$5,000 sound interesting?

I knew that title would get some attention!


Ok, so, I thought I'd write a blog about this contest that my employer is running. I was talking with my boss earlier today and he expressed some concerns and disappointments in the contest entries thus far ... so I thought I'd try to get the word out a bit more by telling everyone ...

As the title implies, the prize for the contest is $5,000 -- the contest ends in about a week though, so read quickly and submit your idea's ... oh, did I forget to mention that? The whole point in the contest is to submit idea's ... simple as that ... HOWEVER, if you want to RISE above the rest ... the best way to do so is to not only have a great idea, but also prove your idea ... or at least conceptualize your idea in a really cool way (Show your idea ... don't just say it!)

So, whats this contest all about? Simple ... it's a Geek Marketing Contest ... heh, so now you know why I bring it to your attention ... I figure at least 9 out of 10 of us GG'ers are fairly in tune with the geekier side of life.

To link directly to the contest page, go here ...




Oh, I might note, if I weren't an employee and my idea's "counted" (for the contest of course) ... I'd keep this little secret all to myself and buy a new MacPro with my winnings ... but, since I don't qualify ... I figured I'd open the door to the community ...

So, back to that conversation I had with my boss this afternoon, eh?

We were chatting and he mentioned that lots of people had great idea's, but no one has brought there idea's to life yet ... and he's just waiting for someone to show off there talents and put the rest of the geek community to shame (gotta love paraphrasing, haha). He mentioned the idea of a really addicting (dare I say, VIRAL) video game ... of course, it'd have to go with the flow of the contest ...

So ... if you've got some fun addicting games you've written in the past just for fun ... classic remakes or what have you ... and you can find a way to tie it into the contest ... you could win $5,000 ...

Simple as That!


Oh and, for those that have small attention spans ... here's the latest update to the contest blog, it's in LARGE letters and bolded ... must be important, eh?

Quote:
MAY 8TH: As of May 8th, 2007, with approximately 45 idea submissions, we have not yet received any submissions of viral videos, flash animations or applications that might help spread the word virally. I want to emphasize that if you can create a viral video, flash animation or even an application that can help promote Axosoft's OnTime, your likelihood of winning the $5,000 prize is extremely high! There's still time to create and submit your videos, flash and other potential viral apps!

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