Trending on Twitter: A read-a-thon mini-challenge

Posted on October 24, 2009 | 45 Comments

deweys-readathonbuttonWelcome, read-a-thoners! This Trending on Twitter mini-challenge will take place in two parts. For the first part, you must all work together to get the official read-a-thon hashtag — #readathon — trending on Twitter (if it’s not already).

If you’re not yet on Twitter, joining is quick and easy.

Then, while #readathon is a trending topic, take a screenshot capturing the high point and/or details of your joint success, and post this to your blog. Come back here and leave me a link to your post with screenshot, and you’re done!

Need a refresher on how to take a screenshot? This site has straightforward directions for both Windows and Mac users.

This mini-challenge will last just one hour. It will close at 9 a.m. CDT. Enjoy! I look forward to seeing what you can accomplish together! The winner will be chosen randomly from all those who post a photo to their blog and leave me a link in the comments.

The prize: A $25 gift card to the book store of the winner’s choice.

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45 Responses to Trending on Twitter: A read-a-thon mini-challenge

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  2. Eva | October 24, 2009 at 7:03 am | Reply

    I’m so excited it’s already trending Hannah! :D Here’s my post w/ screenshot:
    http://astripedarmchair.wordpress.com/2009/10/24/deweys-read-a-thon-hour-one/

  3. Donna Shepard | October 24, 2009 at 7:07 am | Reply

    http://adkshep.blogspot.com/2009/10/well-here-is-my-read-thon-reading-pile.html

    woo hoo~

    thanks for hosting the mini challange! I can’t wait to see it at number one!

  6. Michelle | October 24, 2009 at 7:17 am | Reply

    Here’s the link to my post. http://mybooksmylife.wordpress.com/2009/10/24/readathon-is-trending/

    Thanks for hosting the mini-challenge

  7. Morphidae | October 24, 2009 at 7:17 am | Reply

    Thanks for the mini-challenge!

  8. Ruby | October 24, 2009 at 7:18 am | Reply

    Here’s mine! Please scroll down to hour two. I’m currently keeping all my readathon updates on one blog link so it’ll be easier to paste around :D

    http://rubylovesadventure.blogspot.com/2009/10/24hour-readathon-update.html

  10. Kirsten | October 24, 2009 at 7:21 am | Reply

    http://foliofiles.femmeflavor.com/2009/10/24/trending-on-twitter/

    Using Echofon for iPhone; here’s my post with a screenshot of the #readathon search. No “home page” or public stream on the app, but we were definitely trending at the time :)

  12. resurfacer | October 24, 2009 at 7:24 am | Reply

    http://resurfacer.wordpress.com/2009/10/24/mini-challenge-1/

    This is the link to the post for what I understand this challenge to be :)

    Great going…

  13. christine | October 24, 2009 at 7:24 am | Reply

    Exciting!!! I couldn’t get my screen print to work. I hope this counts.

    http://booktumbling.com/2009/10/24/read-a-thon-second-hour/

  15. Nicole | October 24, 2009 at 7:27 am | Reply

    We’re trending!

    My Screenshot is at the end of the post.

    http://www.linussblanket.com/2009/10/look-at-me/

  19. Memory | October 24, 2009 at 7:32 am | Reply

    I can’t believe how quickly we got #readathon trending! Here’s a screenshot of my celebratory tweet: http://xicanti.livejournal.com/154756.html

  21. nomadreader | October 24, 2009 at 7:38 am | Reply

    I overslept, but you all have been busy trending, which is fantastic!

    http://nomadreader.blogspot.com/2009/10/readathon-update-1.html

    I’ll help now that I’m awake and reading Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Happy readathon!

  23. carriez | October 24, 2009 at 7:43 am | Reply

    I’ve done the challenge and I hope it’s right…the screen capture is small, but I promise it has #readathon as a trending topic!!

    Here’s the link…you have to scroll to the bottom of the post!

    http://thebookgirl.net/2009/10/24/24-hour-read-a-thon-3/

  27. Rachel | October 24, 2009 at 7:46 am | Reply

    I had so many issues getting a screen shot to work. YAY for iPhones!

    http://homebetweenpages.wordpress.com/2009/10/24/readathon-twitter-trending/

  28. Amanda | October 24, 2009 at 7:47 am | Reply

    Hey! My screenshot is here: http://zenleaf.blogspot.com/2009/10/readathon-hours-1-2.html – I hope it’s okay that I only screenshot part of the page instead of the whole page. You can see my background and the #readathon trending topic (which, btw, is totally awesome!!!!).

  30. debnance | October 24, 2009 at 7:54 am | Reply

    http://readerbuzz.blogspot.com/2009/10/readathon-hour-2-minichallenge-screen.html

    It’s the first time I’ve ever used that little program with the sun on it….What a user of technology I am!

  31. BrownGirl | October 24, 2009 at 7:55 am | Reply

    my screenshot blows but it’s there. you may have to break out a magnifying glass to read it. :P

    http://browngirl.weebly.com/3/post/2009/10/i-read-hardcore-24-hour-read-a-thon.html#comments

  32. Jason Gignac | October 24, 2009 at 7:55 am | Reply

    This is my first ever minichallenge, thank you so much ofr hosting it! :) I put up my post at http://mooredatsea.blogspot.com/2009/10/readathon-update-for-9-oclock.html

  33. Amanda | October 24, 2009 at 7:57 am | Reply

    I’m so Twitter illiterate, but I think I figure out what you wanted!!

    http://apatchworkofbooks.blogspot.com/2009/10/read-thon-hour-2-and-mini-challenge.html

    Thanks!

    Amanda
    A Patchwork of Books

  36. Lisa | October 24, 2009 at 8:02 am | Reply

    Ok, so after wasting 30 minutes trying to post a screenshot, here’s my pictureless post!
    http://bookslistslife.blogspot.com/2009/10/read-thon-trending-on-twitter-lookit-us.html

  37. Katrina | October 24, 2009 at 8:08 am | Reply

    Here is my challenge entry!
    http://trinsnook.blogspot.com/2009/10/hour-2-read-thon-update.html

    How cool is it that I helped a trending topic. I am not a big twitterer

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