At the end of last year, YouTube announced YouTube Slam—a video discovery experiment that pins videos head-to-head and asks viewers to vote on which they like best. Now, users are invited to create their own YouTube Slams.
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ShortForm, the social video curation platform that lets Video Jockeys (VJs) create channels featuring their favorite videos from across the web, is announcing a brand new weekly competition this morning to reward top VJs with cash prizes.
Want to own the new BMW 3 Series? All you have to do is create a 5.9 second video about how much you want it and the car could be yours!
The 2012 Miss America Pageant broadcasts live from Las Vegas on January 14, but the show has already started on YouTube. This year, each of the 53 Miss America contestants have created their very own YouTube video, showing off their style and personality, and fans are invited to vote for their favorite finalist.
Over a hundred submissions have been posted on Tumblr and the number of entries is expected to continue to grow until the contest closes after Christmas. Last summer, Wattpad’s hugely successful photo-sharing contest on Instagram received over 2,500 submissions.
Have you ever seen an online video ad or commercial and thought to yourself, “Eh, I could so much better!” Verisign and .tv are giving you a chance to prove yourself, asking you to submit your own unique commercial for the chance to win $10,000 and other great prizes.
Three reasons why I plead “nolo contendere”
What is the future of news? The Shorenstein Center at Harvard University wants to see how aspiring journalists, filmmakers and avid media consumers answer this question and so they’ve launched a video contest to find out.
DoUpTo, a platform that lets you buy or sell any service for a small fee, has launched one of the wackiest video contests we’ve ever seen—all you have to do is shoot a funny and crazy video involving a giraffe and you could win $15,000.
“How I Haul” videos hosted by popular fashion haulers, Annie St. John, Alex DiFabio and CiCi Dawn will launch the contest, showcasing their personal hauling style and inviting others to create their own 3- to 5- minute video for the chance to win some awesome prizes.
