Create a Promotional Chess.com Video and Win $1,000!!

hmm .. maybe it is about content rights ... regarding blocked stats graph ... because my stats graph IS in view. And I did do all the music soundtrack myself for my video by playing an American Indian Recorder and I made a lot of the sound effects myself by spinning a bike wheel (for cranking sound) and bagging metal spatulas together to get clanking metal sounds for my war scenes.

Good observation.

However, I'm sure there are still safe guards in place, or in use that will allow chess.com the ability to bring the contest to a final closure.

"Things will all work out fine" as opposed to having ... "things fall apart."

YaZoOFF - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtIDKnmKeWg

Srry for the spam, guys. I just didn't know how to add my link to the rest of them. Did I do it right? Why it isn't with the others ; (

My late entry, but the second one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUNyIKsjjIA&context=C3fda692ADOEgsToPDskLEjsn6RjngpLB1rd74aQdZ

I will try.

Ladies and gentlemen, the king of lawfulness, +1200 in a few seconds: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9MSV9LTHRM

Guys, how can you be so shameless?! ;)

 It's not a promotional video for chess.com therefore clearly should be disregarded. (Also next time better not to do it on 'likes' or 'views' instead they should get someone to judge or do a poll on chess.com.)

I've looked through most of the videos and there are some great ones, well done to the top genuine efforts. I especially like this one personally:

Aloizia -

Pajser_resjaP You can have whatever percent of the money if I win. My only goal was to make a video to help fund me and my friends to go to an international tournment and to help people improve at ssbm and try to help out that commuity. I would've come close to beating You I was at about 300 likes with a month to go.

But those who cheated beyond outraged me and even their sytle of cheating was horriblely sickly easy

You have the most likes without cheating why You can have the winning and be sure to say You won not me. It was Your hard work not my 2 weeks of non-stop editing pouriong money into projects and etc.

videos that do not actually promote chess.com are not eligible. 

videos that have cheated to get likes are not eligible. 

the winner will be announced on Jan 1. 

Insanecrazyguy, do you understand that here you are the Lord of purchased likes?

Or do you think you're the hero who defeated cheaters by cheating more? ;)

I'm filled with a cold silent rage equal to that of a murderous soicopath. If I want to change something I will I will never let anyone stop me from ANYTHING I want, my willpower is something scary seeing how I cut glass out of my face and bones from a carcrash.The cheaters never had a chance against me I don't care, I tryed other means before hand.

If I win my money with go to dp. the others in the lead cheated that family friendy video cheated too I watch it just jump like 800 likes a week or two ago.

I really don't think so.. ;) 

Someone mentioned along this thread that there are so many videos on youtube how can one decide which video(s) to watch ?

That's a valid observation but quoting the founder of youtube who said: "I've got 500 channels and nothing to watch" I myself, watch more youtube videos than TV and I admit, I do skim the front page of youtube for vids that are trending or popular.

When uploading my video, I saw an option to "Promote the Video" for a fee where my uploaded video would be in the margins, or on a list in a particular genre of videos. At a glance it didn't make sense to invest in a $500 dollar fee for a $1000 dollar prize, but maybe I understood the terms of agreement incorrectly.

Does anyone know how that promotion works ? I was about to purchase it but after reading the terms of agreement, apparently the fee rises with the amount of clicks or so within a 30 day period and the final charge is an accumalated fee ... the catch is that you get to choose how much you pay per click but I mean, 1/100 of a penny could be a large amount if a high volume of viewers click on the promotion.

It's like that riddle: Would you rather work at a job that paid you $7.50 an hour, or for a job that paid you a penny every hour put doubled each hour ? Yeah, the first pay check would be small but the next would be rediculous !

Let me know if any of you have any information or insights for using the promotion on youtube or other sites that host videos.

I'd be interested to hear your stories. Thank you.

Hm... what are you going to drink for New year welcome? I am drinking rakija, tequila and lots of beer! :D
In just two days we will see who had won. I'll see that information in 3 days (cause on second day I will probably still be drunk) xD
Аnyway, have fun for holydays, cause I will! :)

Just to clarify a statement in my last post ... "not worth it" in the sense that a win is not guaranteed and then a $500 bill is still left unpaid.

Of course, it WOULD be worth it to stpend $500 in order to make $1000.

Anytime one can safely double their money ... one should ... but there's the trick ... "safely."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8iLaN1Gp2U&feature=share

Hello all, just visit my account at youtube and post a nice comment. And visit me in the Internet. That's all.

Thank you all,

Ray

Ray Duque III (GMBD), New York City