Keith Goodrum

It’s easy… I found a site called Ping.fm.

Ping.fm let’s you update 21 different social network site at once. Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, FriendFeed, Mashable, LinkedIn, Pownce, Plurk… are just a few of the sites supported. It’s easy to setup & start sending updates.

I like their description from their about page…

Ping.fm was created for the sole purpose of making it as easy as possible to share your posts with the world. Now you don’t have to fumble around the web in order to post anymore, you can just post once, and be done with it.

The idea came about when making some posts to Twitter and Tumblr. The idea of posting the exact same information in two places seemed a bit tedious, so Ping.fm was born.

I really like the control you have over which sites you can send your updates. When you setup each account you are given the option to include the site in any of three categories: Micro-blogs, Statuses or Blogs. You can pick one or all three, your choice.

When you send an update just pick which category from the drop down box & send. If you want it to go to all three the choice as default, then send.

It’s pretty cool. I’ve been using it the past week from my desktop, laptop & cell phone without any problems.

Right now it’s in beta & you can only get in with an invite.

Well, never fear… Keith is here with an invite for you. Today the invite code is “pingscompany”. They have been changing the code every few days, so if this one doesn’t work I’ll up date the code in the comment section below.

Happy Pinging!

08/04/2008 Update… the new beta code is “pingitlikeitshot”

Yesterday Becky & I discussed this question on our walk with Gypsy. We haven’t had this conversation in a good year or so. However the last week has brought up a lot of things we haven’t talked about in a good year or so. When you stare cancer in the face it changes your perspective. And these conversations take on a whole new meaning.

But… What if you did know how long you had to live?

Randy Pausch in a way did. He had pancreatic cancer & was given 3-6 months to live. The following video is his last lecture he gave to his students and staff at Carnegie Mellon. The lecture found it’s way on to YouTube, where it’s been viewed over 3.3 million times. Here is the description from the youtube video…

Carnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch (Oct. 23, 1960 – July 25, 2008) gave his last lecture at the university Sept. 18, 2007, before a packed McConomy Auditorium. In his moving presentation, “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams,” Pausch talked about his lessons learned and gave advice to students on how to achieve their own career and personal goals. For more, visit www.cmu.edu/randyslecture.

Randy Pausch passed today. May he rest in peace.

I’d like to thank Jonathan Paston for the heads up. I read about it today day on his blog… 2 Months To Live. Thanks dude. Here’s the video.

[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo[/youtube]

My wife called me yesterday, and I could tell instantly she was upset. Her doctor’s office called & said they didn’t like the levels of her latest blood tests. So, they are scheduling a series of tests.

Back in August 2005 my wife was diagnosed with breast cancer. She finished her treatments in May of 2006 & given the all clear by the doctors. Becky went through 2 surgeries, 2 rounds of chemo & a round of radiation. Through it all I was amazed at how tough she was.

However she said the hardest part of the whole ordeal was not the surgery, chemo or radiation… it was the waiting. Waiting to get scheduled for tests, waiting for the test results, waiting for the doctors’ appointments to discuss test results, waiting to take treatments, waiting to see if the treatments worked…

I couldn’t agree more. It can be agonizing sitting around waiting… not being able to do anything.

We might not have been able to do anything about Becky’s cancer… but we were able to redirect that energy towards other things.

For instance we did race for the cure. It was such an emotional high watching Becky cross the finish line 12 weeks out of surgery. I still tear up thinking about that moment. I’d asked my customers to support Becky’s race for the cure. We were overwhelmed with letters of support, donations & prayers. It was uplifting.

So here we are in 2008…

And we are being pulled right back into the waiting game. It’s both scary & frustrating, but we have to let the process run its course.

Once again I might not be able to do anything about the tests… but I can redirect that energy towards other things.

And here’s the first one…

Michel & Sylvie Fortin are putting on a teleseminar with many of the top names in marketing. People like Willie Crawford, Armand Morin , Donna Fox, Clayton Makepeace, Fran Kern, Jim Edwards, Joel Comm, John Carlton, Mike Filsaime & and many others.

This event will only cost a donation to the Avon Foundation’s Breast Cancer Crusade. You get to pick the amount to donate it’s your choice. The donations can only be made directly to Avon Foundation’s Breast Cancer Crusade. Sylvie will not be taking any donations from her website.

All you have to get on the teleseminar is go to http://www.marketerspledge.org give them your name, email & tell Sylvie your pledge amount. That’s it.

They only need your name & email so they can tell you the day & time of the event.

So, head on over there now & do your part to help fight breast cancer.

P.S. I’d also like to ask for some help. Becky’s going to go through a series of tests the next couple of weeks. Please pray we hear good news from these tests.

[Edit - I wrote this post Friday a few hours after Becky called with the news. I sat on it over the weekend not sure if I was going to publish it. I didn't know if I wanted to put this out there for all to read.

I realized today that writing this Friday had helped me cope with the news. So, in a way it was cathartic. Now it's time to be proactive. By asking for help I hope we can help get closer to ending this dreadful disease.]