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OMU Facebook group

David C. — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 03:13:26 GMT

For those of you who are interested in the OMU project and want to find out more about the initiative or just give us feedback, then please visit our group on Facebook at:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2576095534

See you there!

David

Watch this video!

David C. — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 04:31:47 GMT

I was on facebook the other day and a friend of mine sent me a video telling me it's the kind of video that we should have on One Million United. I watched it and thought...wow!

So here's the link on you tube and tell me what you think?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvTFKpIaQhM

If this video doesn't make you want to help, then I don't know what will...

David

Why one Dollar?

David C. — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 03:18:41 GMT

Hello everyone,

I've been asked a few times now about where the initial dollar goes or why does it cost 1 dollar to sign up? The answer is simple and in the FAQ section of the site located at http://www.onemillionunited.com/faq.aspx#5.

As you can see, for every sign up of one Dollar, 33 cents goes directly to Paypal as a transaction fee.

The Tech fees include the cost of our programmers, servers and bandwidth for the entire duration of the OMU project.

The Employee fees are the salaries paid out to our validation team so they can check every single picture that is uploaded on the site. This is to make sure that all uploaded pictures are in accordance with our terms and conditions and privacy policies. Remember...there are "One Million" pictures to verify and approve!

The marketing costs are pretty self explanatory...we need to spread the word!

The administration costs are mostly legal, to make sure everything is legit and by the law. (Lawyers are expensive!)

Taxes, is something we all pay...but wish we didn't have to. Remember we registered and legal.

Last but not least, Future Projects. Ramy and I are convinced that the OMU initiative will be successful and therefore would like to continue creating innovative ways, using the internet, to help people in need of assistance. To do so, we need keep some investment aside for our next great projects to come.

I hope that clarifies all questions regarding the sign up fee...if not, just reply with your question. Also visit our FAQ section at http://www.onemillionunited.com/faq.aspx#

Thanks to all who support the One Million United project,

David

A new beginning!

David C. — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 02:20:42 GMT

As my first entry on the OMU blog, I'd like to tell everyone that putting this project together has been a difficult but rewarding task. Now complete, it has proven to be well worth all the time and effort invested. I look forward to watch its development unfold...so sign up and let's make a difference!

The day has come!

Ramy — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 02:16:38 GMT

At long last, after a lot of hard work and many ups and downs, One Million United is finally born to the public. This project means a lot to me for many reasons...

To begin, it is the first project that I truly believe in. I believe in it so much to the point that I have invested a lot of time and resources into making it happen. Many sleepless nights have been allocated to thinking of all the little, impertinent, details that would help Dave and I transmit the idea that we first came up with one night at La Cage aux Sports. It is a great feeling to finally see it come to life and have a concrete, potential to make a change.

The potential impact of this project on global humanitarian aid has been a great source of strength, perseverance and motivation to me. I feel proud to be part of a project that will better the way people use the internet. It is great to think that one gets the chance to be part of such a creation that has the potential to revolutionize the use of one of the most influential marketing medians; the internet. With all the power of reach of the internet, OMU will have the ability to prove that people are willing to help if given a proper and practical chance to do so. Most importantly, OMU’s ultimate prize and proof of success would come when great minds all over the world are inspired by the idea to come up with their own creative ways to create a sustainable trend for this kind of project.

I think I just fancy the idea of creating one big giant picture...! Hehehe. Seriously I think the promising success of being able to craft that colossal picture is awfully motivating. I mean, think of it, large corporations spend billions of dollars every year to generate awareness! I just want to see if they are willing to spend similar, large amounts of money, for a good cause... I think they are. I am convinced that this project will surprise many people.

Finally, I would like to thank everyone who helped in making OMU a reality. The list is very long, but without those people, the reaction timer wouldn’t be rolling right now. I would like to thank the team of programmers that believed in the idea and never gave up! Despite our facing so many technical obstacles, the team stood by and showed their support. I would also like to thank my parents, my sister, her family, my brother and his family for all their support. Lastly, I would like to thank a very beautiful and special person who has always believed in me and supported me through all the good times and bad times...

PS: hang in tight, we are not done yet, many more upgrades and goodies are coming your way ;)