Instead of using a one-way means of communication where you would receive a printed newsletter that you might read and then throw away, we decided to create an interactive LIVE method for all to participate. It's convenient, it's fun, and best of all it keeps us all informed and connected. And we are fortunate to now live in a time where technology can make this happen.
This blog is eco-friendly, pet-friendly, and community-friendly. You can view or comment any time of the day or night, you can post helpful suggestions, (Click, "Read More") learn something new, and if you wish - you can print articles out on your own printer (recycled paper of course :-) Each month we will have articles written by our citizens and friends. Also written will be creative information, coupons, product & service recommendations, poetry, training tips, pictures, lost & found, events, etc. Since the site is a LIVE and INTERACTIVE website blog, all lovers of nature and pets in our town are encouraged to be socially interactive, adding their input in a free and helpful way. (You may notice a slight delay in your comments being visible as we test the technology platform, but this will resolve soon).
Do you have timely information that you feel our community could benefit from? Post away on this blog! Raymond will be pulling his pet expertise into the shaping of the blog and Krys will be running the tech and social networking side of the blog. And YOU, as a member of the community involved with nature and pets will keep the site fun and lively with your comments and information to share.
Let's keep it friendly and informative :-) Pass it on - let everybody know, help those that may not know how to log on or print - help your neighbor. Bookmark this page to visit daily/weekly, you can also sign up for the RSS notifications if you wish (anytime someone posts an article or a comment, you will automatically be notified via your computer), or heck - make this your community HomePage so you're on top of things daily! If you're having any problems viewing, posting, etc OR if you' like to write an upcoming article, please email us at mailto:Clipets@Live.comIf you'd like to be notified weekly by email of all the weeks Title Posts, please use the email above and put "subscribe" in the subject line.
Tips:
* Each post shows approx. one paragraph, followed by the words, "read more". Click this link to read the entire article. A new window will emerge. When you're done reading, click it closed and you'll be back at the home page listing all the posts.
* The "Label" section going down the right side of this home page is a section for categories past and present.
* To leave a comment about an article just to say, "I love this", "very informative", "I have more info on this to add", or "thanks for writing this", etc: from the home page post, click "read more". A new window will emerge displaying the entire article. At the bottom of the article will be the word "comment", click this. A small window will come up, type in your comment. Below this it will ask who you are, you have three choices: a) if you have a google email or what's called an "open id" from aol, wordpress, type pad or live journal, you can type that in and you're done; b) you can just type in your first name, or a nickname and your done. If you happen to have a website address, you're welcome to type that in the space that says "url" - but you do not need to do this; c) you can click "anonymous" and you're done. On a personal note, we would encourage you to use some form of identity that others in the town can recognize, just so everybody can get to know each other. It's your choice.
* If you'd like the blog to notify you when there is a new post or a new comment from someone, click on the corresponding white button on the upper right side where it says, "subscribe to clipets". (The white boxes have a little orange square in it.) This is called an RSS feed and stands for "real simple syndication". This is always free. Now in order to read the feed you need a reader - also free and easy. We personally use Google reader, but you're welcome to use Yahoo or any of the other readers. Just use your Google, Yahoo, etc sign in and you're all done - the blog will automatically send you updates and you can take look at them however often you wish at any time of the day. It will 'not' bombard your email box - it does not go to your email. By clicking on those little white boxes on the top right you will be walked through the steps - you do this only once, takes about 4 minutes (depending on your internet connection speed), and then you're done and you never need to do anything more with it. It will work automatically - voila!
Please note: you do not 'need' to subscribe to the rss feeds to read and comment on the CLIPETS blog - subscribing to the rss is only if you want instant updates.
Enjoy, learn, teach, encourage, participate - be a member of this community - we'll each benefit from the collective knowledge we share :-)
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