#Pawpawty

#Pawpawty is the original Twitter anipals party held to raise money for different animal charities. All anipals and other decent folk are invited! There’s a great article about Pawpawty here.

I love to #pawpawty!  Here’s where I’ll keep any info I have about upcoming pawpawties for my anipals.

More info can be found at the NEW Pawpawty Site with the Latest Pawpawty Info.

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Barktenders On The Job

If you are interested in being a barktender for apawpawty please let me know via email OR @georgetheduck on Twitter  and I will make a note.

Anipals can also DJ or be a Quiz Master or work Sekurity during pawpawties. Contact @Fergusthedog re DJ schedule; @FrugalDougal re Quiz Master schedule; and @Snick_The_Dog or @ShawneeShep re Sekurity schedule.

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Pawpawty Q&A

1. Why don’t I show up in tweetgrid or twitter search for #pawpawty?
   1. You have your tweets protected (locked).  Remove the protection for the pawty and you’ll be fine.
   2. Twitter has blocked you from search (& thus tweetgrid, etc.) for “spamming”. They perceive saying the same thing repeatedly as spam, even if it’s saying “hi how are you?” in chat to a bunch of  different people. Let me or @BunnyJeanCook know and we’ll try to get it fixed for you. Best thing to do in the meanwhile is make a second acct to use for #pawpawty – everyone can see you even if they’re not following you when you use the #pawpawty hashtag.
2. Why doesn’t my tweeting work any more?
   1. Twitter is constipated and random at the moment, OR
   2. You’re in twitter jail. This happens when you make and/or receive too many tweets (API calls) within an hour.  If that happens, you are shut down from tweeting for an hour or more.  Again, best thing to do is have a second acct to use for #pawpawty if this happens. I have an entire post about Twitter jail if you need more information.
3. Is donating to the charity tax deductible?
   1. That depends on where you are and where the charity is, in most cases. Check with the charity itself to find out or the pawty host @FrugalDougal may know.
4. What time is the pawpawty in my timezone
   1. You can use the World Clock Coverter if you need to.

Avatar Costumes

Costumes for your Twitter avatar are fun but not required. Remember to save your original avatar first! Here are some places you can go to get bling for your Halloween costume:

• Blingee.com
• BlingEasy.com
• Imikimi.com
• Pikipimp.com
• Picnik.com
• Ways to dress up your avatar can be found here, plus imikimi.com too.

Tips & Steps to Dress up your avatar

1. Make sure you have a copy of your original avatar (download it if you need to and give it original name)
2. Have your costume avatar picture ready. Twitter restrictions: Maximum size of 700k. File type JPG, GIF, or PNG.
3. In Twitter, click “Settings”
4. Click “Picture”
5. Click “Browse” and find the costume avatar picture.
6. Click on file of costume avatar picture
7. Click “Save” then Twitter will upload and when it is done, it will say “That’s a nice picture” and you can now see it.