1) Send an email to everyone in your address book, explaining what WCG does, and why you joined. Perhaps mention whether you are doing it in memory of someone, or as a tribute for someone who is ill. Ask all your friends to consider joining. Offer to help with setting up the program if they have any problems.

2) Include a link to WCG in your email signature, so the URL gets more exposure.

3) Ask to show your friends the WCG site on their computers when you are at their homes. Tell them you can set up their system for them, and if they have any problems, you can help them uninstall it.

4) Tell everyone in your regular online chat rooms that you will get naked on your webcam be grateful if they sign up for the grid and/or your team.

5) When you are fixing someone's comptuer who doesn't know a lot about computers, tell them (truthfully!) that you need to install the WCG software in order to try and "prevent them from getting a virus one day".

Gotta get back to the chatroom now

You know what, I've been making photoshop stuff for 3 years and have never even tried to make a moving gif. Well I gave it my first shot. This took 4 hours to do but I think it turned out okay. What do you think for the banner? Think it's smooth / nice enough? Frame tweening is soo hard, especially when you're doing a 3D effect like a globe.

Oh sorry, I was just starting to get active on the boards recently, and Dave's site really caught my attention, allthough I thought Canada's was really nice too. I wish I could be on both teams, really :P. By The way, one hour later and I finally have the first banner done. Took effort! Enjoy =)




and he needs it more than Canada atm ;)

I'm glad you like it.

If anyone want to put one up on their site (as soon as it's assured that I have permission to promote the World Community Grid name) then use this code:

<a HREF="http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/join_now/join_now.html"><img src="http://img193.exs.cx/img193/4994/wcg16ml.gif"></a>

It allows the person to link to this site by clicking on it (as all good banners do.) I posted a sample at the top of my site and talked a bit about the worlk community grid effort on my site, if you wanna take a look.

Later I'll work on different variations of the banner. Give me some requests of slogans (like the great ones lawrencehardin posted), as well as different background colours or images (ie: a protein or dna image) and other logo's for the side if you get sick of the globe.


hehe, I just noticed my globe is turning the wrong way, all the people will be flying off the earth! I'll fix it. It should be turning towards the right.

Cool.

I'm not sure what "frame Tweening" is - but it looks good.

Keep up the good work