Are You Following Me? You're About To Be Featured! NAMEINLIGHTS
Last time I did a thread about my followers, I invited everyone to hop in and tell everyone about yourself.
That's still an open offer, and this time I'm starting a new challenge.
It's called the "Name In Lights" challenge.
I challenge you to pick one of the people following you and feature them in your blog with the #nameinlights at least once a week!
For my part, exactly 4 weeks ago today I had 80 followers.
Last night I went to bed with 256 followers and thought to myself, you know 250 people is good place to welcome everyone one again. Then this morning I woke up with 260 and as I'm writing this, it went to 263.
On average, this works out to about 6 new followers a day
I'm thankful for every person who does follow me.
You remind me I have a voice and that there are people who want to listen to what I have to say.
My goal is to get to know everyone who follows me because I don't just want followers.
I want to turn the "followers list", into a list full of people I could go to a pub have a drink with.
So this is my project going forward. Starting with those who have been following me the longest.
Each week I will be featuring my followers.
I'm going to read each of your blogs, take notes and learn what I can about you.
If possible I'm also going to hop in, comment and upvote etc.
Any SBD raised from this profiling effort will go 100% to the person being profiled.
There are several of you I know pretty well, including more than a handful of you IRL.
But the bulk of you, I have no idea about!
I'm excited to know who each of you are and frankly I'd like all of you to get to know each other too!
So to everyone who has followed me this far...
Please make sure to introduce yourself and tell us about your favorite steemians below!
Hi @williambanks , thanks for the discussion in the comments on Sunday on my article. I see the discussion is still going here and there :). I will go to @stan's post to help and support now :)
If you have not seen this, I think you will enjoy... Carte Blanch is a South African investigative reporting television program. They normally have some boring stuff, mostly focusing on how the government is screwing us over... However sometimes they cover very interesting subjects... which I assume you will enjoy if I got the gist of your message ...
http://carteblanche.dstv.com/player/1108474/
PS : Love the idea and concept about @nameinlights, would love to assist where I can
Ok so I watched the video.
What they are describing is also known as TTM or Targeted Temperature Management.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Targeted_temperature_management
It works extremely well for the short term. The real trick here is to make sure that freezing people doesn't result in severe cell damage, because ice crystals are sharp and will rupture cell walls.
Assuming that can be overcome, i.e. you get cold but not frozen, what happens is the cold reduces the need for the body to process oxygen.
Because everything about chemistry is slowed down by the cold and you are made of chemistry.
Some animals do this naturally and even replace their blood with antifreeze naturally in order to survive the winter.
http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2013/08/21/how-the-alaska-wood-frog-survives-being-frozen/
http://www.livescience.com/824-cold-hard-fact-fish-antifreeze-produced-pancreas.html
Excellent find! And yes it's a common tactic now in major blood loss, trauma situations, to reduce the patient's body temperature in order to slow down the damage from oxygen deprivation.
Thanks for this!
#nameinlights Just find a follower who has less followers than you and introduce them to your other followers.
Also, yeah @stan and I will argue about this until the cows come home. I have a suspicion we're both wrong. I'm going to post a story on Sunday.
Short term though, this one could really use more attention...
https://steemit.com/news/@williambanks/riseup-net-needs-your-help
If you could help spread the word, I'd be much obliged.
#nameinlights brilliant idea. I will execute on this from tomorrow actually :) This will really help the platform. Are you looking at featuring the follower as in he writes an article and you publish it on your account Like "Article ABC (Featuring Follower 123)" I will do this daily in future :) It makes a lot of sense. By the way ... did you create the image for #nameinlights ? if so, would you mind if I use it in my featuring followers article? I will obviously credit and refer to your article...
Secondly, from @stan perspective. I loved his post, but get your points as well.. Only one thing to say:
We will only know when we die...
Already voted for rise-up and will send introduce and circulate to my network.
Finally did you have a chance to watch the video and what do you think?
I am not a specialist in the medical field, but very logical person...and I think this can be massive for saving patients in future.
Well @jacor I think the "read my blog featuring..." has been done to death.
When I envision #nameinlights what I really think of is similar to what I've been doing here....
Something like
In otherwords, just make it totally about them.
As for the image, I lifted it from pixabay so feel free to use it.
I didn't have a chance to watch the video. I'm traveling and tethered to my cellphone. But I will check it out tonight when I get somewhere with proper internet.
As for the debate with @stan yeah that's the sort of thing we'll be discussing until the end of time I'm sure. No way to know until we get there. But I'll do a blog post on Sunday that I think more clearly shows my POV on that subject.
Thanks for upvoting and sharing the riseup thing with your followers, they really need our help or they will be forced to cease operations at month's end.
Agreed on the approach on the #nameinlights. Will start tomorrow as it will certainly have an impact in the long run at identifying good and diverse content based on recommendation.
Eagerly awaiting your Sunday post... I also have another one in mind for Sunday.
My article about the video will be going on in the next 30 minutes or so. I am actually referring to you a lot in the article, as this article was inspired by our conversation on Sunday and in my mind directly linked to the conversation. At the same time I am asking my followers to consider following you :)
Wrong about what ?
(NAP Litigator *Fee .0001 SBD) lol ...
@jacor started it with "I enjoy debates". Then @stan made a blog topic about giving god the finger so I invited him in as well. It was fun.
https://steemit.com/religion/@jacor/why-does-god-create-or-make-people-to-go-to-hell
cool, lmao ! going to have to chk that out !
Brilliant idea. I'm gonna have a look at my followers list and keep an eye out for someone awesome who's not getting enough recognition. Kudos on this initiative. Spread that love holmes!
Great! This is exactly what I want to see. I'm really glad it's inspiring. Thank you so much!
By the way I really did enjoy...
https://steemit.com/satire/@condra/signs-you-re-burnt-out-and-how-to-sort-that-shit-out
I promise to take a break as soon as my latest posting runs it's course. :D
Robyn Eggs (About)
Sweet!! I just got on steemit today, actually (see my intro here)...and already I am meeting other writers and networking a community!! This is a super fun spot to put my energy into, I must say. :D Me; I'm over 30, and have changed my major 3 times. I wanted to be an architect with all my heart, but I suck at math! Then I wanted to be an actor...or get my journalism degree, and finally realize my writing...but then I thought to myself - nah! I'll never be able to make money writing; I'll never be able to compete with all the other writers out there! But now, I have the confidence to release my inner voice! (Oh, and I'm finishing my BA as a business major, by the way, online, like a good little girl....& spinning strategy webs with all my might!)
I am a poet
I have always been a poet. Poetry is me. I emote. I emote rhythmically. Rhyme is one of my passions, since the earliest days of my childhood. I write in prose. I keep a diary...this is totally where I am meant to be. Oh, and I'm a Mom. My son is my world. And, he starts Kindergarten this week!! I can't believe 5 years have already came and went. I thought they'd never come!! LOL Now I have the privilege of being able to create, from the comfort of my own home, the bulk of the day, while his little blessed soul partakes in the American education system...Ah, the joys...lol...and the pains...Bring it on ! :D
I've found my home...
So thank you, @williambanks, for this opportunity to share in your community. May you enjoy a full and healthy vacation somewhere exotic and blog about it for all to enjoy! XOXOXO
And let's not forget the steemian who got me started on here, @nebcat, an amazing photographer with an eye to die for!! XO Cheers to you, my friend!
Thank you for coming. I upvoted your introduce yourself post because I could sense a lot of passion and sincerity. Never hold yourself back. Always be the best you can be.
I know you're going to do great here.
The reason I started following you, William, was because you took the time to comment and vote on some of my posts. I follow everyone that takes the time to notice me. I also read a lot of comments on blogs and when I hear a voice of a wonderful human being I will follow them because I want them to be a part of my community. I appreciate all the people following me as well, and one of the things I do each day is check to make sure I am following all those who are following me. I love this community. Thank you for coming up with creative ways to support this community William!
Wow thank you I really appreciate it. That sort of thing really makes my day!
Btw glad to know about the digital currency course. Did you make that or is it just an fyi?
https://steemit.com/bitcoin/@ajavajive/university-of-nicosia-digital-currency-course
"Did you make that or is it just an fyi?"
Make what @williambanks? Sorry, I'm not sure what you are asking here.
The course you are pointing at I was just wondering if you created the course or were just letting us know about it.
I am taking the course. Antonis Polemitis,George Papageorgiou, and Andreas Antonopoulos created it, so I think it will be very informative.
What a lovely way to thank your followers, Well done you
@karenb54 Thank you and I'm really glad you're here.
Your recent post on men was hilarious. I thought I followed you after seeing that. Turns out I was wrong, but I'm following you now too!
https://steemit.com/men/@karenb54/thank-you-men-for-always-being-there-to-bring-me-pain-and-illness
Ah thank you that means alot. I am glad you found my post funny and not serious would hate a backlash from the men on here lol
Apologies for belated comment, my access to the internet has been patchy at best over the last few weeks.
This is another cracking idea @williambanks, and of the hugely high caliber I am coming to expect from you. Such a shame that this post hasn't earned the SBD I think it deserves, although I’m convinced you’ll soon be raking it in given the overall quality of your posts. I will endeavour to feature some of my followers in #NAMEINLIGHTS over the coming weeks.
Anyway, enough arse kissing! Not convinced your offer to take us all to the pub is as great an idea - you'll probably need to earn a bit more SBD to get the first round in, also you have no idea of our relative drinking capacities so you could well end up in quite a messy state! Still the gesture is appreciated!
About me. I've worked in IT development in the financial sector for about 30 years, however at present I’m unemployed and find myself at a bit of a crossroads. While I'm proud of many of the things I achieved for my employer during my career I've come to think that it gave nothing to the world at large, and I'd like to change that in the next 10 or 15 years. Also I'd really like to work on something that genuinely interests me rather than taking the easy option and simply going back to working for the man.
This is one reason why I’m currently experimenting with writing on SteemIt. I've never written seriously before, although I used to enjoy it in the very distant past. I have however harboured many odd ideas throughout my life so I thought I'd see if I could give them a wider reign to enlighten / amuse / annoy a greater audience than previously was the case. And if I can earn a little money doing so all the better.
My current interests seem to be the natures of reality, consciousness, human and non-human intelligence. Also space exploration, extrapolating the trajectory of scientific discovery, and odd connections between things. I also very much enjoy challenging orthodox theory, looking at things from different angles, generally just repeatedly asking 'why', and encouraging others to do the same. You can see why I annoy my friends so much.
I want to turn the "followers list", into a list full of people I could go to a pub have a drink with.
That sentence alone made me follow you!
I want the same things because this site is not only post and vote, we are humans and we feel the need to interact, to connect.
Here on Steemit we can do that!
@cynetyc
Thanks I really appreciate it! You're right, the ability to interact and connect with all our followers, reaching them at a deeper level is something that only steemit can do. But only we can do it!
By the way your pictures of spain are gorgeous!
https://steemit.com/photography/@cynetyc/carino-spain
That's an intense, creative, and thoughtful way to welcome and appreciate your followers. This is REAL social networking people, not that fakebook crap. I'm QuantumAnomaly, a mad scientist, collector of hobbies, and a cynic with a big heart. I'm always willing to lend a hand. Grats on what you've got going, I may have to join the challenge soon.
@quantumanomaly Yeah and it's helping to show me which of my followers I wasn't following before.
You're in that group now. BTW I love your 3D printer, that's just awesome!
https://steemit.com/diy/@quantumanomaly/a-mad-scientist-s-automated-factory-how-i-built-my-first-3d-printer
Thanks! I'm a bit more proud of my StoryTrax posts, but my DIY's seem to be catching some popularity, so I may do a bit of back and forthing, DIY stuff to appease the masses, and StoryTrax for myself! XD
Wow! You have the best ideas! I'm totally going to take you up on the challenge to feature my followers, but after I'm done with the science project, since my time is limited. I'd love to be featured by you at some point, but also not until I'm done with my part of the science project. Then I'll have, shall we say, a wider variety of posts :)
@wiser You're actually on the top of my list to be featured!
Thanks for participating in #scienceinanarchy BTW.
https://steemit.com/sa1g0/@wiser/science-in-anarchy-experiment-1-day-8
Seriously????
You're welcome on the #scienceinanarcy participation :)
Yes seriously! You were the first person to join the #scienceinanarchy study and you have been faithful about detailing the minutia of your day.
This makes it easier to understand who you are as a person. But I think it also shows a vulnerable and human side to you that few people really demonstrate.
Plus as I study your diet I'm actually learning a lot of things like almonds being a huge source of nutrients and almond butter being much healthier than peanut butter. While these aren't in your blog per se. You have subjected yourself to this sometimes going days without even any feedback or so much as an upvote as I get bogged down in other things.
Yet you keep doing it!
Yeah that's just incredible. So yeah I want to feature you. :)
What a fantastic idea! Have fun with it.
Look forward to getting to know you and your followers better.
@mynameisbrian
Thanks and I'm looking forward to tasting that salsa recipe!
https://steemit.com/food/@mynameisbrian/lazy-salsa-the-best-damn-salsa-you-ll-ever-eat