It was just a couple of days ago that I posted about the major changes coming to deandagati.com. I said how it’s going to become more integrated with social networks: that the blog will now be through Tumblr and the videos now through YouTube. While all of that was true, there was also something in the post that was a flat out lie. I said that this is going to be a summer project, that nothing is changing yet. Well, here we are, five days later, and this WordPress blog has already come to an end.
It was a pretty unexpected change, but the new site is so much better than the old one, and much easier to keep up with, so you should definitely check it out at deandagati.com.
The loss of this blog is not all bad, because I’m not taking any of the content posted here offline. All 200+ posts will stick around in their entirety, comments still activated, videos still playable, and pictures still… there. In the move over to Tumblr, I didn’t have the option to bring posts from another blog in, but I didn’t want to delete them all together — a lot of my life is on this site. So everything stays.
The best news of all though, is even though this blog is ending, another one is just beginning.
Peace out, WordPress.
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Anybody remember ilovedeansmovies.com stickers?
If you answered yes to that question then your name is Petra, Jordan, or David.
If you answered no, then I used to have these absolutely terrible homemade stickers for my old website that got no hits and had a total of 3 fans (mentioned above).
The stickers died with the egotistic site, but now they’re coming back — this time with more quality and less ego! They will be professionally printed indoor/outdoor stickers (guaranteed to last 3.5 years in outdoor conditions, whatup) that will be the next wave in deandagati.com promotions.
As much as I love giving away t-shirts, I can’t afford to give away the amount of that are requested. While I’ll still try to hold the occasionally t-shirt/hoodie giveaway contest, the new deandagati.com stickers are something that everybody can have for free!
COMING IN APRIL!
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Notice anything different around here?
(When there’s midterms to study for there’s always time to spruce up deandagati.com)
In addition to the new banner at the top of the page (which is a picture of Washington Square Park I took from the NYU Kimmel Center yesterday), there is now a new dedicated page dedicated to the amazing people that support this website.
Check out: deandagati.com/fans
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Well if you haven’t seen it already, my new video has been posted over in the originals section.
It features me, running around with my camera in Wednesday’s blizzard… it also features clips from my favorite weather guy, Lonnie Quinn from CBS2 (remember him from NBC6 in Miami back in the day, you Floridians?).
Click here to watch it (Lonnie did!).
And speaking of being cold, deandagati.com hoodies are now available!
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Someone by the name of Dillon Puswald posted something on my Facebook wall today that went a little something like this: “Make deandagati.com hoodies and i’ll buy one.”
To be honest, I don’t know why deandagati.com hoodies don’t exist already. I wear a hoodie almost every day, and since we haven’t been above the 30’s in months here in NYC, my deandagati.com t-shirts just sit in the closet every day. (Well that, and I don’t want to seem too narcissistic.)
Anyway, deandagati.com hoodies are now available in the t-shirt store (click it) as well as t-shirts with the new logo from the top of this page!
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While I did actually get a haircut today, it’s my website that is sporting a new look for 2010, not me.
Really the only thing that has changed is the header. It’s a little… calmer… than the last one, with some more color. I think it’s nice and is a better fit for the site. There are no longer any ads on top, they’ve been moved to the top of the sidebar on the right. What’s particularly great about it, though, is that I can very easily change the background image, so you can expect updates to it every now and then.
The picture that is currently there is one that I shot last year in Battery Park in NYC at sunset. Probably one of the best pictures I’ve ever taken.
Also, I was just trying to update the links section of the sidebar (now called “Friend’s Blogs & Sites”). Check out some of the links I’ve got there because some friends of mine have some really great blogs. If you’d like a link to your site on the list, send me an e-mail or Facebook message and I’ll get it up there.
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When I made the first deandagati.com t-shirt, it was just for me, I really didn’t expect anybody else to want one. Since then, I’ve had so many requests for deandagati.com t-shirts and so much participation in my t-shirt contests, all of which I really appreciate and I wish I could get a t-shirt for everyone. This is a step in the right direction.
I’ve switched t-shirt companies from CafePress to SpreadShirt, which allows me to offer you more choices, colors, and best of all, LOWER PRICES. You can now get a standard deandagati.com t-shirt for only $15 and if you want it to be an American Apperal brand shirt, you can get it for only $18! Also! I now have kids sizes since I happen to know a lot of very small people ;) Kids size shirts are only $11.
In the process of switching companies, I also decided to redesign the shirt. I like it a lot better now, so I hope you do too. (To anybody who has the original — you now have the “collectors edition!”)
I can’t buy any more shirts for people because I’m legit out of money, but hopefully the lower prices will help you grab one on your own! For those of you who still can’t buy one, I’m going to have one more t-shirt contest with the new shirt design soon.
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