December 16th, 2007, No Comments »
I just read on Robert’s blog that one of the video bloggers at Alive in Baghdad, Ali Shafeya Al-Moussawi, was killed. He was murdered in his home–shot 31 times. Josh Wolf writes about the importances of Alive in Baghdad:
Alive in Baghdad is one of the only destinations providing weekly video of life in Baghdad from an Iraqi perspective. The reporting examines current issues facing the country, and also features evergreen material documenting what life in a war-torn country looks like. The program has been profiled in numerous media reports, has garnered numerous awards, and has grown a loyal following.
Al-Moussawi is survived by his mother and sister. I made a small donation to his family, and encourage you to do the same. You can do so via this PayPal account: smallworldnews (at) gmail.com.
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July 2nd, 2007, No Comments »
One of our clients is a global warming blog. We do sundry online marketing activities for them, and we’re planning an online photography contest on the site.
We’re looking for a kick-ass prize for the winning submission. We’re exploring some options, but I figured I’d post here and see if anybody had something to offer. Ideally the prize would:
- Be worth at least CAN $500. It can be cash, but it doesn’t have to be.
- Appeal to a broad audience. Or at least to your average Flickr user.
- Not be geography-specific.
- Not be from a company who’s trying to greenwash their organization. ExxonMobil need not apply.
Benefits to the donor company include:
- Associating your company with a particularly popular cause
- Brand exposure to all those tasty online influencer types
- Link love from the photo contest site, and possibly from sites that link to the contest
- Sweet, sweet karma
If you are, belong to or know of such a company, feel free to drop me a line.
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