Announcing the very first Mixx Contest!

It’s not like we’re ready for a walker yet, but we have to admit that parts of Mixx are starting to show their age. Well, OK, one part: the Mixx Tour was cobbled together just before we launched and because we’ve had a few changes and added a lot of new features, the Tour needs an overhaul. Or, to put it plainly, with more than 2 million people visiting Mixx each month, it needs to be tossed out and replaced. We put this little project on the pile for several Mixx Team members but got the hairy eyeball from one too many of them—something about being busy building other cool features for you. So that’s where you come in, dear Mixxers!

We want you to create the new Mixx Tour for us! After all, who knows the site better than you? All you have to do is create a video tour that highlights Mixx features and tools—the idea is to make it easy for a newbie to get acquainted with the site and be able to feel at home right away. Share how you Mixx, how you found the Groups and Communities that mattered most to you (Note: you don’t have to share which Groups and Communities if you’d rather not!); suggest places to look for help (Feedback, The Mixxing Bowl, etc.). And please, be sure to explain what social media is all about—many new users really aren’t sure.

Other things that must be included in the Tour (even if they’re just being pointed out):

• YourMixx: Customization!
• Categories
• Tags: How to use them
• Groups: Public and private
• Communities
• Site Mail

You’ll have three weeks to come up with your perfect version of the Mixx Tour and then the entire Mixx Community will get a chance to vote for their favorite. The top five will go to Chris who will then choose the winning Tours. Before you ask: Yes, you can submit more than one Tour; no you may not vote more than once.

Now this is a contest so there are some ground rules:

• Tours may not be longer than four minutes, with an ideal running time of two to three minutes.
• You cannot break any of the Mixx Terms of Use
• Entries must be submitted to the Mixx Group Mixx Tour Contest
• No entries will be accepted after Friday, August 1st, 2008
• Keep all source files of your video
• Anything submitted becomes property of Mixx

Oh, and did we mention that there are prizes? It is a contest, after all!

• 1st Prize: Apple 3G iPhone, a badge on your profile and the possibility of your Tour being featured on Mixx*
• 2nd Prize: A Flip Mino camera
• 3rd Prize: An American Express Gift Card for $100

As an added bonus, everyone who submits a Tour will get some free Mixx schwag!

We hope this is enough to get you started; be sure to take a look at the current Mixx Tour and then let us know if you have any questions! Now get to work—we need to get this off of the To Do list!

Your Mixx Team

* Mixx will retain ultimate editorial control over placement and promotion of its tour.

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