GO! Spread BLOG idol
March 12th, 2008 by mikeMike here on the newsdesk. This is a copy of a Press release hitting the media over the next few days over the globe:
Go! Smell the Flowers, listed in the top 80 000 global web sites, announces the launch of :
Watch the promotional video at YouTube here.
X Factor and American Idol taken to the rapidly expanding blogosphere in a search of millions to find three unique talented bloggers. Closing date for first round: Tuesday 18th March.Final five get to the voting stages.Winners join the other 17 existing Founders to make the 20 founders of Go! Smell the Flowers complete as a new community based network rises from the blog world to rival the faceless Facebook.
Go! Smell the Flowers is a British owned community blog based in Dubai with 17 founders from 10 countries across the globe. All enquiries through contact us at http://gosmelltheflowers.com
UPDATE :This video is already climbing the charts folks at YOUtube:
Honors for This Video so far:
#35 - Most Discussed (Today) - People & Blogs - United Kingdom
#86 - Most Viewed (Today) - People & Blogs - United Kingdom
#28 - Top Favorites (Today) - People & Blogs - United Kingdom
I’ll keep you posted on how it is going and with your help it can climb higher!
In the meantime GO! Fave it, rate it and comment on it! ” 2 more FAVE votes pushes it onto the front page at YOU tube. Once there it should pick up some interest from YOUtube itself globally!
Feel free to enter here for BLOG idol: Be part of the fun and excitement that is GO! Smell the Flowers.
Great Mike and thanks for the update - awesome result on day 1 considering the site was down on and off for 5 hours!
We encourage all founders, readers and comment givers here to forward the post onto all their email contacts, fave away at youtube and get the blogging talent over here to compete and see if the garden is for them….
5 days to GO! before we pick the final 5.
Then 3 win.
Any other viral ideas welcomed here - contacts in the media and all that jazz.
WOW! We mean business then!! :))
Kewl! GO! Flowers!
Mike, suggestion: remove ‘a blog’ from the first line, the ‘a’ weakens Flowers. Suggest: ‘ GSTF, listed amongst the top 80k global websites/ blogs, bla bla bla’. Image and positioning are in in the details :))
Just ignore me if it makes no sense, it’s close to me bedtime you know! :))
You always make complete sense Bridget: just in a mad way!
I’ve changed it re your suggestion with the second wave of UK Press Releases that went out this morning UK time to the national papers.
And Guys read the comments on our YOU tube video. It’s like reading the comments here transferred over to YouTube, EltonJohn DramaQueen and Bridget have set the tone which is showing people there what we are like! And people like! He’s a quote from someone there:
“you don’t look stupid at all bridget jones in Dubai. It makes us read all the rest of the comments which I normally wouldn’t do - and ended up having a blast!
Thanks
Great idea people!”
People like us guys! Bring it on - Urban and Co : the video is good, but the real show case for us is in the comments much as it is here, get over there and DO YOU THING!
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Yv3xv8FmaPs
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Yeah, it’s fun, especially as the comments get all mixed up lol!
EJ gave them a piece of his mind about it, he did ha!
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Hey thx Jim for the Heads Up on this c0ol Blogging Initiative!!
U should create an Ad for EntreCard too!! That Community seems to be taking off like WildFire
amongst Bloggers!!
;))
Ironically I watched American Idol last week when my Sis was Home to Canada from South Dakota*
I was impressed with the Singers + so watching last night + seeing Kristy Lee Cook get slammed by
all 3 Judges on what I thought was a c0ol Country version of a Beatles Tune shocked me*
+ that also Remindz ME that I’ve yet to WIN Anything on Go Smell The Flowers!!
;PPP Peace*
p.s. I can’t Sing + I don’t have Robert Plant RockStar Hair but I Play a Mean Air Guitar!!!
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Cheers Billy…..great to see you here with some comment love but not $15,000 worth
See me an David are gettin proper excited over this Blog Idol business, we was down the chippy gettin us tea earlier an Madonna comes in to get her steak puddins an chips with extra salt n vinegar for her’s an that film director bloke’s, what she married, teas. An she says to me, “Wotcher Elt, you been readin that blog idol stuff on GSTF?”
“Blimmin right we av Madge,” I says, “It’s all gettin right excitin see. There’s that bunch of panelists…… Ooooh! That Urban Pagan an Fertile Fish, they’re a right couple sarcy ones isn’t they?”
“Too right they is Elt, see that film director bloke what I married, he reckons that they’ll be puttin people off wantin to be founders he does! Ere, wot youz twos avin for your teas then?”
“Only Haddock, chips, mushy peas an gravy, with 2 rounds of bread each Madge, an two deep fried Mars Bars for afters,” I says wiv a smirk. Well you should av seen the look on er face you should! See, that film director bloke what she married, he doesn’t earn much he doesn’t, an they can’t afford mushy peas, gravy with 2 rounds of bread each an deep fried Mars Bars for afters they can’t see.
“You’ll get fatter you will,” she says wiv a right jealous look on er face. See if she made some decent records like mine, she’d sell 10 times as many copies, an if that film director bloke what she married earnt a bit more they could av some of life’s luxuries too.
Sad thing jealousy it is, still now you knows why she’s stupidly thin, can’t afford a decent meal see.
my FAV vote has been added
My FAV has been added too,should be front page news now!
Yes BO brilliant - you have taken it to Page 1 on the Top favorites today
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I have been doing the entracard thing for a week and isnt bad at all…. a bit slow… but have a look what you think it is bloggers only with adverts…. its interesting see what you think….
I cant beleive its going this big… Media realises will see what I can do through the ABC down here and put them on to it…. will see what happens…. Agree with Chook taking the A blog out of the top line would make it stronger in effect… but it looks great….. will pinch it if I may or can you email to me and I’ll send it off down here…. cant hurt……
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OK chooks - first line with the word BLOG now edited…..as you wish
What next, the washing up?
The cooking Jem! The cooking please!
Chook, gotcha mail :)) Kewl!
Me gotta run now, laters!
I have a sink full so that would be great… thanks heaps…
And tah… I have posted on aussie and left it top post, also, faved youtube, sent editor letters, just need copy or permission to copy mikes press release and I shall face book, and send to the ABC down here… radio and TV we have a talk back each night and the host checks out facts and websites sometimes i might be able to get a blog on the show for yous… If I can get on its Austalia wide.. on at 1.00am ange might no Delroys show… anyways if he likes it he gets it on the mainstream drive time etc… its the Chasers station…
But can only see… if you like…
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Ace - copy away AC !
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Sent editor letter too Mike.
If you guys want, Bridget can copy paste Mike’s press release in a post at the UAE Community blog. Lemme know.
Nice one Briget - Yes go for it.
And an earlier comment from me is sitting in SPAM at the moment. But go check at the comments on our video at YOUtube: people like your stuff there in the comments!
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Briget ! Whoops sorry I’m mean Bridget! er sorry
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Hey just saw it, kewl!
I thought it’d be gud to tell them some about us so they know who’s around and what to expect a tad. Would be nice guys if founders and regulars could drop by, maybe even start a conversation the way we have here when we banter, to keep the buzz going there.
OK, lemme go take care of the UAE post.
Aaargh, I had deleted the link to the UAE blog from my dashboard Mike, and without it not sure how to post there now! Let me see if I can figure it out. Will let you know if I make it!
Okay I’ve faved your video and sent the link to a couple of friends. Every little bit eh? Hard to believe how much media you’re getting in the UK and the Dubai area. Do you have some secret media contacts we don’t know about? : )
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Latest stats guys:
Honours for This Video:
#70 - Most Discussed (Today)
#21 - Most Discussed (Today) - People & Blogs
#87 - Most Viewed (Today) - People & Blogs
#70 - Top Favourites (Today)
#11 - Top Favourites (Today) - People & Blogs
#79 - Top Favourites (Today) - People & Blogs - Global
#40 - Top Rated (Today) - People & Blogs
You’ll notice this one:
#79 - Top Favourites (Today) - People & Blogs - Global
Has gone Global - all other stats are for the UK only.
Slow build until critical mass when enough people talk about it that it creates a buzz that spreads!
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Awesome Mike! Thanks for the update………….
On we GO!
I more comment pushes it to the front page of most commented as well ( for UK anyway!)
So heh what are we good at here at Flowers? Unique even. Commets: they make the blog!
GO! Take it over to YouTube and show them what we can do!
A new playground to play in …
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Yv3xv8FmaPs
Comment away!
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This is so nice! A blog idol! I just done watching American Idol too bad David Hernandez has to go, haha, anyway that’s off topic. But I have a question are the judges for this contest as tough as Simon?
Joke. Cool cool! Update me whenever whatever happens in this contest totally awesome! 
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Well E, do keep posted here at flowers!
Update on BLOG idol promo film :
546 hits
43 Comments
21 Favs
Ace!
O and by the way Founders Film (old and new combined) : just short of 7000 hits!
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Brills Mike - thanks for the update!
The numbers can only GO! one way….