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Archive for October, 2009

eHow “I Did This” Pumpkin Carving Contest

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Here ye here ye we are seeking brave and creative souls that are willing to wield their pumpkin carving knives to fashion some ghoulish and devilish jack-o-lanterns.  In celebration of Halloween, eHow is hosting an “I Did This” Pumpkin Carving Contest.  For the additional details,  please take a look at the Official Contest Rules in the Contest Section of the Forums.

If you would like to participate in the contest, simply check out some basic instructions on “How to Carve a Pumpkin,” and click on the I Did This button to the right.   Your I Did This entry should include step by step photos of your pumpkin carving experience and any templates you used to craft your pumpkin.  The grand prize winner will receive an iPod Nano.  This contest ends November 7, 2009 at 11:59 PM (Pacific Standard Time), so please submit your I Did This before the deadline.

Pumpkin carving is a great group activity so gather your family, friends and children this weekend and carve ‘em up.  If you need some inspiration, here are the pumpkins that our Community Manager, Julie and her husband carved at a Halloween bash last weekend.

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Not quite PUMPED yet?  Well here are some more pumpkins that our fellow Community Members jimdris, butterfli, kinghostile, and pianistic designed and carved at our eHow Member Event in San Francisco last week.

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Last but not least, please be aware that this is not for the faint of heart as de-gutting a pumpkin is serious work!

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Go Green on eHow: Global Climate Change on Blog Action Day 2009

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

Blog Action Day 2009, a day when blogs unite and choose to discuss and highlight an issue we face as a global community. The conversation changes from year to year, and in 2009 they organization has zeroed in on Global Climate Change.

eHow.com has 711 articles and videos on Climate Change as of this date. If you are searching for ideas for your post, please visit eHow.com’s library of content for tips on how you can help stop drastic climate change. The eHow Go-Green Topic page features videos, articles, guides and resources to help you find the information you are looking for in your quest to go green.

BlogActionDay.org efforts have helped to narrow the blogosphere’s dialogue on this critical topic to successfully drive awareness on a massive scale. So, the more people that help out, the louder the chatter becomes!