Best Buy's "Phone Shame" rules

[henryp]

<p>http://www.phoneshame.com/rules.php</p>

<p>By entering, entrant agrees that the <strong>submission becomes the property of Sponsor</strong> and will not be acknowledged or returned. By submitting an entry, each entrant warrants and represents that it is an original entry created by the entrant, <strong>and grants (and agrees to confirm such grant in writing) to Sponsor the perpetual, unlimited and irrevocable right to post, publish, adapt, edit and/or otherwise use the entry in any manner, including copyright, and in any media now known or hereafter developed, without any credit, compensation or accounting to you</strong>. You acknowledge that, by entering your entry, Sponsor does not waive any rights to use similar or related ideas previously known to Sponsor, or developed by its employees, or obtained from sources other than you. Sponsor is not responsible for the content of the entry. The entrant is solely responsible for the content of his/her entry.</p>

<p>Henry Posner<br /><strong>B&H Photo-Video</strong></p>

 

[Spearhead]

<p>I think these terms have become so standard that it would make sense to start posting when a contest <em>doesn't</em> have these terms.</p>

[michaelging]

<p>I have told this story before ,if you heard it please accept my apology. Years ago Best Western hotels was going to put out a giant book that had photos of every one of their hotels in it. You would look at the book when you were in a hotel room, find a state or city and look at the pretty photo of the front of the hotel. They did this by having a photo contest, where the entrants took a photo of the front of the hotel with the Best Western sign in it. The rules said, that they could use the photos for their advertising for free if you entered the contest. This was a brilliant move, because they got free use of photos for the book, for the price of the prize, which if I remember was about a $1000, and a free stay at a BW hotel. They got photos from all over the world. I am always suspicious of why someone is having a contest and what they have to gain by my photos being entered, in fact many charge you a entrance fee, to give them the free photos. </p>

[Hector Javkin]

<p>My question: What the ____ is "phone shame"?</p>

[john_h.1]

<p>Flattery has value.</p>

[daverhaas]

<p>Phone Shame is Best Buy's new ad gimmick to get you (us) to go out and buy the latest and greatest cell phone - because obviously we should be ashamed of ourselves if we have a brick mobile phone from the 80's or an early 2000 model that doesn't text. </p>

<p>Dave</p>

[976photo]

<p>Similar to how the Weather Channel gets locals to send in their weather pics... for free.</p>

<p>Simple solution: if you don't like the terms, don't enter the contest.</p>

[mike_godwin1]

<p>My phone makes phone calls. Doesn't take pictures or connect to the internet.<br>

My camera takes photos. Doesn't make phone calls or connect to the internet.<br>

My computer connects to the internet. Doesn't make phone calls or take pictures.</p>

<p>I like it that way. I'm so ashamed....</p>

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[mikael_karlsson]

<p>Is it just me or are ad campaigns getting more and more moronic? I'm not hip enough to be ashamed of any gadget I own...</p>

[john_h.1]

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<p>are ad campaigns getting more and more moronic?</p>

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<p>It may be brilliance if such campaigns convince people to buy products. Its the responding audience that may deserve that description. I'm frequently amazed at what works to get people to buy stuff.</p>

[steve m smith]

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<p>because obviously we should be ashamed of ourselves if we have a brick mobile phone from the 80's or an early 2000 model that doesn't text.</p>

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<p>How ashamed should we be if we refuse to own any type of cell phone?</p>

[john_smith266]

"I'm frequently amazed at what works to get people to buy stuff."

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You mean like buying a 4G phone when most markets don't have 4G service?

[bcostin]

<p>Pretty standard. Why would a company hold a promotional photography contest if they didn't get rights to use the resulting photos promotionally?</p>

[businessmobilephones]

<p>I work in a mobile phone company. You don't know the meaning of phone shame until you're surrounded by executives from the industry!</p>