Life is about capturing memories. The good times and experiences you make with family and friends. And photos and videos definitely come to the rescue in the capturing memories department.

With that in mind, CafePress is hosting a fun sweepstakes on our Facebook page – Like us on Facebook and submit an entry form, and you’re automatically in the running to win 6 Flip Mino HD cameras.* Yes, you read that right – SIX.

While that number may seem a bit excessive, we like to think of it as paying it forward – you’re helping spread the love far and wide to your friends and family, prompting them to snap those pictures and videos so you can all look back on them in 20 years and laugh at how ridiculous everyone looked from their hairstyles to their fashion. Just kidding.

But really, check out the CafePress Facebook fan page for all of the details and information on how to enter. It’s super easy, and you could be one of two lucky winners to get 6 Flip cameras. So enter, share with your friends (making sure they’ll give you one of the Flips if they win), and keep watch for more sweepstakes on our Facebook page in the future. We hope it’ll make you flip. Bad joke, but good sweepstakes.

* NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Void where prohibited. Open only to persons, who as of Entry, have “Liked” CafePress’ page and filled and submitted the entry form, and who are 18 years of age or older, and legal residents of, and physically located within, the 50 U.S. or DC. Sweepstakes starts at 12:00AM PST on September 19, 2011 and ends at 12:59PM PST on October 3, 2011. Click here for Official Rules.
This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook.

This season’s celebs and dance partners take to the ballroom floor for the 13^th Season premiere of Dancing with the Stars this Monday, September 19^th. And while we eagerly await the premiere to see who can shake their stuff all the way to the finale and attain that mirror ball trophy we all know and love, CafePress and ABC are giving YOU a chance to foxtrot your way to LA to attend the finale on November 22^nd with the Dancing with the Stars Design Contest!

You could be one of two grand-prize winners – and each prize includes roundtrip airfare to LA, hotel accommodations, and tickets to the DWTS finale for you and a guest!

First, choose from two different category themes – Dancing with the Stars Season 13 (think mirror ball, the entire cast, voting and types of dances) or Season 13 Teams (team names, celebrities, and dancers) and simply design a DWTS t-shirt based on that theme that’ll run circles around the competition. Once you’ve channeled your inner Bruno, Kym Johnson or Rob Kardashian for inspiration, add the following tags to your design to be considered for the contest:
Dancing with the Stars Season 13: DWTS13
Season 13 Teams: DWTSTEAM
Don’t forget to add DANCINGWITHTHESTARSTV to be included on the fan page!

Design away from now until October 18^th, when five finalists in each category will be selected for a fan vote on abc.com to determine the grand-prize winner!

Don’t forget to read the rules here to ensure you’re entered, with no missteps in the meantime.

So use some fancy footwork as inspiration, and design away and don’t forget to watch the Dancing with the Stars Season 13 premiere on September 19^th at 8:00pm!

There was much to discuss on Monday night, as eight Republican presidential candidates took to their microphones to speak up on controversial issues such as “Obamacare,” and social security in the first Tea Party debate in Tampa, FL. Candidates included Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and businessman Herman Cain, who offered their opinions on their platforms and jabs at other candidates. The main target of the night turned out to be Rick Perry; the Texas governor was asked about his views on social security and offering college tuition cuts to illegal immigrants but defended himself and his views to his opponents.

So here at CafePress, we took to our own Cultural Barometer poll – and we asked our Facebook fans whom they thought was the strongest contender from the Tea Party debate, and the result was obvious:

Our followers are feeling the Ron Paul revolution, as Mr. Paul received approximately 52% of the votes.

Similarly, we took a look at sales of CafePress products by candidate, and again, Ron Paul came out victorious this week with 51% of the participating Republican candidates sales to date:

What do you think of the latest debate? Are you Team Ron Paul, or see another candidate as the strongest and best leader for our country? Tell us your thoughts.

Well, you’re stuck between a rock and a hard place. Again. The rock being the Talking Dog pajamas you really really want to get mom for her birthday, and the hard place being that you don’t know if you can order them.

And this is where CafePress swoops in, with the help of your family and friends.

We have a new, unique feature called Split the Cost – which may sound self-explanatory – but it’s a lot more fun than you think! For any product that costs more than $35.00 on our site, you’ll see this little gift icon on the page:

Once you click on it, another page will pop up for you to fill out the details of why having these pajamas are dire to your existence:

Simply reach out to friends or family via e-mail (Gmail and Yahoo) or Facebook, asking them to help contribute. You can invite as many people as you’d like and split the cost evenly between everyone included, or suggest specific amounts. On the bottom of the window, feel free to include the name of the recipient, select an occasion and enter a personal message to everyone sharing the gift. And once everyone you invite contributes, you’ll receive a gift code to redeem for your “purchase!”

This feature is perfect for sharing costs with your siblings for mom and dad’s anniversary, getting your friend an awesome custom iPad case for their birthday, or getting the hubby a funny sweatshirt from the kids “just because.”

With your awesome new pajamas on, you can thank each of your friends who helped you get warm and comfy during the cold nights that will ensue. A sleepover party may be in order. Then everyone will have to get their own PJs.

2008 turned out to be a year of triumphs, upsets, and a major historical milestone, in the form of the presidential election.

And throughout that year, our community created amazing designs for their favorite candidates – and we started to notice a very interesting trend. We found that we could make an educated guess on who would win based on the sales percentages of CafePress products for each candidate. And from every primary, to John McCain’s Republican nomination, to the election of Barack Obama as the next president, our theory turned out to be right on target. If we could – in a way – help predict the 2008 elections through the popularity of our products, we could measure CafePress as a Cultural Barometer for pop culture and current events. We built the “CafePress Meter” and became a straw poll of sorts.

This year, we’re sensing the anticipation of the upcoming 2012 elections – and we’re already seeing who’s being talked about, and who’s going to make it or break it. Take a look at who’s got the buzz, and who’s going to give Obama a run for his money:

Although Sarah Palin has yet to announce her intentions for the Presidential race, Sarah Palin products have been consistently up for the past nine months. To be or not to be – that is the Palin question. In addition, Ron Paul’s going strong, and Rick Perry has started to take over a bigger piece of the Republican challengers pie since his declaration for the presidential seat in June.

All in all, we’re keeping a close watch on what’s happening, and we’ll be your source for all things politics through products to sport your support. Who do you think has the biggest chance to run against Obama, and who is his biggest threat?