$1,000+ video contest - what are your thoughts?

[anitab83]

Hey everyone,

I wanted to get your opinion on something. I'm thinking of hosting a youtube/google/etc video contest on my site (in sig). The prize would be at least $1000 (with an equal amount going to charity), and the winner would be determined by objective measures like view count, rather than a panel's opinion.

Is this something that you think people would be interested in? Or should I scrap the idea altogether?

Thanks,
Anita

[eek]

Your main problem with youtube would be eliminating the view hackers.

[noxdineen]

We're actually doing something similar to that where I work, and we've had issues with people gaming the system and with finding enough decent content to make it appealing to viewers.

How were you planning to promote the contest?

[anitab83]

In terms of promotion, I wasn't 100% sure. My basic thoughts:
I was going to create a video of my own, require submitters to include a quick 1 second banner at the beginning and end of the video, create a youtube contest group, and let the other 500 or so bloggers I frequent know.

Let me know if you think this idea is a dud ...