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Sunday, January 7, 2007



*Before chatting, in order to change the default name ("gabberxxx"), type your name over the "gabberxxx" name in the text box in the chat window and then click the small person icon to the right of the text box. This will change your name when you type in the chat window.





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What is DuelingTampons.com?

Who am I?

My name is Matt Rosler and I graduated from Penn in '96, moved out to Los Angeles and immediately got involved in the Penn Club and in 2004 won Penn's first Young Alumni Award of Merit.  From that point on, I have always enjoyed connecting alumni....First with Pennfest, the emerging film and music festival and now with this site. ...Having been an actor and an aspiring TV writer myself, I have seen the need to connect our creative community.

Over the past 10+ years, I have also been a web producer. I currently work for an internet company and have produced websites including The Apprentice sites on Yahoo!, and various sites, contests and interactive banners for Disney, Fox, Warner Brothers, NBC and others.


What is this site?

Last year, after running our 5th Pennfest (night of emerging Penn talent in film and live music), I realized that instead of just celebrating our alumni in one night, we should celebrate one another every day. Afterall, over the years, I had been receiving daily emails from our participants about their latest films and music events. This got me thinking about creating this interactive, multimedia site.

So what is this site? This site is a hub for anyone related to Penn, who like me, (1) wants to know what's going on in the Penn world and (2) wants to be entertained in doing so. Well, I'm here to entertain you with all the latest aggregated news, videos, photos, and links brought to you from various Penn networks and resources across the world.

...After poking around on this site for a bit, you'll notice that a main focus of this site is showcasing and connecting the emerging talents of Penn undergrads and alumni in the arts (film, tv, theater, art, photography, etc..). However, this is just the beginning, so feel free to send me any news you'd like to share with the Penn community.

Click here to check out articles about Dueling Tampons in the Daily Pennsylvanian

Best of DuelingTampons.com: Year 1 (2007)

Best of Dueling Tampons: Year 2 (2008)





Why "Dueling Tampons"?

I went back and forth on this one, but at the end of the day, the "Dueling Tampons" is a slang term for the big red structures on superblock. This reference has been passed down to students on campus for decades. "Dueling Tampons" is something inherent to Penn, that most Penn alumni know. While it can be perceived as slightly irreverent (not my intentions), I hope it translates to memorable.

Click here for more info on the origins and controversy surrounding the construction of The Dueling Tampons

Read a Penn alum's explanation of the actual Dueling Tampons in reference to my site

Watch an undergrad flip for the Dueling Tampons

Best of DuelingTampons.com: Year 1 (2007)

Best of Dueling Tampons: Year 2 (2008)



How to keep up with the news?

As a webproducer for the past 10 years, I like to think that I keep up with the latest technology that will allow me to bring content to you as it comes in. This translates into 2 ways you can keep up.

1) Sign up for the newsletter (there's a box on the front page in the upper left hand corner. I am also putting it right here for your convenience as well:



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2) Add the "Dueling Tampons" RSS feed to your "my yahoo", "my google" or any other rss reader page.



a) What is RSS you ask?

"RSS is a family of web feed formats used to publish frequently updated digital content, such as blogs, news feeds or podcasts. Users of RSS content use programs called feed 'readers' or 'aggregators': the user 'subscribes' to a feed by supplying to their reader a link to the feed; the reader can then check the user's subscribed feeds to see if any of those feeds have new content since the last time it checked, and if so, retrieve that content and present it to the user."
(from Wikipedia.com)


b) Here's a good video which will give you further info about RSS feeds:


VideoJug: Practical RSS: Introduction To RSS - Episode 1



...and a good video on how to get a Google reader:



c) Subscribe to Dueling Tampons RSS Feeds:



Subscribe to feed in a reader

Add to Google



How can you submit News?
Easy. Check out http://submitastory.duelingtampons.com/ for more info!


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RSS Feeds

Saturday, January 6, 2007

1) What is RSS?

"RSS is a family of web feed formats used to publish frequently updated digital content, such as blogs, news feeds or podcasts. Users of RSS content use programs called feed 'readers' or 'aggregators': the user 'subscribes' to a feed by supplying to their reader a link to the feed; the reader can then check the user's subscribed feeds to see if any of those feeds have new content since the last time it checked, and if so, retrieve that content and present it to the user."
(from Wikipedia.com)


2) Here are some good videos which will give you further info about RSS feeds:


...and a good video on how to get a Google reader:



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Subscribe to the latest BLOG POSTS feed in a reader

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Submiting a Story to Dueling Tampons: What you need to know...

Hi Penn undergrads and alumni,

If you want me to consider doing a feature on you, please email the following information to me at merosler@gmail.com:

1) Your name, class year and activities you were involved in at Penn

2) What news you would like me to consider

3) A blurb about how you got your start doing what you're currently doing.


4) (If relevant) Please upload a video clip to my site by visiting:

5) What other Penn undergrads or alumni are involved in the news/video you just submitted? Please let me know their
  • -names
  • -school and
  • -class year (i.e. "C'07, W'07, Eng'07).

6) Submit a picture you would like me to consider 
  • as it relates to your story
  • of yourself to use in my post


7) Additional media requested:


  • a) Any relevant weblinks related to your news
  • b) If you're an actor, upload your headshot here: http://headshots.duelingtampons.com (recommended size: 500x500, no more than 5 MB)
  • c) If you're submitting a story for my "Music Monday" series, please also email




    an mp3 of the song you want me to feature


  • d) If you're submitting a story for my "Website Wednesday" series, please also send:

- a screengrab of the site
-links to 3 articles you would like to highlight
-a blurb about the site

  • e) If you're an author please email me a couple of pages (in pdf format) from your book AND an image of the cover of your book ....AND please post your advice on being:
  • ----a novelist HERE:
1) Your credits
2) How did you get your start?
3) What's your path to getting published?
--a) What classes should you take?
--b) What books should an aspiring author read?
--c) How do you get an agent?
--d) How do you get a publisher?
--e) Writing programs to use?
4) Events for networking
6) Groups to join?
7)Which Penn alumni in the business has/have hleped you out?
8) Any other advice?
  • ----a screenwriter HERE:
1) Your credits?
2) What classes should you take?
3) Writing programs to use?
4) Registering your work
5) Events to go to network
6) Groups to join?
7) Best place in LA to write?
8) Which Penn alumni in the business has/have helped you out?
9) Any other advice?
  • ---an actor
1) Upload your headshot HERE (recommended size: 500x500, no more than 5 MB)
2) Upload your actor reel HERE

8) If you are a creative type, go ahead and pitch me a title for the post.  (Think about what will get users clicking to read more. ) The more creative, the better!

 

9) May Penn undergrads and alumni contact you for career advice? If so, what is the best email address for them to get in touch with you?

10) Are there any other alumni working in entertainment who you know who you think I should get in touch with to turn them onto the DuelingTampons.com site?

11) Please add me as a friend

12) Finally, do you still have your Penn card when you were a student?  Are you able to scan your card and email it to me (merosler@gmail.com)?  I'm hoping to collect at least one Penn card from each class year for a big showcase of the changing styles of the Penn card.

Please note that due to a large number of submissions it may be several weeks before your story is published. If you don't see your story within 3-4 weeks, feel free to email me to follow-up.  

*Please subscribe to the DT newsletter HERE so you can look out for when the article on you will be published.

thanks!
Matt
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