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After counting and verifying the points about ten different times, here are the winners of our September contest:
- Brian (aka, Psyphris): 80 points
- iluvfreestuff: 45 points
And the runners up finishing at 35 points and below:
- daniele91
- Sherry
- themelib
- Vicenzo
- Vicenzo
- Wiehanne
And many more.
Brian wins the wicked-cool laser keyboard ($150 value), and iluvfreestuff wins the $100 cash straight to a paypal account. Congratulations to the winners!! (you will both be contacted within 24 hours with details about getting your prizes).
We must mention two contestants who clearly provided the most value in their comments. Brian, the winner, definitely provided value primarily in his initial comments.
The other was Dean Collins, which should not be a surprise to anyone that has read Dean’s input in the past. He is a frequent visitor and always contributes excellent insight into mobile technology. Be sure to check out Dean’s company here.
Thanks again all and stay tune for our next contest. Again you can get an early notice of it by following us on Twitter here.
October 17th, 2008
We have counted up the points from the participants in the September contest, and will be announcing the lucky winners tonight. Thanks for your patience and stay tuned!
October 17th, 2008
Wow!! We had a huge flurry of activity towards the final hours of the September contest. A big thanks to all who participated. We definitely need several days to count up the points for all the contributors.
We noticed some people said they would prefer the second place cash prize over the bluetooth laser keyboard. I have to tell you the laser keyboard is extremely slick — it’s perfect for a plane ride and will definitely catch the eye of those around you. And it retails for around $150 last time we checked.
In any case, some of you emailed or posted your points and how you got them, and that is helpful. If anyone else would like to help us out by letting us know how many comments and/or links you posted, please do so in a comment to this post, or through our contact us page.
We certainly learned a few more rules to add for our next contest as well. Thanks again all and we will be listing the winners by September October 15.
October 1st, 2008
Want an easy way to win $100 cash or a Bluetooth Laser Keyboard? Here you are:
This month’s contest is wrapping up, and we have been admittedly behind in posting the standings. So without further ado, here are the current standings by name (hint: anyone can come in and win this one):
- Myers Briggs – 3 points
- Ryan Steyn – 2 points
- Several tied at 1 point each:
- Dean Collins
- Ray Charles
- Peter
- Rosina
- Paul
- ES
Again, the rankings above are by name but we also match email addresses provided with the comment.
I predict that the one who publishes just a couple links to this site between now and September 30 will win it easily. Although it can be one with comments too. We shall see.
The official rules can be found here. If you have any ideas for next month’s contests, let us know.
It’s still wide open – Have fun!
September 27th, 2008
September is here, and to kick off the month we are giving away an iTech Bluetooth Laser Virtual Keyboard (pictured to the right), along with a little cash.
How to Win:
- Receive 1 (one) point for each comment made on MobileMammoth.com during the month of September.
- Receive 5 (five) points for each blog post or article that links to MobileMammoth.com from another site. Be sure to let us know about your blog post in a comment to this post so you can get credit.
- The one with the most points by 11:59pm Eastern Time on September 30 wins the Laser Keyboard. Second place will take home $100 cash, paid via PayPal.
Rules: (very few)
- To gain the 5 points for a blog post, your post can be on virtually any website, though it must link to a MobileMammoth page.
- Maximum of 5 comments per day.
- We reserve the right to resolve any questions regarding total points and the winners.
We will be posting the standings each week. Have fun!!
By the way, if anyone is interested in having their company or website sponsor this or other upcoming contests, send us an email to advertise mobilemammoth.com, or use our Contact Page.
All prizes will be considered!
September 1st, 2008
Want some free MobileMammoth schwag? Guess the sale price of the Find.mobi domain, and as long as you are among the three closest guesses, you win!
Since there are only a couple entires so far, your chances of winning are VERY HIGH. There are only 4 days left, so get your entry in today!
Enter here.
May 15th, 2008
A month after we highlighted the find.mobi mobile search site, dotMobi is putting it up for sale. As reported in a press release on Wednesday, the site has “outgrown the lab”, and is now ready to deliver “significant value” to the buyer.
How much do you think it will go for? $500,000? $1,000,000? More?
Note from the press release all that buyers might be getting:
dotMobi is soliciting proposals for the disposal of all or parts of the find.mobi assets, which include the mobile web site (find.mobi), web crawler algorithm and code, mobile site detection algorithm and code, parking / landing page detection algorithm and code, adult content classifier learning algorithm and code, and the find.mobi name / site address.
Submit your guess in a comment to this post by Monday, May 19, 2008. The top 3 entries closest to the published sale amount will win a MobileMammoth T-Shirt! All entries must be posted by 11:59pm ET (GMT -0500) on May 19.
Mobile Website:
find.mobi
May 2nd, 2008
Want to win a t-shirt in 5 minutes? It’s easy, but you must act today.
Today, February 9, is the last day to comment on our recent mobile web post and win a t-shirt in the process.
The post, titled 71 Ways to Make the Mobile Web Work for You, offers a number of ways the mobile web can help make your life easier. Add a high-quality comment to that post, and you stand a great chance of winning a prized, limited edition MobileMammoth t-shirt.
Comment away and good luck!
February 9th, 2008
In case you have not checked lately, there are a host of mobile sites and services that are making everyday life easier for thousands of people just like us. To highlight just a sample, I compiled the following list of 71 things you can do from your mobile phone.
I wanted to make this interactive, so I temporarily left the links off of a few items. Why? So that we can learn from you and everyone else out there. If you have recommendations for what mobile sites or tools to use to accomplish any of the items below, leave a comment to this post and share your knowledge. After February 9, ten of the highest quality commenters will be sent a free MobileMammoth t-shirt, AND I will add the links to the remaining items in the list.
Happy mobile browsing…
71 Ways to Make the Mobile Web Work For You
- Use text messaging to solve a crime
- Confirm flight departure time en route to airport (mobile site)
- Play Brady Bunch Kung Fu!. (Sprint users only)
- Browse Flickr photos (mobile site)
- Call your spouse from your bank to confer on a new account (wait – you can’t do that at First National Bank in Chicago).
- Get a text alert when your Google stock reaches
$500 $600 a share
- Get an alert if your kid wanders off-campus
- Transfer money between your bank accounts
- Play music stored on your PC
- Listen to “The One Minute Manager” on audio book
- Prevent drunk driving (and drunk phone calls too)
- Get Radiated? (We hope not!)
- Use your phone as a modem for your laptop (great when you’re stuck in a hotel)
- Check the weather (mobile site)
- Cheat at chess (wait — don’t do that!)
- Go moblogging
- Get more done
- Watch a BoSox-Yankees game
- Play a Texas Hold ‘em tournament
- Pay your parking meter
- Watch a new music video
- Upload pictures & video to the Web in seconds
- Take Spanish lessons
- Over your messaging limits on your wireless plan? Send text messages, for free
- Better yet, send a comic message!
- Send map and directions directly to your cell phone
- Make your own mobile website
- Check your email
- Check your favorite blogs via Bloglines or Google Reader (both are mobile sites)
- Send a text message to your sister in Tokyo
- Send a video message to your spouse
- Play Madden NFL 08 on your cell phone
- Instant-Message your Mom on Mother’s Day
- Avoid the 5 car pile-up on your way home (best traffic site anyone?)
- Track your UPS package
- Check the TV listings
- Receive SPIN magazine on your mobile phone
- Locate your buddy
- Do a Yahoo image search
- Watch last night’s episode of Lost
- Listen to your favorite podcast
- Research a client on your way to a meeting
- Listen to NPR live (mSpot Radio)
- Watch highlights from the Olympics
- Do a Google search for your favorite mobile websites
- Watch a BareNakedLadies concert
- Listen to your local radio station
- Backup your Motorola phone directory
- Watch your favorite movie
- Phone stolen? Next time, Lock it
- Find a wifi hotspot
- Laptop crashed during a presentation? Run a slidehow from your mobile phone.
- Get injury alerts and win your fantasy league
- Find out your favorite PGA player’s tee time on your way to the Masters
- Try your hand at the NYTimes crossword puzzle
- Get NHL scoring updates by text message
- Get stock quotes on demand
- Get live score updates by selecting a sport here, then putting that RSS URL into FEED2MOBILE
- Update your fantasy line-up while shopping with your girlfriend/boyfriend/spouse
- Get tonight’s TV lineup
- Get your Maxim mobile fix (flash required)
- Get your soap opera fix
- Play ESPN Poker
- Play a scenario game
- Get your CEOExpress to go
- Make your own wallpaper for your mobile phone
- Text message your questions at 30,000 feet
- Get alerted when your child’s school closes early for snow (or any other reason)
- View a Google Map
- Access your GMail account
- Call your mom (Remember voice calls?!)
I hope you are able to find at least a few gems here that make your life a little easier. I worked on this list for a while, so hopefully all the links are still active!
As always, get your daily mobile website right here.
January 24th, 2008
About a month ago, we started giving away our new MobileMammoth t-shirts to new email subscribers to our RSS feed. We’ve had two lucky winners so far, and are about to give away a third (hint: subscribe soon after this post and you could be #3…).
By becoming an email subscriber to our RSS feed, you will receive all blog posts directly in your inbox.
To subscribe, enter your email address below, click subscribe, then confirm your subscription from the feedburner confirmation email. (With a little luck, you’ll be getting another email letting you know you’ve won a t-shirt!)
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November 7th, 2007
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