After two frantic days of continued voting the winners have been decided in Vertical Measures’ "Ode to SEO" poetry scholarship contest:
1st Place: Abby Gilmore "Social Media Overload" 51.9%
2nd Place: Greg Fitzgerald "44 Tweets About 22 Women" 32.4%
Thanks to all who entered, voted, and spread the word about our contest. The first place winner will receive a $1,000 scholarship or an iPad, her choice. And the second place winner will receive a $250 scholarship for his entry. The winning poems are showcased below for those who didn’t have a chance to see them on Monday.
"Social Media Overload"
Got into bed to go to sleep tonight,
But wait, I forgot to update my social media sites!
Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and more,
What can I update that my friends and followers will adore?
Maybe post a photo or write something sweet,
It has to be something to guarantee a re-tweet!
A link to an article or a blog post will do,
It definitely has to boost SEO too.
So many options, so much to consider,
I think I’ll start by searching keywords on Twitter.
Great! There’s a Tweetup in my town next week,
That’s surely something to share with my tweeps.
But what about Facebook? It’s a whole different crowd,
A clever song lyric or quote will make my friends proud.
Ugh, I can’t think of anything, I’ll have to admit,
Oh wait, I can just Google-it!
LinkedIn is last and a very different site to manage,
But it offers great tools to use to my advantage.
I’ll request a recommendation and call it a night,
And now it’s finally time to turn off the lights.
Phew, so glad I’m done with social media today,
So I crawl under the covers to hit the hay.
But now I can’t sleep, so many thoughts racing through my head,
I guess I’ll check UberTwitter right from my bed…
"44 Tweets About 22 Women"
I followed @Lauren on Twitter In hopes she’d tweet me back
I told @Anna that I wanted love She said “There’s an app for that”
I met @Kelly on Facebook And poked her for a while
@Debbie found me using Google I found her on Dogpile
@Sarah had a YouTube hit Lip-dubbing Miley Cyrus
@Ellie sent me Farmville gifts That turned out to be a virus
@Alyssa ran a music blog And hipsters loved to comment
I subscribed to @Lindsey’s RSS And somehow wound up on it
@Tess was a Mayor on Foursquare When I unseated her
@Ally posted links to Digg So I retweeted her
@Jen worked in social media And search engine optimization
A friend request from lovely @Britt Once caused me great elation
@Elizabeth untagged our pics She said I was a jerk
@BritneyVids was just a tease But still Not Safe For Work
@Mandy mentioned me in posts And said our love was classic
And though @Megan linked to my content She just wanted to drive traffic
With 140 characters I won the heart of @Jan
But @Katie’s online mailing list Filled my inbox up with spam
@Trisha at the agency Worked with contextual ads
@Sandra loved to write new Wikis On the latest sexual fads
@Christina knew my login codes She hacked my accounts, I bet
But I met @Maria in real life Somehow without the Internet
As Director of Client Strategy at Vertical Measures, Kaila works directly with clients to evaluate and analyze their overall Internet Marketing needs and develop strategies and recommendations for a successful campaign. Kaila also oversees the Account Management team at Vertical Measures and trains new Account Managers.
In addition to her client work Kaila is a regular author on Search Engine Watch writing about social media topics, and has been featured on Mashable and Click-Z, as well as many other online publications. Kaila has also presented at the American Marketing Association (Phoenix) and Local First Arizona.
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February 24th, 2010 at 4:02 pm
Thank you so much for the generous award! Congratulations, Abby!
February 24th, 2010 at 9:02 am
Thank you so much for the generous award! Congratulations, Abby!
February 24th, 2010 at 4:04 pm
Congrats Greg and Abby both!!
February 24th, 2010 at 9:04 am
Congrats Greg and Abby both!!
February 24th, 2010 at 4:34 pm
Thanks Kaila, and everyone who voted! I truly appreciate it so much!
February 24th, 2010 at 9:34 am
Thanks Kaila, and everyone who voted! I truly appreciate it so much!
February 25th, 2010 at 3:07 pm
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March 5th, 2010 at 2:38 am
Congrats to all of the winners. As the field of search engine optimization becomes more crowded, its nice to see qualified individuals recognized for their achievements. Well done! I hope you guys continue recognizing the best!
March 4th, 2010 at 7:38 pm
Congrats to all of the winners. As the field of search engine optimization becomes more crowded, its nice to see qualified individuals recognized for their achievements. Well done! I hope you guys continue recognizing the best!