Personal Project: Holidailies Holidailies is a web community project that I have organized annually since 2000. Participants agree to update their blogs or other personal websites every day in December. They can post links to these entries to the Holidailies portal site.

Starting in 2004, I have worked with a PHP programmer to develop new features for the Holidailies site. Participating sites appear in the left sidebar in order by number of posts. Participants fill out a form to post links and summaries of entries to the main portal. A panel of reviewers access a form to use for reviewing every entry posted and awarding Best of Holidailies recognition to the best entries posted every day. The site also includes a Holidailies At Home page for participants who cannot post to the portal but still wanted to update their sites daily during the annual event.

I performed the following tasks for this website project:

• Created all web graphics.
• Wrote all static site content.
• Worked with PHP developer to structure site, and to create and edit online forms for participants.
• Promoted the Holidailies project on online forums and mailing lists.
• Monitored the site once the project began to make sure everything worked correctly and consistently.
• Helped participants who had difficulty with the forms or needed other assistance.