journal: think

Updates!

By Arden, November 24, 2005

The time has come to reveal what we have been working on for the past few weeks. I know you all are anxious, so let’s get right to it!

Deep Thought Software Giveaway

The first order of business is the software giveaway. I have randomly pulled 7 members out of our memberlist (barring, of course, those who are or ever have been on Deep Thought’s staff). They are the finalists to win the software bundle. We will draw the winner on November 30th at 12 p.m.

HOWEVER, you must get involved if you want to win! Finalists will have to speak their minds before they can be drawn as the final winner. It doesn’t matter how you do it: join the discussions over in the forums, leave some comments on articles on the site, or submit your own stories for others to comment on.

But how can you write stories for Deep Thought? Now you can!

Community Soapbox

Deep Thought is proud to present to you the new Community Soapbox. This is a place where anyone may submit an article, and as long as it falls within a few lenient guidelines, it will be available for the world to read and respond to. Avoid the hassle of creating your own blog and bypass the reputation of sites like LiveJournal; post in the Community Soapbox today!

Additionally, the news submission page is back up and running, now integrated into the system. If you’ve got news from the tech world, don’t hesitate to submit it!

Deep Thought Merchandise Outlet

Deep Thought has partnered with Cafépress to bring you apparel guaranteed to show off your true inner geek. A wide range of clothing and accessories will be available for you to choose from with designs reflecting your geekdom. Dress for any occasion; they also make excellent gifts for your geek friends who haven’t joined us yet.

Bonus: for a small fee, Deep Thought will host your clothing and accessories in our own store! That’s right, there will be no need to set up and configure your own store. As a service to you, we will host your custom-designed products within our own store, and the proceeds (minus DT’s fee) will go right to you. All you will need to do is send us a design and a description of the product you wish to use (for example, ash grey T-shirt with a small logo on the front and a bigger logo on the back). We will create the product in Cafépress and it will be immediately available for the whole world to buy.

As of right now, the Deep Thought Merchandise Outlet is unfortunately not ready to be unveiled. However, we will work hard to prepare it for the public and should be ready within the first week or two of December. Don’t worry, you’ll be able to order your Deep Thought apparel in plenty of time for the holiday season.

Giveaway Finalists

I bet you’re wondering who has been selected in the contest, aren’t you? Well wonder no more, because here they are:

Congratulations to all of them. I’m sure whoever wins will be quite happy with his new toys. But remember, you have to contribute if you want to be drawn!

Well, that about wraps up my list of updates. As we add more features, we will let you know here and in the forums; for now, the Soapbox and news submission pages are ready to go. I hope to see lots of great articles from you guys!

Your friendly admin,
Arden