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HELLO, I MUST BE GOING….
It’s been about a year since I stopped updating VCN and I think the time has come to finally pull the plug. I launched videocontestnews.com way back in 2009 which means this site has been up for...
View ArticleMofilm goes “pro” and shifts focus away from video contests
The video contest landscape just got a little smaller. Last week Mofilm officially announced a change that has been in the works for years; the company is getting out of the video contest business....
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Tongal’s Rock Stars converge in LA for the 4th annual Tongies!
Last week I awoke from my winter hibernation to travel to LA for Tongal’s annual award ceremony, the Tongies. I always have fun at the Tongies but the team really knocked it out of the park this...
View ArticleSee you in 2017 – although probably a lot less
I think we can all agree that 2016 sucked nuts and that we’re all happy that it’s over. But on a personal level, 2016 was one of the best years of my life. I was crazy busy this year and some of you...
View ArticleMofilm’s Year in Review
2016 may have sucked for most of the world but it wasn’t half bad for Mofilm. This “video mashup” highlights some of the best work to come from the Mofilm community this year. Enjoy! – – Tweet
View ArticleA bored Grandma used her square hair-do to set a Doritos world record
As you guys have probably noticed, Frito-Lay isn’t running the Crash the Super Bowl contest this year. Instead they’ve been asking fans to set chip-related records as part of their “Doritos Bold 50”...
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The 2016 Chicago SantaCon is on for December 3rd!
– If you’ll indulge me for a moment, I have some personal business to discus. I’ve been to the Chicago SantaCon maybe 5 or 6 times over the past 10 years but this year I’m helping to promote the...
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Reason #273 to worry about Donald Trump: He has no idea what Net Neutrality is
Last night I watched MSNBC’s “Commander in Chief” forum and as usual, Donald Trump said a bunch of batshit crazy things. In case you missed it, he believes that a president can purge all of “the...
View ArticleThe Chicago 2016 Olympics only had one winner; ME.
The Rio Olympics will be over in three days. Thank God. I usually enjoy the games but this year is different. That’s because this year the Olympics are in Brazil….and not Chicago. Most folks...
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Cheaters waste thousands of dollars trying to win a free wedding from Fiverr
Buying fake votes can get expensive! In my last post I detailed the extreme cheating that was happening in Fiverr’s “Save the Date” contest. At least 10 desperate couples tried to win a $25,000 dream...
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Fiverr’s “Save the Date” contest turns into a ridiculous cheat-fest
Fiverr.com is a “micro job” site where independent sellers post “gigs” that they’re willing to do for five bucks. You can find all kinds of weird and helpful gigs on Fiverr but a lot of their sellers...
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@Midnight surreptitiously changed the entry that won their #HowIGetAround...
@Midnight’s #HowIGetAround winner checks out her new Jag. @Midnight is one of Comedy Central’s biggest hits. It does incredibly well for a show that starts at 11:59:59PM. So it’s not all that...
View Article@Midnight’s #HowIGetAroundContest winner to be announced on Thursday (at...
This Thursday night I THINK some or all of my entry for @Midnight’s #HowIGetAround video contest will air during the show. As far as I know, I didn’t win the grand prize (A new Jaguar XE!) but...
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Help my friend Dave defeat an army of trolls!
One of my oldest friends is a good dude from Ohio named Dave. Dave wants to sell his house but first he needs to re-do his whole kitchen. He’s a pretty good musician so I told Dave that maybe he...
View ArticleUSC student uses stolen content to win $7,500 video contest prize
On April 3rd, the Milstein Family Foundation and the Israel Video Network announced the winners of the “Inspired by Israel” video contest. For this contest, filmmakers from around the world were asked...
View ArticleFrito-Lay wants you to break some crazy Doritos-themed world records
I think the folks over at Frito-Lay were getting pretty sick of the Crash the Super Bowl contest. Those poor people have been watching cheesy homemade ads about Doritos-loving zombies, dogs and ninjas...
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Tongal’s Superstars converge in Hollywood for the 3rd annual Tongie awards!
For the third year in a row I was lucky enough to get an invite to Tongal’s annual award ceremony in LA and for the third year in a row I had a damn good time. I got back on Saturday but as always it...
View ArticleOnly 4 days to go until the 2016 Tongie Awards!
Hey now! I just checked my calendar and I was shocked to see that we’re just 4 days away from the third annual Tongie awards in Los Angeles! I’ll be there again this year so if you’re going too, be...
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Today’s the last day to vote for the 2016 Tongie awards!
Oh snap! I just went to Tongal.com to vote for the 3rd annual Tongie awards and I realized that today is the last day to vote! So if you want to help pick this year’s winners you better hustle over...
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A sneak peek at Mofilm’s new LA studio
– Later this week Mofilm will be opening a brand new production studio and event space in Los Angeles. The company plans to host parties and screenings and other special events in the space and...
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