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Now Entering Blog Action Day 2008 Mode

Easton Ellsworth — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:47:37 +0000

Dear reader,

At this very moment I am changing out of my civilian clothes into the Blog Action Day 2008 supersuit.

Super because of the responsibility it bestows – but certainly not because of its unworthy occupant.

This blog might remain quiet until Wednesday, October 15th – Blog Action Day.

On that day, I will not only join the world’s blogs in raising awareness about poverty, but I will help manage the whole event as its assistant event coordinator.

So you’ll hear from me at the Blog Action Day blog, via the Blog Action Day Twitter account, via more than a dozen social media websites, and via the huge BlogTalkRadio talkathon on the big day.

I’ll be back in my Visionary Blogging Man suit once Blog Action Day ends, sharing blog improvement advice and perspectives on how to become a better blogger.

But I hope you and I never see or approach poverty the same again.

My Part in Blog Action Day 2008

I will scratch and claw at the walls of my personal limits this next week to help make this once-in-a-lifetime event truly unforgettable.

I have told my colleagues at the International Blogging and New Media Association (IBNMA).

I will tell the readers of The Blog Herald.

I have raised my voice to the folks at MySpace and Friendster.

I will continue to promote and organize this event all I can, along with my amazing team members.

Your Part in Blog Action Day 2008

Please, please help me. Throw your weight into Blog Action Day.

Let’s pull together.

Let’s change the conversation for one day and change the world – even if only a little – forever.

More to come soon.

Look Ma, I Write for The Blog Herald

Easton Ellsworth — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:04:30 +0000

Just published my first weekly post for The Blog Herald, “5 Ways to Imitate the 10 Most Popular Blogs.”

Check it out, leave a comment and let me know what you think.

Thanks to Thord and the gang for giving me this incredible opportunity.

Every Friday, I’ll put up a post for TBH.

Most of my posts will be blogging guides, feature interviews, opinion pieces, etc. Y’know, meat and potatoes stuff.

To celebrate, I think I’ll put a picture of two urinals up at The Blog Herald in my next post.

Keep an eye out for it, will ya?

Blog Action Day 2008 Launch Update

Easton Ellsworth — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:51:30 +0000

First, ya gotta watch this:

Blog Action Day 2008 Poverty from Blog Action Day on Vimeo.

Now then. Here’s what has kept me and the rest of the Blog Action Day 2008 team nearly sleepless over the past couple weeks:

1. Creating the Blog Action Day website all over again from scratch – new logo, new layout, new content, new everything.

2. Contacting all of Planet Earth and getting at least 15 of the Technorati top 100 blogs in the world to join our effort.

3. Managing several hundred incoming and outgoing emails as word spreads, Twitter users start to follow Blog Action Day, Facebook fans come out of the woodwork, 2007 BAD participants get launch emails, and Change.org and Kiva.org users find news.

4. Crafting a big press release to be issued via PRWeb.com about 7 hours from now.

5. Making the sweet video you just watched above.

6. There’s more, lots more, but when you’re sleepless you’re sometimes forgetful.

I just want to say two things:

1. Working with the great folks at Envato (the wizards behind the Blog Action Day curtain) totally rocks.

2. You – yes, YOU – need to join Blog Action Day this year and talk about – and actually DO something about – poverty on Wednesday, October 15, 2008.

Last year over 20,000 blogs participated. Can we hit 50 grand this year? How about 100 thousand? I’d love to see that.

Just thought you should know what’s been occupying me a lot of late.

I couldn’t think of a more “visionary blogging” project than Blog Action Day.

Any thoughts on the video? Any questions for me?