Today, X-Life Games launches the “Who Am I?” Poetry Contest.  The contest encourages you to use poetry to describe yourself on a global level while sharing ideas of tolerance and respect for other cultures, societies, and environments around the world.

“X-Life Games has been such a fun and educational experience thus far for everybody involved, and we wanted to figure out a way to celebrate this success,” said Daniel Nguyen, Community Manager of X-Life Games. “By coordinating the Poetry Contest, we reward our fans with a challenge that yields fun and exciting prizes, as well as continues promoting cultural unification and understanding through the X-Life Games modules.”

Submissions for the contest will be accepted until midnight on Sunday October 4th.  The VIP Judging panel, featuring MetroStar Systems executives and two professors from Georgetown University, will select finalists.  Then there will be a public voting period beginning Tuesday, October 13 that will ultimately decide the winners.

Prizes:

• 1^st Prize:          Apple iTouch for 1^st place winner & $1,000.00 USD donated on behalf of the winner to a charity of the winner’s choice*

• 2^nd Prize:          Apple iPod Nano for 2^nd place winner & $500.00 USD donated on behalf of the winner to a charity of the winner’s choice*

• 3^rd Prize:          Apple iPod Shuffle for 3^rd place winner & $250.00 USD donated on behalf of the winner to a charity of the winner’s choice*

*MetroStar Systems will provide a list of acceptable charities that the winners can select from to have the respective prize donation donated on the winner’s behalf

The contest will use Wildfire App‘s Promotions application and will be hosted on the X-Life Games fanpage on Facebook.  Please visit http://www.facebook.com/xlifegames.community for complete details, rules, and to enter the contest.

Should CEOs Use Social Networking More?

MetroStar Systems Founder and CEO Ali Reza Manouchehri was interviewed today on Fox Business News on how MetroStar Systems advises CEOs and companies about how best to utilize social networking tools such as Twitter.

SAVE THE DATE: Social Media for Social Good

When:

Thursday, July 23, 2009

9:30 AM – 3:30 PM

What:

“Social Media for Social Good”

Where:

Google Offices, Second Floor,

1101 New York Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20005

Why:

• Hear from experts in the corporate and nonprofit sectors during in-depth workshops on the social media topics that interest you most.
• Learn about specific tools, strategies, and applications that can increase your organization’s impact in the community.
• Network with nonprofit professionals and social media service providers in the Washington metropolitan area.
• Todd Pitt, Social Media Manager / Change Manager of MetroStar Systems, will be presenting a  “Blogging for Nonprofits” workshop from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
• Mr. Pitt will also be featured in the panel discussion entitled “Moving Transaction to Transformation: How nonprofits can build trust and deepen stakeholder engagement through social media” from 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Who:

This event is for people who work for non-profit organizations or for those who are committed to helping build the capacity of NPO’s.  If you know an NPO or someone who may benefit from this event, please pass along this information.  If you are interested in attending or would like more information, please contact Todd Pitt.

EVENT HOSTED BY:

Capital Area Food Bank’s Agency Achievement Academy

Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of DC

National Human Services Assembly

Google

EVENT SPONSORED BY:

MetroStar Systems helps government, nonprofit and commercial organizations effectively combine new media technologies with social media strategies and emergent web tools to communicate, connect, collaborate and distribute content across the digital divide.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VGzm7YNSJg

Youtube: Al Jazeera news Iran’s ‘citizen journalists’ - 18 Jun 09

Our CEO Ali Manouchehri was interviewed by the Al Jazeera news network about the use of new media technologies including micrblogs (Twitter) and social networks (Facebook).  Social media sites have evolved with the internet and the movement towards citizen journalism to become important “vehicles for instant distribution of information.”  With the events surrounding the recent Iranian elections, citizen journalism is taking on a new form, gaining visibility with wider audiences, and increasing global awareness of these emerging technologies.

http://connect.state.gov