Papble News

Who Dat!

2010-02-08T14:08:00.000-08:00

Saints fans looked to honor the team and the city on the Papble wall. Record numbers turned out this weekend to view and show their support for the Saints and their city on Papble.

Looking to immortalize the team that has meant so much to a city fans visited Papble in record numbers to show support for the team. Be it honors for players or the city itself people are leaving their mark for New Orleans on Papble. Visit Papble to view all the comments from Saints fans or to add your own comments and support ‘Make it Right New Orleans’.

The idea of the Papble Wall arose from the historic walls where people would leave notes to others when modern communication means did not exist. We believe this desire to have a common place to leave messages for people exist today. Each spot on the wall will be filled with a color and personalized message. The proceeds from each Papble will either support a specific organization or split amoung the group of organizations.

Hurry, get your New Year Papble dedication now!

2009-12-15T07:55:00.001-08:00

Hurry, get your New Year Papble dedication now!

Time is running out for your New Year Papble dedication. There is no better way to start off someone’s New Year than with a New Year’s Papble dedication.

Let someone know what you think of them with your New Year’s dedication. Start off their year right!

http://www.papble.com/newyear

5 Reasons you should make a Papble dedication

2009-12-15T07:45:00.000-08:00

1. How would you feel if someone shouted from a rooftop about you? Papble allows you to do that, shout from the rooftops and let everyone know what positive things you think about them. Papble is the internet rooftop. Make your compliment, honor, or praise on Papble and shout from the rooftops.

2. Papble is a mash-up of many different groups of people and many different ideas. Compliments and honors for many great people have been made. Isn’t there someone you know that is worthy of being in that group. What a better place to put your dedication next to many other great dedications.

3. Thinking about others will help you. The more you think about other people the more positive you will be about yourself. Papble puts your dedications with other positive dedications. Associating yourself with positive thoughts and thinking about others positively will help you. Keep the positive momentum going with your Papble dedication.

4. Papble is fun. Watching the wall grow, hunting for comments everywhere, and thinking of new Papbles for people. Everyone can enjoy Papble. Be part of the experience.

5. All Papble’s support a good cause. Not only are you are you benefiting yourself and the person you are dedicating the Papble, you will be supporting a much larger group.

So make someone’s day, give a Papble dedication!

Get started now! http://www.papble.com/theme

Papble Dedications

2009-12-14T20:05:00.000-08:00

Top 11 reasons to advertise on Papble

2009-11-15T11:19:00.000-08:00

Top 11 reasons to advertise on Papble:

1. Papble will expose your application to various customer groups in similar areas.

Papble includes similar groups creating Papbles of associated images. If you are interested in
communicating with people interested in weddings, then advertise on the area dedicated to
weddings, http://www.papble.com/wedding.

2. You can support a good cause while getting your business advertised.

A percentage of all Papbles will be donated to a charity. In some cases this will be directly related to the Papble image, for example breast cancer, others will be split among the various charities and groups on Papble.

3. Increase you back links to your site.

You can include a link in every Papble. You can increase links to your site from Papble.

4. Papble advertising is very affordable and ideal for small businesses.

Current Papble prices are only $4.50 USD. A very affordable type of advertising for your business.

5. Very easy to create your advertisement.

In the same vain as twitter, your advertisements are 140 characters for the detail and 140 for the name. Get multiple Papbles to help build a story for your business.

6. Traffic to your site can be increased.

As users are browsing Papble, they are likely to visit your site. This proximity traffic is a very exciting potential of Papble.

7. Papble is living and growing so your users will not get bored.

Papble is a living entity, this growth will keep people coming back and watching that growth. As the site grows, so can the success for your business.

8. Not only exposure to your target market, Papble allows exposure to near target, and distant markets.

Papble has many varied groups all on 1 “brick” wall sharing different ideas and links. So on the same wall someone advertising their Etsy products will be next to another supporting a
sports team. This melding and mash-up of various ideas increase the power of Papble.

9. Papble allows your link to be followed.

All links on Papble are set with NoFollow. See http://papble.blogspot.com/2009/10/what-is-nofollow.html for more information on NoFollow.

10. Papble increases exposure into social media though integration with facebook, twitter, etc.

Papble has facebook connect to create a link with facebook and it will interface will twitter. Both networks are key parts to Papble and will help your exposure on these networks.

11. Papble is fun for your customers.

Watching the Wall grow will be exciting for everyone involved. The more the Wall grows the more exciting it will be for the fans of Papble, and thus the fans of your business.

Get your business, idea, group added to Papble now:

1. Go to http://www.papble.com/papble.

2. Login with Facebook, or create a Papble userid.

3. Create your Papble with your message to your target market. Make sure to include your link to your site, example: http://www.cnn.com (be sure to include the http://)

All the unique Papble messages will be included in the http://www.papble.com/papblestatic.html page. The links included on this page will not have the nofollow tag.

Why papble?

2009-10-22T20:42:00.001-07:00

Why Papble

View more documents from Kevin Badinger.

The Papble.com Word Chain rules

2009-10-15T13:43:00.000-07:00

One fun game to play on Papble is the Papble Word chain, here is how the rules work.

You are given a start word; you then morph that word into a new word. The rules to change the words are simple:

1. Add a letter - ex. you can turn PAN into PAIN

2. Remove a letter - ex. you can turn FROG into FOG

3. Change a letter - ex. you can turn PIG into PUG

4. Create an anagram (rearrange letters) - ex. you can turn RATES into STARE

Note: Rules are independent as you cannot remove a letter and rearrange that the same time.

Every word must be a valid word in the Webster’s English dictionary http://www.merriam-webster.com/.

Sample:

Start with CAT, get to DOG

CAT
COT - Change A to an O
DOT - Change C to an D
DOG - Change T to an G

Advertise on Papble

2009-10-15T07:03:00.000-07:00

What is NoFollow?

2009-10-04T11:09:00.000-07:00

The NoFollow tag is simply a tag added to a link to a website that tells the search engines to not count that link as important for the purposes of ranking the website.

The NoFollow link attribute (rel=”nofollow”) was originally created to stop comment spamming on blogs.

The idea is that if spammers are spamming in blog comments to get better SEO and links for their sites, NoFollow would render such spam useless.

NoFollow is no longer limited to blog comments. Wikipedia, digg, reddit, delicious and many more sites use NoFollow in some form.

How does Google handle nofollowed links? As Google’s site reports (http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=96569), they do not follow them. This means that Google does not transfer Page Rank or anchor text across these links. Essentially, using nofollow causes us to drop the target links from our overall graph of the web.

Problems with Nofollow:

1. NoFollow is broken! Being the original intent of NoFollow to stop spamming, that has not worked. Other techniques to stop spamming should be used, ask a question or something.

2. There is no value to the user if the nofollow is applied. The link will not get rank value.

3. Maybe moderate comments more often to ensure the links add value.

4. Lack of understanding about what NoFollow means, leading to all links being NoFollow’ed, did you know Wordpress' defaults to nofollow, so many blogs have it turned on without even knowing.

5. Commenting on a blog post is the same as adding more relevant to that blog post. A thought provoking one sentence post can lead to pages of comments. If someone takes the time to help build your site’s content via posting comments, it is professional courtesy to give them some link love.

6. Wikipedia no following is just bizarre to me, isn’t that the point of an encyclopedia? Link to valuable information and promote that information?

7. Breaks links between websites, seems like a bad idea as it is the World Wide Web?

8. Once people understand the NoFollow tag, it discourages interaction with your site if they know they will not get any value.

Sites like Papble.com do not use NoFollow. We like interesting websites and want to promote your content.

Advertise your business on Papble

2009-10-03T08:01:00.000-07:00

Looking for a creative way to advertise?
Need to increase your website traffic?
Want to reach varied customers?
Support a cause at the same time?
Want very affordable advertising?

Then Papble is for you.

Papble has the unique experience of being able to reach a target market, while at the same time allowing exposure to near target, and distant target markets. How does Papble do this? Take a look at Papble (http://www.papble.com) you will see images supporting colleges and sports teams while at the same time images supporting reality television, as well as many other areas.

"Papble offers a unique way to reach my direct target market while expanding my market at the same time. I can't get my website link out any easier. --Kevin"

Each of the “bricks” in Papble can have a different message to share about their group or idea. It is this conversational exposure to these various groups that makes Papble so exciting. So you can see how targeting a sports market will at the same time allow exposure to people interested in reality television.

It is this mash-up of different groups of people that is the most exciting feedback that we receive from our users. Follow the path of commentaries from one topic to the next and broadening your scope of reach as a person and as an advertiser.

Get your business, idea, group, etc added to Papble now:

Go to http://www.papble.com and pick an area to start your marketing from the left pane.
Login with Facebook, or create a Papble userid.
Create your Papble with your message to your target market. Make sure to include your link to your site, example: http://www.cnn.com (be sure to include the http://)

Each Papble is only $4.50 USD.

All the unique Papble messages will be included in the http://www.papble.com/papblestatic.html page. The links included on this page will not have the nofollow tag.

If you want to add your company logo to papble click this link to submit your logo or image you want to use, Submit your own image to add to the wall.

Useful SEO references:

http://gallucci.net/
http://www.alchemistmedia.com/

Search Engine Submission - AddMe

Papble, the meshing of diverse groups

2009-08-31T13:59:00.000-07:00

Where can you see support for New Orleans, Alumni associations, Breast Cancer, Big Brother / Big Sisters, Red Cross, and many more? The answer is Papble.

Papble brings together people supporting various groups to one place to create a new unified image. What’s exciting is that each “brick” on Papble can be supported by a different person, with a different comment. In one place, you can see these individual pieces and stories they tell.

From cheers to your sports team, nostalgic memories, loving support, to outright braggadocio, Papble has it.

So, if it’s Big Brother or Trueblood you like, LSU or New Orleans, UNC or Duke, or many more, there is something for you.

Check out one of the images currently in progress:

Auburn University Foundation
Autism Speaks
Big Brother TV and Support Big Brothers/Big Sisters
Boston Red Sox Foundation
Brad Pitt's Make It Right Foundation New Orleans
Breast Cancer Research
Bucker International
Couples Questions
Duke: Alumni Undergraduate Scholarship
Habitat for Humanity
Humane Society
Kansas Alumni Association
LSU Foundation
Make A Wish
Musers Hydrant
New York Yankees Montefiore Child Protection Center
Texas A&M Foundation
Texas Longhorns President Fund
Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation
Trivia benefiting Reading is Fundamental
True Blood for the Red Cross
Twilight for the Red Cross
UNC: Scholarships and Student Aid fund
United Way
Wedding Honors

Brad Pitt for Mayor "Campaign" and Fundraisers

2009-08-24T21:49:00.000-07:00

As many good things from New Orleans, the Brad Pitt for Mayor Campaign started at Tulane University by Dr. Thomas M. Bayer. He made a list of 13 reasons why Pitt should be mayor of New Orleans. See those reasons here, http://www.storyvilletimes.com/2009/05/brad-pitt-for-mayor.php. And as they say, the rest was history.

Why would Brad Pitt make a good Mayor of New Orleans, I don’t know that he would, however the Brad Pitt inspired Make It Right Foundation has dedicated itself to helping citizens affected by Hurricane Katrina. The foundation plans on building 150 energy-efficient houses for citizens who lost their homes during Katrina.

It hasn’t been since the Saint went to the Super bowl that New Orleans has received this much attention, oops. So how can Brad Pitt for Mayor be a bad thing?

Papble “bricks”
“bricks” to support the Make It Right
Foundation, http://www.papble.com/imagedetail_big_show.php?papid=71.
“Campaign” Rally
The rally will be at the Louisiana Riverwalk food court area on Sept. 2 at 5 p.m. until 7 p.m.

T-shirts
T-shirts available at http://www.wearyourstory.com/brad-pitt-for-mayor.html

References:
http://www.wdsu.com/news/20493482/detail.html
http://www.examiner.com/x-16276-Huntsville-Family-Travel-Examiner~y2009m8d21-Brad-Pitt-for-mayor
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32388425/ns/today-today_entertainment/
http://makeitrightnola.org/

MySpace, Facebook, Papble?

2009-07-31T12:25:00.000-07:00

A new web concept was launched a few months ago called Papble: http://www.papble.com. The idea behind Papble was to create an image wall made up of small blocks which could be purchased to support various ideas or organizations. The blocks can be purchased individually or in groups assembled to create a separate unique image on the wall. This is somewhat of a virtual time capsule and similar to bricks being purchased for a walkway to support a particular project. There are a possible 250,000 virtual blocks or “bricks” that can be purchased on this wall, each potentially supporting something different.

Any “brick” or block can be purchased for you to advertise yourself (either a link to something important to you, your business), a memorial to someone, make a funny statement or anything that you can imagine should be part of the virtual “brick” wall. When the wall is complete it will be a collage of randomly designed blocks and embedded, distinct images. The wall will exist for at least 5 years, with the desire to keep it up forever as a monument to the messages and images created.

No, Papble does not replace MySpace or Facebook, it is an exciting way for large groups of people to share. Be part of the Papble growth and watch the transformation every day. Find exciting “bricks” on the virtual walkway, share with your friends.

Additional Information: http://papble.blogspot.com/2009/07/papble-explained.html

Papble Explained

2009-07-30T20:21:00.000-07:00

A new web concept was launched a few months ago called Papble: http://www.papble.com/. The idea behind Papble was to create an image wall made up of small blocks which could be purchased to support various ideas or organizations. The blocks can be purchased individually or in groups assembled to create a separate unique image on the wall. This is somewhat of a virtual time capsule and similar to bricks being purchased for a walkway to support a particular project. There are a possible 250,000 virtual blocks or “bricks” that can be purchased on this wall, each potentially supporting something different.

Any “brick” or block can be purchased for you to advertise yourself (either a link to something important to you, your business), a memorial to someone, make a funny statement or anything that you can imagine should be part of the virtual “brick” wall. When the wall is complete it will be a collage of randomly designed blocks and embedded, distinct images. The wall will exist for at least 5 years, with the desire to keep it up forever as a monument to the messages and images created.

The way this works is simple:

1. Pick what you want to support from the left pane, for example the Celiac Disease Foundation, http://www.papble.com/imagedetail_big.php?id=118&sess=.

2. Pick the open “brick” that you wish to purchase.

3. Add the name you want displayed.

4. Add your message (and link to whatever, if you choose).

5. Purchase the “brick”, you can change your message until the entire wall is complete, however this “brick” will live at least 5 years, hopefully forever.

A few more details:

1. In effort to promote this effort, there is a generous referral program. Not having the means to market this and promote our idea, we chose a referral program to enlist help. The table below demonstrates an example of the way the referrals work. If you get 30 people to purchase 1 Papble, and each of those 30 purchases 1 Papble, and so forth, the payout to you would be $3,249 USD.

	Purchases Percentage Payout	Generated by Referral	Base Price Each	Total Payout
First level	7.00%	30	$4.50 USD	$9.45
Second level	5.00%	900	$4.50 USD	$202.50
Third level	2.50%	27,000	$4.50 USD	$3,037.50
				$3,249.45

When you login to Papble, click the referral link button; use this link to send to people to ensure you receive credit for Papbles purchased by people you refer.

2. Papble is integrated with Facebook Connect and PayPal. There is never a need to give your personal information to Papble.

3. As you move your mouse around the wall you will see each of the messages that have been left.

4. The wall is meant to be fun while at the same time allowing for promotion of any ideas, your ideas, organizational ideas, funny concepts, there is even a place for putting a tribute to engaged couples (http://www.papble.com/imagedetail_big.php?id=82&sess=).

There is even a scavenger hunt starting at http://www.papble.com/papble.php?gotox=11&gotoy=16.

5. When the wall is complete, posters, t-shirts, and other memorabilia will be available for purchase as well.

6. The Papble wall is limited to 250,000 blocks, so do not be left out.

What is Papble?

2009-07-07T21:07:00.000-07:00

First off, the following is a high level overview of what is Papble. Papble is a simply a graphical board of points. The idea is that people can buy their own dots to this board with an attached message. Papble includes a place for “group images” where people can add their own shapes for others to build on the wall. For instance, someone gave me the idea to add Michael Jackson’s glove, http://www.papble.com/imagedetail.php?id=64. People can go here and pick an open point and add their message and be part of the wall. People do have to purchase the papble; I will get to the thought process there in a minute.

So, I felt like this would be appealing on a number of fronts, first off I thought people would like the group aspect. I thought people would like being able to put their messages out there for low advertising. I thought watching the development would be cool, or just the hunt on the board for cool stuff.

As for the buying of the papbles, there were a few thoughts there. First, I wanted to limit just BS and try to cut down on the moderation required. I wanted this to be fun, but to stop the just crap. So if you are advertising $4.5 is pretty low even if you wanted to buy a block. And if you are an individual I wanted to keep the purchases per person pretty low to get more people. I thought that would make it more exciting. Also, part of this goes to the referral program. The referral amounts are significant, I gave up a lot more here than I wanted but I know how much I suck at marketing. The referral link below has the details for this, but I calculated that someone with a decent network could make over $3,000 pretty easily. And I thought someone with a fundraising group could use it, or whatever.

Referral program - http://www.papble.com/referralprogram.html
Group images - http://www.papble.com/listimages.php
Facebook page - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Papble/63542524900

Mothers Day

2009-05-10T10:04:00.001-07:00

Happy Mothers Day!

http://www.papble.com/papble.html?gotox=5&gotoy=10

Earning Money with Papble

2009-05-03T10:38:00.000-07:00

Earning money with Papble is easy; simply drive people to Papble and you can start earning money.

Why would people want to do this?

1. Its fun.
2. You can support what you are a fan of.
3. You can see what others wrote.
4. You can leave your comments and be a part of history.

Let’s use the current American Idol promotion as an example. A website was created with the idol logo that is being added to the Papble wall.

http://aifan.20m.com/

Please can simply go to this site and pick a point on the wall to fill in. They enter this color and then your message.

There is also a papble hunt at 219 across and 16 down. This should be exciting to see where these questions go. The opportunities and ideas are endless. Remember that with Papble, for everyone you refer directly you receive 7%, the people they refer you receive 5% and the 3rd level people you will receive 2.5%.

We look forward to seeing the ideas you come up with.

Traffic Increased with Papble

2009-05-02T10:39:00.001-07:00

Would you like to experience a 175% increase in traffic?

Businesses advertising on Papble have experienced a 175% increase in traffic in some cases.

How is it possible to increase your traffic using Papble?
It’s really simple; Papble uniquely combines a graphical board with the ability to associate text with that board. Further, Papble creates a static page based on the entries in Papble, this static page can be easily seen (indexed) by Google and yahoo, etc and added to their search engines.

As people watch Papble grow and follow the data points on Papble they will be exposed to your business.

As more people start advertising, and then promoting Papble the more your site will be seen and visited.

Part of the excitement of Papble is looking though all the entries people have left. It is like a big scavenger hunt.

Give it a shot and see if you experience an increase in traffic also.

Fund Raising with Papble

2009-04-28T10:38:00.000-07:00

One of the great things about Papble is how it can be used for groups of people can use it for fund raising activities. Similar to your high school yearbooks where students or businesses buy space to help earn money, Papble does this on a larger scale.

Let’s use an example, the group trying to raise money signs up for Papble and gets 100 people to sign up.

If those 100 people purchased 10 Papbles each, that would result in $315.00 of money to the fundraiser.

Getting those 100 people to refer just 10 more people who purchased 5 each would result in an additional $1125.00.

And finally if you get those 1000 people get 10 more signed up and those averaged just 2 Papbles to your cause you would generate $3375.00 more.

For a total of $4815.00 for your fundraiser.

Obviously the amount you can generate depends on how many people you have exposure that will support your group. However for most groups the initial 100 people should be a conservative number.