Nov 2010
WhoNews the first week. Updated
30/11/10 19:34 Filed in: Charity
Well it’s one week since the WhoNews wish appeal got under way and I can already tell you the appeal has racked up 375 downloads and raised £594.42/ $925.56. Now nearly £600 in a week is an exceptional achievement and we will make a difference to many children’s lives.
That kind of sum will allow Make-A-Wish to buy sparkly tiaras to transforms 30 little girls into princesses for a day or send 6 children to Paris via the Eurostar. Maybe 4 boys will receive a mini tuxedo and become James Bond or 3 children can now swim with dolphins in Florida. Who knows, what you can be sure of is that by purchasing WhoNews you will be touching a life and putting a big smile on a face.
I’d like to say a big thank you to 375 fans who have downloaded WhoNews, I sincerely hope you are finding the app useful and continue to find it so in the future. Rest assured it is constantly under development and we are heading towards v2.0, I’ll say no more about that for the moment. As River Song would say “Spoilers...”
I’d also like take the opportunity to express my special thanks to the following:
Wes Duellman of the Omega Podcast. Wes hit the ground running as soon as I mentioned the idea of donating the proceeds to charity. Whether by spread the word through the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance, posts on his website or through his Facebook group his support has been rock solid.
Christian Cawley of Kasterborous.com has constantly championed WhoNews from day one, well over a year ago. The wish appeal has received unwavering support from this fine site. As a small way of saying thank you, an Android phone has been purchased as a future test platform for WhoNews.....
The guys at Radio Free Skaro for taking the time to mention WhoNews and the wish appeal during their great podcasts.
Alwyn Ash of Nebula One Another great supporter of WhoNews and more than willing to give space to the appeal.
Life, Doctor Who and Combom for throwing their support behind WhoNews and the appeal at very short notice. I’m really glad to have you guys onboard, the honour is mine.
Ellis over at A Police Box for getting in touch and supporting WhoNews.
Harry Ward over at Doctor Who News page for reporting on the wish appeal which provided a big boost from the US.
Jonathan at Anglotopia.net Again for continued support of WhoNews and championing the appeal.
If I’ve missed somebody out please accept my apologies and nudge me to put it right.
The support from the Doctor Who community has been superb from the fans of the series and to the “High Council” whose passion is the creation of sites, podcasts and blogs listed above. Thanks to everyone of you.
Cheers
Paul.
That kind of sum will allow Make-A-Wish to buy sparkly tiaras to transforms 30 little girls into princesses for a day or send 6 children to Paris via the Eurostar. Maybe 4 boys will receive a mini tuxedo and become James Bond or 3 children can now swim with dolphins in Florida. Who knows, what you can be sure of is that by purchasing WhoNews you will be touching a life and putting a big smile on a face.
I’d like to say a big thank you to 375 fans who have downloaded WhoNews, I sincerely hope you are finding the app useful and continue to find it so in the future. Rest assured it is constantly under development and we are heading towards v2.0, I’ll say no more about that for the moment. As River Song would say “Spoilers...”
I’d also like take the opportunity to express my special thanks to the following:
Wes Duellman of the Omega Podcast. Wes hit the ground running as soon as I mentioned the idea of donating the proceeds to charity. Whether by spread the word through the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance, posts on his website or through his Facebook group his support has been rock solid.
Christian Cawley of Kasterborous.com has constantly championed WhoNews from day one, well over a year ago. The wish appeal has received unwavering support from this fine site. As a small way of saying thank you, an Android phone has been purchased as a future test platform for WhoNews.....
The guys at Radio Free Skaro for taking the time to mention WhoNews and the wish appeal during their great podcasts.
Alwyn Ash of Nebula One Another great supporter of WhoNews and more than willing to give space to the appeal.
Life, Doctor Who and Combom for throwing their support behind WhoNews and the appeal at very short notice. I’m really glad to have you guys onboard, the honour is mine.
Ellis over at A Police Box for getting in touch and supporting WhoNews.
Harry Ward over at Doctor Who News page for reporting on the wish appeal which provided a big boost from the US.
Jonathan at Anglotopia.net Again for continued support of WhoNews and championing the appeal.
If I’ve missed somebody out please accept my apologies and nudge me to put it right.
The support from the Doctor Who community has been superb from the fans of the series and to the “High Council” whose passion is the creation of sites, podcasts and blogs listed above. Thanks to everyone of you.
Cheers
Paul.
A Quick Update
28/11/10 21:25 Filed in: Charity
Just a very quick update today. Saturday saw a slight dip down to 55 downloads but does mean we’ve already broken the £500 barrier which I was convinced was likely to be as much as I would raise in the whole month!
A stirling effort by all those involved which is the Who army for buying the app and the terrific support from websites and bloggers all over the planet. I salute you all.
In a couple of days time I plan to honour those who have help me get this off the ground and spread the word.
I’m drowning in tasks at the moment with testing the new feed generator for WhoNews. I’ve been bug hunting in the find-BOOK and find-CD apps which have just been released which have a few issues. Writing a speech for presentation tomorrow, updating the community news for the local newspaper and now the cat has appeared and is SHOUTING at me.
So I’m waving the white flag for the night.
Cheers
Paul.
A stirling effort by all those involved which is the Who army for buying the app and the terrific support from websites and bloggers all over the planet. I salute you all.
In a couple of days time I plan to honour those who have help me get this off the ground and spread the word.
I’m drowning in tasks at the moment with testing the new feed generator for WhoNews. I’ve been bug hunting in the find-BOOK and find-CD apps which have just been released which have a few issues. Writing a speech for presentation tomorrow, updating the community news for the local newspaper and now the cat has appeared and is SHOUTING at me.
So I’m waving the white flag for the night.
Cheers
Paul.
An International Effort. Updated
27/11/10 15:01 Filed in: Charity
Well I now have Thursday and Friday figures and as I kind of expected we’ve dipped in sales to 29 downloads on Thursday. I’m not complaining as it is still beats my highest download rate which was when the 10th Doctor regenerated. However Friday’s figures leapt back up to 72 downloads which is just brilliant. As of 2PM (GMT) Saturday WhoNews is #3 in the UK, #27 in the US and #26 in Australia in the News chart.
So I’ll give you a few stats as promised....
Total downloads from Tuesday to Friday is 266 which raises £420.02 or roughly $655. The table below gives a breakdown by country and what people may find interesting is how different taxes and exchange rates in each country change the amount received by an iPhone developer.
I’m over the moon by how much has been raised so far. I expected a dip in sales during Thanksgiving in the States as people will be out and about visiting friends etc. However I’m glad I was wrong.
Thanks for a great international effort and it just goes to show what a little kindness and the love of a great TV show can do.
So I’ll give you a few stats as promised....
Total downloads from Tuesday to Friday is 266 which raises £420.02 or roughly $655. The table below gives a breakdown by country and what people may find interesting is how different taxes and exchange rates in each country change the amount received by an iPhone developer.
I’m over the moon by how much has been raised so far. I expected a dip in sales during Thanksgiving in the States as people will be out and about visiting friends etc. However I’m glad I was wrong.
Thanks for a great international effort and it just goes to show what a little kindness and the love of a great TV show can do.
| Country | Downloads | Amount |
| United Kingdom | 159 | £230.55 |
| United States | 70 | £123.72 |
| Australia | 13 | £25.62 |
| Canada | 13 | £22.72 |
| Germany | 2 | £3.09 |
| France | 2 | £3.09 |
| Ireland | 2 | £3.08 |
| Austria | 1 | £1.54 |
| Estonia | 1 | £1.55 |
| Sweden | 1 | £1.54 |
| Belgium | 1 | £1.54 |
| New Zealand | 1 | £1.97 |
Day 2 Figures
26/11/10 07:36 Filed in: Charity
Well I’ve received the second days sales figures and we had a slight drop from 88 to 77 but this is still an amazing level of support and as a consequence I can tell you that together we’ve raised £260.55
Having looked a the UK Make-A-Wish website a sum of £200 would send a child to Florida to swim with dolphins and £50 would buy a uniform for a child to dress up as a policemen, fireman or may be even the Doctor.
It will be interesting to see the yesterday’s figures as WhoNews was constantly high in the US and UK charts throughout the day. So hopefully we can stay around the 70 downloads.
I know I mention the UK and US a lot but the rest of the world is doing it’s bit with terrific support from Australia, Canada, Sweden, Belgium, France, Estonia, Germany and New Zealand.
Tomorrow I will reveal which country has contributed the most so far..... just for a little healthy international competition
Thanks for all support from where ever you are and keep spreading the word.
Cheers
Paul.
Having looked a the UK Make-A-Wish website a sum of £200 would send a child to Florida to swim with dolphins and £50 would buy a uniform for a child to dress up as a policemen, fireman or may be even the Doctor.
It will be interesting to see the yesterday’s figures as WhoNews was constantly high in the US and UK charts throughout the day. So hopefully we can stay around the 70 downloads.
I know I mention the UK and US a lot but the rest of the world is doing it’s bit with terrific support from Australia, Canada, Sweden, Belgium, France, Estonia, Germany and New Zealand.
Tomorrow I will reveal which country has contributed the most so far..... just for a little healthy international competition
Thanks for all support from where ever you are and keep spreading the word.
Cheers
Paul.
A huge thank you
24/11/10 21:26 Filed in: Charity
Wow what a day. I never expected this level of support from Who fans all over the world. You’ve propelled WhoNews to #2 in the UK App Store News chart, just behind one of the national newspaper apps. In the US WhoNews has soared into the top 40 of News apps which is a great achievement.
So total downloads for day 1 were 88 worldwide, which may not sound a great deal but let me tell you it is 30-40 times the normal download rate. If the momentum can be maintained for 1 week at that rate you would have raised nearly £1000 or $1500. A sum like that is beyond what I hoped to raise over the 30 days.
So a huge thank you for all your support and I intended to reward your efforts with a major upgrade which I shall be working on over the Christmas period.
Just to mention two new feeds have been added A Police Box and Life, Doctor Who and Combom.
Cheers
Paul.
So total downloads for day 1 were 88 worldwide, which may not sound a great deal but let me tell you it is 30-40 times the normal download rate. If the momentum can be maintained for 1 week at that rate you would have raised nearly £1000 or $1500. A sum like that is beyond what I hoped to raise over the 30 days.
So a huge thank you for all your support and I intended to reward your efforts with a major upgrade which I shall be working on over the Christmas period.
Just to mention two new feeds have been added A Police Box and Life, Doctor Who and Combom.
Cheers
Paul.
WhoNews for charity from Today
23/11/10 21:23 Filed in: Charity
From today till the 23rd December all profits from the sale of WhoNews will be going to charity. 47 years ago the Doctor started his journeys through time and space and what better way to celebrate than watching an episode and kicking off my attempt to raise a pile of money for the Make-A-Wish foundation.
Your kind donations are already pushing WhoNews up the charts and I would like to say a big thank you for a great start.
To find out what it is all about take a look at the WhoNews Wish Appeal page
Your kind donations are already pushing WhoNews up the charts and I would like to say a big thank you for a great start.
To find out what it is all about take a look at the WhoNews Wish Appeal page
WhoNews Wish Appeal
14/11/10 21:22 Filed in: Charity
From 23rd November to 23rd December all the profits from the sale of WhoNews will go to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. This organisation grants wishes to children and young people fighting life-threatening illnesses.
Recently the cousin of my step-children was diagnosed with Leukaemia. Andrew Brown is only 12 years old and recently underwent chemotherapy for the condition which thankfully seems to be in remission but Andrew still has to have a lot of treatment.
I'm donating 100% of the profits from the sale of WhoNews for a month from the 23rd November to 23rd December which marks the 47th anniversary of Doctor Who. The profits will be donated to the Make-A-Wish Foundation to help other children like Andrew.
To find out more take a look at the WhoNews Wish Appeal page
Recently the cousin of my step-children was diagnosed with Leukaemia. Andrew Brown is only 12 years old and recently underwent chemotherapy for the condition which thankfully seems to be in remission but Andrew still has to have a lot of treatment.
I'm donating 100% of the profits from the sale of WhoNews for a month from the 23rd November to 23rd December which marks the 47th anniversary of Doctor Who. The profits will be donated to the Make-A-Wish Foundation to help other children like Andrew.
To find out more take a look at the WhoNews Wish Appeal page
WhoNews running on backup
08/11/10 18:28 Filed in: Feed news
Apologies for the lack of updates today. The master feed for WhoNews stopped working today when the host site provider vanished from the internet.
I have switched the standby feed generator back on for the time being and am now working on a new solution. Please bear with me over the coming days whilst I fix the situation.
Cheers
Paul.
I have switched the standby feed generator back on for the time being and am now working on a new solution. Please bear with me over the coming days whilst I fix the situation.
Cheers
Paul.
Dimensions 2010 12-14th November
06/11/10 21:49 Filed in: Events
Just a reminder that 10th Planet are hold their 3 day convention at the Holiday Inn - Newcastle upon Tyne from the 12-14th November. Guests include Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Mary Tamm, Matthew Water House, Daphne Ashbrook, Nicola Bryant, Jennie Linden, Andrew Skilleter, Beth Chalmers, Rob Sherman and Nick Briggs to name a few.
You find out more details here
Be sure to mention WhoNews when booking tickets.
Cheers
Paul.
You find out more details here
Be sure to mention WhoNews when booking tickets.
Cheers
Paul.
