Starting at 6 in the morning on Saturday, webloggers across the globe are going to be updating their blogs every half hour for twenty-four hours in the name of fundraising for their favorite causes. It’s all part of Blogathon 2007, an event in which charity-minded insomniacs collect sponsorships and spend the whole day typing away. Sounds a little less painful than running twenty-six miles, doesn’t it?

And no, participants aren’t allowed to schedule posts to make it seem like they’re posting while sleeping (this is apparently the doping of distance typing events). Intrigued? Participating? Sponsoring a ‘blogger? Please let us know so that we can check in on the locals!