And the final Telerik winner is…

After a couple of weeks of incredible software giveaways here at Telerik, celebrating both the release of Q2 2010 and the official launch of TeamPulse (and even the upcoming beta of Sitefinity 4), it’s been hard not to feel like it’s Christmas in July if you’re a .NET developer. The giveaways have been so popular that we even exceeded the limits of GoToWebinar (which only holds 1,000 people live at a time)! Still, after all of this, we ran one more contest last week asking you to help us spread the message about all of the new products Telerik is delivering to make .NET developers and teams more productive.

The “Tweet and Win” (or “Facebook and Win,” if you preferred) contest gave you the chance last week to talk about some of the various Telerik products for a chance to win one of three Telerik Ultimate Collections (worth $1999 each) or one of the “super popular” Apple iPads.

Before I announce the winners, let me thank everyone that tweeted and commented on Facebook. We love hear about the Telerik tools helping real people with real projects! Some of my favorite quotes:

• Sakari Hilama - “ASP.NET AJAX (and the Silverlight controls) are the big time savers and work perfectly in SharePoint 2007/2010. These are the controls that you want to use when developing stuff that needs to work and look good.”
• Todd Davis - “My company currently standardizes on Telerik controls, because the controls and the customer service are just ‘that good.’”
• Tony Morehouse - “When reviewing controls to use in my projects, Telerik stood out above the rest. I was initially looking for a reporting solution and Telerik Reporting had the best features and ease of implementation.”
• Steve Kaschimer - “Loving TeamPulse! Finally a nice solution for Agile Development with .NET and TFS.”
• Robert Varga - “We've been using Telerik controls for about 2 years and can't imagine development without them, particularly ASP.NET AJAX and Silverlight controls are the best on market for web developers.”
• Francis Frank - “I feel like 10 programmers in 1 using Telerik.”

And now the randomly selected winners. After compiling hundreds of tweets and comments, the lucky random winners of the Telerik Ultimate Collection are:

• Craig Morehouse (FB)
• Huseyin Ulker (FB)
• @pedrolamas (Twitter)

And the winner of the Apple iPad is: Roger Ward!

Congrats to the winners and thanks again to everyone for joining Telerik for an exciting round of product releases and introductions. There’s plenty more planned for 2010, so enjoy the Telerik Q2 2010 bits and start saving time now to join us for the Q3 2010 release!

Tweet about Telerik Products and Win

If you haven’t “won” something from Telerik in the last couple of weeks, you’ve got one more chance this week (after today’s TeamPulse giveaway, of course). And this contest doesn’t require you to stay up at all hours (depending on your timezone – thanks to those of you in Australia, Japan, and surrounding countries that attended the webinars last week)!

With the Q2 2010 release and the addition of the JustMock and TeamPulse products to the Telerik portfolio, we want you to help spread the word about all of the different types of products Telerik provides. Telerik now offers products in four distinct divisions:

1. Developer Productivity
   • AJAX, MVC, Silverlight, WPF, WinForms, Reporting, ORM, JustCode, JustMock
2. Team Productivity
   • TeamPulse (officially launched today!), TFS Work Item Manager and Project Dashboard
3. Automated Testing
   • WebUI Test Studio – Dev and QA Editions
4. Web Content Management
   • Sitefinity CMS

For this “Tweet and Win” contest, your challenge is to tell the (Twitter) world about everything Telerik is doing these days. To enter the contest, simply:

• Tweet about 4 Telerik products from at least 2 of the Telerik product divisions
• Include #Telerik in your Tweet
• Follow @Telerik (important if you want to win since we’ll be DM’ing the winners)

If you do that between now and this Friday, you’ll be in the drawing for 3 Telerik Ultimate Collections and an Apple iPad!

Got it? Here are some example tweets in case there is any confusion:

• “AJAX=RadControls, CMS=Sitefinity, Testing=WebUITestStudio, Agile=TeamPulse #Telerik”
• “DevProductivity=JustCode, JustMock, TeamProductivity=TeamPulse, Testing=WebUITestStudio #Telerik”
• “DevProductivity= AJAX, Silverlight, ORM, MVC, JustCode, JustMock, Reporting, WinForms, WPF! TeamProductivity=TeamPulse #Telerik”

You get the idea. At least 4 products from at least 2 Telerik divisions. Tweet by Friday midnight (Eastern) and you could win valuable prizes.

Not on Twitter?! (Shocking…) Facebook more your style? We’re extending the contest there, too. On the Telerik Facebook Page, you’ll find a post on the wall about this contest (see image below for fool proof reference). Simply “Like” the post and leave a comment with the “4 from 2” rules above to enter to win.

Telerik Social: new ways to connect to Telerik community

With the introduction of our new Technical Evangelist, Kevin Babcock, Telerik has entered a whole new realm of community involvement: the oft hyped and always time sucking world of social networking. Recall my announcement a few weeks about about Telerik's new Facebook page that allows you to become an official Telerik "fan." We recognize not everyone does Facebook, though, so now we're extending our involvement for those of you not on the Facebook in to other social networks, enabling you can stay current on Telerik happenings and stay connected with other Telerik developers without leaving the comfort of your social network.

Facebook not your thing? How about LinkedIn? We now have a new LinkedIn group just for Telerik developers. I always use LinkedIn as my more "professional" social network, so this is a good place for you to connect with other Telerik developers is a "professional" capacity (where FB may be more of a social connection).

Not in to those social networks? Do you twitter (or is it tweet)? Then make sure you subscribe to Telerik's new Twitter feed. I'm still not sold on Twitter, siding more with Stephen Forte on this issue, but I know tons of you love it. So feed your addiction and follow us. Maybe one day I'll eat crow and twitter myself, but for now, I'll leave it to Kevin and Telerik.

And there you have it. A veritable cornucopia of social networking outlets that can keep you engaged with Telerik and its community. Get plugged-in and start connecting with developers around the world.

Become an official Telerik fan!

I've said it before, but it's worth saying again: one of the best aspects of a show like TechEd is getting a chance to meet Telerik's "fans." What (or who) is a Telerik fan? These are people that go beyond being loyal customers and transcend in to a realm of zealous enthusiasm for Telerik's products. These are the people that really help Telerik continue to drive forward and disrupt the status quo in the .NET UI components and developer tools market. These are my kind of people.

If you consider yourself a Telerik fan, we've got a great new outlet for your enthusiasm and a new way for you to connect with other Telerik fans! We've created a special Telerik page on Facebook that allows anyone to become a Telerik fan. You simply add yourself as a fan and then enjoy the community of like-minded Telerik fans from literally around the globe. We'll be adding photos from events and periodic announcements to our page so you're always tuned-in to the latest Telerik happenings without leaving the company of your social networking friends. Plus, you can even post your photos of Telerik at events, so bring your pics and join us for some fun on Facebook!