Postcrossing Blog

Hello everybody!
Here is a small update to let you know that Postcrossing forum was upgraded to the latest version. Some new features:

• The country flags are back!
• A notepad is now available
• The avatars’ bug was fixed, and now the avatar of the sender is included in the U2Us
• If you receive a new U2U while browsing the forum, an alert will be displayed
• Other small bugs were also fixed

Enjoy!

Today we are happy to introduce two exciting new features: Postcrossing supporters and Postcrossing ambassadors. What do they have in common? They both honor contributions to Postcrossing!

Postcrossing supporters

Donating is one way to show appreciation for what has been done in Postcrossing so far.
We have long wanted to reward the users that sponsor the project: their donations are very important as they allows us to pay for the project monthly expenses (server, storage, bandwidth, development).

So, from today onwards, all users that make a donation will have a badge near their username, like this: paulo

Wear it proudly!

Postcrossing Ambassadors

But there are many other ways to contribute to Postcrossing, all important and cherished.
A few examples:

• Write an article for your local newspaper
• Make posters and spread them on your neighbourhood
• If you are a teacher, you can give a class on Postcrossing and invite your students to join

The objective is, of course, to spread the word about Postcrossing, so use your imagination! The reward is our huge “thank you” and a “thumbs up!” badge on your profile:

Tip: put your mouse over the words “Postcrossing Ambassador” to learn about the user’s contribution.

Have you done any of these good deeds? Then send us an email, and we’ll update your profile! :-)

Postcrossing HQ makes a point in checking whether every country from which we receive a postcard is in fact as beautiful as that postcard promises ***. We are happy to confirm that Malaysia, with its sunny beaches and spectacular cultural diversity lives up to the promise!

After a week there, batteries were recharged, ideas were brewed, and we returned home eager to get some work done.

So… check out your profile for some re-structured information and cute new icons!
As a bonus, if you are on the top 50 rank by most postcards sent or more distance sent from your country, you’ll have a little medal there too. :-)

*** Well, not really, but if the job existed, I would be the first to apply!

As some of you might have noticed, Postcrossing closed the Paypal “donation box” for the Sichuan Earthquake relief fund a few days ago.
We took some time to mail all the postcard packs to the generous donors and today, exactly a month after the earthquake, we headed to the bank and made the deposit: 12289.2 RMB (or 1149.2 Euros or 1776.4 U.S. dollars) .

Thank you very much to everybody that contributed! Your kindness and generosity will surely have a meaningful impact on the lives of the millions of people affected by this disaster!

Like they say around here, 谢 谢 你！

PS – If you would still like to make a donation, please do so directly to the Red Cross, through the numbers on this page.

(Image from wang qian on flickr)

To help the victims of the Sichuan earthquake, Postcrossing is raising donations which will be sent to the Red Cross society of China. As a bonus, we will send a set postcards to the first 100 people who donate over 15 US dolars or 10 euros.

For more details, please visit the Sichuan Earthquake relief page we have set up.
All help is appreciated. Thank you!