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What is SoylentNews?

posted by mattie_p on Tuesday February 25 2014, @11:33AM   
from the choose-your-own-adventure dept.

So, what is SoylentNews? This is your chance to tell us!

I am announcing the first ever SoylentNews online video contest. The rules are pretty simple.

1. Upload an original video (no more than about 60 seconds, please) to the site of your choice (but please tell us where it is up loaded and ensure it tracks views) that answers the question, "What is Soylent News?" Your video should ideally contain the phrase, "Soylent News is ..." but this is not strictly required. Let us know what site you upload to.
2. Tag your video SoylentNews.
3. Watch as the hits roll in.
4. ????
5. Profit!

Too easy, right? We will count the views on 31 March 2014, at 11:59 UTC. The winner is the individual video that has the most views.

You do not actually have to appear in the video! Make a cartoon, do CGI, do a voiceover of a movie, whatever. Be creative and explore your artistic vision! (Yes, you have one. It may be underutilized at times but it is there).

We have not yet determined the prize for the winner, but it will be jaw-droppingly awe-inspiring (it's a key-chain I found on the sidewalk somewhere). No, it'll be something good. At a minimum we'll feature your video on the site here and interview you for the "making of" your entry. But probably more (it's a keychain).

On behalf of the entire staff and volunteers, we continue to be amazed at the response we've gotten from the community so far. We will continue to provide ways that you can interact with us and help define us. I hope you enjoy this contest. If you have any other suggestions for how we can better meet your needs, feel free to let us know in IRC, the Forums, or the Wiki. Thanks for reading!

~Mattie_p

p.s. keychain!

p.p.s updated based on feedback

• Documentary Documentary (Score: 5, Funny) by Jakestar on Tuesday February 25 2014, @11:53AM

  by Jakestar (2355) on Tuesday February 25 2014, @11:53AM (#6682)

  This summer... experience the story of the non-award-winning news agreggation site that dared to stand apart

  In a world... where robotic corporate overlords ruled supreme, one news sites defiantly proclaimed their motto to be "is people"

  Watch... as tens of people upload shoddy youtube videos to gain the one keychain of power

  This documentary will take you behind the scenes and leave you breathless, on the edge of your seat, with your heart pounding

  Silent News... the seriously silent rise of SoylentNews and what it is all about

  Starting Score:	1		point
  Moderation		+4
  Interesting=1, Funny=3, Total=4
  Extra 'Funny' Modifier		0
  Total Score:		5

• Re:Documentary (Score: 1) by song-of-the-pogo on Tuesday February 25 2014, @12:58PM

  by song-of-the-pogo (1315) on Tuesday February 25 2014, @12:58PM (#6738) Homepage

  I ... would watch that, or at least sit through the trailer.

  --
  "We have met the enemy and he is us."

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• Re:Documentary Re:Documentary (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 25 2014, @03:46PM

  by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 25 2014, @03:46PM (#6876)

  You Sir are hereby awarded one intarnets!

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  • Re:Documentary Re:Documentary (Score: 1) by Buck Feta on Tuesday February 25 2014, @10:05PM

    by Buck Feta (958) on Tuesday February 25 2014, @10:05PM (#7053) Journal

    And a keychain.

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    • Re:Documentary (Score: 2) by unitron on Tuesday February 25 2014, @10:53PM

      by unitron (70) on Tuesday February 25 2014, @10:53PM (#7081) Journal

      So is keychain the new Cowboy Neal?

      Mmmmm, it's still got that new meme smell.

      --
      something something Slashcott something something Beta something something

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