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Google Photography Prize: Photos for iGoogle

sharath — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:55:55 +0000

Not very long ago Google launched Nature themes for IGoogle and also a contest was held for the best photograph on iGoogle.

The Google Photography Prize challenged students from around the world to submit a collection of photos to appear on iGoogle. We’ve turned the best 36 into themes that you can add to your own personalised homepage. Also, India was amongst the top 36.

Submit your Google chrome video… win and it would be featured on Google and Youtube!!

sharath — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 11:48:15 +0000

Google asks users to submit their videos about Google chrome!! Create a video of you building the Google Chrome Icon . The most creative, inspired and astonishing ideas will be featured on Google & YouTube.

- Choose your materials
Be creative and think BIG. The quirkier, the better.

- Film yourself building
Capture the process of building your creation.

- Submit your video
Upload your 15-60 second video to YouTube.

To submit the videos and to learn more, visit http://www.google.com/landing/chrome/ugc/.

Youtube make an Advertisement; go to Cannes International Advertising Festival Contest!

sharath — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:04:23 +0000

Make an add: At midnight, GMT, May 15th, Youtube will release a brief for an advertisement for a charity.

Spread the word: Between May 17th and June 1, you need to get your advertisement as many views as possible. Embed it, blog about it, tweet it – whatever it takes.

Go to Cannes: Two winners, judged on creativity and videos’ views, ratings and footprint. They will win an all-expenses-paid trip to Cannes to represent Youtube in the prestigious young lions contest.

What is “The Young Lions Contest at Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival”?

The two winners from the 48-hours Ad contest will be teamed in Cannes to form Team Youtube and compete against 37 other teams from around the world in the Young Lions Film Competition. Teams are issues with a mobile phone and have just 48 hours to shoot and edit a 60-second commercial on behalf of a charity. It will prove to be a frantic week of creativity and training. The experience is intense but winning can be rewarding both personally and professionally. 2009 is the first year that entrance to The Young lions Film Competition has been opened up to the world via Youtube.

Go to http://www.youtube.com/canneslions, for more information and remember the clock is ticking!!!

The Knol for Dummies.com contest open through March 23rd

sharath — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:09:29 +0000

Dummies.com is known for simple, concise how-to content. Knol is one of the easiest and most powerful tools for sharing knowledge online. Now we’ve teamed up to give you the chance to write a how-to article about something you’re particularly good at – and just maybe become famous (and even a little bit richer) in the process.

To enter the contest, simply click the button and begin creating your own how-to knol about whatever subject you know best.

If you need help or inspiration, you can browse other submissions, check out these great knols on buttermilk pancakes and backpacking, or take a look at any of the excellent content on Dummies.com. Google has even created a “How-to” template to get you started.

Check back often to see all the ideas, and good luck writing your own knol. I can’t wait to see what everyone comes up with. .

To enter Knol and dummies.com contest go here and “One grand prize winner will receive a cash prize of $1,000″….

Google starts designing one bridge at a time contest with Google SketchUp

sharath — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 05:19:43 +0000

Google Announces Bridge Modeling \ Sketchup Competition — This will only serve to make the 3D views in Google Earth even better.

Google is pleased to announce the launch of the Google SketchUp 2009 International Student Bridge Modeling Competition. Now you have a chance to show off your modeling skills and make that dream a reality by entering the competition anytime before June 15, 2009.

Simply model your bridge in Google SketchUp, geo-reference it in Google Earth, and submit the bridge by uploading to the Google 3D Warehouse to earn eternal online glory and, if you win, a handsome prize. You can enter this competition if you’re a student at a higher education institution almost anywhere in the world. Take a look at this 3D Warehouse collection to get inspired, and good luck!