Blog your way to the PDC

And in other related news forum posters have been screwed over again.

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.

Sounds like Amanda Congdon from Rocketboom.

Sounds like one of the original Moon Gals from JobBlogs, Zoe Goldring.

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

I have two guesses:

1. Famous blogger (Wonkette?)
2. New Channel9 Team member
   

Is the mystery person Erica Wiechers from the .NET Show by any chance?

Charles wrote:

2.True

Sweet... Anyone we know?

Hmm, guess it's not Lora, since she deciced not to join y'all (or so she led me to believe).

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

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)

The voice sounds familiar.  There was someone else making rounds the same day I was in interviewing, but I didn't talk to her.  Something tells me when she steps out from behind the camera I'll recognize her.  Of course, I could be completely wrong and it's someone completely different...  Congratulations to whoever it is!

Is it bethg? (highlight to see)

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.

Welcome aboard bethg!

Woot. I'm crossing my fingers for some Channel 9 coverage of the PDC.

Ah, so Maurits guessed who it was. It's rather strange to see Scoble on the business end of the camera.

Congratulations Beth!

Carefull, bethq, Some of us are mean and will attempt to throw you overboard for what ever reason! Just kidding. Yello.

Wow, um.... Nice work 9Team... I guess....

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



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

PS - heh.

Steve411 wrote:

Carefull, bethq, Some of us are mean and will attempt to throw you overboard for what ever reason! 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.



b.

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 ?

Welcome BethG. Any new niner is allways good, any new MS Niner is a bonus, a new Niner team member triple cool.

Tensor wrote:

Welcome BethG. Any new niner is allways good, any new MS Niner is a bonus, a new Niner team member triple cool.

New?

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

Indeed I have been trolling since the site was first up.  It is going to be a fun experience finally jumping into the fray!

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.

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.

 

 

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 ?