Sparkfun contest doing well

Looks like the Sparkfun gift certificate contest is going well, lots of comments. I am really looking forward to giving out the prize, should be interesting.

Check out the number of submissions per person: http://geeksinside.com/comments.php

There are a few things on the horizon for Geeksinside and I would love to get some feedback from our readers.

First, the guys here and I have been talking about opening GI up for unrestricted registration for blogs. The system would work just like it does now, discrete blogs with the option to post to the main page. Posts suggested for main would be reviewed by admins and either approved or not (They stay in the blog). For major contributors admins could grant auto main post approval, article ability, file storage (kinda like this), admin rights, etc. Think of it as Slashdot but with blogs ;-) What else would you the user want?

I would also love to do more contests, any suggestions?

1 Comments:
Max on Feb 27th, 2008 3:28pm
I think the ability for users to have blogs is great. It would be nice to have a blog on an already established website. I also think that contests are great. They really help bring in new users (me for example!). Gift certificates are always good for prizes, but some times it's fun to get something physical. Maybe a contest for most (good quality) blog posts? Ideas for prizes: Adafruit (either gift certificate or kit), The Maker Store, The latest "it maker item" such as a BlinkM or an Arduino, etc...
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