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Hello Mini

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Jason Chartrand Opera Mini-ad

Opera Mini is now in its 4th version, and to celebrate an upcoming release, we want to create a collage featuring people using Opera Mini from around the world. :up:

Therefore, we're reaching out to you. We would like to tribute you on our product pages (among other places) with a picture (head shot) and a testimonial (1-2 sentences) about why you love Opera Mini.

It's recommended that you submit a picture of yourself which is in good quality (high resolution and minimal amount of noise). Feel free to snap a picture of yourself doing something fun while surfing the Web on your phone, or something similar. All you need is a camera and a good chunk of imagination. Just be sure to have your face fairly prominent in the picture.

The reward for those who're used in the collage will receive an Opera goodie-bag and instant Internet fame by being recognized with our smallest (but most powerful) browser . :smile:

Good luck everyone, and we can't wait to see those testimonials!

Rules

  • Deadline is on Monday, May 12th.
  • Images are limited to .jpg, .gif, .png and .pdf. If you would like to use a different format, please send an inquiry first.
  • Email attachments are limited to 1 MB. Please send an inquiry if your submission is greater than 1 MB size, or if you have a location to host your file (such as your My Opera Community account), simply send the link.
  • It is prohibited to send content which is defamatory, offensive or abusive or of an obscene or menacing nature.
  • Send your entry as an attachment or upload it to your My Opera Community page, and email the link.
  • By sending us your submission, you accept that Opera Software ASA may re-use your submission for marketing purposes.
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Christmas Advent Calendar Winners

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This post will be updated with winners of our Christmas Advent Calendar.

Date & Blogs:Lucky Winners:
December 1: anhroDesertDawg
December 2: kirstencatrionadduenker
December 3: decaspechtFuturediva
December 4: violetishadanielcs
December 5: Wezallsdrpl
December 6: mcd_sno_
December 7: lotta84anayaa
December 8: vetlerDeathKnight1092
December 9: quentinscrispTriMN
December 10: E. DriverSalve!
December 11: saitomoonstonejp
December 12: devblogsevillana
December 13: chaalseztigma
December 14: eztigmaBryanCox
December 15: misund007aos101
December 16: allangiediogopx
December 17: dstoreydantesoft
December 18: Aprilsnowwagi
December 19: Fotokrozekdarylducharme
December 20: Alberto.Sgaladriel
December 21: NoteMeHellas
December 22: MizzMartinezNoteMe
December 23: prizesvioletisha
December 24: fredWhut
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The giving season has begun!

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The talented developers who'll receive goodie-bags are:

Winning Widgets:Talented Winners:
Global Search and Reservations of Hotels sergesz
KDE News calsbert
Human Clock pakin
Baby and Pregnancy Countdown Ticker 3dpregnancy
RMF RDS eXtreme_pl
Character Map gyrobo
Idokep 3.06 Lali19871014
Learning Kana CoverYourEyes
Operanoid Fryd
Seattle Traffic qwerty967
PlanetWerks GreyWyvern
HabrahabrWidget putincev
Gramme vaccha
Moscow Cam alexs
DabWatch Wataru Kanzaki
SUDOKU-Puzzle derletztekick
Roadtrip ja002h
Livescores 0.1 Hellas

It's great to see new developers and users on My Opera take initiative, but also to win prizes! It also goes to show that anyone can win!

A very good Widget we want to spotlight for week #4 is Project Velt 2.2 by gyrobo. :up:

We would also like to add a small thank you note about the worthy cause of raising awareness about homeless issues, with this widget: Homeless not hopeless.

calsbert is a new user, but he hasn't held back. As soon as he joined, he translated the Artist's Sketchbook for Grafio. Albert sure seems like a great guy! :smile:

December is just around the corner, along with a bigger competition with an even bigger prize. We won't say what it is just yet, but it's coming. All widgets uploaded now are eligible for the grand prize.

We'll fill you in on more details in a while... but for now, all you need to do is — make a great widget!

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Simpsons The Movie Quiz Winner

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We assume many of you are excited to find out who's the random winner of our "The Simpsons Movie Quiz!". The wait has now come to an end.

Read more...

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And The Wiinners are...

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All good things must come to an end (well ... almost), and for the last five days we've been nailed in front of our computers in excitement. The race has been tight, but the one who pulled the longest straw won by 9 percent.

We're very proud to present the new owner of a Nintendo Wii. His submission was carefully planned, and really caught the essence of the contest. All, please congratulate GuitarBoy with his story "Photoblogging photoblogging..." who won first place with 32.4% of the votes.

Wael_CH came close, with 23.4% of the votes he rounds up nicely with a second place, and wins a Nintendo DS Browser Card.

PrettyHA8 came third with 20.1%, and wins an Opera goodie-bag :yes:

Thinkgeek, Hbazerbashi and Avheretic had all creative and excellent submissions, but unfortunately they did not come in the top-3. But we don't want anyone to leave empty handed, so we decided to give away an Opera t-shirt to each.

We had a lot of fun creating and planning this contest. We would like to thank everyone who submitted a photo blogin' story, but also to everyone who voted.

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Photo Blog Holiday Contest Vote

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The My Opera team would like to thank all for the creative stories submitted for this contest :yes:

Now it's time to determine a winner. There has been some discussion about the validity of an open poll. Because we want the community - and not Opera - to determine the winner, we came up with a solution that both protects the integrity of the competition, and reflects the true intent of the community. So, instead of having a poll we've created a separate page.

We agree that a public poll might affect the final result (and to keep some of the excitement going), we've created a form to be used exclusively for voting.

To cast your vote, and view the submissions, click here.

The winner will be announced on Friday, January 12th.
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Goodie Bags!

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We're getting warmed up for the holidays here in Oslo, and nothing feels better than giving. With our "Win a Wii with Opera Wiidgets" contest we pick a winner every third day who will receive an Opera goodie bag.

WhenWhoWidgetWhy
Dec 18thXexorOpera SnowGood, clean code. Pleasing aesthetics. Fitting theme.
Dec 21stJiraffusLingvoWidget made with good, clean code. He also took help from the widget resources.
Dec 25thJa002HMyTVShows TV listings for almost any service in the US. Good animations. Very configurable.
Dec 28thkrzychoocppVideo ManagerFlash Video search Widget from Google, YouTube and metacafe
Jan 1stgaqcqsoft.com.ar infocenterGood use of animations, nice menu, several feeds and lots of information
Jan 4thmagnus.aniLikeFind websites other Opera-users like and share your favourite websites with the world.
Jan 8thShoustMy Opera ExplorerRich features. Innovative. Blog posting, file explorer and statisics on your My Opera account.
Jan 11thSkid94PaxKel Radio WidgetAllows PaxKel listeners to view current song's album cover. Entertainment RSS feed also provided.
Jan 23rdThe winners of the Nintendo Wii and DS Lite are revealed.
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Free t-shirts!

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After going through the submissions we decided to increase the number of free t-shirts we're giving away for free by 10 - to a total of 20. Here are the first ten, and the randomly picked ten others. Have a great holiday!

  1. August Lai
  2. Igor Moschcowitz
  3. Babox
  4. Csaba Szokocs
  5. Gianluigi Alesso
  6. Grim Gurihus
  7. Sterling Little
  8. Oliver Hagel
  9. Rui Costa
  10. Hideto
  11. Wojtek Kapcia
  12. Thiago H. de Paula Figueiredo
  13. Mario Wilhelm
  14. Akira Yufuku
  15. Daniel Adamski
  16. Eddie Lopez
  17. Andreas Westerberg
  18. Hannah Martin
  19. Iain Wilson
  20. Trevor Gough
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Snap, Tell a Story and Win a Wii!

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Be a master storyteller using Opera Mini this holiday! Snap a series of pictures that tells a story. Here are some simple ground rules for you to get started:

* Snap minimum 10-, maximum 20 pictures
* A title for the story is required
* No other text is allowed
* Only use the Photo Blog feature on Opera Mini 3.0
* Upload the pictures to your blog
* Post a link to your story here
* Submit your contribution by January 7th, 2007

The winners will then be determined by a community vote in this thread.

Here are the prizes:

1st place: Nintendo Wii
2nd place: Nintendo DS Browser Card
3rd place: Opera goodies (brOwse me t-shirt, Opera Messenger Bag and more)!

Don't have Opera Mini on your phone? Click here to download it.

Here you will find a step by step photo guide on how to Photo Blog using Opera Mini 3.0.

By user request there is also a video available demonstrating how to Photo Blog and upload it to your My Opera account.

Good luck!
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Halloween Hunt Remaining-40 Winners!

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Here are the 40 remaining winners of our Halloween Hunt - Congratulations to you all!

11. Adam Dziura
12. Matthias Heilmann
13. Michael Richter
14. Brian Huisman
15. Babox
16. Robert Blaut
17. Karol Stanisławiak
18. Daniel Adamski
19. Richard Feeney
20. Giridharan Sugabrahmam
21. Alex Jonsson
22. Michal Zawadzki
23. Guillermo Nuatez
24. Tamil
25. Daniel Sitnik
26. Marjan Grilj
27. Piotr Pacan
28. Jørn Sand
29. Anne Karin Hinsverk
30. Maciek Hnydka
31. Andrzej Olaczek
32. Jordi F
33. Sarfraz Moujoodh
34. Hideto
35. Adrian Nowicki
36. Zbigniew Koloda
37. Michael Asrodek
38. Jeroen Hoekx
39. Lukasz Piatyszek
40. Marcin Trusz
41. Ivailo Minkov
42. Hans Kiefer
43. Wojciech Kapcia
44. Brad Fuller
45. Natacha Rodriguez
46. Antero Hytanen
47. Dane Soba
48. Ralf Demuth
49. Csaba Szapkacs
50. Andrey Petrov