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Win up to $1,200 in the BlogCatalog Big Idea Challenge

Posted by TonyB • 7/13/07 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: blogcatalog idea challenge, ideas, innovation

The Challenge: Develop, create and submit an idea/innovation plan that when implemented will make BlogCatalog the most extraordinary Blogger Social Community on the internet.

Submissions Dates:
Open July 12th, 2007.
Close August 31st, 2007 (11:59pm EST)

Awards:
First prize will be awarded $1,200
Scond prize will be award $500

How To Enter:
Submit your plan via email or regular mail (with links to applicable online presentation if applicable).

Format can be html, flash, word or whatever you feel will make the best impact.

Via Email Send To:
webmaster@blogcatalog.com and gvrrentals@aol.com

Via Regular Mail (if applicable):

BlogCatalog
7126 Eckhert Road
Suite 208
San Antonio, TX 78238

Judging:
A panel of judges from the BlogCatalog Team will select the winners.

Judging wil be based on creativeness, disrputive innnovation potential, value to bloggers, and impact on accomplishing outcome of making BlogCatalog the most extraordinary blogging community.

Rules:
Your plans/ideas must be submitted by close date.
BlogCatalog reserves the right to implement at any time any of the ideas submitted whether or not they are included in the winning entries.

That is, you are entrying this competition for the chance to win prize money and the ideas become BlogCatalogs to implement or not implement without any other prize money or payments to you.

The decision of the judges is final.

No employees or owners of BlogCatalog are allowed to enter this competition.

Join in the Big Idea Challenge:
We really hope you will take part in this exciting challenge by submitting your entry, and by sharing your big ideas on how to transform BlogCatalog so that it becomes a more useful and extraordinary online social community.

Winners will be announced before September 30th, 2007

User Comments

7/13/07

louis3030

Very cool idea!

Can I present my blogcatalog big idea plan on a blog?

ps. I'll send my bank # for the prize

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7/13/07

nyirendac

There we go!This looks to be a good one.

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7/13/07

TonyB

Louis...Good question!

Yes. A blog presenation of plan could be good. Problem is other bloggers may see your ideas. Perhaps create a non public one just for the competition.

Remember, you can submit your plan in whatever medium, format you believe will have the best impact.

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1. 7/13/07
  
  louis3030
  
  Ok thanks!
7/13/07

TonyB

Thanks NY.... looking forward to your entry!!

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7/13/07

crkian

Good idea, but I may not enter seeing as the only idea would have would be written in text, no chance against flast and html

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7/13/07

eagerblogger

Do I have to be a bit techie in order to make an impact?

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1. 7/13/07
  
  TonyB
  
  Eager...definitely not!
  
  For this compeition, being a blogger is more important (i think) than being a techie.
  
  BlogCatalog is first and foremost for bloggers so my guess is the best idea will come from a blogger as bloggers get to see and feel everyday what they like and don't like and what they would like
  
  We aren't looking for you to program the idea. It's the idea that counts.
  
  If it's something that will really benefit the blogging community we will program it into BlogCatalog.
7/13/07

TonyB

crkian...

The format is up to you. Text is as good a format as any. It's the idea that we will be looking at.

The more thought out and developed it is the better. We included html, flash,etc. to provide entrants with more presentation options...though definitely not to eliminate good old text.

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7/13/07

eagerblogger

Hmm... I'm going to put on my thinking cap now. The lightbulb's not turned on yet.

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1. 7/13/07
  
  TonyB
  
  Eager LOL Wish mine would turn on too.
7/13/07

louis3030

i know what first prize is but what is SCOND prize?????????.................doggy please explain

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1. 7/13/07
  
  PrettyLady
  
  I think he meant second.
7/13/07

louis3030

yea...but he should say what he means,even though he is only a dog

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1. 7/14/07
  
  PrettyLady
  
  Even dogs have doggy days.
7/13/07

louis3030

it confuses us mear mortals

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7/13/07

TonyB

Pretty Lady is correct.. Scond Prize...is meant to be Second Prize.

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7/13/07

mobiwan

Is 3rd. place a "set of steak knives"?

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1. 7/14/07
  
  PrettyLady
  
  There should be a 3rd prize.
7/13/07

louis3030

3rd...dogfood 4 the doggy

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7/13/07

ghostytwofish

What is "disrputive innnovation potential"?

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1. 7/14/07
  
  PrettyLady
  
  "A disruptive innovation is a technological innovation, product, or service that eventually overturns the existing dominant technology or status quo product in the market."
  
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disruptive_technology
7/13/07

scottalk

Great idea, Tony!

p.s. Even though they truly ruin these discussions and make people not want to visit, read and/or participate, never mind the smart @ss comments.

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1. 7/13/07
  
  ghostytwofish
  
  Hope you weren't referring to me ... I really don't have any idea what "disrputive innnovation potential" is.
2. 7/13/07
  
  scottalk
  
  ..no, I wasn't referring to you, ghostytwofish (honestly, I don't know what dis. inn. potential is either).
7/13/07

TonyB

Louis3030 is a good example of a disruptive innovation.

Disruptive Innovation is a functionality that we add or change on BlogCatalog that results in total transformation of how bloggers use and view social network sites like blogcatalog.

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1. 7/13/07
  
  ghostytwofish
  
  OH! So 'disruptive' is a GOOD thing. OK, thanks!
7/13/07

TonyB

yeah except when the server goes down or we lose data...or louis3030 talks trash

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1. 7/14/07
  
  PrettyLady
  
  I say put him in the trash can.
7/13/07

louis3030

dog go dig up some dog bones... you are supposed to be running the show..not insulting your best customer

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7/13/07

TonyB

You're right Louis.. Go break some glass!

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7/13/07

louis3030

will the winning entries be made public?

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7/13/07

TonyB

We will make the winning ideas public after we have added the features to blogcatalog.

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7/13/07

ysc87

sent an email--
My brain's a bit fried after testing, so excuse the terrible writing and explanations.

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7/14/07

louis3030

how about relatives? they should not b allowed 2 enter...

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1. 7/14/07
  
  PrettyLady
  
  I hope you're not a relative of SiteProPlus.
2. 7/14/07
  
  TonyB
  
  Louis3030...
  
  Correct. No relatives of BC employees or owners are allowed to enter. If however they do enter they are not eligible to win the prizes.
  
  So far we have one entry. If you have ideas... you should consider submitting them as at this point by default you will either win or come in second
7/14/07

PrettyLady

Do you prefer us to send it by email or regular mail. I have some ideas.

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7/14/07

TonyB

PrettyLady...

Really whatever delivery method you feel most comfortable with.

My guess is email is the easiest and probably the most effective as you can attach a word doc or other type of file. Plus saves the trip to the post office (do they still exist?)

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7/14/07

PrettyLady

Yes they still exist and email it is. I think I'll wait to the last second to enter. :-P

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7/14/07

TonyB

PL... probably a good idea.

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7/14/07

PrettyLady

I thought so.

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7/14/07

AngieA

Let me get this straight, ......your asking our own BC members to come up with a great idea that will make BC the "Most Extraordinary Blogger Social Community on the Internet " and we are only giving a measly $1200. as the 1st prize?
We can do better then that SPP,.......no?

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7/14/07

TonyB

I suppose so. What do you suggest the prize should be.

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1. 7/14/07
  
  AngieA
  
  At Least $2000. and a fine sculpture piece of glass art
7/14/07

TonyB

AngeldaVinci... you are right!

Perhaps we should do this in an offline meeting... however...what we will do, if you agree, is raise the first place prize to $2,500 as you are right .... we are asking for ideas that will make BC the "most extraordinary Blogger Social Community on the internet".

Is that what you want to do?

If yes..then I will start a new thread with the announcement of the larger first prize.

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1. 7/14/07
  
  AngieA
  
  I think its worth $2500. and I was just kidding about the fine sculpture piece of art, unless of course we can get Louis to create one that has a BC logo inside of it. LOL
2. 7/14/07
  
  crkian
  
  I can make one in clay, won't look like a sculpture or the BC logo but will last for days
7/14/07

AngieA

How about we make that the 3rd prize, Crkian

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7/14/07

AngieA

BTW Louie3030, I just mentioned that b/c I happened to view your blog and you have the most extraordinary art work

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7/14/07

TonyB

The first prize has been increased to $2,500. The new discussion thread about the Big Idea Challenge is

www.blogcatalog.com/discuss/entry/win-2500-in-the-blogcatalog-big-idea-chal...

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7/14/07

louis3030

so i can win $3700 4 my ist place idea?????

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7/14/07

TonyB

Good question Louis.

The first place winner will win $2,500 US.

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1. 7/14/07
  
  PrettyLady
  
  2,619 if you're a Canuck.
7/14/07

TonyB

How many pairs of shoes is that if you are a Canuck?

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1. 7/15/07
  
  PrettyLady
  
  Who said anything about buying shoes?
2. 7/15/07
  
  TonyB
  
  Every good pair of shoes needs a dog.
7/15/07

PrettyLady

Hush Puppies or is that hush puppy. :-p

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