Three bloggers to win HTC Hero™ smartphone and 12 months unlimited service from CREDO Mobile.

CREDO Mobile and Netroots Nation are again teaming up this year to award an HTC Hero smartphone, plus one year's unlimited voice and data service, to three deserving recipients.

One blogger will win, determined by the highest number of votes submitted via text message, in each of three categories:

• Best National Blogger
• Best State or Local Blogger
• Blog Activist of the Year

Please cast your votes today!

Just text the keyword ("national," "state" or "activist") plus your favorite blogger's name or "handle" to short code 27336. Examples:

• National ravenbrooks
• State Nolan Treadway
• Activist mary rickles

One vote per category per voter; you're welcome to vote in all three categories if you wish. Please note:

• Vote for your favorite blogger (a person) — not your favorite blog (a site).
• If your favorite blogger usually posts under a handle or alias, please use that in your text message, not his or her real name.
• Please vote in only one category per text message sent; to vote in all three categories, you'll need to text in three messages.

Voting closes: Saturday, July 24th 2010 at 12:00 noon PDT.

Winners will be announced Saturday evening, July 24th, at the Netroots Nation conference in Las Vegas.

Contest Rules:

Voting:

1. 1. Voting eligibility is restricted to US-based mobile phone numbers. One vote per category (total three) per phone number; multiple votes in the same category from the same phone will be discarded.
2. 2. CREDO reserves the right to discard any votes that are not submitted in the format specified above.
3. 3. Voters do not need to be registered attendees of the Netroots Nation 2010 conference in order to vote.
4. 4. There's no charge to vote, but standard text messaging charges from your carrier will apply (unless you're a CREDO Mobile member, in which case text messages to 27336 are free.)

Prizes:

1. 1. One HTC Hero™ with Google™ smartphone and one year's domestic unlimited voice and data service from CREDO, plus contract buyout reimbursement credit up to $200.
2. 2. A prize winner residing in a location without CREDO coverage may choose an alternate prize of a $1,000 directed donation from CREDO to their favorite 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
3. 3. Winners must be actively engaged in posting online progressive political commentary or activism on one or more publicly-available websites.
4. 4. Winners need not be present at (or registered attendees of) the Netroots Nation conference to win.
5. 5. Prizes are not transferable.
6. 6. Employees of CREDO Mobile and Netroots Nation, as well as their immediate families, are not eligible to win.
7. 7. CREDO reserves all rights at its sole discretion to cancel, modify or postpone this contest.
8. 8. Void where prohibited.

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