Written by: Chris Giovagnoni
Hey! Look what I’ve done. I made poverty history. Woo hoo!
All I did was visit compassion.com to sponsor a child and then this happened.
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July 28th, 2009 at 5:00 am
This is an awesome marketing tool….love it!!!
July 28th, 2009 at 6:05 am
This is so cool! I love it!
July 28th, 2009 at 8:45 am
Great video! I sent it to a number of my friends.
July 28th, 2009 at 9:19 am
It would be wonderful if this could only be true!
July 28th, 2009 at 9:35 am
Oh, this is so far beyond way cool!! And JoAnn did a great job as the excited woman in the crowd!
Can you clarify for me, tho’: Can this be personalized without actually sponsoring another child? We will certainly do that, in the future, but by that time, this video will be history.
July 28th, 2009 at 10:13 am
Great idea! They need to fix a few bugs though… I saw “undefined” in a few places where there should’ve been a name.
July 28th, 2009 at 11:04 am
@Brady – Undefined isn’t really a bug, it’s more of a reptile. I’m a chameleon. The code is trying to figure out who I am in that moment, but it’s only code, ya know? It’s not up to the task.
The undefined bug is a pesky critter. I brought it to the developers’ attention.
July 28th, 2009 at 11:06 am
@Vicki Small – There is no sponsorship obligation to personalize the video.
Personalize away. Send it to allll your friends and family.
July 28th, 2009 at 6:12 pm
Love it!! How cool is that!!!
July 29th, 2009 at 8:13 am
What a great way to share with other sponsors to remind them of the impact they make when they sponsor a child.
July 29th, 2009 at 8:40 am
It will be interesting to see if it brings additional sponsorships (I presume Compassion is tracking click-through sign-ups).
Here is a sampling of the responses I’ve received from those receiving this “invitation”:
“That’s awesome, Bob!”
“I’m surprised but it’s not me!”
“ha ha”
“The video is completely fabricated and a lie.”
“You are too funny. I don’t know why I thought we could keep this a secret!”
PS: It would be nice if this video didn’t autoplay each time the blog page loads… that can be annoying %)
July 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
@Bob – Thanks for sharing the comments you’ve gotten. And that autoplay is completely annoying. The minute I saw it I asked the developer to change it. Expect it will get done soon.
July 30th, 2009 at 11:31 am
This is way cool Chris! I’ll send it out to others –
August 2nd, 2009 at 10:32 pm
Absolutely hilarious!