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Twice as Nice - Win TWO Socialize HD web cams!

Here we are, half way through holiday season. Can you believe it’s already December? The time passed so quickly! Creative knows how important family is all year round- but this time of year it becomes especially apparent. For those of us who have family members far away, it’s hard-especially in this economy-to have everyone together. That’s why we are giving away 10 Socialize HD web cams to 5 lucky winners.

Although nothing can replicate the feeling of in-person holiday celebrations, Socialize HD allows you to see your beloved family members through a crystal clear high-quality picture. This HD beauty is small and slim, making it an easy fit for your computer screen. The built-in microphone comes with noise-cancellation to eliminate background noise, offering you clearer audio for voice and video chats. The built in software let’s you do photo sharing, screen sharing, and you can even customize your own face with accessories, effects and backgrounds. [click to see a video demonstration of Socialize HD]

Five winners will receive two Socialize HD webcams- one to keep for yourself, one to give away. All you have to do is go to our Facebook page and comment on our “Twice as Nice” image. Tell us what you like best about the holidays, or just let us know you want to be entered into the contest. Winners will be picked Monday through Friday of next week: December 14th to December 18th. Please read the full rules posted below this message. We will announce the winners on this blog, on Twitter and through Facebook.

Good luck to all our participants and Happy Holidays from all of us at Creative!

-Tawnee Kendall

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Creative Labs Official Twice as Nice: Socialize HD 2009 Drawing Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.

Twice as Nice: Socialize HD 2009 Drawing IS OPEN TO UNITED STATES AND CANADIAN RESIDENTS ONLY. The Drawing is sponsored by Creative Labs, Inc., 1901 McCarthy Boulevard, Milpitas, CA 95035 (“Creative Labs” or “Sponsor”).

ELIGIBILITY: The Drawing is offered electronically via the Internet or by mail. It is open to all natural persons the age of majority in his or her respective country or older who are residents of the United States or Canada for the duration of the Drawing, and who either have Internet access as of the day before the Drawing or who mail in an entry (as described below). Employees, officers and directors of Sponsor, its parent company, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion and fulfillment agencies, their immediate family members and persons living in the same household are not eligible to participate in the Drawing. Void where prohibited. All federal, state, provincial and local laws and regulations apply.

HOW TO ENTER: You may enter the Drawing in one of two ways: (1) by accessing Creative’s Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3088557&id=26099524863 and either sharing your comment for the picture posted telling your favorite thing about the holidays, or merely requesting “add me to the drawing.” If the option to comment is not available, you must first fan the Creative Vado fanpage, then comment on the picture. For more detailed step-by-step information on how to connect with Creative see our blog post at http://blog.myvado.com/2009/12/07/twice-as-nice-socialize-hd-giveaway/ or (2) by legibly hand-printing on a 3″ x 5″ card the words “Twice as Nice: Socialize HD 2009 Drawing” along with your name, address, e-mail address (if you do not have an e-mail address, print “no e-mail address”) and telephone number and mailing the entry to: Twice as Nice: Socialize HD 2009 Drawing, Creative Labs, Inc., 1901 McCarthy Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035.  Only one entry per person is permitted. In order to be eligible for the drawing, completed electronic or mailed entry must be received by Sponsor no later than 1:00 pm (Pacific Time) the day of the relevant drawing.  If multiple entries are submitted, only the first entry received will be entered into the Drawing. All entries become the exclusive property of Sponsor, and will not be acknowledged or returned.

PRIZES: One (1) winner each day as noted below will be selected and will receive two (2) Creative® Live! Cam Socialize HD webcam products (retail value USD$139.98).  Only entries received within the above specified timeframe by the dates set forth below will be eligible for the drawing. No alternative prize or other substitution is permitted, except by Sponsor in the event of prize unavailability. All federal, state, provincial and/or local taxes are the sole responsibility of the winner.

SELECTION OF WINNERS: Winners as specified above will be determined by random drawing from all eligible entries received, to be held each day beginning December 14, 2009 and continuing through December 18, 2009.  All decisions are final and binding. Odds of winning will be determined by the number of eligible entries received. Winner will be notified by e-mail or airmail at Sponsor’s discretion within 5 days of the drawing. Winner will have 15 days from notification to accept the prize by e-mail or by airmail. Sponsor is not responsible for and shall not be liable for late, lost, misdirected, or unsuccessful efforts to notify winner.

Winner may be required to sign and return a declaration of eligibility, release of liability, and, where lawful, a publicity consent agreement, all within 15 days of acknowledged notification. By accepting and/or using prize, winner agrees to the use of winner’s full name, voice, and/or likeness for the purpose of advertising, publicity, trade, or promotion of Sponsor’s company and/or products without further compensation, unless prohibited by law. If a selected winner cannot be contacted, is ineligible, fails to claim a prize, or fails to timely return the completed and executed declaration and releases as required, prize may be forfeited and an alternate winner selected. In the event of a dispute regarding who submitted an online entry, the entry will be deemed submitted by the authorized account holder of the e-mail account.

CONDITIONS: By entering, each entrant agrees to abide by and be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor, which shall be final in all respects relating to the Drawing, including without limitation the interpretation of these rules. Sponsor, agents and representatives of Sponsor, its parent company, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion, and fulfillment agencies, and legal advisors are not responsible for and shall not be liable for: (i) late, lost, delayed, damaged, misdirected, incomplete, illegible, unintelligible, or postage-due entries; (ii) telephone, electronic, hardware or software program, network, Internet, or computer malfunctions, failures, or difficulties of any kind; (iii) failed, incomplete, garbled, or delayed computer transmissions; (iv) any condition caused by events beyond the control of the Sponsor that may cause the Drawing to be disrupted or corrupted; (v) any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising in connection with or as a result of the prize, or acceptance, possession, or use of the prize, or from entering in the Drawing; or (vi) any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the Drawing.

ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE DRAWING IS IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH ENTRANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.

Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, suspend or cancel Drawing in whole or in part at any time for any reason, including the following: if a computer virus, bug, or other technical problem corrupts the administration, security, or proper play of the Drawing.

By entering in the Drawing, each entrant hereby releases and holds Sponsor and the employees, officers, directors, shareholders, agents, representatives of Sponsor, its parent company, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion, and fulfillment agencies, and legal advisors, harmless from any and all losses, damages, rights, claims and actions of any kind in connection with the Drawing or resulting from acceptance, possession, or use of any prize, including without limitation, personal injury, death, and property damage, and claims based on publicity rights, defamation, or invasion of privacy.

DISPUTES: As a condition of entering in this Drawing, entrant agrees that any and all disputes which cannot be resolved between the parties, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Drawing, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, exclusively, before a court located in the City of San Jose, California having competent jurisdiction, which court shall apply the laws of the State of California without regard for doctrines of conflict of law. Further, in any such dispute, under no circumstance will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and hereby waives all rights to claim or receive punitive, incidental or consequential damages, or any other damages or costs, including attorneys’ fees, other than entrant’s actual out-of-pocket expenses (i.e., costs associated with entering this Drawing), and entrant further waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased.

Winner List:  Winner’s full name may be displayed at:  us.creative.com and our Webcam blog: http://blog.myvado.com

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