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VIDEO MEETS BABY BOOMERS video contest- $10,000 cash Grand Prize

Contest Name: Video meets Baby Boomers

Contest URL: http://247realmedia.com/lfmp/

Deadline: April 15th, 2010

Prizes: Over $20,000 in prizes including a $10,000 cash Grand Prize

How to enter: Simply shoot, edit and upload

How to win: The LFMP ‘Video meets Baby Boomers’ is looking for some talented people to document how people 50+ interact with technology.   So grab your video camera and make a short documentary featuring yourself, family members, teachers or other acquaintances.  Is there a generation gap going on with technology?   What is the difference between how boomers use technology versus how teens and twenty-somethings use it?  Your film could be funny or scientific, but if it’s entertaining and insightful with a unique POV you could walk away with $10,000.

Win Intel Core i5 laptop and Cash

Contest Name:Access Your core

Contest URL:http://www.accessyourcore.com/enter

Deadline:March 17, 2010 at 11:59 PM PST

Prizes:

• Video Grand Prize: $7,000 and a laptop powered by an Intel® Core™ i5 processor
• Slideshow Grand Prize: $5,000 and a laptop powered by an Intel® Core™ i5 processor
• Video Grand Prize: $3,000 and a laptop powered by an Intel® Core™ i5 processor
• Weekly Voter Prize: a laptop powered by an Intel® Core™ i5 processor

How to enter:Create a video using Windows Live Movie Maker, put together a slideshow using Adobe Photoshop Elements, or simply snap a photograph of what drives your passion. You should focus on the things or people in your life that you’re most passionate about.

How to win:Upload your video or slideshow to YouTube. Or, if you’re submitting a photo, use the easy uploader below. Then, just fill out this short form and we’ll take care of the rest.

Other info:Vote and win a Intel Core i5 CPU laptop

Check out all the entrants for Intel’s Access Your Core Contest. Each of these entrants is exemplary of the theme “Access Your Core”. View them all and vote for your favorite, then tell your friends and come back every day to vote again and again. Not only will your votes determine our winners, but you could even win your own machine powered by the Intel® Core™ i5 just for casting your ballot!

TechChunks Contest - 30 Prizes worth over $1000

Contest Name: TechChunks Contest - 30 Prizes worth over $1000

Contest URL: http://techchunks.com/blogging/techchunks-contest-win-prizes-over-1000/

Deadline: 7th Nov 09

Prizes: Over $1000

How to enter/win:

1. Just subscribe to our feeds via email (don’t forget to confirm the email subscription from you inbox. This is important to make your subscription count). Then leave a comment on this post using the same email ID that you used to subscribe to Tech Chunks. If you are already subscribed, then it still counts. Just use the subscription email ID and leave a comment here to confirm your participation. [15 Points]

2. Delicious/Tweet/Digg/Stumble this post and leave your link in the comment. [5 Points each = 20 Points]

3. To increase your chance of winning, blog about this contest OR mention about this contest in a blog post (with a DOFOLLOW link pointing at this post). (Only one entry per blog) [25 Points]

Rule: You need at least 20 Points to enter this Contest. With every extra 10 points, your chance of winning goes up by one! Here is how: gather minimum 20 points and you will be eligible to enter the Contest. If you earn 30 points your name will be entered 2 times in the final pool of participants. Earn 60 points (that’s the maximum you can earn) and your name will be entered 5 times in the final entrants list!

Win $250 CASH: Little Bird Tales Name Little Bird Contest

Contest Name: Little Bird Tales Name Little Bird Contest

Contest URL: http://www.littlebirdtales.com/contest

Deadline: 10/31/09

Prizes: $250 CASH, $250 donated to environmental charity of choice and free 3-year subscription to LittleBirdTales.com

How to enter: Visitors must sign up for an account on LittleBirdTales.com (there is a free 90-day trial) on Little Bird Tales.com, view the featured contest tale that has already been started then create a tale of their own that ends the story and describes “How Little Bird Got His Name.”  The ending created must include a suggested name for “Little Bird,” a picture, text and audio to be considered as an entry.

How to win: Entries must be emailed to namecontest@littlebirdtales.com (this email address is automatically added to the Little Bird Tales address book when an account is created). Subject should be titled: Little Bird Tales Name Contest

Entries must include the name and age of the child and an email address where they can be reached: This information can be included in the last page of the tale (that will not count as part of the tale) or in the message section of your email. The winner will be notified via the email address used to create the Little Bird Tales Account.

Party On A Stick!

Contest Name: Party on a Stick!

Contest URL: http://www.partyonastick.com/contest/

Deadline: 7/31/09

Prizes: The Grand Prize (retail value over $2,900!) includes

* $1,000 Visa Gift Card
* A Canon® VIXIA HG10 High Definition Camcorder.
* A Charbroil® Designer Series 4 Burner Grill, grill cover and stainless steel tool set.
* 2 Metropolitan Patio Torches, 8 Island Kingâ„¢ Torches, 8 metal torch stands
* 12 64-oz. bottles of Bitefighter® Fuel.

(5) First Prizes include

* $250 Visa Gift Card
* 4 Island Kingâ„¢ Torches
* 6 64-oz. bottles of Bitefighter® Fuel.

(25) Bonus Prizes

* $25 Visa Gift Card

THE FIRST 25 PEOPLE to submit an eligible video will receive a Bonus Prize! (Limit one (1) bonus prize per person.)

How to enter: To enter, submit a short video (45 seconds max) showing you and a few friends performing a Tiki dance to Tiki’s Dance Video Contest YouTube group:

http://www.youtube.com/group/tbdvc

Finally, submit an official entry form (http://www.partyonastick.com/contest/enter.htm) with a link to your video!

How to win: Winners will be selected randomly

Other info: 18+, US residents only, entries must comply to safety regulations

State Farm’s No Doubt Sweepstakes

Contest Name: State Farm’s No Doubt Sweepstakes

Contest URL: http://www.sfmusictour.com

Deadline: July 14, 2009

Prizes: Four Grand Prizes: A trip for the winner and three of their friends to Las Vegas to see No Doubt perform live in concert! The trip includes airfare, hotel stay, $1,000 spending cash, limo service, concert tickets and a meet & greet with the band

How to enter: Visit http://www.sfmusictour.com and enter all required information.

How to win: A winner will be randomly selected from all qualified entrants.

WatchHammertime.com Sweepstakes

Contest Name: WatchHammertime.com Sweepstakes

Contest URL: http://www.watchhammertime.com

Deadline: June 14, 2009

Prizes: VIP weekend trip for two to Las Vegas (June 19-22, 2009) to see MC Hammer in concert alongside Tone Loc and Young MC, plus an exclusive meet & greet with Hammer. Trip will include airfare, hotel accommodations, tickets to the concert, ground transportation, $500 spending money and a backstage encounter.

How to enter: Visit http://www.watchhammertime.com and enter all required information.

How to win: A winner will be randomly selected from all qualified entrants.

Wordpress Theme Contest

Contest Name: Webitect’s Wordpress Theme Contest

Contest URL: http://webitect.net/design/wordpress-theme-contest.php

Deadline: June 20th, 2009

Prizes:

1st Place: $100 via PayPal or 1yr. of free advertising on Webitect.net

2nd Place: $50 via PayPal or 6mo. of free advertising on Webitect.net

3rd Place: $25 via PayPal or a free domain name

All participants have the choice of their Wordpress theme being featured on Webitect during and after the contest, and available for download. As a benefit, any theme is allowed to host a personal link to your own blog or website.

How to enter:

Create a Wordpress theme with the above requirements in place, test it out, and place it in a zipped folder.

Email the attached zip folder to kayla@webitect.net with the following information:

• Subject Line: Wordpress Theme Contest
• Name
• Email Address
• PayPal Email Address
• Website URL (if applicable)
• Short autobiography to put by entry details (Optional)
• Short description of Wordpress theme (Optional)

How to win:

Anybody can participate, all you need to do is create the most functional, best-looking, and eye-popping Wordpress theme to win!

• All themes must be functional with the most recent version of Wordpress (2.7)
• The sidebar should be widgetized. If you’ve never done this, it’s a lot easier than you think: See How Easy It Is To Widgetize WordPress Themes.
• Themes must be XHTML and CSS valid, with the exception of certain IE hacks or workarounds where it’s more user-friendly for code to be slightly invalid.
• Theme logos, content, and style must be general enough to be downloaded for a large audience to use.

Other info:

Voting will be held June 21st through the 28th. This will give contestants a little over a month to create a fantastic Wordpress theme, and a week for voting.

Voting will be held through an anonomous poll. All themes will be available live on Webitect, and available for download. After voting is completed, the winners will be announced and all contestants will have the option of keeping their themes up in a permanent Wordpress Themes category on Webitect.