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Cool Microsoft Office blogging contest & giveaway!

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The most valuable piece of swag I came home with from BlogHer this past July was a copy of Office Small Business 2007. It retails for $449.95, and includes Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook with Business Contact Manager, Publisher, and Word. I thought my husband would love it, but he’s happy with the basic Excel and Word that came pre-installed on his computer. So what did he suggest? You guessed it. He said “Why don’t you give it away on your blog?” Isn’t he sweet to think of you, my dear readers?

Well, it’s three months later, and I’m finally getting around to giving it away! I heard about a contest that Microsoft is sponsoring that sounds really cool, so I thought this would be a good tie-in.

  • Calling all student and women bloggers! Microsoft is kicking off a contest in which two bloggers will win the chance to blog live from the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, BC, as a credentialed member of the press. The Microsoft Office team, with support from the U.S. Olympic Committee, is looking for one student blogger and one woman blogger who will use the latest technology to blog from the Games.
  • To register for the contest, eligible contestants who have had an active blog for at least three months should go to www.officewintergames.com and submit a short 250-word sample post on why they are the best candidate to cover the Vancouver Games. People can submit entries until Nov. 1.
  • Starting Nov. 2, a panel of judges, including five-time Olympic gold medalist Bonnie Blair and CollegeHumor.com stars Jake Hurwitz and Amir Blumenfeld, will select the top five semi-finalists from each category. The public will then get to vote on their favorite blogger to send to the games.
  • The prize package includes a trip to the Consumer Electronics Show in January, a week at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, BC, press credentials at the Olympics, and the latest technology including Microsoft Office 2010, Office Web Apps and a fully equipped Acer Aspire 4810 Timeline laptop. You can follow the contest on Twitter at #blogathlete.

Doesn’t that sound like an absolute dream?! I’m working on my entry at the moment and am finding it so hard to write. And there are only 3 days left! So I have to hurry. This is an opportunity too good to pass up!

Back to my contest.

To enter to win Office Small Business 2007, just leave a comment on this post. Thank you and good luck!

For extra entries:

  • Subscribe to my feed (or let me know if you already do).
  • Follow me on Twitter (@OhMariana) and tweet about this giveaway (only one time): I just entered to win Office Small Business 2007 from @ohMariana – https://bit.ly/3n6tid (a $450 value!)
  • Grab my button (at the bottom of the page) and link to me in your sidebar or blog roll.

Contest ends: November 12th, 2009 11:59 pm EST. US entries only. Leave a separate comment for each entry & a valid email address/blog URL. Winner, chosen at random, has 3 days to claim their prize.

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  5. I could use the software update as we are going to switch my mac to a pic because my mac is for pictures (tons) and running too slow for me on the net.
    Wow! The contest is too cool! That could encourage my husband to blog in order to win a prize like that. Thanks for sharing the info!
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  7. Whoa! This is the first I’ve heard of this (the Olympics) contest. Sounds *awesome*! I wish I was better at having followers on my blog(s) so that I could enter it. Oh well. I’ll enjoy voting for the finalists! 🙂

    Thanks for having your own giveaway sorta in conjunction with this.
    roseinthemorning [at] gmail [dot] com
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  19. Thanks for the chance to upgrade!. I live near Chicago, and was disappointed the Chicago would not host the Olympics.

  31. I have your button on my blog under the side bar blog roll & links page.
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  32. I could use this at work. I am working at a business that just started up a few months ago & they hired me as their first Paralegal. This would help a lot!

  36. I am using an older version of office and that causes some problems when I save work to a drive and use it on other computers.

  39. I would love to win this because we currently have Windows office 2003! Yikes.
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  40. I would love to win this because I suffer through with the basic wordpad.

  52. I subscribed to your site feeds
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  53. I added your button to my sidebar
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  58. A great contest. And I hope you get lucky with Microsoft because that sounds like a really fun opportunity.

  64. Oh wow! I could so use and love this! Thanks for the fabulous giveaway … and fingers crossed.

  70. I’d love to win so I can have the latest version of Office. It would help with my small business.

  73. That was a great suggestion by yor husband. I know that I could use this Microsoft package. thanks

  87. Sweet! I am still clutching to office 2000 but I guess maybe since I have let go of getting perms and using pay phones.. it’s time to consider updating 🙂
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  88. I would love to win this!!!! I featured it in this week’s Contesting Monday post!
    .-= NerdMom´s last blog ..Contesting Monday =-.

  90. Thanks for spreading the word about the Olympics contest, Mariana!

    Best of luck to all!
    Kate
    Office Live Outreach Team

  91. You mean I could use Word again instead of open office? I’d love it!
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  94. I’d love to win this! Thanks!

    chrisny2(at) aol(dot)com
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  97. We could really use this at my house. My husband’s taking business management classes and this software would be a great tool for him. Thanks for the chance! Oh, and tell your husband thanks, too!

  104. I would finally be able to use office instead of going to the school computers to type my papers!

  112. I would love to win this for my daughter!
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  115. I would love to win this – my husband and i both have at home jobs and we need a good office program to keep everything straight

  122. We are both in college and could really use this thing. We can’t really afford the software right now… This would be great!

  128. I’d love this version! I have the student version and it doesn’t give me Outlook, Publisher, or Access! BOOHOO!!

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  129. I subscribe to your email feed.

    thebookfaeryreviews AT gmail DOT com
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  130. I follow on Facebook. 🙂

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  131. I follow you on Twitter and tweeted it @ twitter.com/farrah1230/status/5460514808.

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  141. When I got my new computer it had a trial version of the Microsoft Office software on it. No problem – I figured I’d install the one my brother had.

    It’s been nearly a year now and he hasn’t gotten around to finding his copy. So much for relying on that!

  149. That would be awesome (you winning the contest and me winning this giveaway)! You can do it – good luck!
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  155. This is even more useful then the Home and Student Microsoft Office 2007. Great giveaway.

  157. Thanks for offering this contest. I have office 2009 at work and would love to have it at home.

  163. I would love to have this on my computer! I only have a free trial on my computer right now, so this would be great to have!

  172. would love to win. its about time i learn some of these programs, lol. thanks for the chance!

  195. I’d really really love to win this since I need it but I can’t afford to buy it, this economy is killing me!

  204. With kids you always need software and some times each software program has different items they may need and sadly your pc gets bogged down with to many programs with my daughter and son always needing word and power point we truly need that program and with my daughter seeking out colleges what better way to learn the correct software she will be using so this would be a great prize our whole family could use and what better timing as the word program on our pc is about to expire.

    Thank you so much for giving me a chance to be a winner

    camper223[at]live[dot]com

  208. Good luck on the Olympic blogging contest. I could use office since I am trying to start a business on a shoestring.

  209. I’d love to upgrade my current verison of Microsoft Office to include PowerPoint and Outlook. I’ve used them both with work perviously and loved using them. My new PC just has basic Office (Word, Excel). It would be nice to create PowerPoint presentations and keep up with my new clients with Outlook.

  210. Well, I’m not a blogger, so I can’t win a trip to Vancouver. That’s ok though, I can still win the Office software. I could really use an upgrade too, I’m running Office 2000 right now, so I’m a few generations behind. Just picked up Win7 yesterday too, installing this weekend… looking forward to it!

  220. Nice Giveaway Thanks for the chance
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  225. It’s funny that I happened upon this giveaway because just today I realized that I needed this program to open a document that someone sent me and I didn’t have it. I then looked into it and thought that it was really cool, but I couldn’t afford it right now so it would have to wait. But who knows, maybe I’ll get lucky. Thanx for the opportunity to win.

  226. This would be a great help for the hubby’s small biz. Especially the contact part. That would be great for keeping track of clients and their projects

  235. I attend a small country church. We are in the process of buying a computer for the church treasurer to use in keeping the accounts. It would be great to win this to give my church! Thanks! senekers@comcast.net

  240. I need this SO badly. I homeschool my son and our trial ran out and I we could really use this! Thanks!

  241. Maybe I should proofread before I enter my comments! That’s what I get for getting too excited! 🙂

    I’m an e-mail subscriber.

  244. This could really help me organize my life and my daughter could use to to create powerpoint presentations.

  254. I’ll be honest. I am using a free program instead of Office, and it is simply not the same. I need Word!

  255. I have a small business that i struggle with keeping alive. I Produce, Market,distribute and then do paperwork and clean up! I have looked at this software but Not in the budget!!! Thanks for the chance to win!!

  256. Thanks for the contest would love to win this to help out with the secret santa program I run

  259. Thanks for the great giveaway. I’m using a crappy free program, I would LOVE this! Thanks!
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  260. I subscribe to your feed via email!

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  264. We really needs this because the demo package that came with our computer is about to run out and we can’t afford to buy it. I help my hubby with his work from home and will not be able to once the demo locks us out.

  267. I am in need of a full Office package, for my work and for my daughters, who are becoming true techies. I think they’d most like Publisher.

  269. Great giveaway! I’m not gonna enter, since I at least have the full 2003 version, and I know there are some entrants who probably don’t have Office at all, so good luck to all the entrants!

  270. I would LOVE to have this package. My laptop is dying and the new one I’m looking at won’t leave any room in the budget for software. I’ve been using free versions too….not powerful enough!

    Thanks for doing this contest!
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  282. I just got a much needed laptop but did Micrososft Office package to help me with my business

  283. this would be a great prize for my small business I could do a lot of things with this program

  290. I’m getting ready to start a small business venture from home and just realized I need MS Office software! I’ve got my fingers crossed (and it’s tough to type like that).

  311. This is a great software package. I have used it for years and now need it for my new computer. Putting the karma out there!!