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App to the Future: Design Challenge Winners

..internal.. — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:27:38 +0000

We asked designers to change the future by designing an app for Windows Phone that would help us create, connect or simply impress our future selves. You answered the call with hundreds of amazing and inspiring submissions from scrapbooks and font managers, trip trackers or convoy road managers, to diaries that don’t broadcast your every thought or will even seal them up for the future. After hours of review and deliberation by our fantastic jurors Chris Caldwell (GSkinner.com), Jennifer Bove (Kicker Studio), Corrina Black (Microsoft), Pratik Kothari (Techark Solutions), and Eric Ludlum (Core77), we are proud to announce our 50 finalists and five winners!

Volvo Starts Its Engine on Pinterest Campaign

..internal.. — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 12:23:18 +0000

Volvo Cars of North America is tapping into the aspirational nature of Pinterest by asking users to describe their ideal road trip in a new campaign it hopes will ultimately present the brand in a new light to a different audience.

This marks Volvo’s first foray into Pinterest and marks the launch of the car manufacturer’s official Pinterest channel.

In the new promotion, Pinterest users who create a pinboard named “Volvo Joyride” through September 26 and pin the Volvo model S60 T5 AWD along with their favorite road trip destination, stops, attractions, outfits, songs, and other items that make up their ideal trip will be entered to win one four-day lease of the aforementioned car. Winners receive additional road trip perks, including a two-night hotel stay and gift cards for gas, food/beverage, clothing, and music.

Three winners will be selected with the most re-pins, likes, and comments.

According to Linda Gangeri, manager of marketing platforms and technologies, Volvo Joyride has over 600 participants to date.

And, so far, Volvo’s new Pinterest page has five boards, 77 pins, and about 775 followers.

Gangeri says Volvo had a soft launch on Pinterest in August.

MORE: Volvo Starts Its Engine on Pinterest Campaign | ClickZ.

Wikipedia Photo Contest Expected to be World’s Largest

..internal.. — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 11:48:19 +0000

Wikipedia has launched a photo contest that’s expected to be the world’s largest “by a large margin,” the online encyclopedia says.

Wiki Loves Monuments 2012 encourages people to photograph monuments “of historic and cultural relevance,” upload them to Wikimedia Commons under a free license, and allow Wikipedia to use them. Judges will determine the best photo submissions, narrowing them down to the top ten finalists by mid-October. An international jury will then select the grand prize winner.

MORE: Wikipedia Photo Contest Expected to be World’s Largest [VIDEO].