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The Sony Cyber-shot Give-Away: The Combatants

Here is a list of the folks entered in the Sony Cyber-shot give-away thus far. You are all now mortal enemies. Take a good look at this list. Find your name and make sure you are down for the correct amount of entries. For instance, if you already area subscriber of Joeprah and you weren't given credit for the 3 subscriber entries--let me know. If you disagree with the amount of entries I have you down for, let me know and I will update it. Thanks!

Sheena 4 entries
ciara 6 entries
Kitiara 3 entries
Mr. Big Dubya 1 entry
Manager Mom 1 entry
Dad of Divas 11 entries
Stacey 11 entries
Birdie 11 entries
Lori 1 entry
Charlie Patpk 1 entry
Mommy Needs Therapy 4 entries
Adriane 1 entry
Madame Meow 11 entries
KJWB03 11 entries
A Buns Life 6 entries
Jen 3 Entries
GoaldeeBug 11 entries
Patrick D 9 entries
SAM 1 entry
flickrlovr 11 entries
Mr. Lady 11 entries
Weasel Momma 11 entries
David “Father of Five” 6 entries
Leslie Webb 1 entry
Trysh 4 entries
Jared 6 entries
Stephanie 8? Entries
Imtheglue 1 entry
MightyBoognish 9 entries
Jenny 1 entry
Smoochiefrog 4 entries
Wornoutwoman 6 entries
Aimee Greeblemonkey 1 entry
Khyle 1 entry
Bill 1 entry
Ourcrookedtree 6 entries
Joy Smith 11 entries
MHD 6 entries
Courtney 9 entries
A Cowboy’s Wife 1 entry
Aqhej 3 entries
Amber 4 entries
I am a trouble Maker 11 entries
Literal Dan 6 entries
Tanyetta 9 entries
Jenny2 1 entry
Jennifer England 10 entries
Misty 5 entries
Summer 1 entry
Lunanik 4 entries
Carly 3 entries
Deb 1 entry
Matt 1 entry
Phil 1 entry
May 6 entries
Jess 1 entry
Kim 1 entry
Ginny 11 entries
Hubs 6 entries
Pam 1 entry
Charlie 1 entry
Wendy 1 entry
Maria 7 entries
Nuke Dad 2 entries
Busy Mom 6 entries
AsCapeCodTurns 4 entries
Loomis2 3 entries
Jeremy 4 entries
Russ 4 entries
Julie 6 entries
Shannon 1 entry
Tom 5 entries
Becca 1 entry
James 4 entries

Let the trash talking begin!

Joeprah Updates

I am in the process of retooling my site a bit and I will be adding some new features along with some of the changes. Some exciting stuff is about to be added that will make the Joeprah experience perhaps even more mediocre than before. I am obvious stoked.

The Galleries

Loomis, a Joeprah user, came up with a fantastic suggestion. Why not allow Joeprah users the privildege of uploading their own personal photos into the new "Gallery" section of Joeprah? I thought about it, and it was such a great idea that I took action--immediately. I will be creating more galleries for any registered user to upload into, but currently there is a section for "Summer Fun I," "Family Pictures I," "Pictures of You I," and "Your Best Work I." To access the galleries to upload into them, simply click on the "My Galleries" link at the top right of the Gallery Section at Joeprah (it can be found here). Uploading should be fairly self-explanatory, but that being said I am sure some folks may need assistance. If you do have problems...enter my next update.

The Forum

I have installed a new forum component. You can go the forum either at its direct link here or by visiting the forum via Joeprah.com itself. If you have any tech questions in regards to using any of the features at Joeprah.com simply go to the forum and enter your questions there. If you are a blogger and want to show of your blog or you have questions regarding blogging, check out the section in the forum dedicated to all things blog related. If you are parent seeking an outlet to vent, or ask advice of other parents on how to deal with some parenting topics that are currently confounding you, check out the section dedicated to that. There are some social sections in the forum and I hope it takes on a life of its own. If you want any new sections or if you want to be a moderator--inquire within. Basically, go, post, and interact. It should be off-da-hook. Awesome.

Finally, I am starting a new section:

Hot Topic Debates

In addition to all my normal robust and amazingly trivial posts, I am going to post news stories, political windfalls, and or basically anything that stirs the pot so to speak that I think my readers would be interested in adding their two cents to. I would like get folks involved so they can speak their minds, find out what other people think and more or less stay informed. To kick things off in this section I would like to see what people think about this news story (I know it is a few days old, but it is still worth exploring).

The Independence Day Contest

I have been uber swamped lately and I didn't post an update, but I wanted to let those folks still in contention know where they stand as we head down the stretch. Amazingly, there has been some changes to the leaderboard. The top three bloggers up until today are:

Kim at Jogging in Circles with 6,923 Referrals

Jared at DadThing with 6,710 Referrals

Momo at MomoFali with 6,630 Referrals

Kim, has made some huge strides as of late and the last few days will prove to be pivotal. Some advice; digg, stumble and otherwise promote your remaining blog posts...any sort of exposure will be key. Best of luck and I can't wait to annouce the winner. At the end of the contest, I will spread link love through the valley of blogger-dom. It will be a fantastic celebration and truly there were no losers.

I am about to release my July Newsletter with some exciting results on how much money I made during the month of June and how I went about doing so. Are you as anxious to find out the BuzzFuse results as I am? Word.

That is all for now. Return to work.

Big Time News & The Contest Winner

Big Time News

I am leaving for Atlanta today to participate in a video shoot. Yep, you heard that right. Me. Video shoot. I am working with Graco on a great project along with some other bloggers. The project will be off the hook, by in large due to my participation, and as soon as I have time I will post all the details of both my trip and the actually project itself.

In My Stead

Over the next couple of days I leave you in the willing and capable digits of one Pete J from MyGpsCameraPhone. Pete is a close bloggy friend of mine and I trust him like I trust myself (see not very much at all). He will continue the tradition of Joeprah by delivering mediocre content. Mediocre, which Pete will assuredly exceed, will actually be a step up, so you may be begging for Pete to stay on full-time.

Contest Winner

I didn't forget. I used my webcam this morning to tape the drawing and I used one of my daughters to choose the winner. The video wouldn't upload although I tried as hard as one man can to upload it. I feel Blip.Tv was afraid of its intrinsic awesomeness, which is understandable. Anyways, you are going to have to trust me when I say that the winner was Smoochie Frog. I will post the video someday...as long as Blip allows for amazing videos to see the light of day. As for the next contest, I will post the details either when I return on Thursday or next Monday. Stay tuned as I have some amazing stuff to give away over the course of the next few weeks. I am totally serious.

I Rule: Awards

I think everyone that reads my blog is a super star to some degree. First, they have put up with how quirky it is. Slow page loading times (a thing of the past I hope, see next post) and obnoxious colors--not to mention how stuck on myself (rightly so) I am. So, if you are reading this, take a bow. Now, there are some elite Joeprah followers that not only stomach my daily diatribe, but they actually think it to be noteworthy--so noteworthy in fact, that they have deemed it acceptable to don me with awards. I would like to call these folks "Super-Dee-Duper-Stars." First, I got a really cool mention from Penny over at Cafe at the End of the Universe, then HuckDoll, this was followed by Christine at Serenity How recognizing my awesomeness, and, to top it off, not one but two awards. Now, these award givers have crazy good taste and I'm just saying, "They're right to acknowledge my smooth ways." There is this rockin' award from Rachel at A Southern Fairy Tale:

It is totally homemade and really cool because it has the tell tale pinkness of a mom blog. And not to be outdone, we have Tara from If Mommy Says Ok dropping some more hardware on ol' Joeprah:

I just wanted to say "You're Right," to everyone that took time to write about me on their blogs and for correctly noticing how insanely amazing I am. Thanks! Carry on.

Perspective: The Myanmar Cyclone

Myanmar Cylcone Death Toll at 15,000 and Set to Rise

Over 10,000 confirmed dead in one town alone.

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Joeprah Newsletter: May '08 Edition

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on Monday May 5, 2008

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Hello, Joeprah Nation! This is the front-of-the-house version of the Joeprah Newsletter. If you haven't signed up for the newsletter, you are late (by like a couple hours) receiving all this valuable information.

     First, I would like to say that the month of May has some exciting things in store for those loyal readers of, what I consider, the best site ever--Joeprah.com. I will be releasing the first-ever series of articles that are only going to be available to "Registered Users." In this series, entitled "Confessions of a Stay at Home Dad," I will go back to the beginning and allow readers to find out the story behind Joeprah becoming a stay-at-home dad. This series has already been touted by critics (I am my own worst critic, trust me) as groundbreaking and better than reading the obituaries. So, if you haven't registered, you will soon find yourself on the outside looking in. In a stroke of brilliance, I have forced your hand to register.

    Second, in May, I will be continuing to upgrade my site (if that's possible). I am going to start by allowing registered Joeprah members to share there Twitter Home Pages, Cre8Buzz Profile Pages and BlogCatalog user pages within their profiles. This information will also be viewable in the “Interactive b]Blogroll.”

    The third major improvement for Joeprah.com members is the addition of a Gallery tab in your profile page. This tab will allow members to further customize their profiles by utilizing state-of-the-art technology. This technology will give members the ability to upload multiple images into their profile pages, making it just that more awesome.

I have had some folks wondering why they should register at Joeprah.com, and after spending some time reflecting on the question, I have realized that there are literally at least a couple of reasons to register. Here are my favorites:

Greater Exposure:

How many blogs do you know of that announce when you have logged on and allow you to have a customizable profile? Just mine? I thought so. At Joeprah.com, when you log in, your profile ID is displayed on the left sidebar, and each time someone looks at your profile, you will notice your “hit counter” go up. These hits mean more people notice your website/blog, and this means more possible visitors to your site. Win/win. Also, being a member gives you an opportunity to upload a profile image that is seen whenever you comment on an article. Your username is directly linked to your profile, and if someone clicks your name from within an article's comments, once again your hit counter reflects this.

Fun:

At Joeprah.com we strive to give our users a fun experience. (Yep, that’s all I got on that one.)

Money:

Money? What? Yep, now at Joeprah.com, you will have an opportunity to turn your zealous love for Joeprah into cold hard cash. The Independence Day Contest at Joeprah.com allows registered members to compete for cash. Lots of it. (Well, depending on what you consider lots. Let’s just say compete for a sum of money. ) The rules of the contest are as follows:

The Independence Day Contest at Joeprah.com:

Rules:

Any registered member with a website can participate.

The contest runs from May 5^th to July 4^th

The member with the greatest number of referrals to Joeprah.com will win the prize money

You can refer people to my website using your website only

You can use links in a post or in your sidebar

Clicking your own links is both reprehensible and in poor taste of the contest

I will track referrals via a state-of-the-art traffic program

The prize for the website with the most referral traffic to Joeprah.com is $25.00 (USD), eh

If you plan on participating, you should announce your intentions by responding to this newsletter, stating your intention and listing your website address

It costs nothing to play

Cash will be paid on the week of July 4^th either through PayPal or cashiers check to the winner.

I have created some badges that you can proudly display at your site to help get yourself some referral traffic or to just spread the love of Joeprah throughout the internet. Here are the badges with their accompanying code (you do not need to copy the images, just the code):

Joeprah Badge #1

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Joeprah Badge #3

Joeprah Badge #4

Joeprah Badge #5

Joeprah Badge #6

I will post bi-monthly updates for the participants, which will give those involved in the contest an idea of where they stand. These updates will be done through a post which only registered users can have access to.

Thanks as always for all your support! So, go forth, register, update your profile with your Twitter/Cre8Buzz/BlogCatalog info, take a chance at winning the $25 Independence Day Contest, and subscribe to Joeprah to stay up-to-date with all my most recent posts.

Yours Truly,

Team Joeprah