Ok, if we win as a team, we'll pay for 5 Catalyst tickets for anyone who gave us accurate balloon coordinates (1 person per balloon) & we'll give the rest to Compassion International, we won't profit from this, it's just for fun.
Here's the deal:
DARPA is doing a "Networking Challenge" tomorrow morning. They're hiding 10 large balloons around the US - for only 8 hours tomorrow (Saturday, 10am EST to 4pm, details here). Whoever submits the GPS coordinates of ALL 10 will win $40,000.
Catalyst is a network all over the U.S. If we all work together tomorrow, we can possibly win $40,000.
If you see a red balloon like this one tomorrow, send approximate GPS Coordinates (1 mile accuracy) by text to Catalyst Ninja Jesse Phillips, 404.513.9980. If we win, you'll get 5 free tickets to any Catalyst event (paid for by the $40K prize).
LET'S DO THIS!
There will probably be:
- one in California (@LVHanson)
- one in the Pacific Northwest (@gregrussinger)
- one in the southwest states like AZ, NM, UT (@brianwurzell)
- one in Colorado or Kansas? (@mafeinberg)
- one in the midwest, near Chicago? (@scotthodge)
- one down in Florida? (@joelhunter)
- one in Georgia, since their headquarters are here. (@catalystleader)
- probably another in the South east (again, b/c they’re headquartered down here) (@DinoRizzo)
- one in New York (@JonTyson)
- one in D.C. (@MarkBatterson)
- one maybe in Boston, or Philly? (@scalgaro)
where else? (I know that’s more than 10)
Comment by Jesse Phillips - Dec 04, 2009 @ 10:27 AM
I am going out on a limb and say there will be none in area of Pennington Gap, VA. But I would venture to check a city like New York, NY, Louisville, KY or Indianapolis, IN.
And DARPA is based in Arlington, so DC is a great guess as to where one will be.
Comment by David Buckham - Dec 04, 2009 @ 10:49 AM
i never saw one!!! :(
Comment by alece - Dec 07, 2009 @ 05:34 PM