Get your proposals ready soon...


"For Immediate Release: 8 January 2002

-> contact: Justin Hall, justin@bud.com

"Win a Trip for the Web:" Announcing the Links.net Mileage Giveaway

Web writer Justin Hall is proud to announce "Win a Trip for the Web" the
Links.net Mileage Giveaway Contest. To celebrate the eighth anniversary
of his web site, Hall will buy a plane ticket for the person who
proposes to travel and share the results online.

Hall is soliciting 500-1500 word proposals describing a trip and
resulting online content. Entrants can propose to visit any one of the
eight hundred and ninety-four cities covered by the Star Alliance
airline network. Entrants can propose any sort of content, as long as
it can be freely served online. Entrants need not have a web site; Hall
will help the winner find a place to host their travel content if they
don't have a place for it themselves.

To evaluate proposals, Hall has empanelled judges with a passion for
travel and media. Wayne Bremser is a writer known for his web sites
celebrating American musical culture, including Harlem.org. George K.
Darby runs the GC Press, an independent book publishing company based in
New Orleans. Jeannette Harshbarger travels widely and contributes to
numerous web sites. Ryan Junell has directed and produced short films,
television shows, and concert visuals for musicians. elly millican has
for years shared of herself through writing and a web cam at elly.org.
Steve Rhodes is a well-versed media researcher who runs his own weblog
Tiger Beat and contributes to numerous other media sites. Svante
Tidholm is a writer who has recently established DemonBox, offering silk
screening facilities, computers, and a music studio outside of
Stockholm.

Proposals must be submitted by February 28, and the winner will be
announced a month later. Further details, rules and proposal
specifications for this giveaway can be found on the Internet's World
Wide Web: http://www.links.net/share/mileage"