Twitter Contest: Win a $500 Apple Gift Card!
#speedthecloud
All you have to do is guess how long it takes to
transfer a 50MB PowerPoint file...
...both without and with Riverbed
Contest Instructions
- Guess how long it will take to perform a SharePoint transfer of a 50MB file from a cloud facility in Virginia to Riverbed’s booth at Interop. A complete entry will be a tweet in the format below, containing two guesses for file transfer times. The first is for an unoptimized transfer without Riverbed and the other that is optimized with Riverbed. (The optimized transfer will be warm, which means that Riverbed has seen the data in the file before.)
- Follow @riverbed in Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/riverbed
- Tweet the following, substitute your guesses (in seconds) for the xxxx's
How fast is the cloud? I guess xxxx seconds without @Riverbed and xxxx sec with. #speedthecloud contest details http://rvbd.ly/SpeedTheCloud
Contest Details
When
Contest kicks off Tues, May 10th at 10am PT and concludes Thurs, May 12th at 2pm PT
Requirements
Entrants must follow @Riverbed in Twitter and tweet their guesses using the supplied template, including the hashtag #speedthecloud. Limit of one entry per twitter account. This contest is open to United States residents only.
Selecting the Winner
At 2pm on May 12th Riverbed will perform the file copy live on in the Riverbed booth at Interop '11 in Las Vegas. It will be performed once without Riverbed optimization, and then a second time with Riverbed optimization enabled. The actual times will be compared to the guesses.
The winning entry will be the one with the lowest combined difference (over or under). For example, if one guess is 5.2 seconds over, and the other is 2.9 seconds under, then the combined difference is 8.1 seconds. The entry with the lowest combined difference wins the $500 Apple gift card. In case of tie, the entry with the earlier time stamp, as provided by Twitter, will be the winner.
Terms and Conditions
Entry criteria: Entrants will submit via Twitter their guesses for how long it will take to transfer a file from a cloud provider in Virginia to the Riverbed booth at the Interop ’11 show in Las Vegas. At the end of show, Riverbed will conduct the official timed transfers live in the booth, and award a US$500 Apple gift card to the entry that has the best guesses based on the criteria herein. The first transfer will be an unoptimized transfer, and the second will be an optimized, warm transfer through Riverbed. (A warm transfer is one where Riverbed has previously seen the data being transferred.)
To enter: During the Interop ’11 show in Las Vegas from May 10-12, 2011, Riverbed will accept entries via Twitter to enter our Speed the Cloud contest. Entrants must follow @riverbed in Twitter, and tweet the following to enter:
How fast is the cloud? I guess xxxx seconds without @Riverbed and xxxx sec with. #speedthecloud contest details http://rvbd.ly/SpeedTheCloud
The xxxx’s should be replaced with the entrant’s guesses.
Any lost, misdirected, incorrect or incomplete entries will be disqualified and Riverbed Technology, Inc. (“Riverbed” or “Company”) and its affiliates and agents will not be responsible for such entries. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.
Eligibility: This Contest is open only to legal residents of the United States age 18 or over. Employees of Company and its affiliates and members of their immediate families are ineligible to participate. To be eligible, you must agree to abide by these rules and be bound by all Company decisions relating to this contest, which are final and binding in all respects, including but not limited to Company’s determination of the winners. There is a limit of one eligible entry per Twitter account and per person. It is your sole responsibility to review and understand your employer’s policies regarding your eligibility to participate in trade promotions. If you are participating in violation of your employer’s policies, you may be disqualified from entering or receiving prizes. Company disclaims any and all liability or responsibility for disputes arising between an employee and their employer related to this matter, and prizes will only be awarded in compliance with the employer’s policies. Government employees are not eligible. Entrants need not be present at Interop ‘11 to enter.
Prizes: There will be one (1) grand prize of a US$500 Apple Gift Card awarded. The winner is responsible for the payment of all taxes associated with the receipt of the prize. No substitution or transfer of prizes permitted, except that if any prize is unavailable, Company has the right to substitute a prize of substantially equal value. Prizes may not be redeemed for cash.
Winner Selection: Company will compare each entry’s guesses with the actual transfer times, and the difference between the actual time and the guess will be compared. The two differences will be added together to determine the score for that entry. The entry with the lowest score will be deemed the winner. The winning entry will be selected by Company at or about 2:00 p.m. (PDT) on May 12, 2011(“Selection Day”). In case of a tie, the winning entry will be the one with the earliest Twitter timestamp. The decision of the Company is final. Company will notify the winner by sending a message to the winning entrant’s Twitter account provided at time of entry within seven (7) days following the Selection Day. If the notification Company sends to the winner is returned as undeliverable, the winner is unreachable for any reason, or the winner is otherwise unable to accept the prize, Company will automatically disqualify the winner and will deem the entry with the next lowest score the winner. Winners agree to release Company from any and all liability associated with this contest. Winners may be required to sign an Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability/Publicity Release, and any other documents required by Company or tax authorities within seven (7) calendar days of notification of selection. If a winner does not complete the required forms within the seven (7) calendar day period, Company will disqualify the winner and deem the entry with the next lowest score the winner. In the event of a dispute regarding who submitted an online entry, the entry will be deemed submitted by the authorized account holder of the Twitter account submitted. Prizes will only be awarded to a winner if he/she complies with these rules.
List of Winners: The list of winners will be available on the Riverbed Blog (http://blogs.riverbed.com). Entrants may also request a list of winners by e-mailing a request to Company, attn: bgilbert@riverbed.com.
Grant of Rights: By participating in the Contest, each entrant grants and agrees to grant to Company and its affiliates the right to use the entry in their sole discretion, without further compensation or consent.
Privacy and Use of Information: Company collects personal information from you when you enter the Contest. Please review Company’s privacy policy at http://www.riverbed.com/us/privacy_policy.php before you enter the Contest. By participating in the Contest, you agree for Company to collect and use your personal information solely in connection with the Contest.
Ownership: All entries into the contest become the property of Riverbed Technology, and may be used as we see fit without additional remuneration to the entrants.
Limitations of Liability: Company is not responsible for technical, hardware or software failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmissions, whether caused by Company, or you or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in association with this contest or by any technical or human error which may occur in the processing of submissions that may limit an entrants ability to participate in this contest. BY ACCEPTING DELIVERY OF THE PRIZE, WINNERS AGREE THAT THE PRIZE IS AWARDED ON THE CONDITION THAT COMPANY AND ITS AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES AND EMPLOYEES WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR ANY INJURIES, LOSSES, OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND RESULTING FROM ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION OR USE OF THE PRIZE. Winners further acknowledge that the foregoing parties have neither made nor are in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation or guarantee (express or implied, in fact or in law) in connection with the prize or the use or enjoyment of the prize. ALL PRIZES ARE AWARDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY SORT, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. IF THE MANUFACTURER OF THE PRIZE OFFERS A WARRANTY IT WILL BE PARTICIPANT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO SEEK WARRANTY SERVICE DIRECTLY FROM THE MANUFACTURER.
General Conditions: If any provision of this Official Contest Rules is held to be illegal or unenforceable, that provision shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that these rules shall otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. Company reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the contest or to be acting in violation of these rules. If Company determines, in its sole discretion, that the contest is compromised by virus, bug, robot entries, or other corruption of the administration, security or proper play of the contest, then, at its sole discretion, Company can cancel this contest. In the event of any non-compliance with any requirement stated herein, a winner’s prize may be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner. This contest is governed by and shall be construed under the laws of the State of California, U.S.A., without regard to the conflicts of law provisions therein. The prize will only be sent to a U.S. address, and will be subject to all applicable U.S. taxes and withholding. This contest is void where prohibited or restricted by any relevant federal, state or local law, including but not limited to jurisdictions with laws that would require registration, disclosure, filing, trust account, or posting of a bond, or any other requirements that are not satisfied.
