"I'm Initiative"

http://messengersays.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!5B410F7FD930829E!25315.entry

 

MS has announced a new campain that will donate a portion of the ads viewed in live messenger to a charity of your choice.  Check out the above link to particiapte.  Its free and easy.

Wonderful! How does it work?

1. Use Messenger 8.1
   
2. Add the i'm emoticon to your display name by entering the code of the cause you would like to support (hint: I suggest adding it at the end of your name so you still appear in the correct alphabetic order in your contacts list)
   
3. Send and receive IMs
   
4. A portion of the advertising revenue generated by your usage of Messenger will be donated to your cause. So the more IMs you send and receive the more money will be donated to your cause.

What are the i'm emoticon  codes and causes?

• American Red Cross --  ready to help, code = *red+u
  
• Boys & Girls Clubs of America --  providing a positive place for kids, code = *bgca
  
• National AIDS Fund --  fighting AIDS, code = *naf
  
• National MS Society --  joining the MS movement, code = *mssoc
  
• ninemillion.org --  helping 9 million refugee kids, code = *9mil
  
• Sierra Club --  exploring and protecting the planet, code = *sierra
  
• StopGlobalWarming.org --  stopping global warming, code = *help
  
• Susan G. Komen for the Cure --  finding the cure, code = *komen
  
• UNICEF --  helping kids survive, code = *unicef