Do you like computers and other technology?
Do you have the time, talent and desire to create a quality video or screencast about technology?
Would you like to win an MSDN Universal subscription (approximate value: $12,000)?
If so, read on.
I am hosting a contest and the first prize is an MSDN Universal license.
Send me a 1-10 minute video showing off some aspect of computer software, hardware, other technology, or technologists. This video can be a tutorial, an interview, a screencast – anything that gets the point. For ideas, you may look at past episodes of my Technology and Friends show at http://TechnologyAndFriends.com. But you need not stick to the same format that I use.
This contest will run until December 1 2010, at which time I will select a winner.
Here are the rules
- Contest closes at 5PM EST on December 1 2010.
- The submitter must own the rights to all material in the video. No video or audio from another source to which another owns the copyright, unless explicit permission is obtained. No reading aloud someone else’s blog or book without permission.
- The topic must be related to software development, computers, or the people who work in the computer industry.
- No nudity, violence, pornography or profanity (visually or verbally) . I am the judge of what falls into these categories.
- No racism or sexism or hating against any group. Criticism of technology is OK, but slander of people is not. Please keep your message positive. I am the judge of what falls into these categories.
- The video must be between 1 and 10 minutes in length
- The winner will be chosen by me and I am permitted to use whatever criteria I want to determine which one is “best”. This might be the most educational, the most entertaining, the best production, or a random draw if I can’t decide.
- You retain copyrights to the video, but you give me permission to republish it with attribution. I plan to show the top videos in an upcoming episode of Technology And Friends. This show airs on the web at http://TechnologyAndFriends.com and on channel 17 of my local cable TV network. I have no plans to make money directly off the submitted video. I will not sell them or charge viewers to see them.
- First prize is a not-for-resale MSDN Universal subscription. The retail value of this subscription is $11,899.
- Acceptable video formats are WMV, MPG, FLV, MOV, AVI, and MP4. If you have another video format, please e-mail me. My e-mail address is below.
- To enter, e-mail to me (e-mail address is below) a link to the video. You may make the video available in any of the following ways
- Upload a video file to an FTP site and provide me with download information
- Upload a video file to a file sharing site, such as box.net, RapidShare, Drop.io, FileDropper, FileSavr, or Driveway. and provide me with download information.
- Publish the video to a video hosting site, such as YouTube, Vimeo or Viddler. I may follow up with you and ask for the original, if I am unable to download from this site.
To enter or to request more information, contact me at DavidGiard@DavidGiard.com.
Good luck.