{"id":4573,"date":"2011-04-07T18:59:00","date_gmt":"2011-04-08T01:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.technet.microsoft.com\/dataplatforminsider\/2011\/04\/07\/participate-in-the-sql-server-twitter-challenge\/"},"modified":"2024-01-22T22:50:06","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T06:50:06","slug":"participate-in-the-sql-server-twitter-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/2011\/04\/07\/participate-in-the-sql-server-twitter-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Participate in the SQL Server Twitter Challenge!"},"content":{"rendered":"

We have looked high and low for anything with the SQL Server logo and have managed to pull together some stuff to give away to our Twitter followers! We will ask 12 questions about SQL Server on our <\/span>official Twitter channel<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> at approximately 10:00AM PDT (-8:00 GMT) on each Tuesday and Friday between April 7th<\/sup>, 2011 through\u00a0June 7th<\/sup>, 2011. The first person to reply to our question with the correct answer (e.g. correctly name a feature of SQL Server, etc\u2026) will win the prize of the day. Typos and misspelled words will automatically disqualify you, so be sure to type your answers correctly. <\/p>\n

<\/span>You need to be following <\/span>@SQLServer<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> in order to win a prize, so be sure to follow us today if you haven\u2019t done so already! Also, your response to our question needs to contain the #sqlserver hashtag in order to win. Any correct answers without the hashtag will be disqualified. We will post the winners each day as they are determined along with the prize(s) they have won.
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Here are a couple examples of the items we will be giving away:
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SQL SERVER TWITTER CHALLENGE<\/span><\/span><\/b> – OFFICIAL RULES (UPDATED)<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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COMMON TERMS USED IN THESE RULES: <\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span><\/b>These are the official rules that govern how the SQL Server Twitter Challenge <\/b>(\u201cChallenge\u201d)<\/span> <\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>promotion <\/span>will operate. This promotion will be simply referred to as the \u201cChallenge\u201d throughout the rest of these rules. <\/p>\n

In these rules, \u201cwe,\u201d \u201cour,\u201d and \u201cus\u201d refer to Microsoft Corporation, the sponsor of the Challenge. \u201cYou\u201d refers to an eligible Challenge entrant. <\/p>\n

<\/span>WHAT ARE THE START AND END DATES?
<\/b>This Challenge starts at 12:01 a.m PDT on April 7, 2011 and ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on June 7, 2011(\u201cEntry Period\u201d).\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n

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<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>CAN I ENTER?
<\/b><\/span>You are eligible to enter this Challenge if you meet the following requirements at time of entry:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n

o<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>If you are 18 of age or older, but are considered a minor in your place of residence, you should ask your parent\u2019s or legal guardian\u2019s permission prior to submitting an entry into this Challenge; <\/span>and<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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o<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>You are NOT <\/span><\/span><\/b>an employee of Microsoft Corporation or an employee of a Microsoft subsidiary; <\/span>and <\/p>\n

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o<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>You are NOT <\/span><\/span><\/b>involved in any part of the administration and execution of this Challenge;<\/span> and<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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o<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>You are NOT <\/span><\/span><\/b>an immediate family (parent, sibling, spouse, child) or household member of a Microsoft employee, an employee of a Microsoft subsidiary, or a person involved in any part of the administration and execution of this Challenge.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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This Challenge is void wherever prohibited by law. <\/p>\n

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HOW DO I ENTER?
<\/span><\/b><\/span>At approximately 10am PDT each Tuesday and Friday during the Entry Period, a new SQL Server trivia question will be posted online at www.twitter.com\/sqlserver.\u00a0 <\/span>To enter, you must do all of the following:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n