August 2012
5 posts
Making Those Dreaded Ikea Trips Easier
By: Anna M., Seeker
I have a love/hate relationship with IKEA.
What I love about it: picking out new, affordable furniture, convincing myself that I DO need more decorative pillows, picking out plants, finding treasures in the clearance section, and the $3.99 Swedish meatball dinner. What I hate about it: Getting there (taking the horrid G train), the crowds, not finding my most needed item...
A Very Happy Done. Wedding Story
By: Jesse Barton & David Carl, Done. Wedding Contest Winners
David and I got married on July 28th, and had a fabulously stunning and super fun wedding, all thanks to Done. We were the winners of THE VERY FIRST (woot!) Done. Contest, and seriously, girllll, we COULD NOT have done it without the amazing people we found on the site. We had the most beautiful, picturesque wedding in the...
Marshall McLuhan takes on Mikhail Cziksenmithaily,...
By: Ken N.
Marshall McLuhan, in Understanding Media, says the media we use shape society’s behavior. McLuhan wrote almost 50 years ago, and died in 1980, before lots of things were invented. He was uncannily prescient, especially about electricity and automation.
He was so prescient, he beat lots of thinkers to the punch (are there any new ideas under the sun?), and we’re calling out four...
Shape Up Before the Summer Ends!
By: Paige W.
Are you feeling the heat, New York? It’s mid summer, and it’s the perfect time to head out to the Shore, the Hamptons or up the coast to Cape Cod. Wherever your summer travels are taking you this season, bathing suit weather is unavoidable, so you better put down that slice of Artichoke pizza, and start working off the excess baggage you’ve been lugging around all...
Tips to help you declutter your life!
By: Debra T., Doer
Fall is a perfect time to get rid of the clutter in your home. I never want to accumulate so much stuff that it makes my living space uncomfortable, unmanageable or unsightly. Regardless of monetary value, no material thing is worth having if you have no use or space for it. Even though I’m not an impulse buyer — like many people — I must be vigilant about...
July 2012
1 post
Learning from Zappos. How I met my heroes.
By: Rachel A., Director of Community
Have you ever thought about writing an actor, author, musician, artist, politician, or entrepreneur to tell them how they’ve impacted your life? I’ve been thinking about doing that since I was young. When I was 13, I wanted to write Elijah Wood and ask him to my school dance. In college I thought long and hard about writing Angelina Jolie to...
June 2012
1 post
And The Winner Is...
It’s official! Jesse and David will be the lucky couple walking down the aisle in a Central Park wedding.
They beat out 50 other hopefuls to snag the grand prize: a dream wedding in Central Park. But, the competition was tough, and the coveted $5,000 check didn’t come easy. Armed with homemade fortune cookies and donning hand-decorated t-shirts, Jesse and David hit the streets of New...
May 2012
4 posts
10 Days left...Who will be the lucky couple?
By: Deepika I.
With only 10 days remaining in the Done. Wedding Contest, the competition gets strong with now 36 couples contending for the $5000 ($4000 Done. credit and $1000 AirBnB credit) prize towards a community-powered wedding in Central Park.
A couple of weeks ago, we reported that Jesse and David, who remain in the lead with 851 votes, visited various parks around the city wearing a...
Eric Stonestreet of Modern Family visits Done.!
At Done., we don’t like to brag…much. However, when Eric Stonestreet from ABC’s Modern Family comes by the office to say hi, we have to brag a little. After begging for a photo with our mascot Leroy, he gave us tips on how to run a successful start-up and we coached him on how to be even more hilarious. We can’t wait until the day where Fizbo joins the community and becomes a “Doer.” ...
Honor Thy Mother with Done.!
By: Paige W.
Hey Done. community! Mother’s Day is fast approaching, and we are here to help make sure your mom knows how much you love her. Try out some of these ideas (sprinkled with photos of some of our lovable done. moms) or come up with your own way to use done. on Mother’s Day.
1. Breakfast in bed. Ah, remember the days when mom would choke down the runny eggs and burnt toast...
The wedding contest heats up!
Our couples are thinking of creative ways to get votes on Done. in order to win the wedding contest. Jesse and David promoted themselves by passing out free fortune cookies in Times Square last weekend. We love the creativity guys!
April 2012
6 posts
The Done. wedding contest is now live!
Getting married soon? Would you like to have your wedding in Central Park?
For free?
If not, would you like to help give away a free wedding to a deserving couple?
If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, check out our Done. Wedding Contest! We are giving away $4000 credit to use on Doers to help put together the perfect Central Park wedding. We have everyone you need for a...
Red Rover, Red Rover, Send Help for Moms Right...
Our friends over at RedRover just launched a social network and planning app for moms. It’s brilliant and getting raves reviews from the likes of the New York Times and The Early Show. Check them out!
RedRover on Vimeo.
Moms are a leading contender for the World’s Busiest Person award. We’re extra keen to help them out, and are partnering with RedRover to help spontaneous fun...
One Handy Man.
By: Tova W., Done. Seeker
My friend and I moved into a new apartment a month ago and since it was basically just a big open space, we needed to get two walls built. We were dreading the whole thing - desperately thinking of ways to avoid paying $2,000 through a sketchy New York wall-building company. Unfortunately, I failed when trying to build the wall myself (how hard could it be to build a...
Done. is featured in Vogue!
Who knew getting stuff done on Done. would be so en vogue? Vogue magazine thinks so!
http://www.vogue.com/vogue-daily/article/springcleaningcom-10-websites-to-organize-your-life/
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Ordering Food is for the Birds!
By: Rachel A., Director of Community
Our Done.com office orders lunch every Monday from some generic restaurant in the neighborhood. As much as I love chowing down on warm, soggy egg rolls and mystery meat bits, it was time to shake things up. We decided to ask one of the talented chefs on Done.com to cook lunch for us instead. The process was super easy—I just posted a task to all Doers...
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How to Throw a Party Powered by Doers!
By: Rachel A., Director of Community
About a minute after moving to NYC from L.A. to work with my friends at Done.com, I took on the responsibility of throwing a party to celebrate the public launch of our site. I needed a venue, food, drinks, and music to make this party a party, and time was not on my side (I had less than a month to plan).
I was in WAY over my head (don’t tell my bosses...
