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“Don’t Vote” Tag 5 Friends Video Meme

by monicawright on October 10, 2008

I was recently tagged by Todd Friesen (who just recently moved to the U.S. from Canada) in Google’s “Don’t Vote” meme to get people to register to vote. Matt Cutts got the ball rolling initially - the idea is to tag 5 people to get them to register, and then pass it along. So I’m tagging 5 people, and they better do the same.

Shannon Bryan: because he likes the word “meme”, has a crush on Obama, and moved to Portland recently so not sure if she’s registered.

Tim Wright: because he should really post this on the Coast site. And start Twittering already.

Vicki Frost: because she’s related to a good portion of Ohio.

Eric Lander: because, well, he seems popular. And likes waffles. And Zima (possibly).

Casey Yandle: because the guy is always on Twitter, and will get the word out (if he hasn’t already).

I can think of dozens of more people, and it’s not that I don’t love you. I just need to follow directions and go with 5.

So don’t be a moron. Go vote, this is our chance to make the world a better place. With the chaos that’s happening these days, you really cannot afford to lose this opportunity. And it is an opportunity, there are thousands of people in this country who can’t vote. Everyone has an opinion and a stake in this election, so get informed, and go vote.

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Tag Lines For Me - Martin Bowling’s Zima Contest For You

by monicawright on September 17, 2008

Every time a think of working on this blog what comes top of mind is that I really, really need a tag line. When I first started I thought I needed a good blog name, but a tag line would be better. And for some reason, after years in marketing, I still can’t think of a good one. I do much better at other people’s stuff.

So yesterday I saw Martin Bowling’s Zima Meme Contest (just learned the term meme and it’s not the Grandma who lives in Lewiston, Maine). Off the cuff I twittered I’ll enter anyone for the Zima contest who suggests a tag line. Of course, I got a few right away, because my Twitter community is so generous:

Martin Bowling Loves Zima, even with the cap on.

Martin Bowling Loves Zima, even with the cap on.

@robmills: “Teaching SEO Kata” and “Kicking the crap out of search engines”

@chuckallied: “Monica Wright. Never Wrong.”

@mikekirkwood: “monicawright.com: where Monica and good combine into form.”

For each, I’ll twitter a Zima-flavored haiku, keeping under 140 characters, and incorporating their handle. (I’m not going to use the “@” as a syllable, gives me more fodder that way). What I’ve got so far:

1. Teaching SEO Kata.

@robmills now drinking

SEO Zima.

2. @robmills tweets 2 me:

Kick the crap out of search engines.

Zima kicks my ass.

3. @chuckallied is awesome:

Monica Wright. Never Wrong.

But is Zima Wright?

4. @mikekirkwood “me plus

good = form. Zima? Lose

form, balance and cookies.

Btw – don’t you just love the sample images that come with the WordPress Thesis theme? Gotta do something about that too. I’ll work on making that Zima flavored through October 3.

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