This is not the first Blogathon to be organized. It started in 2001. But this year, the 535 participants want to raise more than the US$74,000 promised by now to help a variety of philanthropic organizations. InfoWorld has the story.
At 6 a.m. Pacific time Saturday, they'll embark upon 24 hours of blogging, during which they've agreed to update their sites at least once every half hour. Readers can sponsor participants by offering either a flat cash donation or an hourly pledge, which they'll pay upon successful Blogathon completion to the charity named by the participant.
This means each blogger will have to write -- at least -- 48 stories today. How would you do that? Here is an example.
How to fill the twenty-four hours is a problem all participants confront -- and which several have decided to solve creatively. Cat Connor, a Portland, Oregon, resident, who is raising money for short-term aid organization Modest Needs, plans to offer a links-and-commentary tour of unusual online museums. Cosby has enlisted a friend's band to perform a set via Web cam, to which he'll be posting live links.
According to the article, some bloggers have really weird ideas, like this one, who "plans to Web cast from a graveyard, with streaming video and a visit from local paranormal investigators."
For more information, check the Blogathon 2003 website. [Smart Mobs]
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