Operation Fluffy Update
I know you have been dying to know if there has been an update.
And there has been, sort of.
I have not been contacted by the show directly. I know they are aware of our efforts, that is all I can say on that.
I was clued in by a cloth diaper manufacturer after the campaign began that they have been working with producers from The Ellen Show for quite some time. I asked that they keep in touch with me on the matter. I was very recently updated with the following information:
This brand is all but confirmed to be included on the Mother’s Day edition of The Ellen Show!
The great news is that cloth diapers, at least one brand that I am aware of, will be on the show. Frankly, I would like to see more variety, and that could still be a possibility, but one is good enough for me. And, in case you are wondering, I cannot tell you the brand. When they are ready to announce I’m sure I will be able to divulge. For now just know they were not directly involved with #operationfluffy.
There is no way of knowing if #operationfluffy had anything to do with their decision. I would certainly like to think so considering that our campaign was very well timed in coordination with this brand’s talks with the show. We sent thousands of tweets, and that can’t go unnoticed by her staff.
I am still lobbying for a larger spotlight. You can continue to join me if you want, or be completely content knowing there will be a brand of cloth diapers on the show.
I am more than proud of the work everyone put into the campaign. The YouTube video is already close to 1,500 views. It will continue to spread the message of cloth diapers!
I am sincerely grateful for the passion you have all shown for #operationfluffy. Even as this is coming to a close, it is important to remember that we can always be doing something to promote cloth diapers, be it online or in our local community!
Last day to submit dancing baby videos is Wednesday!
I have some awesome videos so far, but more is better! Don’t forget to submit your video of your baby dancing in a cloth diaper by Wednesday! I can mute the background, so don’t worry about the noise or music.
This is an old video of Fletcher dancing, he just happened to be in a cloth diaper. I have a new one for the Ellen video.
Join the “I Want Cloth Diapers on The Ellen Show” Facebook group!
Share your enthusiasm for the cause by joining the “I Want Cloth Diapers on The Ellen Show” Facebook Group! It was just created today and already we have close to 150 members! Once you sign up be sure to tell the friends you think might want to see them on the show too!
And, on Twitter I am asking those working on #operationfluffy to change your avatar to one of the pictures I have photoshopped of Ellen in cloth diapers. If you want a picture of your baby with her face, tweet it to me and I might be able to do that. Wouldn’t that grab your attention?!?! Thanks to The Eco Chic for the idea!
And, if you have a blog, take a moment to grab this button to share the love! Right click to save the image then you can link to: http://dirtydiaperlaundry.com/index.php?s=%23operationfluffy I am not going to try doing to code this time, it was a disaster last time! Gos Speed!
Get Cloth Diapers on Ellen and Get Diapers
Are you competitive and live on Twitter? Then it might just be your lucky day!
Rumparooz, makers of the adorable One Size G2 diapers, has offered something pretty extraordinary.
This was taken from the newsletter:
This is all you have to do:
Join us on Twitter and tweet about cloth diapers and how cool it would be to see them on Ellen.
Use the tags @TheEllenShow, #operationfluffy,#rumparooz and#clothdiapers in your tweets.
(For example: “@TheEllenShow Why I want to see #clothdiapers on your show _______ #operationfluffy”)
15 tweeters that mention Rumparooz in their tweets will in a Rumparooz One Size Diaper
If Ellen features cloth diapers on her show and Rumparooz are on, EVERYONE who Tweeted will receive a diaper!Be sure to tweet daily (and multiple times!)….anything and everything that crosses your mind about Rumparooz and cloth diapers that you would like to tell Ellen!
Did you see that? If clothdiapers make it on the show and Rumparooz are mentioned, everyone who tweets gets a diaper. That is so far, 108 people!
And…… If you visit Kelly’s Closet’s Facebook Fan Page you can enter their drawing for a 250.00 Gift Certificate to any of their stores once The Ellen Show responds. You will need to follow their instructions, but this involves tweeting as well.
#operationfluffy Stats
I have been scouring the interwebs trying to figure out how to find out how many times we have tweeted to Ellen.
While figuring out how many times we tweeted @theellenshow is pretty impossible, searching for the hashtag #operationfluffy is possible. Remember folks, use the hashtag! It will enable me to search your tweets, and Ellen’s people when they finally decide to give in!
So… want to know how we are doing?
108 people have tweeted #operationfluffy 587 times!!!
So, @TheEllenShow has received almost 600 tweets about cloth diapers. I think that is pretty darn good! But, we can’t stop there! Remember to keep tweeting. Take pictures of your baby in a cloth diaper every time you change it, and tweet it. Take pictures of your laundry basket full of diapers, the diapers on the line, anything you can think of. We can’t slow down, and we need to speed up. Have you seen how many people tweet to Ellen? Thousands….. even at our high point on Monday night we were only every few tweets to her. Now we must only show up every few pages.
I have some more ideas up my sleeve about how to grab her attention, but it involves supreme coordination. I will flesh it out and announce it soon.
Here is the leaderboard, for now. Anytime you want to check your stats go to hashtweeps.com and search #operationfluffy.
You are all working hard! I cannot tell you how much I appreciate the time you are taking out of your day to support #operationfluffy.
Want to do more?
I need members of the many Cloth Diaper Message Boards to post about our mission. Babycenter, Diaperswappers, Cloth Diaper Nation, Bliss Tree, Mothering, etc etc… Put the word out. Let them know they don’t need Twitter to be involved.
They can:
Join the twitter blitzkrieg using @TheEllenShow and #operation fluffy tags.
Blog about it and link up to the MckLinky in the carnival post.
Write to Ellen using the submission form on her site. Make sure they mention #operationfluffy. We need to be a united front!
Send videos of their baby dancing in visible cloth diaper to me using yousendit.com.
Or, have them come up with ideas!
Again, thank you for all the work you have already done!
Wordless Wednesday: Ellen Has a Fluffy Bum!
Join the Operation Fluffy Bomb and help us get Cloth Diapers on Ellen. Find out how here.
Cloth Diaper Carnival VI- Get Cloth Diapers Featured on The Ellen Show
I am a little late on this (last) month’s carnival. The topic this go ’round is: Get Cloth Diapers Featured on The Ellen Show. Write your post, link it here, and tweet a link to @TheEllenShow with #operationfluffy #clothdiapers tags.
Ex: “@TheEllenShow Why I want to see #clothdiapers on your show. http://as89o.th8.us #operationfluffy”
How the heck do we do that? We already dropped the Fluffy Bomb on her Twitter account last night. We tweeted to her hundreds of times.
That is Phase 1, which continues as long as it takes. We can’t lose steam on this. We will reconvene next week, but not during the #clothdiapers chat. While it was the best way to get the word out, I don’t want to take it over again. I truly appreciate everyone’s passion and zeal last night. ALL who particiapted made me so proud to be a cloth diapering mama! Anyone have a time/ day suggestion for the next #operationfluffy?
The next step of Phase 1 involves taking over social media to bombard Ellen. All blogs, big or small, will write a post about Why Cloth DIapers should be featured on Ellen. That is my post today.
Phase 2 Will be a video of babies dancing in cloth diapers. Email me a 20 second or less clip of your baby dancing in just a cloth diaper, to dirty diaper laundry at gmail dot com or kdrosas at gmail dot com using yousendit.com.
Phase 3 Has just been determined. I am having a diaper made with Ellen on it, in some way. Ideally, the “laugh dance conquer” flag. We will mail the diaper around, take videos with it on the babies, take photos of the babies wearing it in front of a landmark or town name, to help Ellen Conquer The World.
Now for my reasons why Ellen should have cloth diapers on her show, in a letter to Ellen.
Dear Ellen,
My purpose writing you this pretend letter on my blog is to kindly ask if you would feature the Modern Cloth Diaper on your show. Maybe it isn’t really your type of thing. It isn’t. You interview celebs, play games, have performers come on, and have some human interest stories. This is very much in the interest of all humans!
I could bore you with facts about the waste produced by disposable diapers, the chemicals they contain (same chemicals outlawed in tampons), the raw resources involved to make the diapers, and even the fishy tactics used by the big disposable companies to keep parents buying them.
Without mass media exposure, something the mom run diaper businesses simply cannot afford, we can’t really let the moms of the world know that there is a better way. Mention cloth diapers to a room with 100 new moms, and maybe 10 would have heard of the Modern Cloth Diaper. The rest would think of pins, rubber pants, and stinky wet pails. The internet is full of niche cloth diaper communities, but we are preaching to the choir! They already know the benefits of cloth. The mom who watches your show every day doesn’t. She might recylce, buy organic food, compost, and drive a hybrid, and still use disposables. Why? Because she has no idea how easy they are. I have actually met people who are very green, and still use disposables for that reason!
The Twitter ladies came up with fantastic ideas to make this a fun show. Here are some of the best.
- Have a Cloth Diaper Fashion Show
- Play a game where contestants try to put on an “old school” cloth diaper the fastest.
- A medley of babies dancing to a version of “Poker-Face” but “Fluffy Butt”
- Have Sumo Wrestling in Giant Cloth Diapers
- Something to do with poop, because poop is always funny
Please, I can’t find the tweets, I just remembered them. Claim your idea and I will edit to give you credit!
Ellen, we are just going to pester you until we see cloth diapers on your show. We picked you for a reason. That reason is two fold: You respond to fans who bug you and I have a girl crush on you you have a very relevant audience.
Look who else wants to see cloth diapers on your show.
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Get Cloth Diapers Featured on The Ellen Show using Twitter
Have you dreamed about seeing beautiful fluffies on a major television show? Yes, they have been on a few morning shows, local and nationwide. But who is up that early?!?!
How many of you watch The Ellen Show? I do. I stay at home with my son, and I watch it whenever I can. My son, 14 months, loves it and claps when the audience claps and dances when the music plays!
Today I decided we need to campaign to have Ellen feature cloth diapers! Now, I need your help.
At 8:00 pm EST we will begin “Operation Fluffy Bomb” on The Ellen Show.
Here is how you can help:
Phase 1
First, follow @TheEllenShow on Twitter. Don’t have a Twitter account? You should! Every monday we have a #clothdiapers chat. Join us!
Then, think ahead. Upload some photos of your adorable baby in #clothdiapers to a twitter photo sharing account like Tweetphoto or Twitpic. Choose great pictures that really showcase how easy, modern, and fun cloth diapers can be!
Then, at 8:00 pm begin bombing The Ellen Show with photos of your babies in #clothdiapers. I ask you to please be courteous. Don’t demand, or pester their account. While we want attention, we want it to be positive!
Also let Ellen know that we want to see #clothdiapers on her show! Think of the thousands of moms watching. How many know about the modern cloth diaper? Not many! The internet dominates the culture, we are preaching to the choir!
Make sure to @TheEllenShow in your tweets and include the #clothdiapers and #operationfluffy hashtag.
We will continue “Operation Fluffy Bomb” until we get a response. Whenever you think about it, tweet to Ellen.
Phase 2
I have a vision. I see a YouTube video of clips with dancing babies in only cloth diapers, strung together, to a funky beat! I want it to go viral! Starting now, try to film your baby dancing in a diaper. Send me (kdrosas at gmail )your video using yousendit.com. Please keep the length less than .20 seconds. I will take the best ones and edit a video. We will tweet this to Ellen as well. If she doesn’t respond to photos, she will definitely respond to DANCING BABIES!!! Hello, she loves to dance!
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