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

October 24, 2009 in Dewey, internet, media, readathon

Welcome, 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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October 24, 2009 at 6:59 am

Dewey’s Read-a-Thon » Hour 2

[...] first blogger-hosted mini-challenge is being hosted by Word Lily. Her mini-challenge is Trending on Twitter, and the winner will receive a $25 gift certificate to the bookstore of the winner’s choice. [...]

October 24, 2009 at 7:03 am

Eva

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

October 24, 2009 at 7:07 am

Donna Shepard

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!

October 24, 2009 at 7:12 am

Irish

What a fun challenge. My post is here
http://tickettoanywhere.blogspot.com/2009/10/read-thon-twitter-trending-mini.html

October 24, 2009 at 7:16 am

Kathrin

Here’s my screenshot Great idea!

http://cozymurders.blogspot.com/2009/10/hour-2-meme.html

October 24, 2009 at 7:17 am

Michelle

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

Thanks for hosting the mini-challenge

October 24, 2009 at 7:17 am

Morphidae

Thanks for the mini-challenge!

October 24, 2009 at 7:18 am

Ruby

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

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

October 24, 2009 at 7:19 am

Emily

My post is here: http://emilyw.vox.com/library/post/readathon-is-trending-hour-2.html

Great Mini-Challenge! Thanks for hosting!

October 24, 2009 at 7:21 am

Kirsten

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

October 24, 2009 at 7:24 am

Liyana

It’s number 6! http://liveandbreathesmexily.blogspot.com/2009/10/deweys-read-thon-updates-post.html

October 24, 2009 at 7:24 am

resurfacer

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…

October 24, 2009 at 7:24 am

christine

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/

October 24, 2009 at 7:27 am

Deborah

Here’s my post!

http://books-movies-chinesefood.blogspot.com/2009/10/24-hour-readathon-mini-challenge-2.html

October 24, 2009 at 7:27 am

Nicole

We’re trending!

My Screenshot is at the end of the post.

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

October 24, 2009 at 7:27 am

nfmgirl

We did it! Thanks for the challenge!
http://cerebralgirl.blogspot.com/2009/10/read-thon-fall-2009-hour-2-mini.html

October 24, 2009 at 7:28 am

Patti

Yay! We’re trending on Twitter!

Here’s my post!

http://www.ficklewords.com/2009/10/hour-2-mini-challenge—trending-on-twitter-readathon.html

October 24, 2009 at 7:29 am

Laura

Hope I did this right!

http://laura-asimplehappylife.blogspot.com/2009/10/read-thon-checking-in.html

October 24, 2009 at 7:32 am

Memory

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

October 24, 2009 at 7:32 am

Kimmy

Here is my link:

http://thesmugcloud.wordpress.com/2009/10/24/hour-2-mini-challenge/

Thanks for the challenge!!

October 24, 2009 at 7:38 am

nomadreader

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!

October 24, 2009 at 7:41 am

Erika

Great challenge!
http://readingwithmomma.blogspot.com/2009/10/readathon-twitter-mini-challenge.html

October 24, 2009 at 7:43 am

carriez

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/

October 24, 2009 at 7:44 am

dana

Here is mine…
http://danasscraptherapy.blogspot.com/2009/10/twitter.html

October 24, 2009 at 7:44 am

Nise'

Here’s mine.

October 24, 2009 at 7:44 am

Lenore

I edited my welcome post to include this!

http://presentinglenore.blogspot.com/2009/10/read-thon-go-welcome-meme.html

October 24, 2009 at 7:46 am

Rachel

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

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

October 24, 2009 at 7:47 am

Amanda

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!!!!).

October 24, 2009 at 7:51 am

alisonwonderland

Yay for trending! Here’s my screenshot: http://books4alison.blogspot.com/2009/10/read-thon-mini-challenge.html.

October 24, 2009 at 7:54 am

debnance

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!

October 24, 2009 at 7:55 am

BrownGirl

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

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

October 24, 2009 at 7:55 am

Jason Gignac

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

October 24, 2009 at 7:57 am

Amanda

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

October 24, 2009 at 8:01 am

Alyce

I hope I get this in on time! Here’s my link:

http://athomewithbooks.blogspot.com/2009/10/mini-challenge.html

October 24, 2009 at 8:02 am

Petunia

I did it. Am I too late?
http://educatingpetunia.blogspot.com/2009/10/mini-challenge-2.html

October 24, 2009 at 8:02 am

Lisa

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

October 24, 2009 at 8:08 am

Katrina

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

October 24, 2009 at 8:19 am

J.T. Oldfield

Had trouble w/ the screen shot, but here it is now

http://bibliofreakblog.com/memes/readathon-post-trending-twitter/

October 24, 2009 at 8:28 am

[...] that wasn’t too hard, was it? Since #readathon was already trending when my read-a-thon mini-challenge started, we had an advantage. The highest I saw the #hashtag get was Number 5 on the list; think we [...]

October 24, 2009 at 8:40 am

gnoegnoe

I guess I’m too late…
http://gnoegnoe.wordpress.com/2009/10/24/24-hour-readathon-hours-1-3/

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