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DigitalFilipino.com / MindanaoBloggers.com Review-a-Blog Competition

Welcome!!

DigitalFilipino.com and MindanaoBloggers.com present the first Review-a-Blog contest ever! This unique competition focuses on the true nature of blogging: that is, serious and meaningful content development. Anybody in the world may join this competition, but the spotlight is on the blogs of Mindanao, Philippines.

The whole idea is for a participant to select a blog from our directory and write a holistic and honest review of that blog. The three best reviews will win cash and other prizes! Please find below the competition mechanics. The You Got Blogged! DigitalFilipino.com / MindanaoBloggers.com Review-a-Blog Competition runs from 1 August to 10 October 14 December 2007.


:: Prizes ::

  • 1st Prize: US$150
  • 2nd Prize: US$100
  • 3rd Prize: US$50

Blogs that were reviewed will also win prizes if their reviews figure in the first, second or third place!

The criteria for judging will involve creativity, thoroughness and good writing. Grammar, spelling and punctuation will also be contributing factors, but what the judges will be looking for in winning entries are an excellent blogging voice and an engaging style of writing.


:: Competition Guidelines ::

Definition of Terms:

• Competition / Contest
the You Got Blogged! DigitalFilipino.com/MindanaoBloggers.com Review-a-Blog Competition
• Directory
the Mindanao Blog Directory
• Blog
a blog listed in the Directory
• Blogger
a participant in this competition; a reviewer
• Entry
a review of a blog, posted on the blogger’s own weblog

The Mechanics:

  1. In this competition, the participating blogger writes a review of any blog that is found in the Directory (except in the Mindanao Lovers category any category), and posts the review to his or her own blog.
  2. Anyone in the world may join this review-writing contest. Bloggers whose blogs belong to the Directory may also participate, but are discouraged from reviewing their own blogs.
  3. Bloggers are encouraged to be diplomatic in their assessments, feedback, etc. (i.e., no unnecessary or excessive criticism nor praise).
  4. Each blogger may have up to 5 unique entries (i.e., reviews of 5 different blogs), which they may post to one or as many blogs that they own. However, a blogger may win only once in this competition. In the event that a blogger is judged to win more than once, he/she will be awarded the higher prize.
  5. Entries must be 300 to 400 words long and must be completely original. Only English, Tagalog and Cebuano may be used for the reviews. (You might want to take a look at this post for an idea of how to review a blog.)
  6. Each blog may be reviewed up to 15 times only. Each blog in the Directory will be shown with “®” marks indicating the number of times it has been reviewed; no indicator means 0 reviews. This will be on a “first-come, first-served” basis. Any review submitted after the blog has received the maximum allowed, will no longer be accepted as an entry.
  7. This competition runs from 1 August to 10 October 14 December 2007. Entries coming in after 11:59PM of 10 October 14 December 2007 will no longer be included in the contest. The decisions and pronouncements of the judges and competition organizers made on the day the results are announced will be final.
  8. Official announcement of the winners will be on 27 October 2007 at the Bloggers Party, after the Mindanao Bloggers Summit made online on 21 December 2007.
  9. To be considered an entry, a review must be posted to the reviewer’s own blog; and, it must contain the organizers’ and sponsors’ text links (item #11 below). The reviewer must also clearly state the name of the blog which he/she is reviewing, and provide a hyperlink to the base URL of that blog.
  10. Bloggers must fill out the online form below and submit it before the deadline. Incomplete forms will not be processed. Provide your full name, e-mail address and location in order to participate. Phone numbers are optional. (Bloggers’ personal information will not be disclosed to the public.) The full URL of your entry must also be provided — not simply your blog’s base address or domain. For example, if your blog’s Web address is http://myblog1.blogspot.com, the review post’s URL that you should submit might look something like this: http://myblog1.blogspot.com/2007/07/my-review-of-that-blog.html.
  11. All entries must contain the required footer shown below. You may change the text’s and border’s colors to suit the theme of your blog, but please do not alter the layout, wording or hyperlink addresses. Entries that do not have the prescribed post footer will not be accepted.
    12. To display this footer, copy & paste the code below onto your entry post:
  12. Submitted and approved review posts will be listed on the You Got Blogged! Entries page. Each entry will list the full name of the blogger, and the post title, which will be hyperlinked to his/her review post.


Good luck!!!
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