| | Well, this is the first time I'm posting a Xanga entry in ages...might as well have it aligned to a good cause:
I'm sure a few of you
are wondering why I have the word "i'm" next to my name and random
aviation news tidbits in MSN Messenger so here's a summary of the
background of it's existence. I hope I'll be able to see more people
adding this to theirs as well!
Charity/Initiative of the week - i'm
What is i'm?
I
didn't get cut off when typing that: it's the name of the initiative
that was created for Windows Live Messenger. There are nine
organizations that is partnered with i'm:
The American Red Cross
Boys & Girls Club of America
National AIDS Fund
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
ninemillion.org
Sierra Club
StopGlobalWarming.org
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
The US Fund for UNICEF
How does i'm work?
Basically,
for every conversation started with i'm, Microsoft donates a portion of
the advertising revenue to one of the nine organizations that you
choose to support. It's like GoodSearch but for an instant messaging client.
What can you do to support i'm
Just follow these steps:
- First, you join by submitting your nation of residence.
- Next, you download Windows Live Messenger 8.1 but if you already have it installed, skip to the next step.
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From there, you click on the arrow next to your name and select
"Options" on the drop down menu. From there, you type the text code of
the organization of your choice next to your name.
- Click Ok, start a convo, and you're good to go!
Thanks for reading again and I'll appreciate seeing more i'ms pop up in my friends list. :)
     
  
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