by ZombieSkittles on November 24, 2010
A little while ago a friend showed me a website which allowed you to make what is essentially a landing page for yourself. You explained a little about yourself, provided some links and you were done. It is all done on a basic page that allowed you to place things where you want on the page while keeping it looking nice.
I finally got accepted to make my own, and while it doesn’t do much, it provides a nicer alternative than linking people to the about page on this blog.
I’d post a screenshot but it’s just easier to link it, since it doesn’t take very long to load. The address for my particular page is at http://about.me/jamesclark, which is another thing I quite like about the site.
What do you think?
by ZombieSkittles on November 12, 2009
I love my SocialVibe. I write about it a fair bit, and there is always a SocialVibe badge on the sidebar (which I ask now, if you could do the activity on it, thank you; it gets points which transfer to benefits for charity).
Today, SocialVibe have unveiled new profiles as the next step in their upgrade of the website. When they made the new dashboard and changed how to earn points, it was only a matter of time before the rest of the site followed suit.
This is what the new profile looks like (click it to enlarge it), and as a comparison, you have the screenshot of the old style here. The obvious idea here is to have the person’s activity for the charity and the ability to earn points for the person the focal points, and everything else secondary.
Everything is clearer and easier to read, and the unnecessary clutter has been removed from the old profiles to make the appeal better.
There’s not much to really say apart from that. You can check out my pimped profile at http://www.socialvibe.com/zombie_plan (and maybe possibly do an activity?), and see the changes for yourself. There’ll probably still be a bug or two since this is still new, but it looks nice, and I personally haven’t encountered any bugs as of yet (I normally get overwhelmed by them)
by ZombieSkittles on July 26, 2009
So, as I wrote just over a month ago, I joined the social networking charity site, SocialVibe. The premise is that you create a profile, pick a charity (I chose One Laptop Per Child), and some sponsors. You earn points through participating on the website, and the posting of badges on your websites and other social networking profiles (such as Facebook). Those points translate into donations which the sponsors pay to the charity you’ve chosen.
As you can see, I have two of those badges in the sidebar of this blog, and on my MySpace profile as well. All of these have given me near 6000 points for my charity, which I’m quite proud of.
To add incentive for participating individuals, particular sponsors hold competitions for prizes, where you earn entries depending on how long your badges are visible. Prizes range from DVDs, USB flash drives, and so forth. Sponsors use the badges to promote THEMSELVES, while donating to charity.
If someone reaches the 2000 points mark, they qualify for a pink ball. The pink ball is the mascot of SocialVibe as you can see in their logo on the site, and serves as a physical reward for helping your charity. You apply for the ball, and within a month it comes in the mail. Along with it, a small card congratulating you on your effort towards helping people, a SocialVibe wristband, and a sticker, and of course, the pink stress ball you can see in the photo above. The whole concept is excellent, and if you want to help charity, and get a squishy pink spherical object for your efforts, I implore you to join. Raising money for your cause is practically effortless, and it feels good to help someone less fortunate than yourself.
If you are curious, here is a link to my profile. If you’re a member of the site, add me as a friend so I can check out how you’re helping.
