The Great NetXperiment is my baby. My name is Allison Reynolds,I live in Sydney, Australia and in January 2000 I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis.
At that time I was in hospital unable to walk, barely able to talk, and the worried doctors thought I had a fast growing brain tumour that would kill me before the year was out. Luckily for me it was "just MS" (their description not mine) and packed me off home once the novelty of my crazy symptons were now explainable to them.
MS is a baffling disease. Symptoms come and go, each day bringing a new challenge, and each relapse leaving me slightly less able than I was before. Living with not knowing what is coming takes some getting used to, and the threat of losing cognitive and bodily functions, while still young, is something I would not wish on my worst enemy. But live with it I do, my family does, my friends do, and millions of others around the globe do. That is not acceptable. A cure and the cause MUST be found.
I am here to raise funds for research into the causes and cure for MS by using the love of my life, the Internet. I'm inviting you to participate in this internet phenomena by contributing to the Great NetXperiment. Each and every dollar goes to MS research, and I look forward to your contribution helping millions around the world who NEED that cure now.
Of course people just don't GIVE you money without reason. They like a return for their cash. And a return they certainly get in the Great NetXperiment.
Using a variation on the search cloud type of display, each contributor gets the opportunity to put a link to their preferred site. The more they donate, the bigger their link. The biggest donators have the bigger links.
This means that not only can individuals challenge eachother, but it is a great vehicle for community groups and businesses to get their names out there for a fraction of what other advertising costs.
If your competitors give more than your $1USD then they will have the jump on you display wise, so make sure you are checking to see if your name is standing out from the crowd at regular intervals. In fact I would suggest daily.
