Update (8th Nov 2009)! This Contest has ended now. More on who won it on this post.

TechChunks.com is celebrating a Big Blog Carnival from Oct 17^th till 7^th of Nov 2009 to cheer the rapid growth of our readership in the past month. To celebrate the occasion, we have decided to share some cool prizes, cash give away and surprise gifts (total worth over $1000) to our valuable readers, as a token of thanks.  We thank all the Sponsors who came forward to support this Contest. All you have to do to participate in this 3 week long Contest is – gather points, comment on this post with your entry and… wait! Wait till the Winners are declared on 8^th November, 2009. In the mean time, you can visit TechChunks.com regularly for updates on technology news, as usual.

The Prizes to be Won:
First Prize (1 Winner):
$50 in cash via Paypal + a 125×125 Banner Ad for a month worth $25. Total worth $75 from TechChunks.com.

Second Prize (1 Winner):
1 Year of Free Blog Hosting + 10% Extra Discount on Domain Registration. Total worth about $50+ from ForwardWebHost.com.

Third Prize (20 Winners):
10 copies of Invisible Secrets 4 from InvisibleSecrets.com (steganography software – encrypts and hides sensitive data) and 10 copies of SafeBit (on-the-fly disk encryption software) from SafeBit.net. Total worth about $800.

Fourth Prize (1 Winner):
Free Logo Design with Unlimited revisions. Total worth about $35 from Joidiamonds.com.

Fifth Prize (2 Winners):
- 125×125 Banner Ad for a month at Software Testing Zone Worth $20.
- 125×125 Banner Ad for a month at Web CSS Designs worth $20.

Assured Surprise Gifts (5 Winners):
- Top 5 contestants who come up with the most creative way to promote this contest win an assured surprise gift worth $40.

Wow! 30 Winners and Total prize worth over $1000? How can I Win the Contest?
As you are going to see, I have made this contest real simple to participate. You can enter the contest within minutes and then comment below to confirm your participation.

1. Just subscribe to our feeds via email (don’t forget to confirm the email subscription from you inbox. This is important to make your subscription count). Then leave a comment on this post using the same email ID that you used to subscribe to Tech Chunks. If you are already subscribed, then it still counts. Just use the subscription email ID and leave a comment here to confirm your participation. [15 Points]

2. Delicious/Tweet/Digg/Stumble this post and leave your link in the comment. [5 Points each = 20 Points]

3. To increase your chance of winning, blog about this contest OR mention about this contest in a blog post (with a DOFOLLOW link pointing at this post). (Only one entry per blog) [25 Points]

Rule: You need at least 20 Points to enter this Contest. With every extra 10 points, your chance of winning goes up by one! Here is how: gather minimum 20 points and you will be eligible to enter the Contest. If you earn 30 points your name will be entered 2 times in the final pool of participants. Earn 60 points (that’s the maximum you can earn) and your name will be entered 5 times in the final entrants list!

Didn’t I tell you that it’s easy to enter and win the Contest?!

Note:
1. Each entrant can only win one prize.
2. The blog/site, on which you post about this contest or link to the contest, must be at least one month old.
3. I reserve the right to disqualify anyone who cheats in any way.

Contest starts today and ends on 7^th Nov 2009. The winners will be selected randomly using Random.org and announced on 8^th Nov 2009. As you can see, the more points you gather the more chance of winning. So go gather points and don’t forget to comment below to register your entry. We are looking forward to a great contest here. Go grab those 30 prizes worth over $1000! Good Luck folks.