Nija
12-29-2003, 04:21 PM
ear MoveOn member,
Since December 18th, folks have rated the ads submitted for the Bush in 30 Seconds ad contest over 2,000,000 times. But as we near the end-of-the-year deadline, the finalists still could be determined by just a few votes. We need you to help decide which of the 1,019 submitted ads should become the 15 finalists, to be judged by our panel of celebrity judges.
You can log in and start rating right now at:
http://www.bushin30seconds.org/vote/?id=2228-2941046-t4MFGyYNV6bpzQAaf6GLAg
We do recommend viewing the ads on a high-speed Internet connection -- it'll take a long time for them to load with dial-up. Also, you'll need Apple's QuickTime software to view the ads. It's free at:
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/
The ad contest is also attracting some great attention from the national press – the New York Times, CNN, and the San Francisco Chronicle, to name a few of the outlets. We've attached links to a few of the pieces below, along with our original outreach that more fully explains the Bush in 30 Seconds contest.
Happy holidays, and have fun watching and rating,
--Carrie, Eli, James, Joan, Noah, Peter, Wes, and Zack
The MoveOn.org Team
December 29th, 2003
P.S. Here are a few of the articles on the ad contest:
Political ads go pop
St. Petersburg Times, FL -- Dec 26, 2003
http://www.sptimes.com/2003/12/26/Floridian/Political_ads_go_pop.shtml
On the Web, an Amateur Audience Creates Anti-Bush Ads
New York Times, NY -- Dec 21st, 2003
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/21/fashion/21MOVE.html?pagewanted=1
P.P.S. Here's our original email on Bush in 30 Seconds, which explains a bit more about the contest and rating process:
----------------------------
Dear MoveOn member,
When we announced the launch of our "Bush in 30 Seconds" ad contest back in October, we expected maybe 300 people would take the time to make a TV ad that tells the truth about President Bush. But when we reached the submissions deadline in early December, we had over 1,000 ads -- including some of the best political ads we've ever seen.
Now, we're counting on you to help us narrow the field from over 1,000 ads to 15 finalists. Our panel of celebrity judges will pick the winning ad from among those finalists, and we'll run it in January during the week of Bush's State of the Union address. All 15 of the top ads will be featured in a Bush in 30 Seconds awards show at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York on January 12th.
You can start rating the ads right now at:
http://www.bushin30seconds.org/vote/?id=2228-2941046-t4MFGyYNV6bpzQAaf6GLAg
We recommend viewing the ads on a high-speed Internet connection -- it'll take a long time for them to load with dial-up. Also, you'll need Apple's QuickTime software to view the ads. It's free at:
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/
The range and quality of the ads is remarkable. There are cartoons, takeoffs, music videos, documentaries, and somber, moving works of art. Ads have been submitted from every state in the country, and they feature newborn babies, 95-year-old grandmothers, and everyone in between. And while some of them probably aren't grade-A material, even advertising industry veterans have been impressed with the overall caliber.
When you log in to rate ads, you'll be presented with a selection drawn from the entire pool of ads. Our software spreads out the ratings over all 1,019 of ads by selecting them in a random order. You'll be able to evaluate each ad according to four criteria, and submit that information to move to the next ad -- up to 20 randomly ordered ads a day. The online voting will conclude at the end of the year -- midnight, PST, on December 31st.
The success of this phase of the contest depends on people rating a bunch of ads and inviting their friends to do the same. The voting begins now at:
http://www.bushin30seconds.org/vote/?id=2228-2941046-t4MFGyYNV6bpzQAaf6GLAg
Enjoy.
Sincerely,
--Carrie, Eli, James, Joan, Noah, Peter, Wes, and Zack
The MoveOn.org Team
December 19th, 2003
Since December 18th, folks have rated the ads submitted for the Bush in 30 Seconds ad contest over 2,000,000 times. But as we near the end-of-the-year deadline, the finalists still could be determined by just a few votes. We need you to help decide which of the 1,019 submitted ads should become the 15 finalists, to be judged by our panel of celebrity judges.
You can log in and start rating right now at:
http://www.bushin30seconds.org/vote/?id=2228-2941046-t4MFGyYNV6bpzQAaf6GLAg
We do recommend viewing the ads on a high-speed Internet connection -- it'll take a long time for them to load with dial-up. Also, you'll need Apple's QuickTime software to view the ads. It's free at:
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/
The ad contest is also attracting some great attention from the national press – the New York Times, CNN, and the San Francisco Chronicle, to name a few of the outlets. We've attached links to a few of the pieces below, along with our original outreach that more fully explains the Bush in 30 Seconds contest.
Happy holidays, and have fun watching and rating,
--Carrie, Eli, James, Joan, Noah, Peter, Wes, and Zack
The MoveOn.org Team
December 29th, 2003
P.S. Here are a few of the articles on the ad contest:
Political ads go pop
St. Petersburg Times, FL -- Dec 26, 2003
http://www.sptimes.com/2003/12/26/Floridian/Political_ads_go_pop.shtml
On the Web, an Amateur Audience Creates Anti-Bush Ads
New York Times, NY -- Dec 21st, 2003
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/21/fashion/21MOVE.html?pagewanted=1
P.P.S. Here's our original email on Bush in 30 Seconds, which explains a bit more about the contest and rating process:
----------------------------
Dear MoveOn member,
When we announced the launch of our "Bush in 30 Seconds" ad contest back in October, we expected maybe 300 people would take the time to make a TV ad that tells the truth about President Bush. But when we reached the submissions deadline in early December, we had over 1,000 ads -- including some of the best political ads we've ever seen.
Now, we're counting on you to help us narrow the field from over 1,000 ads to 15 finalists. Our panel of celebrity judges will pick the winning ad from among those finalists, and we'll run it in January during the week of Bush's State of the Union address. All 15 of the top ads will be featured in a Bush in 30 Seconds awards show at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York on January 12th.
You can start rating the ads right now at:
http://www.bushin30seconds.org/vote/?id=2228-2941046-t4MFGyYNV6bpzQAaf6GLAg
We recommend viewing the ads on a high-speed Internet connection -- it'll take a long time for them to load with dial-up. Also, you'll need Apple's QuickTime software to view the ads. It's free at:
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/
The range and quality of the ads is remarkable. There are cartoons, takeoffs, music videos, documentaries, and somber, moving works of art. Ads have been submitted from every state in the country, and they feature newborn babies, 95-year-old grandmothers, and everyone in between. And while some of them probably aren't grade-A material, even advertising industry veterans have been impressed with the overall caliber.
When you log in to rate ads, you'll be presented with a selection drawn from the entire pool of ads. Our software spreads out the ratings over all 1,019 of ads by selecting them in a random order. You'll be able to evaluate each ad according to four criteria, and submit that information to move to the next ad -- up to 20 randomly ordered ads a day. The online voting will conclude at the end of the year -- midnight, PST, on December 31st.
The success of this phase of the contest depends on people rating a bunch of ads and inviting their friends to do the same. The voting begins now at:
http://www.bushin30seconds.org/vote/?id=2228-2941046-t4MFGyYNV6bpzQAaf6GLAg
Enjoy.
Sincerely,
--Carrie, Eli, James, Joan, Noah, Peter, Wes, and Zack
The MoveOn.org Team
December 19th, 2003