What Is Happening Today On Gather - Friday August 8 2008

 Can you believe it nearly the weekend?  I swear, the older I get - the faster time flies. I remember hearing this as a child but though they did not know what they were talking about.  It was only when I grew up that I realized that older people were so much smarter than me. LOL

 Jennifer Hodge, Member Experience  has submitted a very interesting post. Here at Gather, we love watching our developers play. We thought it would be fun to share some of their "sandbox" ideas with you. Some of the ideas you'll find here in the Gather Labs will be crazy, out-of-the-box, cutting edge... others will simply be ideas in progress. Some features may one day be available across the entire site, many will not. Either way, we thought you might enjoy seeing some of our creativity at work. You can read the entire post here.

TRANSCRIPT OF LIVE CHAT WITH TOM

I am so sorry that I missed the live chat with Tom. I do hope you made it. I see that many of you were able to attend and ask questions. If you missed it, you can find a transcript of it here.  I read through the transcript and found it very interesting.

Have you checked out the  group called Nourish Your Morning? They have this really cool contest going on right now.  

Heidi G., 3-A-Day  has published an article called Enter the "Start Your Day with Dairy" Contest for a Chance to Win a Cookbook!  All you have to do is Submit your best dairy breakfast recipe to win a customized Nourish Your Morning cookbook from TasteBook^TM, featuring recipes from 3-A-Day^TM of Dairy and YOU.  The open submission period for this contest ends Sept 30 2008 @ 11:59 PM  EST

Gather's 1^st ever Invite-a-thon

Don't forget about Gather's 1^st ever Invite-a-thon!  You can read more about that here. 

 Here is a quick summery:

Aug 4: Invite-a-thon begins

Aug 4- Aug 15: Official invitation period

Aug 11- Aug 15: Five friend pairs announced daily @ 5pm ET in the Gather Picks section of the Explore page. Points will be distributed to winners by 5pm ET the following day.

Aug 15 - Gather announces Grand Prize Winners @ 5:30pm ET

Aug 15: Invite-a-thon ends

So invite those friends and you could win big time.

What is Your Child's Favorite School Subject? Win a Subscription to StudyJams! and CDs!

All you have to do is leave a comment in this article by  Stefanie Plum, Gather Partner Team .  Leave your comment by August 13^th. Gather will  be drawing one member to win a year long subscription to StudyJams! and three members to receive StudyJams! Karaoke CDs!

ARE YOU THE NEXT WINNER?

 Are you going to be the next winner? Don't forget that you can have a chance to win 1000 points until Aug 31. Free points is just like free money!  Have you joined the Relax group yet? You are going to love this offer. You can win 1000 points. Yep, you heard me right. They are going to be giving away 1000 points each week.  All you have to do is be a member of the Relax group.  Christine M. Team Gather  has written an article with more details in it. Click here to read the article. This group is owned by Westin Hotels & Resorts . So if you want more points, hurry on over and join the group. This promotion will last  will run until August, 31, 2008

Who's Your Favorite Star of the 70s? Win a Free DVD!

Do you remember the wonderful shows of the 70's.  Whatever happened to those cool shows? For a chance to win a DVD, answer the following question in the comment field of  the article that can be found here.

Who is your favorite movie star from the 1970s?

Responses must be posted by August 15^th. Gather will randomly select five members to win a copy of Starsky and Hutch.

DO YOU WRITE POETRY?

As children, we all grew up playing with trains and many of us attached a kind of fondness to them. We envisioned ourselves riding the rails heading to our "special destination." Some of us may still hold on to those childhood destinations, while others have realized the practical use of trains. Whatever the reason you love trains, we want to give you the chance to share your affections in the All Aboard group and the "Next Stop" Poetry Contest.

You simply ell  why you love trains and where your train is taking you in a poem. The Gather community will vote to determine the 10 most creative and well-written poems. From there, the Gather Editorial Team will choose a Grand Prize Winner, who'll receive a $100 American Express Gift Card. Click here for all the details.Go here for all rules "Next Stop" Poetry Contest Rules & Regulations

All entries must be received by 11:59pm ET on August, 12, 2008.  Good luck to each of you.

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE A $200. AMERICAN EXPRESS CARD!!

The dinner table is a place where special family moments may happen. What memorable moments do you recall from a meal you had with your family?

Tell  about a moment that matters to you! Your story could earn you a $200 AMEX gift card that could be used towards purchasing your next set of groceries - and in turn, more dinnertime moments! Click here for all the details!

All entries must be received by 11:59pm ET on August, 15, 2008. The Gather Editorial Team will choose the Grand Prize Winner, who will receive a $200 American Express Gift Card.

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