UPDATE: We have a winner!! Jakub was picked as the winner, live on Ustream.tv. Congrats!
Want to win an all-expense paid trip to any Carsonified event?
Of course you would :)
If you’d love to travel around the world, meet amazing speakers and attend fun conferences, here’s your chance. The winner of the Carsonified Golden ticket will receive …
1. A free ticket to ALL Carsonified 2009 events. This includes Future of Web Design, Future of Web Apps, Future of Mobile, Fuel and all Carson Workshops.
2. Pick one Carsonified event and we’ll fly you there and put you up in an amazing hotel, for FREE*
3. An all-access backstage pass at all 2009 Carsonified events
4. An invite to the VIP speaker dinner at one Carsonified event of your choice
Here’s how to enter
1. Write a blog post about wanting to win the Golden Ticket, linking to this post
2. Drum up 25 comments on the post (they can’t be you or spam and only one comment per person)
3. Submit the URL by October 1st at Midnight UK time
4. Watch the live draw on UStream on Thursday, October 2nd at 5pm London time
5. Party accordingly!
* Annoying legal terms: Your hotel and flight can be up to a maximum value, including taxes, of £1800. The Golden Ticket is non-transferable and cannot be re-sold or traded. It is only valid for Carsonified events that occur during 2009. We will give the winner seven days to claim their prize. Phew.
Cristiano Betta
September 15th, 2008 at 11:17 am
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Before when do we need to submit this?
Glenn
September 15th, 2008 at 11:18 am
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This has got to be one of the best competitions I have seen. Ticket blog here I go 1
Cristiano on Tech/Life » Help me win a ticket to all Carsonified events!
September 15th, 2008 at 11:21 am
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[…] Carsonified is giving away a “golden ticket” to all their events in 2009, including FOWA, FOWD, etc. The only thing one needs to do is write a blog post and get 25 comments on that post. […]
Paul Downey
September 15th, 2008 at 11:24 am
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Thinking of linking to FOWA with something defaming Apple, that’ll do it :)
Do Not Fold » » Help
September 15th, 2008 at 11:36 am
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Mike Robinson
September 15th, 2008 at 11:38 am
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Might want to add the obvious “No spam comments either!” to that, or you’ll have sneaky buggers disabling Akismet to quickly boost comment count ;)
Ryan
September 15th, 2008 at 11:44 am
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@Mike Good point :) I’ll update it.
Cristiano Betta
September 15th, 2008 at 11:46 am
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Yeah, and how about double comments ;) A friend of me already offered to give me 15 comments if needed. I told him not to.
Clockwork Objects » Please Help Me Win Carsonified Golden Ticket…
September 15th, 2008 at 11:47 am
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[…] I am a big fan of Ryan Carson and the guys over at Carsonified. They have just announced a competition to send one person to all of Carsonified’s events for 2009. To win, all one needs to do is post a blog entry (this) linking back to Carsonified’s competition post and then get 25 comments. So, if you are a regular reader and would like to help keep me up to date on what is happening in the world of web apps, design etc as well as send me on some Carsonified workshops, then please add a comment supporting me to that post. If i win I promise to share my knowledge gained on here. […]
Ryan
September 15th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
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Updated a couple of the rules
Angelo R.
September 15th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
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But the real contest is if this post will get 25 comments.
(p.s. let me be your junior designer)
Safetygoat » The goat wants to go for gold.
September 15th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
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[…] The very nice people at carsonified are putting on a competition to win a golden ticket to one of their events. Of course, the goat would love to go to their events, not only because it would mean hanging out with nerds, but also because I probably wouldn’t get to go otherwise. […]
The Carsonified Golden Ticket
September 15th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
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[…] The Carsonified Golden Ticket Sep.15, 2008 in Coding, PHP, Present, Tehnology Wait…I’m not Charlie, I’m Marty! However, the folks over at Carsonified are holding a “golden ticket” competition for one person to get free access to all Carsonified events in 2009, one of which is all-expense paid. […]
Marty
September 15th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
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Well I hope anyone that reads this will continue on through to read my blog post..
and maybe, just maybe leave me a comment..
thanks
Sam Machin
September 15th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
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Trying to add some more interest to my entry, tell me which carsonite is your ideal travel companion. http://moourl.com/15vb1
Cristiano Betta
September 15th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
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Ok, got 25 comments and submitted my entry. Fingers crossed.
Carsonified Giveaway | Chris Monnat
September 15th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
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[…] The folks over at Carsonified are holding a contest where the prize is free admission to ALL of their 2009 events. All you have to is write a blog post, get people to leave comments and you will entered for the drawing. If interested, check out the post for more details. Side Notes […]
The BEST prize, in the world, ever! | JamieRumbelow.net
September 15th, 2008 at 4:39 pm
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[…] Well, they have been amazing enough to give away, for free, possibly the greatest competition prize ever imagined (excluding a pet dinosaur). And I really want to win Carsonified’s Golden Ticket. […]
Carsonified’s Golden Ticket Contest
September 15th, 2008 at 6:00 pm
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[…] Our GeekDinner last Wednesday already showed us how fun the nice people over at Carsonified are, and now they’re holding a great contest, where you can win a Golden Ticket. The winner of this Golden Ticket will receive the following goodies: […]
Leesy’s Lounge » Blog Archive » Carsonified’s Golden Ticket
September 15th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
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[…] The lovely people over at Carsonified must have been reading their Roald Dahl book again recently because they have created the most amazing competition. The idea is that one lucky blogger will win the ultimate ticket for all the Carsonified events for a year. They’ll even fly you to one of them and put you up in a nice hotel. How great is that. All you have to do to enter is submit a URL of a post on your blog that links to their competition (which this one did a sentence or two earlier but here it is again anyway!). […]
Shaymaa
September 15th, 2008 at 8:48 pm
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I love the idea.
cjagers
September 15th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
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Getting 25 comments shouldn’t be that hard, how will you choose between everyone that achieves minimum requirements?
Love this idea!
Golden Ticket Viral Marketing « Chris Book
September 15th, 2008 at 9:45 pm
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[…] Basically they want people to hear about their conferences through other peoples efforts to “advertise” on their blogs and generating comments. See here for the competition. […]
blog nofutur3 » Blogy mají sílu, marketingově je využijte!
September 15th, 2008 at 10:29 pm
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[…] Abych se přiznal, rád bych navštívil Future Of Web Design 2009, takže každý kdo chce podrobnou recenzi a rád by mě tam vyslal, prosím zanechte komentář. Třeba se mi podaří získat The Carsonified Golden Ticket a perfektní reportáž vás nemine. […]
ideegeo Group Limited » Blog Archive » Help ideegeo to win the magic golden ticket
September 16th, 2008 at 6:36 am
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[…] One of the most interesting event series is giving away a magic golden ticket. At least for us it is magic because we are based on the other side of the world. The guys at Carsonified which host the Future of Web Design, Future of Web Apps, Future of Mobile, Fuel and other Workshops are always on our radar when it comes to interesting web stuff. […]
Ryan Carson and the Carsonified events | Scott Mallinson - web designer and developer
September 16th, 2008 at 7:47 am
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[…] The Carsonified Golden Ticket allows access to ALL 2009 Carsonified events including Future of Web Design, Future of Web Apps, Future of Mobile, Fuel and all Carson Workshops. That’s not all. Pick one Carsonified event and Carsonified will fly you there and put you up in a hotel. You’ll get an all-access backstage pass at all 2009 Carsonified events plus an invite to the VIP speaker event at a Carsonified event of your choice. The Carsonified Golden Ticket […]
Tanjadebie.nl » Blog Archive » Gouden ticket voor Carsonified events
September 16th, 2008 at 9:40 am
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[…] Mr. Sean “Clicky” Hammons wist zijn gebruikers ook al eerder te activeren (meerdere malen). Hij beloofde gratis accounts, of tegoedjes in ruil voor blogposts. Carsonified neemt geen genoegen meer met een ‘eenvoudige’ blogpost. Om überhaubt in aanmerking te komen voor de loting, moet je 25 échte comments (geen spam en exclusief je eigen reacties) op je blogpost zien te krijgen. Of ik 25 comments krijg of niet, dít soort acties maken mij blij. Carsonified en co. heeft duidelijk lol in wat ze doen en hoe ze het doen. kcuf die ticket, just gimme a job there. […]
The Carsonified Golden Ticket » Loon Design
September 16th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
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[…] I hope to win the Carsonified competition and have a chance to attend one of the great event. To meet some people, learn from them, exchange idea etc. My priority would be the Future of Web Design. I heard about this event early of 2008. I just wondering why there is no such thing in Malaysia? I also wish that I can meet up with Collis and Mark or someone that I know from blogging. […]
Networking is the Golden Ticket at zahnster
September 17th, 2008 at 3:58 am
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[…] Technically, I am writing this post in response to the Golden Ticket competition being run by Carsonified. The theme of the competition is quite simple: create a blog post mentioning your desire to win the contest, link to it, and gather up 25 comments. The prize is a ticket to all Carsonified events in 2009 (these are the guys who run FOWD, FOWA, and such conferences), backstage passes, airline and hotel to 1 event, and an invite to a VIP speaker dinner, which is all very bad-ass. […]
JAN
September 17th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
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This sounds really, really great…. but I don’t have a visa :(
Carsonified Golden Ticket! « Stephen’s Weblog
September 17th, 2008 at 5:36 pm
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[…] To see how you can win an all-expense paid trip to one of these events check out the rules here: http://carsonified.com/events/carsonified-golden-ticket […]
Carsonified. | i tell stories
September 18th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
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[…] Carsonified is hosting a contest to win an all-expense paid trip to any Carsonified event, and all you have to do is write a blog post about why you want to win the prize and get 25 comments on that post. […]
Could I be Charlie? - Some minor issues
September 20th, 2008 at 10:50 am
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[…] I was wondering why Ryan Carson was dressed like like Willy Wonka on twitter the other day, and now I know. He IS Willy Wonka, handing out a golden ticket to all Carsonified events next year. Read abut it here. […]
A little blogging goes a long way… » Blog Archive » The Carsonified Golden Ticket!
September 22nd, 2008 at 3:13 pm
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[…] The Carsonified Golden Ticket! Get involved! […]
Rob Hayward
September 22nd, 2008 at 4:01 pm
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Hey guys!
Awesome competition! Here is mine! Good luck folks
http://www.frontenddeveloper.co.uk/blog/ :)
Rockin.
Matt Davey’s Blog » The Golden Ticket and a Free T-Shirt
September 22nd, 2008 at 4:11 pm
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[…] Okay this is a shameless self post I agree but the return on it for everyone who comments could be amazing. At the last update Ryan Carson via twitter anounced there were only 15 people competing for the golden ticket this inspired me to write a post and try and claim it. Carsonified Golden Ticket […]
amymahon.com » Blog Archive » The Golden Ticket / A Love Story
September 22nd, 2008 at 4:18 pm
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[…] When I read about Carsonified’s The Golden Ticket contest, I realized I had to enter. Let me explain why. […]
Marty
September 22nd, 2008 at 5:27 pm
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Well my submission is in.
just over a week until the live draw.
just want to wish everyone thats subittied a site
Good luck and all the best.
Carsonified Golden Ticket (and point of life) « chrisco.us
September 22nd, 2008 at 6:28 pm
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[…] Just a quick post after reading Ryan Carson’s “Golden Ticket” tweet and blog post about how to win an all-expense paid trip to one of these Carsonified events: […]
Matt Davey
September 22nd, 2008 at 8:50 pm
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Bit late to the party heres my entry trying to gain enough comments by adding some free stuff.
http://mtd.me/the-golden-ticket-and-a-free-t-shirt/
Carsonified Golden Ticket Post, and help send me to the other cold, foggy city | Enter Venture
September 23rd, 2008 at 8:20 am
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[…] I’ve been working on blog marketing a bit these days and think Carsonified has nailed it. I’m happy to write this post (and would love to attend their events) so I’ll do them one better. I’ll link to their Carsonified Golden Ticket campaign and to their next Future of Web Apps Expo event in London from October 8-10. […]
Amy Mahon
September 23rd, 2008 at 5:31 pm
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Shameless plug:
I only need three more comments to qualify!
The Golden Ticket / A Love Story
Back From Busy Week in London « The BuzzPal Blog
September 24th, 2008 at 11:19 am
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[…] Well, I don’t know what else to say, other than THANK YOU to everybody who makes it all possible, who contributes to the startup community in any way he or she can, who shares the abundance and giving philosophy that so many of us do (I was recently inspired by Ryan Carson and his viral Carsonified promo to talk about this on my personal blog). It’s just great. I tip my hat to all of you and I look forward to seeing you again soon. […]
I Want a Golden Ticket | derekfernholz.com
September 26th, 2008 at 2:02 am
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[…] Cover it in chocolate and a miracle or two? The Candyman of course, and in this case that Candyman is Carsonified. I’m writing this in response to a recent post by Ryan Carson over on the Carsonified blog about a contest they are having. This contest is HUGE! […]
Seth
September 26th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
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Hey yooooo. Here is my post. Good luck?
I’m Confused…
The Carsonified Golden Ticket contest | Thaisie
September 29th, 2008 at 6:53 am
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[…] […]
Chris Osborne
September 29th, 2008 at 11:43 am
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Can I use the golden ticket image on my post? (I’ll credit you guys for it). Thanks.
FOWA ToDo List | bloggett by Simon Doggett
September 29th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
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[…] Disclaimer: I am totally trying to win this competition. share […]
thaisie
September 29th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
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yeah, i’ve 25 comments.. You can see my blog post here:
http://www.thaisie.nl/2008/09/the-carsonified-golden-ticket/
* There you will also see a presentation wich i’ve made about the morning session of the april 2008 edition of fowd london.
Chris Osborne
September 30th, 2008 at 3:57 am
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Just submitted my entry :)
Mike Robinson
September 30th, 2008 at 8:43 am
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I’m 5 comments short, not long left to go. If anyone can leave a comment it would be much appreciated :)
http://akamike.net/technology/charlie-and-the-carsonified-golden-ticket
NunoProspero » Blog Archive » On the way to FOWA!
September 30th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
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[…] http://www.carsonified.com/events/carsonified-golden-ticket […]
Dan W
October 1st, 2008 at 3:08 pm
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Submitted!
Best of luck everyone. It would be interesting to hear how many entries have been submitted and how much traffic/awareness of Carsonified events this marketing technique has generated
Nathan Bentley - the ramblings of a web designer… - nathanbentley.com » Blog Archive » The Carsonified Golden Ticket
October 1st, 2008 at 6:51 pm
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[…] I’ve left this one kinda late to be honest… If I hadn’t been so darned busy with other, less fun stuff, like work, the gym and lugging bags up and down stairs for my flatmate (we live 4 flights up - no lift - Peter owes me big time for helping him move), I’d have gotten my act together and probably have had a better chance at getting 25 comments to allow me to enter the Carsonified Golden Ticket competition. […]
Jenaelee
October 2nd, 2008 at 3:18 pm
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Anyone know the USTREAM link??? It starts in 40 min!
Rob Hayward
October 2nd, 2008 at 4:25 pm
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Heartbreak! :)
Amy Mahon
October 2nd, 2008 at 4:27 pm
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#5 is no fun if you didn’t win ;)
John Henry Donovan
October 2nd, 2008 at 7:45 pm
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Sadly I didn’t win but watched on Ustream which gave me 10 minutes of excitement. I was convince 23 was my lucky number, mind you so is 11. Thanks guys
Ryan
October 3rd, 2008 at 8:53 am
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So sorry to everyone who didn’t win :( But thanks for entering - we appreciate it! Next time … next time :)
Judson Collier » The Carsonified Golden Ticket.
October 18th, 2008 at 11:25 pm
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[…] oh p.s. More info about this contest here. And feel free to comment to tell me to comment on yours :). […]
Evolution transcript « How to create a Self Promotional Website
November 11th, 2008 at 2:18 am
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[…] Carsonified came up with a clever way of using the Blogesphere to market themselves. http://www.carsonified.com/events/carsonified-golden-ticket […]
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