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So this was interesting: yesterday, with the assistance of thousands of devoted fans of vlog site Brotherhood2.com, I helped take over YouTube! (Well, in a manner of speaking.) The idea was this: friends of the vlogbrothers make videos endorsing their favorite charity, and everyone comments like mad to get the videos into as many of the top of YouTube’s “Most Discussed” slots as possible. And it worked — after just 10 hours, 15 of the 20 top spots belonged to our charity videos. I wanted to share mine — my first-ever videoblog, by the way — with you guys here.
(By the way, the word “porn” is uttered, in case that’s considered NSFW where you are. Otherwise it’s pretty tame!)
While we’re on the subject, what’s your favorite charity?
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It’s not a charity… but its a fun way to pass the time and help others while you’re doing it:
www.freerice.com
posted by Jason! on 12-18-2007 at 9:27 am
Heifer Project — every holiday season I give the people on my list (collectively) a water buffalo. www.heifer.org
posted by Sally Lou on 12-18-2007 at 9:52 am
what a great ending!
posted by Mangesh on 12-18-2007 at 10:24 am
/awesome
posted by Johnny Cat on 12-18-2007 at 11:36 am
Brilliant!!
posted by Anita on 12-18-2007 at 3:55 pm
Hilarious. Good work. It makes you wonder, “is our children learning?”
posted by evan on 12-18-2007 at 4:49 pm
Hey Sally Lou! Your heifer project kinda reminds me of Oxfam International’s Unwrapped campaign. You can donate funds equivalent to a camel, goat, chicken, etc. in someones name for charity:
www.oxfam.org/en/donate/unwrapped
posted by Jason! on 12-18-2007 at 6:26 pm
Speaking of charities… I just read on Amazon that they won an auction of a hand-written manuscript of “The Tales of Beedle the Bard” by J.K. Rowling, the proceeds of which went to her Children’s Voice Charity. The winning bid? Nearly four million dollars.
posted by Jason! on 12-19-2007 at 4:02 pm