Crowdsourced Sundays: A new thing!
In the two years I’ve been blogging “seriously” I’ve never really had my own link-up thing. The reason for this is simple: I don’t like the thought of inviting contributions only to be sat staring at tumbleweeds blowing across the blogospheric plains.
Maybe that should be Tumblrweeds…
Anyway, last week, whimsically and apropos of nothing, I published a selection of crowdsourced photographs which I jokily invited from my twitter followers, photos of your egg cups no less. Of course, a person’s egg cups are their own private kingdom, so if you’re willing to share that with the world (or that bit of the world demented enough to read this blog) there should be no stopping you. We’ve broken the dam, as it were.
And so, from that silly germ of an idea I give you what could possibly described as a regular “feature”:
Yes it has its own graphics and everything. Get me.
The premise is insultingly simple. Every week, just before the weekend, I will publish a prompt on here and on Twitter and invite you to contribute a quick snap.
You can enter your pics by replying on Twitter or, if you don’t got your Twitter on, you can send entries to crowdsourcedsundays@live.co.uk. You’ll have until Saturday night to send stuff. On Sunday I’ll publish the fruits of your labours in a gallery with a name check on each one. Dead simple!
The subjects each week may be straight forward or off the wall. I’m not looking for works of art or lovingly composed photographs (though if you have time then fair enough). The key to all this is simply and spontaneously contributing original content in a sort of online flashmob way. That’s the idea. Let’s see where it takes us, shall we?
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So week 1 (technically week 2 but last week was a trial run) and the prompt is:
WHAT I’M CURRENTLY READING…
Your latest book, magazine, comic…it’s up to you. Take a shot, mail it to the above address or if you see the Twitter prompt, twitpic a reply to that and use the hashtag #crowdsourcedsundays
Come back on Sunday and see if this thing has legs. Shabba!
Just a note: the photos posted as part of this project are not protected from sharing or downloading by third parties. By sending an entry you are agreeing to publication. My decision on what makes the cut is final. Anything deemed unsuitable will be canned.
Very clever idea and I like the literary start. Wish you’d forewarned, me, though. I’d have begun reading something more cerebral.
Yeah, like the idea of this. You’re so right about the tumbleweed thing. I do a weekly link up and the most I’ve ever had link up is a dozen. Nothing like those behemoths Tara and Jay. Best of luck with this, and I will do my bit to give it a push.
Um…”Anything deemed unsuitable will be canned.”
*Unattachs photograph of self in bath doing something unnecessary with Denzel Washington magazine clipping, emollient Vaseline and hand mirror.*
Shame.
Taken part already
Such a fabulous idea I love it! Have sent you a Twitpic
Emailed you from my phone. It’s not terribly highbrow. (I’m not terribly highbrow, either).
ooh I like this idea, though I have not read anything other than the Metro this week . . . will see what I pick up tomorrow morning and tweet it to you!
Taking bets on how many people take a shot of the computer screen with this post on it – cos they’re currently reading it.
ooooh i LIKE your newfangled link – i will get snapping now x
Love this idea!
Great idea
Just tweeted you – I fear my current book gives a false impression of me. It’s far from my usual genre!
This is a great idea! Will email a photo, don’t have twitpic – although I might look into getting that, purely so I can join in with this each week
OOOOOH I seeeeeee. Right so do I have to tweet it before end of play today or can it still be tweeted tmrw? And do I have to tweet you the ‘actual’ book that I’m reading or can I take a pic of a more trendy or intellectual one?
As ever I am too late… fab idea though and will definitely keep an eye on this one