[squeakland] The Squeakland Tally Contest (win an RC plane with video)

[Timothy Falconer]

FYI ... this contest was cancelled due to lack of interest.  Had one person responded, they'd have gotten a free plane :)

Tim


On Oct 21, 2009, at 12:12 AM, Timothy Falconer wrote:

> Hi everyone,
> 
> As we prepare for our two month Etoys publicity drive (starting November 1st), I'd like to make things a little more interesting.
> 
> Let's have a contest.    The winner gets  a brand-new HobbyZone Super Cub LP with a lightweight Fly Cam One attachable video camera, shipped anywhere (that's legal) in the world.
> 
> I'm personally donating both.  The plane is very fun, and very easy to fly. Also, if you win, you'll be able to do this:
> 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiNxzXixlOc
> 
> 
> Here are the rules:
> 
> 1. you must be 18 years or older to enter the contest, or have the signature of a guardian or parent.  Proof will be required upon winning.
> 
> 2. you must guess three tally totals as they will appear at midnight, New Year's Eve, as the Times Square ball drops in New York City.  
> 
> The tally totals are:
> 
> a. Squeakers (number of people that have signed the squeaker list)
> b. Accounts (number of people that have signed up for a showcase account)
> c. Projects (number of publicly visible projects on the Showcase)
> 
> see: http://squeakland.org/tally
> 
> 3. Lowest score wins.  To determine it, subtract your guesses from the corresponding new year's value for each total, then add the absolute value of the each difference.
> 
> Example:
> 
> squeakers ... joe's guess (5000) ... new year's value (4500) ... abs diff (500)
> accounts ... joe's guess (3000) ... new year's value (3500) ... abs diff (500)
> projects ... joes guess (1000) ... new year's value (7000) ... abs diff (6000)
> score = 7000  
> 
> 4. These bonuses will apply:
> 
> a. subtract 500 from your score if you're the last publicly visible project in 2009
> b. subtract 300 from your score if you're from the top NON-USA country in the list at new year's
> b. subtract 200 from your score if you're at the PURPLE level at new year's
> d. subtract 100 from your score if you're at the BLUE level at new year's
> 
> see: http://squeakland.org/showcase/ranking.jsp
> 
> 5. Initial guesses need to be emailed to me before November 1st starts (midnight) in New York.
> 
> 6. You'll be allowed three "mulligans" before December 1st where you can change any one of your guesses (one per mulligan).
> 
> 7. Each mulligan will enact a 100 point penalty, which will be added to your final score.
> 
> 8. Any obvious attempts at cheating will disqualify you.  (Adding Squeakers or accounts yourself, reposting duplicate projects, etc.)
> 
> 9. Disputes will be decided by me.  I'll try to be as fair as possible, though I suspect some will see things differently.  My plane, my call.
> 
> 10. The winner will hopefully agree to send some fly-by video of a "Squeak if you love Etoys" sign, that we'll send, which we'll later use on the Squeakland website.
> 
> 
> Anyway, I hope this remains friendly and fun.   The trick, of course, is making good guesses.
> 
> A few hints . . . 
> 
> * we currently average about 300 web visitors a day, some new, some returning.  We've peaked at 6000 web visitors in a single day.
> 
> * the peak was because of a magazine article.   We *will* be seeking multiple magazine articles and other forms of publicity during this time.
> 
> * the addition of multiple languages on the website will greatly increase our possible audience
> 
> * we will have "tell a friend" functionality to allow for some social networking, including facebook, twitter, and blog buttons for individual projects
> 
> * schools will create multiple accounts, usually in one shot (I just now saw 14 accounts from the same school create accounts).
> 
> 
> So ask yourself . . .
> 
> How many people do you think like Etoys in the world?
> 
> How many can we reach before the end of the year?
> 
> How many new people will we reach before the end of the year?
> 
> How many will create accounts, or share projects?
> 
> 
> I've already made my three guesses (though I can't win), which will remain private like everyone else's.   All will be revealed on New Year's Day.
> 
> Have fun!
> 
> Tim
> 
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> Timothy Falconer
> Squeakland Foundation
> http://squeakland.org
> 610-797-3100
> --
> "Intelligence is what you use when you don't know what to do."  ... piaget
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Timothy Falconer
Squeakland Foundation
http://squeakland.org
610-797-3100
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"Intelligence is what you use when you don't know what to do."  ... piaget





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