Recently I’ve been noticing more and more of my MSN contacts are putting [i'm] icons beside the nicknames. Initially I thought it was something to do with Imified but then I was so wrong, MSN [i'm] icon is actually something noble, something for a good cause.
What is [i'm] and what does it do?
[i'm] stands for “I’m making a differenceâ€. You contribute by putting an [i'm] icon anywhere near your display name with the ”
“code of cause“. Send and receive messages and portion of advertising revenue generated from your usage will be donated for your cause. Send more, you donate more. With your “code of cause” you decide where your portion of donation goes. Isn’t this nice?
How to add [i'm]?
This will only work with MSN Messenger 8.1, download now. Here are a list of “code of cause”
- American Red Cross — ready to help, code = *red+u
- Boys & Girls Clubs of America — providing a positive place for kids, code = *bgca
- National AIDS Fund — fighting AIDS, code = *naf
- National MS Society — joining the MS movement, code = *mssoc
- ninemillion.org — helping 9 million refugee kids, code = *9mil
- Sierra Club — exploring and protecting the planet, code = *sierra
- StopGlobalWarming.org — stopping global warming, code = *help
- Susan G. Komen for the Cure — finding the cure, code = *komen
- UNICEF — helping kids survive, code = *unicef
For the time being, the donation thingy will only work for United States residents but that doen’t mean you shouldn’t be using the [i'm]. Let’s spread the love.
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Comments
ting April 4th, 2007
i want add [i’m]*bgca
ReplyAnika April 11th, 2007
that’s interesting I’ve been unising it without knwing what it stood for now I do thanks
Replynahuel April 13th, 2007
it’s incredible, microsoft thinking in poor people… i think something is wrong…
Replyperhaps as windows is selling less lisences bill want to earn money from soneware else…. from argentina… nahuel…..
not very good english
Kelly April 16th, 2007
You know what’s an even better cause? something not to do with america thats what.
Replywe should be able to choose where this “donation” goes. and i’d rather it go to my OWN home country; not america.
ericastinks April 17th, 2007
if u use *care and *mod they also make the [i'm] emoticon… i dont get it why didnt msn tell us about this weird thing WTF IS GOING ON how does it give money to that organisation?
Replyalejandra April 21st, 2007
it also works if you use *one
Replyn00b-l0s3r April 23rd, 2007
Little Billy is philanthropic so I won’t see anything wrong with him endorsing these. Remember the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation?
Though I’ve disabled emoticons I’ve put up one of them since stingy Mum won’t let me directly donate money. Every cent counts.
Replygigi April 30th, 2007
hey,guys~i dun know how to add [i'm]! i love it very much~who can teach me???pls~~~thxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx!
ReplyDavidski May 4th, 2007
gigi!
ReplyAdd to your display name that: *komen!
Overheated May 24th, 2007
is there any other things like this?
Replycam July 4th, 2007
bill gates dosent have anythign to with microsoft anymore, he justs gets the money, and he does loads for charity anyway hes giving 3% of his net worth to his childen and th rest to charity. He couldn’t careless about micrsoft sales decrasing so leave him alone.
Replykay July 7th, 2007
I think [I'm] only works if the particular msn user was registered under “United State” resident but not “work for United States residents”.
ReplyCorrect me if I am wrong.
Whalesdude July 9th, 2007
If you Don’t like America, don’t Post here about it. Go Emo Somewhere else. They’re trying to do a good thing and all you care about is your own stupid country. Just because we’re better than you doesn’t mean you have to be so Mad at us. Jesus.
Bill’s Doing a Great Job donating money to these Organizations. If you don’t like it, Don’t donate. Don’t Cry to a Message Board about it. >.>
ReplyGlobal Warming July 24th, 2007
We have only 10 years left.
Replyvisitor August 10th, 2007
*one is the code of cause of what?
ReplyЭммалџэŁ May 11th, 2008
I like the (*red+u) one coz I like helping lol and ye [i'm] also asking the same thing as visitor…
*one is the code of cause of what?
reply pl0x or e-mail me thx ^^
ЭммалџэŁ
Replycoleie July 17th, 2008
y da fuck r u pricks wantin 2 donate to a bunch of spaccas who dont even know fuck all… these ppl wuldnt donate to u if u was a spastic init, so y da hell wuld u wanna donate to peepz hu wuldnt help u out… go join a cult n top urself u yank wankers.
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