Gimme a V! Gimme an O! Gimme an X! What's that spell? VOX!
What better way to tell the world how much you love Vox than to announce it on Facebook? That's right: Vox now has an official Facebook page! Become a fan of Vox.com on Facebook and let your friends know what you really care about: staying connected with friends and family through blog posts, photos, videos and comments.
Once you're a fan, you can also add photos and videos to the page, write on the wall, and connect with other Voxers in ways you may not have previously. Plus, it's a great opportunity to let people know about your Vox blog, or start discussion topics. To become a fan, just visit the official Vox.com Facebook page and click the "Become a Fan" button in the upper right hand corner.
Once you've joined, why not post a response to the current discussion topic? Just post a link (and a brief description, if you'd like) to what you consider one of your all-time best Vox posts.
What are you waiting for? Become a Vox.com fan on Facebook today!
So I am happily ensconced over at WordPress, which I love more and more every day, but I had a couple of requests to still post over here.
While I don't want to do a lot of cut-and-pasting (and it would kind of defeat the purpose of having a whole new blog), I thought I'd post links from the previous week and then people can take it upon themselves to read if they're so inclined.
July 12-20
boo, you whore!
the candy bombers
sum-sum-summertime
on the fringe of awesomeness
izzie stevens: persona annoya
a time to weep
kill me now
some men just want to watch the world burn
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!
ETA: All done. It's weird to see only one post on this site after two years (in August) of blogging pretty much 4-5 times (or more) a week, but I've finally finished moving the bulk of the stuff over to my new blog. Yeah. I know. It was supposed to take me a few weeks of leisurely adding a couple posts each day. But when have I ever done anything leisurely?
So those of you who have erin*carly in your neighborhoods probably saw her post yesterday about possibly making her new WordPress blog her main blog.
That post is finally the catalyst that motivated me to do what I've been wanting to do for a while -- namely, move to a different blogging format.
It's not that I don't like Vox. Of course I like Vox. It's just that in addition to some irritating technical issues I've been having with what seems to be only Vox, I have felt rather pigeon-holed. Basically I've done it to myself by setting out to have just one type of blog when I probably should've just structured it a bit more freely in the beginning.
Plus, with WordPress, anyone can comment, and you don't have to have a WP account (or sign up for one) in order to do so.
So yeah. If you are so inclined, feel free to check out the new blog: as told by jen. It's still a work in progress, obviously, but I have gotten about 60 posts moved over so far and hope to finish in the next couple of days. I really like the categorization options -- that really appeals to my OCD, I tell you what, and it really makes finding a certain post or type of post a lot easier -- and I also like the fact that I can set up as many different pages as I'd like to.
I resurrected my Flickr and Facebook accounts because I decided I needed some personal blogrolling-type stuff, so again, if you're so inclined, click on the links and add me.
(Oh. And as far as Vox goes, I'm going to keep my user name/profile so I can still keep up with all of you, and nothing changes where my other Vox blog is concerned. I will still be maintaining/updating that as usual.)
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.
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.")
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.
So Katherine requested that I update this thing. I have been sick the last few days so I don't really have a lot of spare energy laying around to type about my last few weeks. I went to SB last weekend and it was an awesome trip. I caught up in A-town with some high school friends and had a blast. Screamed my lungs out on roller coasters at Magic Mountain. Chilled at the beach. The driving drained my body and my bank account, but it was worth it. That's all I really have to say right now. Work is work. People are leaving, things are changing, it will be interesting in the next month. That was riveting I know.
The End.
We will be performing scheduled maintenance on Vox tonight (Friday, June 6, 2008) from 11:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. PDT. Although we don't anticipate this maintenance to be highly disruptive, we always like to give you advance notification when there is a slight chance of some downtime.
As always, thank you for your patience - and have a great weekend!
Update: There WILL be downtime between 11:00 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. PDT. so please plan accordingly.
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