Comment Feed for Channel 9 - Blog your way to the PDC http://ecn.channel9.msdn.com/o9/previewImages/100/73289_100x75.jpg Channel 9 - Blog your way to the PDC Who says it doesn't pay to blog? :-> In the Blog your way to the PDC contest you could win tickets, accomodations and a $1000.00 (US) airfare voucher for PDC05. Scoble talks more about the contest in this video. Check out our special PDC section. But the big question is... Just who is this mystery person behind the camera? en Tue, 21 May 2013 21:28:31 GMT Tue, 21 May 2013 21:28:31 GMT Rev9 Re: Blog your way to the PDC posted by Manip

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537660660000000 Tue, 07 Jun 2005 18:34:26 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537660660000000 Manip Re: Blog your way to the PDC
Manip wrote:
And in other related news forum posters have been screwed over again.


For folks who do not have a blog, there are a few options.

1. They can always enter the Shareware Coding Contest 

2. Create a blog just for the contest using one of the many free services like MSN Spaces, Blogger.com or TypePad.

3. Reply to Blog'n my way to PDC post with your essay.

Sorry, we didn't mean to leave people out.

posted by jeffsand

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537670730000000 Tue, 07 Jun 2005 18:51:13 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537670730000000 jeffsand Re: Blog your way to the PDC
jeffsand wrote:
Manip wrote: And in other related news forum posters have been screwed over again.


For folks who do not have a blog, there are a few options.

1. They can always enter the Shareware Coding Contest 

2. Create a blog just for the contest using one of the many free services like MSN Spaces, Blogger.com or TypePad.

3. Reply to Blog'n my way to PDC post with your essay.

Sorry, we didn't mean to leave people out.


what about this:

look at the number of posts, find the top say 20?
then in that see who adds the most to the community
good advice, code, news, links that kind of stuff
then ask the comunity in a poll:

if you had to pick on of these 5 which would you send to PDC?
(but don't vote for your self)

then pick one and send him/her.

posted by figuerres

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537672700000000 Tue, 07 Jun 2005 18:54:30 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537672700000000 figuerres Re: Blog your way to the PDC

posted by rhm

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537688710000000 Tue, 07 Jun 2005 19:21:11 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537688710000000 rhm Re: Blog your way to the PDC

But I won't tell.

Edit: Charles tells me that I was wrong Sad 

posted by LarryOsterman

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537699650000000 Tue, 07 Jun 2005 19:39:25 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537699650000000 LarryOsterman Re: Blog your way to the PDC
rhm wrote:
Sounds like Amanda Congdon from Rocketboom.


Nope. Guess again. Perhaps she will reveal herself in time...

C

posted by Charles

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537701830000000 Tue, 07 Jun 2005 19:43:03 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537701830000000 Charles Re: Blog your way to the PDC
But that's probably more wishful thinking than anything else...

posted by Cider

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537713950000000 Tue, 07 Jun 2005 20:03:15 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537713950000000 Cider Re: Blog your way to the PDC
Cider wrote:
Sounds like one of the original Moon Gals from JobBlogs, Zoe Goldring.

But that's probably more wishful thinking than anything else...


Guess again :->

posted by jeffsand

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537715990000000 Tue, 07 Jun 2005 20:06:39 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537715990000000 jeffsand Re: Blog your way to the PDC
  1. Famous blogger (Wonkette?)
  2. New Channel9 Team member

posted by Maurits

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537726920000000 Tue, 07 Jun 2005 20:24:52 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537726920000000 Maurits Re: Blog your way to the PDC

posted by hardy

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537728280000000 Tue, 07 Jun 2005 20:27:08 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537728280000000 hardy Re: Blog your way to the PDC
1.False
2.True

hardy: Nope.

C

posted by Charles

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537732600000000 Tue, 07 Jun 2005 20:34:20 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537732600000000 Charles Re: Blog your way to the PDC
Charles wrote:

2.True


Sweet... Anyone we know?

posted by Maurits

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537735140000000 Tue, 07 Jun 2005 20:38:34 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537735140000000 Maurits Re: Blog your way to the PDC
She's a great addition to the team and should help shape the 06 vision of Year of the Niner.

C

posted by Charles

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537737140000000 Tue, 07 Jun 2005 20:41:54 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537737140000000 Charles Re: Blog your way to the PDC
Forgive my other post in the announcements area, I didn't realize this included accomodation and airfare... Which definitely means I'm interested.

I'm thinking of witty and useful things to say as we speak... Or at least trying to Wink

posted by Jeremy W

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537739980000000 Tue, 07 Jun 2005 20:46:38 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537739980000000 Jeremy W Re: Blog your way to the PDC

posted by LarryOsterman

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537748130000000 Tue, 07 Jun 2005 21:00:13 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537748130000000 LarryOsterman Re: Blog your way to the PDC
hardy wrote:
Is the mystery person Erica Wiechers from the .NET Show by any chance?


Nope.. Guess again :-> Maybe the mystery person will blog about it soon or pop into this post.

posted by jeffsand

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537751450000000 Tue, 07 Jun 2005 21:05:45 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537751450000000 jeffsand Re: Blog your way to the PDC
LarryOsterman wrote:
Did I miss the part in the rules where it said that MS employees weren't elegible?


It's in there.

Question: if I occasionally do WFH's developing courseware (time management stuff), am I excluded from this?

Hopefully not, as I just wrote a fantastic entry (if I do say so myself) Wink

posted by Jeremy W

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537757150000000 Tue, 07 Jun 2005 21:15:15 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537757150000000 Jeremy W Re: Blog your way to the PDC

posted by coccyx

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537760420000000 Tue, 07 Jun 2005 21:20:42 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537760420000000 coccyx Re: Blog your way to the PDC

posted by Maurits

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537768880000000 Tue, 07 Jun 2005 21:34:48 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537768880000000 Maurits Re: Blog your way to the PDC
Jeremy W. wrote:
LarryOsterman wrote: Did I miss the part in the rules where it said that MS employees weren't elegible?


It's in there.

Question: if I occasionally do WFH's developing courseware (time management stuff), am I excluded from this?

Hopefully not, as I just wrote a fantastic entry (if I do say so myself) Wink


Bummer.  I'd like to be able to go to the PDC (I was at the first PDC)

posted by LarryOsterman

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537772150000000 Tue, 07 Jun 2005 21:40:15 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537772150000000 LarryOsterman Re: Blog your way to the PDC Nice detective work Maurits!  I was literally just finishing up a post on my blog regarding joining the team, when Jeff IM'd me that someone had figured it out. 

If you don't know me, all I can say is I'm an fierce advocate for our customers and our community, and I couldn't think of a better place to put all of my energy than into Channel 9. 

It's an honor to be coming aboard.

B.

posted by bethg

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537775030000000 Tue, 07 Jun 2005 21:45:03 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537775030000000 bethg Re: Blog your way to the PDC

posted by Maurits

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537779780000000 Tue, 07 Jun 2005 21:52:58 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537779780000000 Maurits Re: Blog your way to the PDC
Ah, so Maurits guessed who it was. It's rather strange to see Scoble on the business end of the camera. Smiley

posted by Dr. Shim

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537780000000000 Tue, 07 Jun 2005 21:53:20 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537780000000000 Dr. Shim Re: Blog your way to the PDC

posted by coccyx

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537782690000000 Tue, 07 Jun 2005 21:57:49 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537782690000000 coccyx Re: Blog your way to the PDC Just kidding. Yello.

posted by Steve411

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537788350000000 Tue, 07 Jun 2005 22:07:15 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537788350000000 Steve411 Re: Blog your way to the PDC
Guess I should read more blogs, eh? Heck, I don't even read Scoble's blog.

C

posted by Charles

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537817470000000 Tue, 07 Jun 2005 22:55:47 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537817470000000 Charles Re: Blog your way to the PDC
It isn't anything againest you, I'm just so shocked and amazed how quickly this has been put up, like... Wow. I go to sleep everything's normal. I wake up 10 hours later and turn on the computer and I find this... The revealing of one new 9Teamer and a whole new competition or two... How long will this contest last? Wow.... Go Channel9 Big Smile



It's times like these, you need to say "heh".
Loadsgood.

PS - heh.

posted by Loadsgood

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537919260000000 Wed, 08 Jun 2005 01:45:26 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537919260000000 Loadsgood Re: Blog your way to the PDC
Steve411 wrote:
Carefull, bethq, Some of us are mean and will attempt to throw you overboard for what ever reason!Smiley Just kidding. Yello.


Hey I wouldn't expect any less from you guys!  Thanks for the warm welcome.

I'll be spending the next three weeks living and breathing the forums, so that by the time I officially start I'll hopefully know who is most likely to pitch me off the side of a moving boat.

Smiley

b.

posted by bethg

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537992930000000 Wed, 08 Jun 2005 03:48:13 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632537992930000000 bethg Re: Blog your way to the PDC
1) am I allowed to double my chances and participate in BOTH contests ?
2) it looks like you will mainly judge the blog "essay" by how much contribution to the community it promises. Is that so ?

posted by bonk

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632538144630000000 Wed, 08 Jun 2005 08:01:03 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632538144630000000 bonk Re: Blog your way to the PDC

posted by Tensor

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632538155910000000 Wed, 08 Jun 2005 08:19:51 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632538155910000000 Tensor Re: Blog your way to the PDC
Tensor wrote:
Welcome BethG. Any new niner is allways good, any new MS Niner is a bonus, a new Niner team member triple cool. Smiley


New?

Her profile says she joined on "Thursday, Apr 1, 2004". BTW, when did this site open up to the public?

posted by billh

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632538326920000000 Wed, 08 Jun 2005 13:04:52 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632538326920000000 billh Re: Blog your way to the PDC
Oh and if you are wondering what type of niner I'll be, check this link out: Flame Warriors by Mike Reed

And to not completely highjack this thread, how many folks think they might try the "Blog you way to PDC" contest?

And to answer an earlier question, I don't believe there is any reason why you couldn't enter both, but I'll check with the team and let you know for sure.

b.

posted by bethg

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632538495790000000 Wed, 08 Jun 2005 17:46:19 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632538495790000000 bethg Re: Blog your way to the PDC
bonk wrote:
Dear channel9 team,

1) am I allowed to double my chances and participate in BOTH contests ?
2) it looks like you will mainly judge the blog "essay" by how much contribution to the community it promises. Is that so ?


Hi Bonk!

Here are the official answers for your questions:

1.  Yes you may enter both contests.

2.  Not necessarily, we will also be judging entries on things like writing style and creativity. 

Let us know if you have any more questions.

b.

PS_ Bonk was one of my favorite Turbo Grafx games - believe it or not I still have the portable TG player so I can still play.

 

 

posted by bethg

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632539318740000000 Thu, 09 Jun 2005 16:37:54 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632539318740000000 bethg Re: Blog your way to the PDC
bethg wrote:
Hi Bonk!
PS_ Bonk was one of my favorite Turbo Grafx games - believe it or not I still have the portable TG player so I can still play.

Great - I play bonk's adventure on my pc with an emulator but I am thinking of re-buying a Turbo Grafix at ebay. I find all those old consoles very sexy and much more attractive than (*duck*) xbox-360 and alike.
bethg wrote:

Let us know if you have any more questions.

I am thinking of doing a movie as part of my blog-my-way-to-the-pdc-article. Is that within the rule boundaries ?


posted by bonk

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632571570690000000 Sun, 17 Jul 2005 00:31:09 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jeffsand/Blog-your-way-to-the-PDC#c632571570690000000 bonk