WHAT'S NEW with KSS2012 - December 7th Edition

Hey, everyone!

It's the last weekend before sign-ups close. We've had some people who have expressed interest or are on the fence, but have not RSVP'd. Please RSVP and join us as soon as possible.

We'd love to see as many people sign up and follow through with Karaoke Secret Santa this year! Don't be scared about whether or not your singing will be good because that's not the point: it's the amount of effort, creativity and thought you put into your video that counts. As long as you follow someone's wishlist and give it your best, your video will be awesome! :-)

You all have until 11:59 PM, December 10, 2012, PST, USA (Pacific Standard Time, United States) to join Karaoke Secret Santa. After that, Elfster will start drawing names!*

The sign up link is here: Karaoke Secret Santa sign-up on Elfster.

Who's joined?

So far, we have 12 people who have accepted our invitation with 2 newcomers. We'd like to welcome Noelia and Christina to Karaoke Secret Santa!

Also, some past veterans have returned after a brief break from us: Welcome back, Sian! You might remember her from this creative, spoken-word KSS video:



New items on the blog:

I've added a new "About KSS" page on the top menu, though the permalink address is something odd (note-some-of-this-information-has-been_2700.html ... why??? And how exactly do you change this?). A new Elfster activity feed has been added to the sidebar, so when you (or your friends or others) check out our blog, you'll be able to see what's new with the gift exchange! I've also wrote a blog entry detailing how to sign up for Karaoke Secret Santa: Step-by-Step Guide to KSS2012 - Step 1: Elfster.

New "Likes" on our Facebook Page:

We've seen a good number of friends like our Facebook page in recent weeks. Welcome, everyone, and I hope our new friends aren't all observers and participate this year! ;-)

Check out and share here: Karaoke Secret on Facebook. You can also follow Karaoke Secret on Twitter.

One last word:

Remember: some participants in the past have used Rock Band, haven't sung at all (like Sian or Ann, who performed a dance piece to a song) or found a creative way to make their Karaoke Secret videos unique. Have fun with it and enjoy!

Peace,
Joe R.
Karaoke Secret

*You may be able to sign up after 11:59pm, etc., while Elfster does its thing, but there is no exact minute to when it turns over. I asked when is the exact time to Elfster once and the response is as follows: 

"Our servers are on the west coast, so the deadline is 11:59 pacific time. Then, the exchange is put into a queue with any other exchanges set to draw on that day, and drawn. So, there is not one exact minute when a certain group can count on the names being pulled. It should not take more than a few hours after that."