Re: [videoblogging] Video contest: $25,000 top prize! Enough for you and your favourite charity.
loving rupert's submission http://www.microsoft.com/canada/home/contests/shareyourpassion/viewallsubmissions.aspx?vidId=d038ef22-1ff7-4e66-9c3c-acdb0cbdb750 On 5/4/08, Tony Armstrong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > here: http://www.microsoft.ca/passion > soon! > > t > On May 4, 2008, at 5:42 PM, Irina wrote: > > where to we vote? :) > > On 5/4/08, Tony Armstrong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hey Irna. > > We ended-up with lots of entries which we've narrowed down to 25 for > > voting. We'll see how the voting goes thanks for asking! > > > > T > > > > > > On May 4, 2008, at 6:31 AM, Irina wrote: > > > > so how are things going tony > > > > are you getting many more entries? > > > > i agree with rupert > > > > views and votes are super easy to game > > > > but i suppose another way to determine a winner is really hard > > > > :) > > > > On 4/21/08, Tony Armstrong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Hey friendly vloggers, > > > > > > We just launched a video contest at Microsoft Home Magazine. The top > > > prize is $25,000 > > > and so far only a handful of people have entered: 68 as of this > > > evening. Did I mention the > > > winner gets $25,000?. I watch your videos, I know what you are capable > > > of. > > > > > > Share your passion! > > > > > > Here's the url to the video: > > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHzQeQIBWfE > > > > > > You can enter here: > > > > > > http://www.microsoft.ca/passion > > > > > > Please pass the word around! > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > Tony Armstrong > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > http://geekentertainment.tv > > > > > > > > > -- > http://geekentertainment.tv > > > -- http://geekentertainment.tv [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [videoblogging] Video contest: $25,000 top prize! Enough for you and your favourite charity.
where to we vote? :) On 5/4/08, Tony Armstrong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey Irna. > We ended-up with lots of entries which we've narrowed down to 25 for > voting. We'll see how the voting goes thanks for asking! > > T > > > On May 4, 2008, at 6:31 AM, Irina wrote: > > so how are things going tony > > are you getting many more entries? > > i agree with rupert > > views and votes are super easy to game > > but i suppose another way to determine a winner is really hard > > :) > > On 4/21/08, Tony Armstrong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hey friendly vloggers, > > > > We just launched a video contest at Microsoft Home Magazine. The top > > prize is $25,000 > > and so far only a handful of people have entered: 68 as of this evening. > > Did I mention the > > winner gets $25,000?. I watch your videos, I know what you are capable > > of. > > > > Share your passion! > > > > Here's the url to the video: > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHzQeQIBWfE > > > > You can enter here: > > > > http://www.microsoft.ca/passion > > > > Please pass the word around! > > > > Thanks > > > > Tony Armstrong > > > > > > > > > > -- > http://geekentertainment.tv > > > -- http://geekentertainment.tv [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [videoblogging] Video contest: $25,000 top prize! Enough for you and your favourite charity.
Hey Irna. We ended-up with lots of entries which we've narrowed down to 25 for voting. We'll see how the voting goes thanks for asking! T On May 4, 2008, at 6:31 AM, Irina wrote: > so how are things going tony > > are you getting many more entries? > > i agree with rupert > > views and votes are super easy to game > > but i suppose another way to determine a winner is really hard > > :) > > On 4/21/08, Tony Armstrong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey friendly vloggers, > > We just launched a video contest at Microsoft Home Magazine. The > top prize is $25,000 > and so far only a handful of people have entered: 68 as of this > evening. Did I mention the > winner gets $25,000?. I watch your videos, I know what you are > capable of. > > Share your passion! > > Here's the url to the video: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHzQeQIBWfE > > You can enter here: > > http://www.microsoft.ca/passion > > Please pass the word around! > > Thanks > > Tony Armstrong > > > > > > -- > http://geekentertainment.tv [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [videoblogging] Video contest: $25,000 top prize! Enough for you and your favourite charity.
so how are things going tony are you getting many more entries? i agree with rupert views and votes are super easy to game but i suppose another way to determine a winner is really hard :) On 4/21/08, Tony Armstrong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey friendly vloggers, > > We just launched a video contest at Microsoft Home Magazine. The top prize > is $25,000 > and so far only a handful of people have entered: 68 as of this evening. > Did I mention the > winner gets $25,000?. I watch your videos, I know what you are capable of. > > Share your passion! > > Here's the url to the video: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHzQeQIBWfE > > You can enter here: > > http://www.microsoft.ca/passion > > Please pass the word around! > > Thanks > > Tony Armstrong > > > -- http://geekentertainment.tv [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Video contest: $25,000 top prize! Enough for you and your favourite charity.
also, your mac.com email address advertising a microsoft competition is the funniest and most subversive thing I've seen in ages. good work! On 22 Apr 2008, at 12:31, Rupert wrote: Great. I'll enter, for sure. But two suggestions: 1) Consider changing the way it works asap so that the second stage and overall winner is NOT decided by number of views and votes. It's way too open to being gamed. And those with lots of friends and existing internet fan bases will have a huge unfair advantage. A lot of casual viewers will find it too much effort to log in to vote - so those with die hard fans will benefit. Another thing that happens is that whichever videos develop an early lead will win by a mile, since viewers always gravitate first towards the most viewed/most popular videos. It's a great idea to have the qualification process decided by users - the final 25 shortlist - but I really think that, when $25k is at stake, it's important to have the final winner decided by judges (who might indeed be influenced by what the viewers think). 2) Perhaps the reason you have 'only' 68 entries is that making a good 1 minute film that actually says something is much harder than you think. It's quite offputting, actually. Even 2 minutes is hard. Conveying passion in 1 minute raises the bar quite high. Anyway, thanks for letting us know about it :) Best, Rupert - http://twittervlog.tv/ Creative Mobile Filmmaking Shot, edited and sent with my Nokia N93 On 22 Apr 2008, at 00:42, Tony Armstrong wrote: Hey friendly vloggers, We just launched a video contest at Microsoft Home Magazine. The top prize is $25,000 and so far only a handful of people have entered: 68 as of this evening. Did I mention the winner gets $25,000?. I watch your videos, I know what you are capable of. Share your passion! Here's the url to the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHzQeQIBWfE You can enter here: http://www.microsoft.ca/passion Please pass the word around! Thanks Tony Armstrong [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Video contest: $25,000 top prize! Enough for you and your favourite charity.
Great. I'll enter, for sure. But two suggestions: 1) Consider changing the way it works asap so that the second stage and overall winner is NOT decided by number of views and votes. It's way too open to being gamed. And those with lots of friends and existing internet fan bases will have a huge unfair advantage. A lot of casual viewers will find it too much effort to log in to vote - so those with die hard fans will benefit. Another thing that happens is that whichever videos develop an early lead will win by a mile, since viewers always gravitate first towards the most viewed/most popular videos. It's a great idea to have the qualification process decided by users - the final 25 shortlist - but I really think that, when $25k is at stake, it's important to have the final winner decided by judges (who might indeed be influenced by what the viewers think). 2) Perhaps the reason you have 'only' 68 entries is that making a good 1 minute film that actually says something is much harder than you think. It's quite offputting, actually. Even 2 minutes is hard. Conveying passion in 1 minute raises the bar quite high. Anyway, thanks for letting us know about it :) Best, Rupert - http://twittervlog.tv/ Creative Mobile Filmmaking Shot, edited and sent with my Nokia N93 On 22 Apr 2008, at 00:42, Tony Armstrong wrote: Hey friendly vloggers, We just launched a video contest at Microsoft Home Magazine. The top prize is $25,000 and so far only a handful of people have entered: 68 as of this evening. Did I mention the winner gets $25,000?. I watch your videos, I know what you are capable of. Share your passion! Here's the url to the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHzQeQIBWfE You can enter here: http://www.microsoft.ca/passion Please pass the word around! Thanks Tony Armstrong [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
RE: [videoblogging] Video contest: $25,000 top prize! Enough for you and your favourite charity.
Have a link for that $25k video contest? From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Markus Sandy Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 8:09 PM To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [videoblogging] Video contest: $25,000 top prize! Enough for you and your favourite charity. On Apr 21, 2008, at 4:42 PM, Tony Armstrong wrote: > We just launched a video contest at Microsoft Home Magazine. The top > prize is $25,000 > and so far only a handful of people have entered: 68 as of this > evening. Did I mention the > winner gets $25,000?. I watch your videos, I know what you are > capable of. i like how you have a .mac email address :) is this a new trend at microsoft? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Video contest: $25,000 top prize! Enough for you and your favourite charity.
On Apr 21, 2008, at 4:42 PM, Tony Armstrong wrote: > We just launched a video contest at Microsoft Home Magazine. The top > prize is $25,000 > and so far only a handful of people have entered: 68 as of this > evening. Did I mention the > winner gets $25,000?. I watch your videos, I know what you are > capable of. i like how you have a .mac email address :) is this a new trend at microsoft? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Video contest: $25,000 top prize! Enough for you and your favourite charity.
Hey friendly vloggers, We just launched a video contest at Microsoft Home Magazine. The top prize is $25,000 and so far only a handful of people have entered: 68 as of this evening. Did I mention the winner gets $25,000?. I watch your videos, I know what you are capable of. Share your passion! Here's the url to the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHzQeQIBWfE You can enter here: http://www.microsoft.ca/passion Please pass the word around! Thanks Tony Armstrong
