I think an animated video is the best bet for something that is intended to be viral. The video should not be gentle and aim to get a bit of a rise out of people (while being jocular enough not to arouse true backlash).
youtube is the best site.
karma votes would be okay. likes on youtube would be terrible, high variance.
timeframe of a month is good, I’d just repeat the contest. Could try six weeks.
regular cash is better than bitcoin in that it will garner more attention. Lots of people have no idea what bitcoin is or think it’s a joke.
What goals do you have that you’re open to besides cryonics awareness? Are you just exploring low hanging rationality fruit?
I’d turn mysterious answers to mysterious questions into a video.
Nice. I’m open to other ideas, though I feel I’ve already committed this sum to cryonics. I’d actually be willing to match you up to $100 on a Mysterious Answers prize. What service would you prefer to use for handling the cash?
I think an animated video is the best bet for something that is intended to be viral. The video should not be gentle and aim to get a bit of a rise out of people (while being jocular enough not to arouse true backlash).
youtube is the best site. karma votes would be okay. likes on youtube would be terrible, high variance. timeframe of a month is good, I’d just repeat the contest. Could try six weeks. regular cash is better than bitcoin in that it will garner more attention. Lots of people have no idea what bitcoin is or think it’s a joke.
What goals do you have that you’re open to besides cryonics awareness? Are you just exploring low hanging rationality fruit?
I’d turn mysterious answers to mysterious questions into a video.
By animated I mean this sort of thing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-son3EJTrU
Nice. I’m open to other ideas, though I feel I’ve already committed this sum to cryonics. I’d actually be willing to match you up to $100 on a Mysterious Answers prize. What service would you prefer to use for handling the cash?
I think fun, animated versions of the sequences will have greater overall value than a cryonics video.
Why not repeat the cryonics contest after running a general rationality contest to gather general interest in this sort of activity on LessWrong?
I’d be willing to contribute a bit to this. I suggest you start a Project and create a ChipIn (or similar) page to collect donations for the prize.