Kickstarter

Howdy inchvestors!

First, this is one of the last Kickstarter updates you'll likely get from us. But hold those tears in, it's because we're moving to a better updating system, and we're also adding a new payment system and on-ramp to LOVELAND that will make the experience of inchvesting much more fun and immediate.

Until then, there are mere hours left on what may be the second to last Kickstarter round for LOVELAND, and it still needs a little loving to hit its goal. So if you want to expand in the new property and support the project: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jerry/loveland-youre-a-very-nice-person-and-people-say-n . Massive hugs and kisses in advance for those who do, and a firm, approving head nod from Mary Carter Motor City Bad Ass: http://marycartermotorcitybadass.tumblr.com .

Now!

If you're regionally available, come meet us and other cool peops at 2 events this week! And if you can't make it (lord knows you're from all over the place :)), there's a couple new thing to check out with the site as we continue inching forward towards ever higher levels of inchfinite awesomeness, plus we'll record and post at least one of the talks.

If you're in Detroit this Wednesday, May 12th, at 7 PM you're invited to a LOVELAND micro meetup micro party at our studio in the Russell Industrial Center. Details at: http://www.facebook.com/makeloveland...

If you're in San Francisco this Saturday, May 15th, at 7 PM you're invited to a LOVELAND micro meetup and party at the Noisebridge hacker house. Details at: http://www.facebook.com/makeloveland...

And if you're anywhere(!) you can now log into your land and microhood via Facebook. Visit http://makeloveland.com , login using your password, go to your profile, click edit, and then click the Facebook button to connect your Facebook profile with LOVELAND. Don't worry, it won't spam your wall or anything! Your Facebook profile picture will become your profile picture on LOVELAND, and whenever you return to the site you can click the Facebook button to log right in. How about them apples?

You'll also notice there are now Badge listings on your profile. If you're familiar with http://foursquare.com then you know how badges work. Basically, you can earn badges for doing things on the website like saying hi to your neighbors, connecting to Facebook, inchvesting in multiple properties, and other surprises, and also for doing things in the big bad real world like living in Detroit, visiting the property, building something on your property, and other things. The badge images are coming soon, but for right now enjoy the beautiful standard font! ;)

Check out our group blog for some more updates http://makeloveland.com/blog and I'll leave it there, though I recommend checking out the latest on http://projectlemonbattery.com in particular, our solar-powered time-lapse camera for the property. As always I'm at 908-343-1981 and jerry@makeloveland.com.

Pre P.S. the last order of shirts is on its way in, so if any 50 inchers are waiting, they'll be mailed before long. If anyone is missing anything that should have been mailed let us know.

We'll be here working on awesome things for you. Thank you for all your support! The inchventure continues.

<3

Jerry and Team LOVELAND

http://makeloveland.com
http://facebook.com/makeloveland
http://twitter.com/makeloveland
http://makeloveland.com/blog

Greetings new inchvestors! Thank you and welcome aboard, and congratulations on your new holdings. For those of you who inchvested in 12 inches of land or more, be sure to respond with your mailing address to the other message you receive.

You're now able to log into your land online at http://makeloveland.com . Here's the map of the Hello World property in progress: http://makeloveland.com/grids/2 , exact location in Detroit coming soon.

My cell phone is 908-343-1981 and my email is jerry[at]makeloveland[dot]com if you want to talk about any aspect of the project, ask anything, suggest anything, or just say hey.

Below is an update we sent out to previous LOVELAND rounds on Kickstarter yesterday. We're always working on new things. Sky's the limit. If you'd like to spread the word and invite your friends into the project to be your neighbors, the new Kickstarter round is up at http://bit.ly/youreagoodperson .

Yea!

Jerry Paffendorf and Team LOVELAND

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Dear Inchvestors,

As happens, we've been working hard and are approaching a new era of LOVELAND interaction. To see what we've been working on for you, this blog pulls together project posts from Mary, Alan, and I in one place: http://makeloveland.com/blog , and Larry has been absolutely rocking updates to the site and mapping tools.

The physical work we've been doing on the land is for the first property, Plymouth, at 8887 E Vernor Highway in Detroit, but we'll have the location of your new Hello World property locked down soon. The reason it's taking a bit of time is that we're trying to be very smart about choosing a location for your land that can function very well as a park space, and we're working our way through the network of options and potential partners on that. Until then you can follow progress and meet your new neighbors via the online map you can log into (let us know if you have any trouble and we'll kick your account into action right away): http://makeloveland.com/grids/2 .

Some notable notes:

*The physical construction of Plymouth is very nearly complete. This week we're cutting the frame and will have the property lines on the ground shortly.

*We're just a battery shy of having the solar powered web cam up and running that will stream live pictures of Plymouth Update: Phillip Cooley got us a battery!, and then Hello World. Read more on the remarkable Lemon Battery system here: http://7billionfriends.tumblr.com/post/551855387/begging-for-batteries-what-we-need-to-make-the-solar and on http://projectlemonbattery.com .

*We're continuing to awesome-ify and refine http://makeloveland.com and the online property map features. You can read about the Neighborhoods, Inch Services, and Property Sponsorships we're working on here: http://7billionfriends.tumblr.com/post/551022442/neighborhoods-services-and-sponsors-oh-my .

To that end, if you're an artist or maker and want to offer a service for free or for pay to other inchvestors, let us know. For example, if you're a sculptor or painter or crafter you might offer to create custom works that will fit on people's land for x$. We can feature your offerings right on the map so when people are wondering what to do with their land they can contact you directly and set that up. Bam! You're in micro business. :)

If you have any questions please get in touch at jerry[at]makeloveland[dot]com or call me directly at 908-343-1981. We aim to please and love hearing from you, so don't hesitate to reach out.

Many thanks and rock on!

<3

Jerry Paffendorf & Team LOVELAND

908-343-1981
http://makeloveland.com

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