i_hope_that
For many of us, the holidays can be kind of rough. If you're searching for a network of understanding friends, this ultra-nurturing community encourages you to express your heartfelt wishes and offer other members encouragement and acceptance. Not for the terminally snarky or emotionally-challenged, this is a good-spirited place to lend comfort and support.

Tags: i_hope_that, support, wishes

diygifts
Feeling crafty? If you've got a few last folks on your holiday gift list, this is a great place to seed your creativity and generosity. You'll also discover wonderful DIY tips to decorate your home and entertain guests. Offering a no-frills-no-skills attitude that welcomes the cash-challenged and arts-phobic, you're sure to get ideas and make friends in the process.

Tags: crafts, diygifts, do it yourself

cooking_club
A fun and friendly community dedicated to those who love to cook, whether you're a meat-and-potatoes type, an aspiring gourmand, and/or a vegan. In search of a brilliant dish to use up those weekly leftovers? Post your ingredients and you'll be whipping up a feast by dinner. You can also share favorite recipes. For Type A chefs, you can spice up your culinary repertoire with exciting cooking challenges.

Tags: cooking_club

stepstomarrow
When granddaughter, Jada, was born with leukemia, a donor-match was located and Jada made a miraculous recovery. In honor of her grandaughter's health, Jeanna has decided to walk across the country (in the dead of winter) to raise awareness and build support for the bone marrow registry (all that's required is a cheek swab). Follow Jeanna's remarkable journey as she travels the United States by foot.

taste_buds
Holidays provide a built-in excuse for indulgent entertaining. This all-purpose foodie community covers everything from homemade hangover cures to dinner party menus. Need quick advice? Get five-minute snack suggestions, low-fat ingredient substitutes, and even measurement conversions. Delicious recipes garnished with humorous advice. Yum.

Tags: taste_buds

naturesbeauty
Always on the lookout for compelling images, we were delighted to discover this flourishing community of artists who share a love of nature. Honoring the subject with photographs, paintings, sketches, prose, poetry, and other creative works, you'll be simultaneously riveted to your monitor and inspired to run helter skelter towards the nearest wooded dale.

Tags: naturesbeauty

Вы можете написать небольшой обзор своей любимой программы для eComStation
и получить за это ваучер (10 EURO) на покупки в eCo Shop
[eCoShop-ваучер-2009/12]

Можно написать небольшой обзор о старой,
но до сих пор работающей программе, либо обзор про новую, только что
портированную программу.

 

Как оформлять обзор?

• Важно сделать скриншот программы,
  
• Если рассказываете о программе, то загрузите в неё реальные данные
  (пример: граф.редактор - готовый рисунок, а не жирную черточку;
  текстовый редактор - готовый текст с картинками, а не слово "Привет", и т.д.)
  
• можно перечислить аналоги,
  
• сделать ссылку на сайт автора.
  

Если вам интересно это предложение, то
присылайте свою контактную информацию через
веб-форму

Замечания:

• нужно заранее договориться, обзор какой программы хотите написать,
  
• один автор может написать не более 5 мини-обзоров,
  
• вы получаете ваучер после того, как редактор подтвердил, что текст готов.
  

Мини-обзоры можно присылать до 15 января 2010.


Ваучер действует до 1 января 2012.

backpacking
Want to embrace your wanderlust on the cheap? If you're tall on adventurous spirit, but short on funds, this community can help you plan a trip to anywhere. Offering plentiful tips on how to travel light, you can post about bargain hotels and hostels if you're into urban exploration or discuss camping gear and mosquito netting for the great outdoors. Hitch your backpack, pitch your tent, and carpe diem!

Tags: backpacking