American Fork, UT -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/20/2009 -- Christmas is a time of giving, a time for sharing. To celebrate this season properly we felt it was only appropriate to host our first ever Christmas film festival.

Contests
We're looking for a fresh, funny take on the holiday, and so (like the rest of America) we're starting Christmas early. Whether it's a spoof on a familiar Christmas tale or a new spin on a classic carol, we'd like to see your hysterical take on Christmas lore. The contest will be open for submissions until the week before Christmas.

Submit your funniest video to us and you'll have the chance to deck your halls with one of these awesome prizes.

First Place:
playstation3
Sony PlayStation 3

Second Place:
ds lite
Nintendo DS

Third Place:
Amazon-gift-card
$50 Amazon Gift Card

Make us laugh our little pointy elf shoes off with your video. Learn about the rules and how to submit here.

Official Rules:
You have to be 18 or older.
You have to be the original creator of all content– No copyrights that aren't your own.
No Profanity, Violence or Sexually Explicit videos.
Upload your video to YouTube and place the link in the comments below. Keep your videos shorter than 5 minutes. Entries will be closed after Dec. 12th. The top 8 videos will be entered into a playoff competition that will determine the winners of the competition based on votes. Upload your video by Dec. 12 and then get your friends to come vote. Voting will close on Dec 19th and the winners will be announced on the 20th.
Closing date for entries is Dec. 12.
Closing date for votes is Dec 19.
Winners announced on the 20th.

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American Fork, UT -- (SBWIRE) -- 10/22/2009 -- ClassesandCareers.com is challenging its users to submit their most shiver-inducing tales for their Scariest Freaking Story Ever Contest 2009. The entry with the most votes will win a new Amazon Kindle. Entries range from bloody to bone-chilling, to true life accounts, to fictional short stories.

The contest asks users to tell their most frightening story, factual or fictional. Entries will be evaluated based on the number of votes they receive. The story that receives the most votes will win a brand-new Amazon Kindle. A randomly chosen runner-up will win a $50 gift card to Amazon.com.

Entrants spin spooky tales of malevolent spirits, possessed MP3 players, Native American shapeshifters, and surgery gone horribly wrong.

"One night he woke up and found a man standing over his bed staring down at him… Then the man spoke. 'You feel cold, don't you?'" writes Patric Krueger. "About a week later he woke up with 2nd degree burns on his arm."

"Scary stories have an important place in the college experience, and the best time to tell them is Halloween," says Adam Sorensen, director of SEO at ClassesandCareers.com. "So we created a contest where students share their scariest stories and win a truly awesome prize."

The contest is the second contest from ClassesandCareers.com's new College Life blog, which features posts, videos, podcasts, and contests about everything college life. More contests will follow on a monthly basis.

Sorensen continues, "Everyone has a scary story to tell, no matter who they are. Allowing people to tell those stories is a fun experience."

The contest ends at midnight on October 31, after which the top five stories will be chosen. Users will be allowed to vote for their favorite story until November 7. The winner and the randomly chosen runner-up will be announced November 10. To enter the contest or see contest entries, visit the contest page.

ClassesandCareers.com is a leading online portal providing information and resources to prospective students looking to begin or to finish their college education. Currently, ClassesandCareers.com represents dozens of colleges and universities, offering over 1,000 accredited undergraduate and graduate degrees, diplomas, and certificates. ClassesandCareers.com is dedicated to bringing schools and students together and helping individuals make education decisions to meet their professional goals.

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Students answer the question: “What do you do to get free food?”

American Fork, UT -- (SBWIRE) -- 10/21/2009 -- ClassesandCareers.com is inviting readers to submit their best tips on scavenging for free food to win a host of prizes in their new contest, Student Scavenger Contest 2009. Entries range from desperate to funny to despicable.

The contest asks readers to share their original "starving student" stories of how they successfully foraged for free food. The first-prize-winner will receive a $100 restaurant gift card, a $200 Wal-Mart gift card, and a case of Top Ramen. Second place will win a Wal-Mart gift card and a case of Top Ramen. Third place gets a case of Top Ramen.

Students share their shameless experiences of getting food from Costco samples, mooching off of a girlfriend's cooking, or eating leftovers at the restaurants they worked at.

"Ok, this is going to sound really bad… but you can get great free food from the food pantries at local churches," said Karen Meyers, a contest entrant and a student at Southern Virginia University.

"We wanted to reward our users and have some fun in the process," says Adam Sorensen, director of SEO at ClassesandCareers.com. "So we created this contest where students can be a part of something, share a good laugh, and win cool stuff."

ClassesandCareers.com's new College Life portal features posts, videos, podcasts, and contests about everything college life. More contests will follow on a monthly basis.

Sorensen continues, "When I was in college, I would completely run out of money by the end of the semester and all I could afford was Top Ramen…I think almost every college student can relate to that."

The contest ends at midnight on October 31, after which a random drawing will be held to select the winners. Winners will be announced November 2. To enter the contest and see contest entries, visit: http://www.classesandcareers.com/collegelife/free-food-contest/

ClassesandCareers.com is a leading online portal providing information and resources to prospective students looking to begin or to finish their college education. Currently, ClassesandCareers.com represents dozens of colleges and universities, offering over 1,000 accredited undergraduate and graduate degrees, diplomas, and certificates. ClassesandCareers.com is dedicated to bringing schools and students together and helping individuals make education decisions to meet their professional goals.

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm