Our blog by any other nameWe’re looking for a new name for our blog, and we need your help.
First, let me introduce myself. I’m Andy, the TerraPass summer intern. I’ve spent the last eight weeks here at TerraPass headquarters in San Francisco, working to improve all aspects of the consumer experience. Second, I’d like your help with one of my projects: renaming this blog. It should be a fun thing for our readers, and it offers the chance of prizes and even internet immortality. As you know, the TerraPass blog is not really just another company blog. Sure, it includes news about TerraPass, but it also delivers conservation tips, climate change information, product reviews (you can catch a glimpse of me in our video review of the Vortex hand-crank blender), and a lot more, all delivered in our, ahem, unique style. We think there’s an opportunity to come up with a name that captures its essence. We also think there’s no better group to help us than our current readers. For the next two weeks, we’re asking you to tell us what the web service soon-to-be-formerly-known as the “TerraPass blog” should be called. Send us your names here, and submit as many entries as you like. After we get your submissions, we’ll select a few finalists and ask readers to vote on their favorite. The person who submits the winning name will get a Trevor Baylis Eco Media MP3 Player. The other finalists will each win a $10 TerraPass gift certificate. As an added bonus, we’ll select one person at random who votes for the winning name and award him or her a $30 TerraPass gift certificate. (Full rules and fine print below.) Let your creative juices flow. Your names can reference climate change and carbon directly, or they can be more on the poetic side. Incorporate our company name or leave it out. The only stylistic suggestion I’ll offer here is that, this being the web, shorter is often better. Suggestions longer than 25 letters are unlikely to get selected as finalists. What are you waiting for? Submit your new name now. Full rules Description, Prizes, Odds & Deadline: TerraPass Inc. (“TerraPass”) is accepting submissions for new names for its blog. Employees of TerraPass and other individuals (“the Editorial Team”) will select a to-be-determined number of finalist entries from among the submissions. Subscribers to the TerraPass newsletter (“the Newsletter”) will then be given an opportunity to vote on the finalist entries during the voting phase of the promotion. The finalist entry with the highest number of votes will be declared the winning entry. The individual submitting the winning entry will receive a Trevor Baylis Eco Media MP3 Player (approximate retail value $199.95). Individuals submitting finalist entries that are not the winning entry will each receive a $10 TerraPass gift certificate (approximate retail value $10.00). An individual will be selected at random from among the eligible voters who voted for the winning entry, and this individual will receive a $30 TerraPass gift certificate (approximate retail value $30.00). Potential winners will be notified by email and the prizes will be delivered once addresses have been confirmed. If winner(s) do not contact TerraPass within 10 days of notification to claim their prize a new winner will be chosen from all entries received. TerraPass reserves the right to substitute prize (or portions thereof) of equal or greater value if prize (or portions thereof) cannot be awarded as described. TerraPass will determine all elements of prize in its sole discretion. Prize may not be assigned, transferred, changed or redeemed for cash, except at the sole discretion of TerraPass. Prize is awarded “as is” with no warranty or guarantee express or implied by TerraPass; winners agrees to look solely to manufacturer for any such warranty and/or guarantee. TerraPass disclaims all and any liability for the actual provision, quality or nature of any third-party product or services accepted by the winners. The awarding of any prize is contingent upon full compliance with these rules. Winners may be subject to other verification and eligibility requirements. Entrants agree to be bound by rules and agree that if winners fail to provide proof of identity, refuse to provide required affidavit, is found to have violated the rules, or otherwise does not meet eligibility criteria, prize will be forfeited. Entrants understand that TerraPass is not liable for injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising from participation in this promotion and acceptance, possession, and use of prize. Decisions of TerraPass are final and binding in all respects. Odds of winning depend on the number of entries and the number of finalists. The number of finalists is at the sole discretion of the Editorial Team. The deadline for name submissions is 11:59pm Pacific Daylight Time on Tuesday, August 26, 2008. The deadline for voting is 11:59pm Pacific Daylight Time on Tuesday, September 9, 2008. Eligibility: Void outside the 50 United States and where prohibited. You must be at least 18 years of age and a legal resident of, and located within, one of the 50 United States, including the District of Columbia, (excluding Puerto Rico) at the time of entry. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. The promotion is open to all current subscribers to the Newsletter. Individuals who are not currently subscribers will be offered the opportunity to subscribe with their name submission or vote. Individuals must enter the promotion through links and websites provided by TerraPass. Individuals must provide their email addresses in order to be eligible to win any prize. There is no limit to the number of unique name submissions each individual may provide. However, individuals are limited to one vote per person during the voting phase of the promotion. Privacy: By entering and providing the required entry information, you acknowledge that TerraPass may also send you information or offers it feels may be of interest to you about its products and services. TerraPass will not share your information with any third-parties unless required by law. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO SHARE YOUR INFORMATION WITH TERRAPASS, PLEASE DO NOT ENTER THIS PROMOTION. Other Conditions: Selection of finalists is at the sole discretion of the Editorial Team. TerraPass assumes no responsibility for entries it is unable to process due to network, hardware or other technical failures; or any other reason, or incomplete, damaged, misdirected, or lost entries. TerraPass reserve the right, at its sole discretion to disqualify any person tampering with the entry process, the operation of the web site or otherwise in violation of the rules. TerraPass further reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate or modify this promotion if not capable of completion as planned, including infection by computer virus, technical corruption, non-authorized human intervention, force majeure, or lack of suitable submissions. In the event of cancellation, TerraPass reserves the right to award the prize to an eligible, non-suspect, entry received prior to date of cancellation. The use of automated entry devices or any other conduct that impedes the integrity of the promotion is prohibited. In the event of a dispute, entry will be deemed made by the holder of an established e-mail account associated with the entry. Regardless of whether a winning entry is selected, TerraPass is under no obligation to change the name of its blog or any other portion of its website as a result of the outcome of this promotion. Except where prohibited by law: (i) entry constitutes permission to use winners’ entry, name, hometown, voice, likeness, photograph and any statements regarding this promotion for editorial, public relations, promotional and advertising purposes on behalf of TerraPass without compensation; (ii) potential winners may be required to complete and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Release of Liability/Publicity within 10 days of notification or an alternate winners will be selected by a random drawing. If winners’ notification is returned as undeliverable, prize will be forfeited. By participating and winning a prize, winners release TerraPass, its parents, affiliates, subsidiaries and agencies and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from any and all liability with respect to the prize won and participation in the promotion. Subject to all U. S. federal, state and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited. 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