Comments on: BarCamp talk: The Famous Raffle. Wanna be on TV?

By: Conor O'Neill

Conor O'Neill — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:17:28 +0000

Love it. When I was in 1st year in college, a bunch of Engineers decided to get the most annoying guy in their class elected UCD Student’s Union President. Their campaign was hilarious and effective. He won!

By: Keith Shirley

Keith Shirley — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:05:08 +0000

@Damien I can’t imagine I have anything that’s of great interest to the national media. Maybe that means that my hook is that I have no hook – a real challenge for the group.

It sounds like a fun event – especially if you end up with someone radical or someone that the traditional media would not normally be interested in.

By: Fran

Fran — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:08:21 +0000

Damien, don’t forget if you need that oversize prop for “photo & news editors” to help your “Victim” make an impact. Give me a call.

By: Damien

Damien — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:59:46 +0000

@Keith For sure, what’s your hook?

By: Keith Shirley

Keith Shirley — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:58:07 +0000

Anyone remember “I’ll do anything to get on TV” about 10 years ago? I still have nightmares about some of the stuff people did.

You’ve ruled out illegal – does that mean embarassing and/or disgusting are still included?

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:00:15 +0000

What a fantastic idea! Like X-Factor for techies. Tech-factor! I know, lame….

By: Allan Cavanagh

Allan Cavanagh — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:50:39 +0000

Oh that is brilliant! Run them in the European elections as a medical card candidate.