Do you have a dream job? You are invited to enter the Dream Job for a Day Contest sponsored by FutureResume.com, the new job board that uses the video resume, the Internet and video conferencing to help job seekers stand out from the crowd and companies find the best people faster and more cost-effectively. The first prize winner of the contest will receive a day living his or her dream job, plus travel expenses, $1,000 and a free one-year subscription to FutureResume.com to help make his or her dreams come true every day.

Contest entrants simply make a maximum two-minute video showcasing any aspect of the dream job — why they want it, why they deserve it, or what it would be like to have it. Videos are posted on the FutureResume.com job board web site where visitors will have a chance to vote for their favorites. The public will make their choice and from the top ten, FutureResume.com executives will select a Dream Job for a Day winner.

Originally posted on July 22, 2008 @ 11:01 pm

Microsoft Corp. and Netflix, Inc. unveiled an exclusive partnership to offer consumers the ability to instantly stream movies and TV episodes from Netflix to the television via the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system. Xbox 360 will be the only game system that lets users instantly watch movies and TV episodes streamed from Netflix.

This movie watching innovation will be available to Xbox LIVE Gold members who are also Netflix subscribers and will let those users enjoy streaming movies from Netflix on Xbox LIVE at no additional cost.

A growing library of more than 10,000 movies and TV episodes will be available from Netflix when it launches on Xbox LIVE in late fall, with more choices added over time.

Originally posted on July 14, 2008 @ 6:25 pm

Odeo, the once promising project of Evan Williams, is once again… a promising project as it relaunches. Redesigned and managed under a new development team, Odeo now features millions of online syndicated audio and video episodes aggregated from thousands of websites. Users can search and discover over 500,000 channels, browse by category or keywords, subscribe to content, create playlists and get custom recommendations.

The relaunched Odea features:

• Search & explore over 500,000 channels with millions of audio & video episodes
• Browse by category or by keyword tags
• Subscribe to channels & get notified when new episodes are published
• Rate & review content
• Collect favorites & create playlists
• Create a profile page & connect with friends
• Get recommendations & discover new and relevant content
• Share content via email or embed into external sites & social networks

“I’m really excited to see this relaunch of Odeo,” said Evan Williams, co-founder of Twitter, and former founder of both Odeo and Blogger. “The new team has done a fantastic job of re-imagining how to offer a great user experience to a wide variety of interesting content.”

Originally posted on July 15, 2008 @ 6:49 am

MyToons.com, now in HD, announced the launch of its innovative and imaginative contest for animators all over the world. Get with the Times!, an HD animation contest sending one Grand Prize Winner to New York City to see their animation played on a Clear Channel billboard, powered by Adobe Flash technology, in Times Square. Animators are invited to submit their HD animations.

Running through September 4, 2008, Get with the Times! invites animators to upload their HD animations for a chance to win a two-night trip to New York City to eat dinner at the strategically located and world renowned Chop Suey restaurant while watching their animation play once every hour on the Spectacolor HD Clear Channel billboard over Times Square. In addition to this all-inclusive trip, the winner will also take home a copy of Adobe Creative Suite 3 Master Collection.

Originally posted on June 24, 2008 @ 6:04 pm