OK, this might be a long shot and still in beta phase but I would like to start an outreach project that is not very time consuming on a day to day bases. In a nutshell, I will use an auto messaging program to message 7,000 individuals on the social networking site of myspace.com each day. In each message I will clearly state that I'm not selling anything and because it is not sent anonymously I do not consider it as traditional spam. Each message will contain an invitation to participate in a short 15-20 question survey about life extension. rjws1700 is currently working on creating the website and survey ()
--The Plan--
*Create website with survey containing questions which will cause individuals to think about life extension in general and leave wanting to know more
*Maybe offer a Prize drawing each week or month to entice individuals to participate (what the prize would be, I don’t know)
*Create 1 good Myspace profile that is neutral in opinions about life extension but contains links to additional information.
*Copy the html from the “good” Myspace profile to 19 others
*Develop a good message to invite individuals to participate in the survey. Say its for a school assignment, for a marketing research company, or anything that is not pressuring.
*Ideally, obtain a total of 10 computers to run 10 programs in the morning and 10 at night (I currently have 5 computers for this and free electricity hehe)
*I will have to purchase 20 auto messaging programs because each auto messaging program is only good for 1 profile.
Eek Adder (Auto messaging program)
Cost: $45 for each profile, $500 for unlimited I currently have bought 7 (since October; I'm not rich) and to upgrade to an unlimited amount will cost $190 more
The program allows you to compile lists of users based on keywords, groups, and all demographics that Myspace offers. This is useful because you can customize the messages based on the target audience.
--What Now?
I need feedback about this idea. Should it even be undertaken? Would anyone else be willing to help with:
* Creating the Website
* Survey questions
* Myspace profile
* Sending me spare computer parts
--If all goes well--
If this project shows some good results other Imminst members could easily contribute if they wanted to with minimal effort. The Myspace profile template will have already have been created, the generic message will have been perfected and access to "unlimited" eek adder accounts will have been established.
Note: If you would like to try out the adder program they offer a demo version. But, you will need to create a Myspace profile and download the program.