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Hurricane Katrina 4th Anniversary: Loads of Hope - Velveteen Mind - Everything TypePad

Velveteen Mind reminds us all of how the fourth anniversary of Katrina affected us all.

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Velveteen Mind Tide Loads of Hope campaign post featured in TypePad's Everything TypePad blog, fed into dashboard of all TypePad members.

ÜberTwitter - alliworthington - Yellow Cap Tide for @velveteenmind and all other families affected by disasters. http://velveteenmind.com

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twitpic by reader illustrating call to action taken as result of Velveteen Mind Tide Loads of Hope campaign post.

Loads of Hope...please read... - Help Find The Missing

I've just read a powerful blog post. It's by a hurricane Katrina survivor. I won't even try to tell you about it...it's too powerful. She writes about the Tide campaign "Loads of Hope".

When I saw the commercials about it I really was not all that impressed. I thought marketing. I was so wrong.

Even with the economy in shambles we can still help. We can buy the Tide with the yellow cap. In doing so, we can help Loads of Hope.

I hope you take the time to read the link. It really makes you realize how important clean underwear can be in a disaster. It will make you see that Loads of Hope is a thoughtful gift...

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Message board post advocating Tide Loads of Hope as result of Velveteen Mind campaign post.

Fourth Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina - Topic Powered by Social Strata

I wanted to share this awesome blog post with you on the eve of the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. It is so beautifully written by someone who lost everything - EVERYTHING in this storm.

Tide Loads of Hope has partnered with her to raise awareness of their efforts to help those in need of basic laundry facitilies following storms such as this and other disaster.

Please, please read it, read her other Katrina posts linked at the bottom of her post. If you're shopping for laundry detergent this week consider purchasing a Tide Loads of Hope bottle which will contribute to their fundraising.

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Message board mention of Tide Loads of Hope campaign post. Ideal ripple effect of an integrated social media campaign. I don't know this commenter, yet they took the post's message and advocated my call to action with sincerity.

Disillusioned | Insomniac Mummy

I started this blog at the beginning of August. I'd never heard of 'mummy blogging' but I had a private Twitter account...  Since Twitter doesn't give much scope for getting to know people well I thought I'd start a blog...

At first my chaotic stumbling led me to American blogs like Velveteen Mind, Extraordinary Mommy and Adventures in Babywearing. The 'BlogHer' convention had just taken place in Chicago (again something I'd never heard of) and a lot of the posts I was reading were about peoples experiences there.

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A British mom blogger notes Velveteen Mind as one of the first mom blogs she read. An offhand mention of blogs that informed her perception of mom blogging, sure, but one of the kind I love the most.

Meet Anissa Mayhew aka @AnissaMayhew | Type-A Mom Conference

Megan from Velveteen Mind was one of the first bloggers I worked up the nerve to email. She never failed to say what I needed to hear, offered her assistance and made me realize that no matter how “big a deal on the internet” you may think someone is, don’t be intimidated, don’t be afraid to ask your questions and throw out the first handshake of friendship.

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Anissa has become one of my favorite bloggers. This credit as a "mentor" is one I value deeply.

Art Vs. Commerce and Blogging Into The Void | BlogHer

And Megan nails it with why we should all care about whether or not people know about and can find our blogs. It is not just those in it for the money who need to care about publicizing and promoting and figuring out enough about our audience so that we can build and maintain it regardless of the size.

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Elaboration on quote taken from post of mine in which I challenged that "writing well is not enough anymore."

Rancid Raves: To sleep, per chance to dream.

However, Megan has built a site where the commenters are thoughtful and respectful. And they listen, even if they do not always agree. Because of the atmosphere Megan has fostered over there, it is one of the few sites where I even bother to read what others had to say.

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Analysis of my audience and comment policies by a reader after leaving what she considered to be a dissenting opinion in my comments.

BlogHer '09 Sparkled With Celebrities: Blogging Conference Included Ilene Chaiken, Tim Gunn and Paula Deen

BlogHer '09: Late Night for Nina

The Velveteen Mind People's Party featured a variety of sponsors and Sprout brought along favorite storyteller Nina from The Good Night Show who met with bloggers and signed autographs.

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method hearts bloggers

all in all, i’m really happy with how we participated in blogher ’09. we connected with some incredible women, and learned valuable lessons about how to work in a respectful and mutually beneficial way with this influential crowd.

 

in closing, a few blogs/bloggers that inspire us:

-          designmom.com

-          mindfulmomma.com

-          velveteenmind.com

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Mention on method (cleaners) blog.