Although we typically post on Team Vox to let you know about things that are going on with Vox (to, uh, state the obvious), once in a while, we like to let you know about other cool things that are happening around the blogosphere. And we think the idea of four hilarious mommy bloggers traveling across the U.S. on their way to the BlogHer '08 conference - all the while blogging and video blogging the journey - is one trip you will not want to miss.
Four adventurous bloggers from the Silicon Valley Moms Group were selected to participate in the Summer Road Trip '08 and blog about their travels, hotel stays, media appearances, time away from their families, and life on the road. Six Apart helped them partner up with General Motors, who provided the blogging mommies with a Chevy Tahoe Hybrid SUV to help make their journey comfy, safe, and a little more green.
In case you're not familiar with them, SV Moms is a group of over 200 bloggers who showcase the ups, downs, outrages, struggles, victories, and everyday humor of motherhood. There are currently nine regional and demographically tailored sites that give mothers from D.C., New Jersey, the Deep South, Rocky Mountains, L.A., and Silicon Valley a powerful voice and sense of camaraderie across the country. Whether you're a mother, a child, or just a person who enjoys a good blog, you'll really love reading the words of these amazing women.
The moms buckled into their Chevy Tahoe Hybrid SUV on July 11th and even got an encouraging message from Katie Couric to kick things off! They are currently somewhere in the middle of America making their way to San Francisco where they'll attend an SV Moms Group Party, as well as BlogHer '08.
You do not want to miss these entertaining and irreverent bloggers -- or their spontaneous contest giveaways! -- as they blog from the road. Experience the journey at MomRoadTrip.com.
And let us know about your summer road trip - or plane/boat/bus trip - in the comments! (I like to live vicariously.)
Do you live in or around Cincinnati, Ohio? If so, you're in luck because Scott and the Queen City Voxers Group have organized a Vox user meetup!
WHERE: Ault Park Playground. 3600 Observatory Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45208. "We'll look for each other at the playground marked by the red X below. If it's raining, head for the shelter to the north of the [red] X."
To RSVP (which is not essential, but is appreciated), reply to Scott's announcement or send him a private message. All Voxers, as well as their friends and family, are welcome to attend.
If you do attend the meetup, have a great time and please take lots of pictures and send them to me so I can post them in Team Vox for everyone to see!
Thank you so much to Scott for organizing this meetup. Wish I could be there!
What is your personal motto?
LIFE IS GOOD >>>> it teases some of my "pessimistic" friends :P
Although almost every day at Six Apart is Take Your Dog to Work Day, Friday was extra special because it was the official Take Your Dog to Work Day! Plus, as lovers of blogs and animals, we think it's great that active blogger and Human Society's President and CEO, Wayne Pacelle, thinks having dogs around the office is a good reminder of "who we're working for."
We realize some people have it ruff and aren't lucky enough to be able to bring their dog to work, but hopefully these pictures taken at Six Apart last Friday will get your tails wagging... And let me tell you, it's harder than it looks to get all the doggies and their fetching owners in one picture.
yesterday I was in a gardining mood...so I checked up my little potted plants
and there were many others....
but actually this is not a regular plants which grow insoil and mud....my plants are special they are taken from the fairy lands....picked up from that old Witch's chocolate house garden...the soil of my plants are cake, biscuit and chocolate and the leafs are mint's....
actually that old witch house is just our kitchen and these are not plants but a kind of dsert :P
it is called "the plant dsert"
and this is how it looked like when I served them...
For those of us in the northern hemisphere, today is the summer solstice. For ancient civilizations, this day was akin to our modern day New Year's Eve and was viewed as a time to reflect and renew. So why not kick off your summer celebration with a new theme?
See all of our themes in the Design Area.
Or choose from one of these brand-new themes. (Available under "New.")
What did you learn in kindergarten that you wish you did a better job of applying to the way you live your life today?
we used to read that story about a kid who used to delay his works and duties and waste his time playing while others were doing thiers...and at the end he was stuck with alot of unfinished businesses and was not able to attened the party or something like that...since that time I realized the importance of schadualing and priority arrangment but it seems that I never apply it to real life....
"لاتؤجل عمل اليوم الى الغد"
كانت ومازالت عقدتي
:S
What was your random act of kindness today?
Submitted by Cher Cabula.
ummmmmmm I'm not usually sooo kind with my family...true I'm not hurtiing anyone but at the same time not doing good and nice things so often till I'm asked for or when there is no one else around....cuz that my idea about family...you don't have to be soo nice all the time and still we love each other and would die for each other...
these days the flue is spreading among us...first by my little sis and then by my teenage brother...and now it's reaching me:S... my bro's temprecher is reaching like million degree...so I sneaked to his room to chieck'm out and when I placed my hand on his forhead it was burning...so I told my big sis to take care of him and I went to the kitchen to make'm a warm cup of ginger to make him feel better...cuz he has an exam in like few hours and he needs to regain his energy and study...
I know that it's not thaaaaat heroic..but I felt happy when doing it...and you asked about today otherwise I think I've done alot of nice things...I'm a kind girl...well...kind of kind....:S
What lesson did your father teach you that still helps you in life?
hard work and not waiting for anything inreturn
the importance of social relations and more important FAMILY
having principles and sticking to them
and many others.....
:)
A couple of months ago, we told you about Blog It powered by TypePad, the first cross-platform blogging application for Facebook the enables you to post to your Vox blog - and ALL your blogs - with a single click.
Within a week, Blog It had nearly 4,000 active users posting tweets and creating blog posts, as well as updating their status messages with the title and link to the published post. Today, Blog It's Facebook application has nearly 10,000 users. But here's the thing: You're not always sitting in front of the computer when the inspiration to blog strikes. And at Six Apart, it is our goal to provide you the tools you need need to blog where you want, and when you want.
Which is why this week we introduced Blog It for iPhone, a free web application just like the one we introduced for Facebook - only now - on your iPhone. Built specifically for iPhone's Safari browser, Blog It for iPhone enables you to post blog entries or status updates from wherever you are to more than a dozen different online services. And just like the original Facebook version, you can choose to share your posts with the people you know across various social networks.
To start blogging with Blog It for iPhone, go to http://blogit.typepad.com with your iPhone's Safari browser and install the Blog It icon onto your mobile desktop. Then, all you have to do is click the Blog It icon and start creating posts!
Whether you're riding the bus to work, cheering on your team courtside, or enjoying a picnic by the lake, now it's easier than ever to Blog It.
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