a great group of Six Apart staff and bloggers in attendance.
Where: Six Apart HQ - 548 4th Street, San Francisco, CA
When: Thursday, October 30th - 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Why: Vox is turning 2!
What: Casual gathering with drinks, snacks, music, live blogging and more...
If you'd like to be put on the list for the party, please R.S.V.P. to AnniversaryRSVP@sixapart.com by Friday, October 24th.
In the meantime, visit our Vox Anniversary Page and share your favorite Vox stories and memories.
Hope to see you at the party.
Happy Birthday Vox!
October is a big month of birthdays here at Six Apart: Vox is celebrating its second birthday, while TypePad turns five and MovableType turns 7. Even future blogger-extraordinaire, Penelope Trott, daughter of founders Ben and Mena Trott, turned one year old this month!
Because Vox would be nothing without you, we hope you'll take a moment to share your favorite Vox stories with us. Visit our anniversary page: Celebrating 2 Years of Vox and check out some stories and photos from last year's anniversary. While you're there, submit your favorite Vox memory or meaningful experience. We'll be updating the page all month, so keep checking back to see your story and photos.
You can also share your favorite Vox memories by answering today's Question of the Day.
Vox was created for the people who told us they wanted to connect with family and friends on their own terms. Today, Vox is an amazing community full of passionate people willing to share their stories, photos, and lives. To those of you who have made Vox your home: Thank You.
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