Just entered my 1st contest ever and I am open to suggestions to improve where I may. I am still figuring out your site and hopefully succeeded doing things correctly. Thank you.
added a message for all new users who have never voted. the photo page now will say something like
” Hello Nick!
This seems to be the first time you have ever voted in one of our contests. Simply click one of the stars below. 1 for lowest, 5 for highest – and we will record your vote. To read more on how voting works read Voting Rules. … See More
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above the 5 star rating. As long as they have voted at least once, this message will not appear again.
I only see 5 likes on the website page, and 3 on the Facebook app page for this photo. Sometimes I have seen when using facebook plugins the numbers being inaccurate. For example, one comment box reported over 1,000,000 counted, when only 5 displayed. So likely you saw the same thing.
If you have not used the ‘slideshow’ option while browsing a contest in the gallery section of the site, be sure to check out its features. Built on top of Cooliris, it is a great way to interact with the many photo submissions in a contest. You can browse photos quickly, and its fun! Here is Cooliris in action for the Flowers Contest. Be sure to check it out in Full Screen mode, and the sharing options for Facebook and Twitter. You can even share the entire gallery of photos directly to your Facebook wall. Try it out!
Finally the prizes are selected! The ‘Flowers’ Contest introduces a new Sponsor – Riley G Design Works. Riley G ‘s goal is to create quality camera straps that embody the creativity and style of the photographers who wear them. Check out the selection of designer straps at http://www.rileygdesignworks.com.
Riley G camera straps will be awarded to First and Second place in the Judge’s Selection , as well as First place in the Popular Vote. To view prizes for all places in the contest , head over to the Facebook App.
Be sure to participate in the contest by submitting photos as well as voting, and commenting on other submissions.
The “Flowers” contest is now open for submissions. This is a subject-based contest focused on ‘Flowers” as the subject in the composition of the photo. Rules are simple – have a flower(s) in the photo! Quota for submissions per member is 3 photos for this contest.
Prizes?
Yes! There will be prizes for the top three photos in two categories : the Judges selection, and Popular Vote. Keep in mind you can only place once per contest!
This Contest introduces a new Sponsor – Riley G Design Works. Riley G ‘s goal is to create quality camera straps that embody the creativity and style of the photographers who wear them. Check out the selection of designer straps at http://www.rileygdesignworks.com. Riley G camera straps will be awarded to First and Second place in the Judge’s Selection , as well as First place in the Popular Vote. To view prizes for all places in the contest , head over to the Facebook App.
Good luck!
How do I submit a photo?
For more info on the contest, its prizes, how to submit, and schedule go to theFacebook Appnow. Be sure to check eligibility if you are new to the App here – http://apps.facebook.com/thirstyphoto/contests/rules/eligible.php. The Facebook App will redirect you back to the site when you are eligible to upload a photo.
Example of Contest listing in Facebook App
What do those Icons do?
The Facebook App has a number of icons you can click to access different parts of the application, a contest, and photos. By the way , the icon images below are not click-able. Be sure to enter the Facebook App (screen-shot shown above) to interact with these icons. The file icon can change depending on submission options.
This icon will check your eligibility for a contest.
Once your eligible, the icon will change to this image which will allow you to upload photos to the contest. When you click this icon for a contest, a pop up will report your remaining submission quota, and give you the link to upload.
Example of Eligibility Status in Facebook App
If you hit the quota, or the contest is closed to new submissions you will see this icon.
The ‘photo‘ icon will take you to the contest photos, where you can view, comment, share your photos or other photos on Facebook. The ‘calendar‘ shows you the dates of each phase of the contest. You can also join the Facebook event associated with the contest. The ‘prize‘ icon shows you all available prizes offered to the top placed photos. The ‘info‘ icon will display contest information.
The results are finally announced. Thanks for everyone’s patience. This was one of the more difficult contests as a lot of photos ranked up in the top range. Eventually, the top three photos emerged. We usually have only 10 Honorable Mentions, but since there were so many close scores form the judges – this contest lists 15 Honorable Mentions. Thanks for such great participation from everyone. The submissions are getting better and better every contest.
Listed below are the Judged Photos and the Popular Vote. Also be sure to see the contest page of all winners at Facebook here.
Top Placed Photos from the Judges Round
Congratulations to 1st place Patrick Eozenou, 2nd place Hamide Şebnem Köken, and 3rd place Dave Brenner! . Also listed are honorable mentions, picked from the top rated photos from the judges.
1st Place Photo By : Patrick Eozenou
2nd Place Photo : Hamide Şebnem Köken
3rd Place Photo : Dave Brenner
Honorable Mentions
Top Placed Photos from the Popular Vote
Congratulations to 1st place Firas Abussaud, 2nd place Ong Mario, and 3rd place Dave Bairstow!
The ‘Windows’ Contest prizes have been selected! The first place prize for the judges selection is Lightroom 3 which was recently released by Adobe this month. Other prizes include Photomatix Pro, Toy cameras, and Gorilla Tripods. Check out the prize list here.
Popular Vote
The Popular Vote is now open. In past contests this has been open from the beginning of the contest. For this contest the popular voting window was deliberately delayed. This gives all current photos, and members who submitted to the contest, a more fair chance to get votes from friends and other members.
Contest Schedule Extended
The contest deadlines have been extended by two more weeks. New dates for submissions - 5th, Jun 2010 to 17th, Jul 2010.
The “Windows” contest is now open for submissions. This is a subject-based contest focused on ‘Windows” as the subject in the composition of the photo. Rules are simple – have a window in the photo! Quota for submissions per member is 3 photos for this contest.
Prizes?
Yes! There will be prizes for the top three photos in two categories : the Judges selection, and Popular Vote. Prizes have not been chosen yet so stay tuned for a post later this week on what prizes we are offering. Voting will be turned on at a later time in the contest. Keep in mind you can place once per contest!
Update [06/28/2010 ] : prizes have been chosen, and the popular vote is open. check out the latest post here. Submissions are open till July 17th!
How do I submit a photo?
For more info on the contest, its prizes, how to submit, and schedule go to theFacebook Appnow. Be sure to check eligibility if you are new to the App here – http://apps.facebook.com/thirstyphoto/contests/rules/eligible.php. The Facebook App will redirect you back to the site when you are eligible to upload a photo.
Example of Contest listing in Facebook App
What do those Icons do?
The Facebook App has a number of icons you can click to access different parts of the application, a contest, and photos. By the way , the icon images below are not click-able. Be sure to enter the Facebook App (screen-shot shown above) to interact with these icons. The file icon can change depending on submission options.
This icon will check your eligibility for a contest.
Once your eligible, the icon will change to this image which will allow you to upload photos to the contest. When you click this icon for a contest, a pop up will report your remaining submission quota, and give you the link to upload.
If you hit the quota, or the contest is closed to new submissions you will see this icon.
The ‘photo‘ icon will take you to the contest photos, where you can view, comment, share your photos or other photos on Facebook. The ‘calendar‘ shows you the dates of each phase of the contest. You can also join the Facebook event associated with the contest. The ‘prize‘ icon shows you all available prizes offered to the top placed photos. The ‘info‘ icon will display contest information.
Congratulations to 1st place Samar Mandal, 2nd place Johanne Brunet, and 3rd place Christian Öser! Also listed are honorable mentions, picked from the top rated photos from the judges. This contest had tons of great photos – stay tuned for the new contest announcements in the next couple of days. Thanks everyone for your participation.
I have been reviewing the voting methods and currently designing a new method. The purpose of re-designing the voting feature is to improve exposure of all photos to members and increase participation from “one-time” voters.
What is the most important change to voting for you
show my photo's ranking relative to the whole contest (41%, 14 Votes)
make the popular vote less 'popular' and more about the quality of the photo (38%, 13 Votes)
more constructive comments from members (21%, 7 Votes)
The last contest theme poll had a close finish between “Windows” and “Flowers”. So lets just have them both! To start we will kick of “Windows” first and follow it soon after with “Flowers”.
We still have the B&W contest to wind down later this week. Expect these new contests to launch early next month.
The file icon can change depending on submission options.
The ‘photo‘ icon will take you to the contest photos, where you can view, comment, share your photos or other photos on Facebook.
The ‘calendar‘ shows you the dates of each phase of the contest. You can also join the Facebook event associated with the contest.
The ‘prize‘ icon shows you all available prizes offered to the top placed photos.
The ‘info‘ icon will display contest information.
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