A first
I think this may be the first time my little hometown paper has used the word blog:
Maryville businessman Tim Richardson, an author and nationally known keynote motivational speaker, is getting ready to throw the “World’s Biggest Blog Party.”
Richardson is recruiting 1,000 people from around the world who will, if things go according to plan, use blogging to raise at least a million dollars for organizations and charities with a global reach.A blog, which evolved from the word “weblog,” usually refers to a magazine-style online journal or electronic diary. Starting Sept. 11, selected bloggers will begin creating what Richardson calls “an invisible matrix of global fund-raising.”
Each Internet blog host will write about a favorite charity or an organization that makes a difference, encouraging readers to donate to that charity with the intention of raising a million dollars globally between Make A Difference Day (Oct. 27) and Family Volunteer Day (Nov. 17). Richardson and the other 999 bloggers will direct attention and support to organizations working to solve problems facing people all over the world.
