Press at the Canadian Million Campaign Homepage
December 23, 2006
Latest Press Releases:
Dec 14th, 2006
Free Pixels for Doing Good
Dec 12th, 2006
One Million Pixels for Social and Environmental Harmony
Dec 8th, 2006
Million Campaign Homepage Canada!
Dec 7th, 2006
Today the Million Campaign Homepage is four months old
Press Enquiries:
If you have any questions about the Canadian MCH please feel free to
contact us
for more information. A selection of these inquiries and comments may be chosen for publication on this site.
MCH Press Release (PDF)
from August, 2006. Please feel free to reproduce its content.
Press Coverage: If you happen to spot ANY press coverage about the Million Campaign Homepage - whether that's Print, Radio, TV or Web - we would love to hear about it. Since we have the advertising & marketing budget of a small fish - i.e. none - we'll probably fall off our chairs in astonishment if we ever get any press coverage. A selection of links will be published here as the site develops.
FAQ at the Canadian Million Campaign Homepage
December 22, 2006
What is the millioncampaignhomepage all about?
In August of 2006 the mch
was conceived by Matthew Edwards
and created by Small Fish Online.
It was inspired by Alex Tew's Million Dollar Homepage.
The basic premise, however, was not to make money but to put together a site for people and organisations involved in furthering social and environmental harmony.
Originally based in the United Kingdom, the MCH network has now grown to include Canada and the United States.
How do I get involved?
We are giving away blocks of 25 x 25
pixels to Canadian organisations and people involved in furthering social and environmental
harmony. To reserve a 25x25 block of pixels, please
click here.
Who are you?
What kind of organisations are you looking for?
The only basic rules are that we are looking for co-operative organisations who are working for public and planetary service rather than private profit,
who do not use violence, and who do not discriminate on the basis of ethnicity, gender, age, class, or any other arbitrary hierarchical distinctions.
The Canadian Million Campaign Homepage is dedicated to websites operating from within Canada.
Beyond that we are particularly interested in providing space to organisations and individuals who are at an early stage in their careers,
who operate on a small scale or on a local grass-roots community basis.
The oxygen of publicity to such nascent projects is imperative in allowing them to grow and develop, and mighty oaks grow from tiny acorns.
One of the greatest obstacles to positive change is that of a mainstream media too dominated by vested commercial interests,
which often unconsciously as well as consciously prevents smaller entities having the right, opportunity and space to use their voices.
What is the best format to send my logo in?
Since we are offering blocks of 25 x 25 pixels, the ideal
graphic would be a copy of your website Favicon* - if you have one.
Otherwise, a 25 x 25 pixel graphic, which represents your group, is fine. JPEGs and GIFs are the preferred formats.
*A Favicon (pronounced fav-eye-con) is short for
'Favorites Icon.' A Favicon is a multi-resolution image included on
nearly all professionally developed sites. It is usually displayed on
the Address line and in the Favorites menu within a web browser. The
Favicon allows the webmaster to further promote their site, and to
create a more customized appearance within a visitor's browser. Often,
the Favicon reflects the look and feel of the web site or the
organization's logo.
How do I create a favicon?
It's free and it's easy
- just visit FavIcon from Pics to create one now.
For free image-editing software, download GIMP.
What is the point of the mch?
The guiding principle of MCH is synergy.
When people co-operate and work together what they achieve is greater
than the sum of the parts. By including a large variety of different
campaigns, organisations and motivated individuals in one place, we
hope to increase links between not only them but the wider public as a
whole. Our planet and our society are in a crisis. When there is an
emergency, you need as many ambulances - going in the same direction,
at the same time - as possible.
Can I help you in any other ways?
Certainly.
We rely on word-of-mouth and the kindness of strangers to spread the news about
mch. Please Shout at people about this site. Go on. It will feel good. If you want to go really
hog wild, hell, grab this here logo and stick it on your site for all
to see. A link would be appreciated muchly. The Million Campaign
Homepages are administered by slightly deranged cyber-buccaneers whose
planet-saving mission requires a constant supply of chocolate biscuits
and Rum. Unfortunately that costs money. So in order to keep us alert
and on the job, please donate generously.
Remember, kids: "Pennies + Pounds = Rum" Thank you!.
About the Canadian Million Campaign Homepage
December 21, 2006
1,000,000 pixels
available for
FREE
to co-operative Canadian organisations that work for
social and
environmental harmony
The
million
campaign
homepage
is inspired by the Million Dollar Homepage,
run by a 21 year old student and entrepreneur named Alex Tew.
Mr.Tew's website was phenomenally successful and his vision of the website mosaic will revolutionise the way internet space is organised.
Not only a brilliant concept, the website he created looks like an internet version of Piet Mondrian's depiction of the vibrancy of jazz era New York.
We here at the Million Campaign Homepage believe that the world, and particularly the mainstream media, is already flooded with advertising.
In the era of global warming we need to evolve to a global public service instead of local private profit.
We have a planet to save, and a life upon it to safeguard and secure for future generations - animal, vegetable, and mineral.
There is a lot of cynicism in the world and people feel that their actions are incapable of making positive change.
That disillusionment is inaccurate. The power of synergy and symbiosis is enormous.
The more bridges are built between different campaigns, the less duplication results.
Achievement grows exponentially. River flows move mountains, volcanoes erupt from the steady accumulation of magma, and oceans develop from the confluence of small streams.
The Million Campaign Homepage is an ecosystem where a congregation of campaign groups can co-exist together.
Instead of the competitive principle, where one individual or group profits at the expense of another,
we believe in the co-operative principle where the health and prosperity of one is directly correlated to the health and prosperity of others.
The Million Campaign Homepage is a links page. It is a mosaic. It is a library. It is a jigsaw puzzle.
It is a space-station where social entrepreneurs can dock their spaceships. The sum of the whole is greater than its parts.
Keep the information flowing and the networks growing - please add your tile to the game by
ordering pixels.
mch
August 2006
