Beginning Monday, my friends from Cross Blog, the website of the Oregon Red Cross, are going blog-to-blog against the Portland Water Bureau’s Water Blog in a ‘Blog-Off’. It is yet another attempt by the Cross Bloggers to make the work of the Red Cross and the subject of preparedness more accessible, engaging and fun.
I am impressed by the […]
The Oregon Red Cross vs. Portland Water Bureau ‘Blog Off’
August 16th, 2008 · No Comments
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Cross Blog, CPR Romance & The Repositioning of Emergency Preparedness
June 23rd, 2008 · 1 Comment
I had a good weekend of cross blogging with Robin Parker and Lise Kerwin of Cross Blog, the terrific blog of the Red Cross’ Oregon chapter. I wanted to mention one more thing about Cross Blog that I think is worth noting: a typically playful, eye-catching post on Saturday titled “Can CPR Get You A Date” listed several Portland, Oregon Craig’s List postings of potential […]
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“Cross Blog” — The Oregon Red Cross’ Innovative Online Presence
June 22nd, 2008 · 2 Comments
One of the important goals of the American Red Cross’ Social Media Unit I just visited in Washington is drawing from (and spreading) creative preparedness 2.0 work being done in their chapters around the country.
This week, they invited Robin Parker, one of the founders of the Oregon chapter’s Cross Blog, to headquarters in Washington to help out with their social media efforts in response to the Midwest floods.
Cross Blog’s Robin […]