Spend, Blog & Fly

Fellow Nuffnangers,

We know how much everyone loves contests.

Today Nuffnang in collaboration with Youth Malaysia and Tune Money is launching another contest for our Nuffnangers.

All you have to do is spend up to RM100 on your Tune Card in the most creative, unconventional and interesting way and blog about it!

The blogger with the most creative idea on how he/she spends the prepaid credit will win a return trip for 2 to Gold Coast Australia on Air Asia X.

1st Prize Winner: 5 Nights stay at Tune Hotels 

On top of the Grand Prize of the trip to Gold Coast, there will also be

50 X Consolation Prizes:
RM 50 reload on Tune Money Prepaid Card and 2 Tickets to the Premiere of ‘Cuci’.

Here are some pointers that you will NEED to know.

1. To participate, contestants must apply for registration of a Tune Card at http://www.tunemoney.com.

2. To complete qualification for participation, contestants will have to spend up to RM 100.00 (One Hundred Ringgit Malaysia)* on their Tune Card.

3. Contestants will have to make a blog post on ‘The Most Creative Way’ they spent their RM 100.00 (One Hundred Ringgit Malaysia) on their Tune Card.

4. Contestants will be required to email a picture of their receipt with their approval code clearly visible for verification purposes to youth08@youthmalaysia.com.

5. Contestants must feature their Tune Card in their entry posts and are encouraged to include pictures relevant to their purchase(s) to enhance their entries.

6. The closing date for entries is the 12th of January 2008. Entries received after this date will not be acceptable.

7. The adjudicating panel will base its judging criteria on the most unconventional, creative and interesting use of RM100.00 (One Hundred Ringgit Malaysia) by the contestant on their Tune Card.

8. All decisions of the adjudicating panel are final and indisputable.

9. The winner will be announced at The Traffic Jam Blogger Party on the 19th of January 2008 at YOUTH ’08.

10. This contest is only open for bloggers in Malaysia.

11. Any cost incurred in participating in this competition is non-reimbursable. Any cost in applying for the Tune Card is solely on the participant’s own cost.

Click here to sign up for the contest.

Good luck Nuffnangers!!!

Merry Christmas To All Nuffnangers

All of us at Nuffnang would like to wish all our fellow Nuffnangers a very Merry Christmas!

Our offices in Penang, KL and Singapore will be closed today to allow time for all of us at Nuffnang to open our Christmas presents.

We’ll be getting back to work tomorrow.

Have a good holiday everyone!

Youth ‘08: The Malaysian Dotcom Youth Search

Dear Nuffnangers,

Since starting Nuffnang my partner Ming and I have had the most exciting time of our lives. The adrenaline, the rush, and ironically the stress has made the experience of being entrepreneurs one that we will always remember.Ming and I have been very lucky though.

We have had good support from people around us ranging from our mentors, clients, venture capitalists and most importantly…. you guys… the Nuffnangers that have stuck with us from the start and always believed in us that we will build Nuffnang to the growing community we are today.

In the past months however both Ming and I have both seen many young Nuffnangers who aspire to me entrepreneurs, coming to us for advice in which we often remind them that as much advice as we give, all of us at Nuffnang are still playing the learning game.That being said, we found an opportunity to help our young aspiring future entrepreneurs, and that is through a partnership with Youth Malaysia for “The Malaysian Dotcom Youth Search” as part of our Community Initiatives.Here’s some information I pinched from YouthMalaysia’s website on “The Malaysian Dotcom Youth Search”.

Brought to you by: YouthMalaysia.com, Nuffnang, MIRC Incubator

Sponsored by: Tunemoney.com

Tagline: Web awards recognizing the very best commercially viable web projects by Malaysian youths

Concept:With the burgeoning growth of Internet users in Malaysia, particularly amongst the youth, there is a steady community of technopreneurs whose technological skills and efforts are overlooked.

The Malaysian Dotcom Youth Search therefore aims to bring out these hidden technopreneurs by hunt down the websites, portals and even blogs with the ability to generate income and influence communities with an innovative factor.

By scouting the web and evaluating nominated sites using a well established criteria and evaluation procedure, the search selects and showcases future thinking, progressively established websites which use cutting edge technology, together with inspirational ideas that lead the way for the future generation in entrepreneurship on the internet.

The search requires permission to feature a website/portal/blog.

Therefore, websites must be submitted by site official(s)/representative(s)/developer(s). Please note that we only accept nominations from official site representatives and/or the design/development team of any given website. No website will be featured at the search without the relevant authority/permission.

Methodology:Pre-Event:An extensive recruitment drive will be conducted throughout December via:- Online, with our partners(MIRC Incubator, Nuffnang, YouthMalaysia.com)- Roadshows- Promotional Collaterals
Event: Prize giving ceremony to be highlighted on Main Stage on Day 1 of YOUTH ’08.(Duration: 2 hours)

Judging CriteriaAll sites will be judged based on the following, 3I’s:INCOME (40%): Ability to generate income (if the website does not generate any income, this criteria will be judged on the potential of the site to generate)INFLUENCE (40%): Content 20%, Traffic 10%, Vote 10%INNOVATIVE (20%): User-friendliness 10%, Graphics 5%, Personality 5%

Judging ProcessAll sites will undergo an initial evaluation by the Organizer in all areas of the criteria. Eligible sites must score at least 50% to be selected for the search. Sites that pass this evaluation will enter the next phase, whereby the site’s profile will be featured as a nominee in www.youthmalaysia.com, whereby the public will be able to vote for their favorite nominee.Shortlisted sites will be notified within 1 day after the application is sent.
Upon approval of each application, an email with a HTML code will be sent to the nominee, whereby he/she is required to install an emblem on the website/portal/blog which notifies the participation in the search. This HTML code will act as a hit counter as well as vote tracker for the particular site.We will not evaluate sites which:1. Contain nudity, violence, defamation or any other elements deemed offensive by the organizer.2. Promote or contain illegal activities, i.e. copyright infringements, etc3. Do not respect their legal obligations, i.e. privacy policies4.

Are based outside of Malaysia, or developed by non-MalaysiansAs part of our commitment to the program, Nuffnang will also be launching and running PAID advertising campaigns to bloggers in our network .Aspiring Nuffnanger entrepreneurs… I wish you all good luck. Rest assured that the people behind Nuffnang will show you as much support as you have shown us before.

Click here to register for the Search.Have a wonderful weekend ahead everybody!

Christmas Present From A Nuffnanger

Today all of us at Nuffnang had a little surprise gift from an anonymous sender.

A huge wrapped present was sent to our Nuffnang office in KL.

Written on the top were the words “FOR NUFFNANG CHILDREN ONLY”.

And inside the box was munchies that can last us for eternity!

Naturally we all fought over ourselves for all the yummies.

Thank you so much  to the anonymous person who sent us the goodies!!!

We are all fed now and can work a lot harder to get everyone more ads :P

Nuffnang Hotlink Harajuku Doll Contest Winner

Hello Fellow Nuffnangers!

If you still remember it, a while ago we had the Hotlink Harajuku Doll contest, where participants had to sign up at the Hotlink website and dress up their Harajuku Dolls, editing hairstyles, clothes, accessories, background etc to create the most creative look.

After that, they spread the word about their harajuku dolls on their blog or by word of mouth, and the public voted by SMS for the dolls that striked their fancy the most.

Behold! The participant with the highest number of SMS votes.

Announcing the winner… Cheeserland!

So happy!

Happiness is when you get a free phone.

Check out her Harajuku Blog Entry here.

Thank you Nuffnangers for the fantastic response!

Till then
Take Care!

-Timothy Tiah of Nuffnang