Novica
I have a new goal….its kind of a late starting one but here goes….I want to buy all the Christmas presents I intend to give from here. http://www.novica.com/ [again with the me not remembering how to post in links to stuff...I'll figure it out eventually]
Its a website that is in association with National Geographic. It sells things made by artisans from all over the world.
Their Mission:
“We want to give artists and artisans around the world a global platform to express their true artistic talents and to spur their creativity. And, we want to provide you with access to unique, hard-to-find items at great values that only the Internet infrastructure can allow.
At the deepest essence of our philosophy, we want to create a bridge between you and the many talented artisans across the globe.
We want you to know about who you’re buying from. We want you to feel that attachment to the product and to the hands that created it.”
They essentially cut out the middle man and let these artist from remote villages and small towns in the middle of nowhere sell their creations to the whole world. They are then allowed to make more money to support their families and we can buy one of a kind things made by their hands, coming from their inspiration. They get to read comments left by people who have bought their things and feel a connection with those people. I urge you guys, people reading my blog to check the site out.
Noble cause. I applaud your efforts. You must be making good money now.
And your tech-tardedness is absolutely adorable. Inserting a link is pig simple:
1) Copy/cut whatever the URL is
2) Highlight the text you want to be your link
3) Press the chain in the toolbar
4) Paste the URL into the popup window
5) Click insert
6) Do Snoopy dance