By admin
14th October 2009.
13:50
Category Archives: competition
So.. Finally we’ve come to the point where it’s time to announce the top contributor. First I’d like to express my deepest gratitude towards all of you reading and commenting on this blog. It’s been truly amazing to see the community you all have built here.
So here he is, Piotr Mazurkiewicz!
The publication of top commenters about a week ago really shows how passionate many of you here are and even though it isn’t about quantity in the end I think that there has been extremely few comments that hasn’t contributed to the community in one way or the other. This really shows a level of engagement I never would have dared to dream of when starting this initiative.
Choosing Piotr wasn’t really that hard when I (unfortunately) had to narrow it down to one person, he’s been here almost from day one and asked questions, answered other people’s questions and started, or engaged in, lots of very interesting discussions.
Indeed all of you are top contributors in one way and I really would have liked to have the ability of rewarding all of you but unfortunately I cannot, at least not in the way of giving you a Satio. Instead I can only give my deepest gratitude and respect to all of you.
A few days back one of the comment-threads developed into a long thank-you letter from some of you to each other which I find truly amazing and in a very concrete way shows the fantastic community you’ve built here. It actually starts to feel like we’re personal friends now. 
I truly hope that you wont feel I made the wrong decision by not choosing you but instead join me in thanking Piotr for his engagement and congratulate him.
Let’s start with again saying how overwhelmed I am by all the great people interested in becoming test pilots for Satio. I think we have created a great community here and that is 10% me and 90% you with all your comments, questions and suggestions! Big thanks and kudos to you all!
As some of you commented already, choosing 2 people out of all these great applicants, is almost an impossible task. I would compare it with someone telling me to go into B&H Photo Video (9th ave. 34th st. NYC) and pick up two, but only two!, gadgets for free . I really would have wanted all of you! (For those of you who haven’t been to B&H I really would recommend that if you’re in NYC – it really is paradise on earth for a camera geek ).
We have also thought about all of you that on an almost hourly basis contribute to this blog’s vitality with comments, questions and answers – the blog is nothing without you and your engagement deserves to be rewarded. We have already come far in planning an initiative which will reward one or two of all of you who really make this blog come alive. Stay tuned, because this will be announced in a few days! Keep up the great work! I’m sure it’s as inspiring to the readers as it is to me!
So – let’s describe what I’ve been looking for in a test pilot. To start out, I want to make clear that I’ve chosen the pilots from the application text, and what I’ve found on the Internet on them only.
First of all, one of the main features of Satio is its camera, therefore I’ve really looked for people that can post a lot of great pictures. Perhaps also pictures that differs in style from my own. Secondly I want them to communicate a lot to the readers of this blog and therefore I needed people with some kind of interests that can inspire to a lot of great stories.
So those were the two main criteria and here are the chosen pilots:
Sandeep Murali (Singapore)
Sandeep was chosen mainly becuase of the link given to photos online. You can check out many great ones at http://sandeepmurali.shutterfly.com/ I really think Sandeep will be able to give us some great action pics! I especially like the way emotion is catched in many of the pictures. Also Working as a CG artist I hope Sandeep should have a very good eye for images in general and also an interest in technology which I think can give us some very good material here!
You find Sandeep’s application post at: http://blogs.sonyericsson.com/satio/2009/09/09/become-a-satio-test-pilot/comment-page-4/#comment-307
Caroline Beavon (Birmingham, UK)
Caroline was chosen because of her communicative lifestyle and her job as a DJ, I’m sure she’ll be able to bring us a lot of those requested low-light pictures with flash and other cools pics from gigs. Also I have great hopes for her really using the Satios functionality for social networking and media sharing.
You find Caroline’s application post at: http://blogs.sonyericsson.com/satio/2009/09/09/become-a-satio-test-pilot/comment-page-5/#comment-568
Please join me in congratulating the two pilots and please help them with inspiration and ideas for things to do in the same great way as you have helped me!
As I am writing this the competition to become one of two Satio test pilots has 206 applicants (or at least comments on the post, however the majority of the comments are applicants) and still a few hours remaining before we close the possibility to apply. All I have to say is WOW! I would never have thought this a week ago when we started the blog, and I am so grateful for all of your engagement.
Unfortunately, the large amount of applicants makes it impossible for me to pick out the winners by today or tomorrow morning. I know I promised this initially, and I am truly sorry for this since I know there are several of you waiting for the answer.
I will sit down tonight and tomorrow, reading all applications, and by Wednesday at the latest I promise you that I will announce the winners.
I’d like to start out by thanking all of you for your engagement – it has truly been overwhelming. I am so grateful for all your comments, questions and thoughts. Some of you have also helped me by answering fellow commenteers, which is amazing. I really try to make time to answer everything you want to know, but there are only 24 hours per day unfortunately .
The competition to become a Satio test pilot is live until Monday, so head over there and fill in your information in the comments section. By Monday I’ll decide who will become the test pilots.
Below is a visualization of where all the visitors of the blog are from, which also is a pretty good picture of where the competition applicants are from. It seems that there are visitors from all corners of the world, which I find really cool. Thanks again, and stay tuned for more pics during the weekend.
I want to know how you use the Sony Ericsson Satio and I want you to show the readers of the blog what you think of it, which is why I am announcing a competition to find 2 test pilots.
What is in it for the test pilot?
You get to use the Satio before the launch. Before all your friends, your family and your colleagues. That means bragging rights. You will also get to keep the phone when the test pilot period is over.
What do I want from the test pilot?
I want feedback once a week in written form. I also want you to be an active microblogger/blogger and photographer. I want to use the content you produce with your Satio and publish it in side bar widgets. In other words, you will become a mini blogger within the blog.
What should you do to become one of the test pilots?
Tell me in the comments section what country you live in, what will be your style of communicating through your sidebar blog, and why the readers (and I) will appreciate this. I need this by Monday the 14th September at the latest, because then I will make my decision who will be the test pilots.
