Today is a special day on our calendars here at Envato because on August 15th we launch the annual Blog Action Day campaign! As you may recall from 2007's super successful campaign, the premise behind Blog Action Day is to get the world's bloggers to unite to post on one important issue on the same day.
Last year was a huge success with some 20,000 bloggers participating to discuss the environment, the UN got involved, as did the EU Minister for the environment and suddenly we were in the papers and the news.
This year we're tackling a huge issue in Global Poverty, but one that's perhaps even more important. It's a topic that most people don't really feel they can do much about. I hope that through Blog Action Day 08 we might raise awareness on the big and small things that everyone can do to work towards hitting the millenium goals of eradicating poverty for good.
If you're a blogger, podcaster, or videocaster, we'd love it if you're join in this effort! We launched the site a few hours ago, and so far dozens of sites have been teeming in, as well as more than a few top 100 blogs (including my favourite blog TechCrunch!) which is very exciting and even a minister from the Spanish Parliament who blogs is participating.
Visit BlogActionDay.org to register and get involved!
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User Comments
( ADD YOURS )Christian August 15th
Awesome! Count me in!
( )Elliott Cost August 15th
Sounds great! The new site is very nice too!
( )Gio Borje August 15th
Oct. 15 is my birthday. <3
( )Jaswinder Virdee August 15th
Awesome Video!!
( )Philo August 15th
Great Video! Ill sign up as well!
( )Joefrey Mahusay August 15th
I like the new design of blogactionday.
( )Ben Griffiths August 15th
Fantastic idea – I never remember anything of last years, but will be keeping a keen eye on this years
( )insic August 15th
this sounds pretty awesome guys. and the topic ‘Poverty’ must fit for todays situation.
( )Taylor Satula August 21st
This ones cool i hope i can get time to write a post about this one. It seems muy importante
( )James August 21st
Really cool video – although I barely had time to read some of the text!!! … Still I am very impressed with this whole movement! Congrats Envato!
( )cheritycall October 27th
Hello, Do something for help the hungry people from Africa or India,
( )I added this blog about this subject:
in http://tinyurl.com/6bz6t7
Loy38 October 22nd
I would say that the "standing" issues raised by the defense are almost specious or at least illusory and might justify a separate parallel response along those lines? ,
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