We want to blamedrewscancer for cancer still existing
We decided to do the little bit we could do to help out Drew and the rest of the #blamedrewscancer team. They've got a Blame-a-thon coming up on September 9th and are raising money to give to Livestrong. If you're interested in helping out or winning something from the raffle, check out the info below (or click here):
On September 9, 2009, Blame Drew's Cancer presents its biggest event yet: the first annual Blame-a-Thon, a 24-hour event and benefit concert to unite Philadelphia and a live audience on the web in blaming cancer for everything. All proceeds and donations from the Blame-a-Thon will go directly to LiveStrong, the Lance Armstrong Foundation (blame-a-thon.com).
The Blame-a-Thon will kick off with a midnight-to-noon party at Old City co-working space Independent's Hall and continue with a noon-to-midnight benefit concert at the North Star Bar in Fairmount. The entire event will be streamed online by Live Stream (livestream.com).
Now you can be a part of the Blame-A-Thon in a brand new way, even if you’re not there in person (in Philly). While watching the livestream of our 24 hour event benefitting LIVESTRONG, you can win raffle prizes. Even if you’ll be at the event, you can win.
How?
#rafflegrabs
Every hour we’re going to give one cool prize away (for the entire 24 hours), that’s 24 potential prize winning opportunites?!?!?!?! Amazing.
Every hour, at the beginning of the hour, we will tweet and say on our stream what the prize is, who it’s from, etc. During that hour you can #blamedrewscancer for something and add the hashtag #rafflegrab for a chance win (one random blametweet will be picked each hour!). BUT you have to buy a raffle ticket.
$9 for the WHOLE day.
AND, it goes right to LIVESTRONG!
You can only win once per each #rafflegrabs ticket you buy (so buy up to 24!), but ALL of the prizes are worth it.
This ticket is not for the event, but for entry into the Raffles throughout the day. One ticket enters you in all of the raffles for the full 24-hours!
It's a great way to raise money for cancer, show your support, and win some great prizes!
Tickets for the North Star Bar portion of Blame-a-Thon are available for $15 at bit.ly/blameathon.
Here are some of the prizes so far!
- * 23andMe Reaserch Revolution Kits (4) $99 value each
- * Signed Extract poster from Mike Judge, Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis and Dustin Milligan (courtesy of Miramax Films)
- * A genuine NHL hockey stick autographed by the Philadelphia Flyers Claude Giroux. This was donated to us by the wonderful Philadelphia Flyers organization themselves! (complete with certificate of authenticity!)
- Bolt Bus Gift Basket $250 value
- Autographed copy of Trust Agents by Chris Brogan and Julien Smith (3)
- Autographed copy of Twitterville by Shel Isreal
- Autographed copy of Wuffie Factor by Tara Hunt
- Autographed Survivor Buff by Survivor Africa winner Ethan Zohn
- iPod touch from textPlus $200 value
- $75 Gift Certificate to the Continental (courtesy of Starr Restaurants)
- $20 gift cards to Game Crazy (4)
- $50 Gift Certificate to the South Philadelphia Taproom
- Custom piece of art, involving Twitter and BlameDrewsCancer by Natasha Wescoat: http://natashasartcandy.com/
IHM Adds Facebook Connect
It's pretty uncommon anymore to find someone that doens't have a Facebook account. Really, try it. Almost everyone has one. And because of that, IHM has decided to integrate with Facebook Connect.
From this point on, any new user has the option of signing up for IHM the normal way (creating an account by giving us their information) or they can signup through their Facebook account. Clicking the "Register with Facebook" button will provide you wtih a prompt that asks if it's cool with you that we connect to your account. Once you allow it, we're good to go and get your account put in the oven so it's baked fresh based on your profile ASAP.
Once you've signed up through the Facebook Connect process, you'll be able to forever log into the site through your Facebook account. To do this, go to the sign in page (like normal), but click the "Log in with Facebook" option. It's that easy.
So, if you're new and have been thinking about joining, we've made it a whole lot easier for you. Now to find out just how amazing IHM is, all you have to do is press a button. Just press the button.
While we're in a testing period with these new features, you may find some bugs. If you do, please don't hesitate to let us know. We'll get all your problems fixed right up right away.
State of the IHM Address
Hello fellow IHMers,
We're writing you today to let you know about the release of some new features including one of our best features so far.
Organize your life with our New Collection
The first feature is, of course, the new collection management tool that you have gotten to preview over the last week. If you haven't figured out by now, with this tool you'll be able to easily manage your entire electronic collection (all the films and tv shows you have rated). We added searching, sorting, formatting and mass editing to the collection utility. The new collection tool should also be much faster for those (after loading) with a slower connection as we will be processing updates in the background. If you haven't check it out, all you need to do is login and visit the collection page.
Show off your collection with the Flare Page
We have also created some nice "flare" for your personal pages that you can use to link back to your collection or profile. If you check out the flare page, you will be taken to the page offering all the different banner and image options along with code to place them on your blog, website or Myspace page. Feel free to put these on your pages to let people know how much you love movies.
Catch your movie news on the Movieblog
While we have not done much as far as publication for this next addition, it has been around for a few months. We have been writing about movies and movie news everyday (along with some great contributors) over on the IHM Movieblog. This blog allows you to get some sneak peeks at trailers, on set pictures or movie news in general. If you are a fan of movies and like to read or talk about them, you should check out the Movieblog.
Let your voice be heard, Write for Us!
We're looking to get even more people's opinions and thoughts on movies heard. If you think you can write about movies or are that person in your group of friends always spreading movie news, you're perfect for our blog. If you think you are up to it, let us know.
Get your changes made when you Contact us!
We spend a lot of time behind the scenes making updates and changing things for the better. If you are confused or have questions about how something works, feel free to contact us. We also are always open to hearing ideas or suggestions you have about our site (so much so that we have even created a special ideas email address for you to pass them to us). And of course, you can always reach us via IHM messages. See the about page to find the admin's pages.
Thanks for all your support,
The IHM Staff
We May Have Just Released Something New…
If you were to say click that “Collection” link at the top of your navigation bar on IHM, you may notice a little something different. Try out what you see and let us know if you run across anything strange. We’ll provide full details shortly as well as a list of all the new things that come with this shiny new feature.
If you have any problems or want to get a hold of us, you can contact any of us via: support@iheartmovies.org You can also leave comments to this post with any problems you run into.
If I'm at the computer, I'll also be offering quick support. You can reach me through the following methods:
email - mike@iheartmovies.org
aim - mike@iheartmovies.org
gtalk - mike@iheartmovies.org
If you use something else and want to chat with me, send me an email and we can arrange a way to chat and support any of your needs.
If you have any comments, suggestions or ideas to better the collection, please let us know.