Google organized Wordmasters Challenge in several cities in India recently (30th September,2006). Word is that close to 3000 people participated in this event.
(See Harshad's report on the event here) The winners are supposed to be declared today.Wonder who won it and what did the winning entries look like. Does anyone have a clue on this?
Updated:Nov 9 , 2006:I just decided to send a self-addressed-stamped envelope to Google. If and when I get a response, I will update this post.
Updated:Nov 16 , 2006: One week and no response received. Yes, a self-addressed stamped envelope with a covering note was indeed sent to Google's Bangalore office on the address specified in the event leaflet. Snailmailed on 9th Nov. So much for the mission to organise the world's information and make it accessible to everyone :)
Updated: Nov 29, 2006: I did send a second letter to Google, this time by courier, assuming the previous postal mail failed to reach them. The contents of my letter to Google are reproduced below.
--------------------------------Letter Begins Here------------------------------
Google India Pvt. Ltd.,
Prestige Sigma, No.3,
Vittal Mallya Road,
Bangalore 560001
Sub: Google Wordmasters Challenge results
Date: 22 Nov 2006
Dear Sir/Madam
I participated in the Google Wordmasters Challenge contest held on 30th September 2006(I am based in Chennai but I had participated in Bangalore). I would appreciate if you could please send me the results (essentially list of winners and the prizes they received). Incidentally, I made a similar request vide my letter dated 9th November but unfortunately do not seem to have received a response.
I am enclosing a self-addressed stamped envelope for the same as indicated in the event rules pamphlet. However, I would indeed appreciate if you can send the results by courier or email (MY ID@gmail.com) if that is not too inconvenient.
Best Regards
RAJESH KUMAR
ENCL:
1. Self addressed stamped envelope
2. A Gmail invite(it’s a good service, give it a try, it’s free)
Rajesh Kumar has invited you to open a free Gmail account. To accept this invitation and register for your account, visit http://mail.google.com/mail/a-43c7aa1d21-1b7ff83ee6-90398ff24a
For more information on this service, visit http://www.gmail.com
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While I am not too optimistic on a reply, let's keep our fingers crossed!
(See Harshad's report on the event here) The winners are supposed to be declared today.Wonder who won it and what did the winning entries look like. Does anyone have a clue on this?
Updated:Nov 9 , 2006:I just decided to send a self-addressed-stamped envelope to Google. If and when I get a response, I will update this post.
Updated:Nov 16 , 2006: One week and no response received. Yes, a self-addressed stamped envelope with a covering note was indeed sent to Google's Bangalore office on the address specified in the event leaflet. Snailmailed on 9th Nov. So much for the mission to organise the world's information and make it accessible to everyone :)
Updated: Nov 29, 2006: I did send a second letter to Google, this time by courier, assuming the previous postal mail failed to reach them. The contents of my letter to Google are reproduced below.
--------------------------------Letter Begins Here------------------------------
Google India Pvt. Ltd.,
Prestige Sigma, No.3,
Vittal Mallya Road,
Bangalore 560001
Sub: Google Wordmasters Challenge results
Date: 22 Nov 2006
Dear Sir/Madam
I participated in the Google Wordmasters Challenge contest held on 30th September 2006(I am based in Chennai but I had participated in Bangalore). I would appreciate if you could please send me the results (essentially list of winners and the prizes they received). Incidentally, I made a similar request vide my letter dated 9th November but unfortunately do not seem to have received a response.
I am enclosing a self-addressed stamped envelope for the same as indicated in the event rules pamphlet. However, I would indeed appreciate if you can send the results by courier or email (MY ID@gmail.com) if that is not too inconvenient.
Best Regards
RAJESH KUMAR
ENCL:
1. Self addressed stamped envelope
2. A Gmail invite(it’s a good service, give it a try, it’s free)
Rajesh Kumar has invited you to open a free Gmail account. To accept this invitation and register for your account, visit http://mail.google.com/mail/a-43c7aa1d21-1b7ff83ee6-90398ff24a
For more information on this service, visit http://www.gmail.com
----------------------------------ENDS HERE-----------------------------------------
While I am not too optimistic on a reply, let's keep our fingers crossed!
Comments
I certainly know that. That is why I posted this.And I reckon it is not you either.
Really frustrating.
twinsamma
How fast we get influenced by foreign brands and technology. Google just wants to exploit the 'Indian' mentality. After all, we are a biig 'market'.
Agneya.
Read more of this on the forth coming post of http://harshad.wordpress.com/
- Harshad Joshi.
Winners List: The name of the winners may be obtained by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Google India Pvt. Ltd., Prestige Sigma, No.3, Vittal Mallya Road, Bangalore 560001
Perhaps you would like to look at this:
http://blog.outer-court.com/forum/74471.html
This apparently was NO wordmaster challenge but an exercise in building a parallel corpus. Hmmm…3000 blokes taken for a ride by the big G? Very evil.
@ Harshad and Cram: Thanks for sharing those links
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I think the traditional view is that a contest/challenge should lead to a podium event. I guess Google's views are a little different. Period.
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http://www.alootechie.com/News/1676.asp
-Rajesh
WMC06 results seems to be
published..But are you the first one
to know abt it?
Book your result here:)
http://wordmasterchallenge.fortunecity.com/
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