69 posts tagged “qotd”

What were the biggest and smallest places you’ve lived in?
Submitted by Jack Yan.

Biggest: My ego.
Smallest: My ego after a bad breakup.

How often do you do laundry? Do you have your own washer and dryer or do you have to leave your home?

One of the first lessons of moving back to nyc is that wash and fold service is only slightly more expensive that a laundromat. So, I've stopped doing it, but someone else does it every other week.

Now, the bigger question is, why does everyone of Vox want to know how often everyone else does their laundry?

If you had to be on a reality television show, which one would you pick?

Start-Up Company Survivor. Oh, wait, that's my current role.

What do you see yourself doing on this day next year?
Submitted by Beautifully Broken.

Answering the QotD.

Which color do you think best represents you and why?
Submitted by hocuspocus88.

I'm a rainbow of moods and emotions. A swirling, whirling dance of colors. I am the sky at sunset and the sun reflected in the car oil that leaked out onto the driveway. Or, then again, maybe I'm brown, the color of dog shit, as I seem to be full of it.

Today is the official start of the holiday shopping season. Are you planning on doing any shopping today? What are you going to buy?

OK. I'm not exactly answering the question, but this is how I'm shopping this holiday season, so it seems approriate.

This holiday season, a lot of nonprofits are feeling the economic pinch -- as we all are. Since February, I've been working on We-Care.com, a painless way to support the organizations you care about while you shop online, and I wanted to make sure you were all aware of it.

We-Care.com is a simple model. If you click through our site before you shop online, a percentage of what you spend at more than 700 partner merchants can be donated to the nonprofit, school, or associaton of your choice. There's no extra cost to you, and you may even save money with special offers available from our site. All purchases are made straight from the merchant's site, so other than adding a couple of clicks, you're shopping as you normally do.

As those of you who follow my blog know, I moved back to NYC in February to start up this site. We put a lot of sleepless nights into it, and I think it shows. Our goal was to open up a new revenue stream for nonprofits while creating a great experience for our users. While I'm sure we'll always be making improvements, I think we've done a great job.

The first time you go to We-Care.com, you choose the organization you want to support. Then you search for the stores or coupons you're looking for, click through to the merchant's site, and shop as you always do. A percentage of what you spend is automatically donated.

We don't want you to buy anything you weren't already planning on, but we do hope you'll add a couple of extra clicks to support a cause you believe in. If you don't see the organization you support already in our database, you can add them and start raising money immediately.

If you're afraid you'll forget to click through We-Care.com, you can install our browser plug-in. If you install the plug-in and visit any of our participating merchants, a dialogue box will remind you to make your purchase count. We've also just added We-Care.com's Shop & Give Gadget, which allows you to shop as a team. You can start a team from our site, and post it on your Vox blog, Facebook and MySpace profiles, and pretty much anywhere else you'd like People join your team when they click on your Gadget to shop or copy it to their blogs and profiles. The Gadget displays how much the team has raised, so when friends add it and thier friends add it, you're team keeps growing and your cause benefits. Both the plug-in and the Gadget are available from our Downloads page.

So, I hope everyone has a fantastic holiday season. And, as you're doing your shopping, please think about the small ways, like We-Care.com,  that you can help the organization that strenghten our communities. It's tough times all around, and this is one way to make your holiday dollars do a little bit more. And please spread the word!

Happy Holidays Everyone.

Bill

What sound can't you stand?

It's a toss up between the ringer on the phones in our office and the guy who plays bad covers on a sax somewhere in Midtown. (All I know is I can hear him on the 14th floor with the windows closed.

What are five words you really like? 
Submitted by purplesque.

Bill will rock your world.

Polling groups like to track the approval rating of politicians.  What's your approval rating for President George W. Bush?  

If we've learned anything from this administration, it's that future presidents should have to pass a vocabulary test, defining the words and using them correctly in a sentence. That simple check would have saved many people from eight years of misery.

What do you think of Stephen Colbert's satirical bid for the U.S. Presidency?  

I think it's not important enough to even make QothD.

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