…for stating the obvious. The Internet abounds in contests and other such opportunities to make a name for yourself. And that is about all you get for entering…a few moments of fleeting fame, a handshake, and whatever you created belongs to someone else.
Take a read of this posting the articulate Amanda wrote. And her target is none less than Microsoft.
Let me think here…aren’t they one of the biggest, richest……
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June 30, 2009 at 4:20 pm
Amanda Emily
I wrote that post after the third email I received from relatives suggesting I enter Bing’s contest. They couldn’t quite understand why I did not want to enter a contest operated by Microsoft of all companies.
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