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What is SoylentNews?

posted by mattie_p on Tuesday February 25 2014, @11:33AM   Printer-friendly
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

 
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  • (Score: 2) by Open4D on Thursday February 27 2014, @12:07PM

    by Open4D (371) on Thursday February 27 2014, @12:07PM (#8030) Journal

    I think SoylentNews is for people who like to read high-density textual information. Video is not the right medium to attract those people.

    Well, certainly video is not the right medium to attract me. Generally, I'm not going to watch videos (unless there's a good reason text won't suffice), or make them.

    But, I don't necessarily begrudge them doing this promotion. It may be that enough existing or potential SN users do want to get involved in something like this.

     

    If you want to attract visitors who are not Slashdot veterans, it would be better to launch a publicity offensive after the UI has been cleaned up.

    This may be the killer argument, and even applies (to a lesser extent) to people who are Slashdot veterans.

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