For some time I have been phocused on the photo capabilities the KIN. Be it wondering about low light abilities, who makes the camera, or how to share photos on Twitter, the KIN cameras and devices have proved interesting to discuss. However, I feel this discovery and discussion has been one way. It is time to change that. Let’s have a contest and put your photos where my posts are.

The Contest:

Using the the steps to share pictures on Twitter, it is time to embrace what having a KIN phone is all about, sharing and social media. So, between Thursday, May 27th and Friday, June 18th when you email pictures from your KIN to both*:

KINPhotos.2010 [at] Twitpic.com AND KINPhotos [at] Live.com
AND
Include #KINone or #KINtwo in your email

The picture + email will be posted as a Twitpic tweet to the @KINPhotos twitter page and you will be entered to win a KIN prize pack tailored to either a KIN One or KIN Two. To be clear, you will need to send an email to both addresses above, use one of the hashtags, and attach a picture to your email to have a proper entry. Update: Be sure to write your tweet in the subject line of the email.

Memorial Day weekend is just around the corner, why not share some photos of the unofficial start to summer and potentially win some KIN-bling in the process?

Giving Thanks:

This contest would not have been possible without the help of a few key individuals. Thanks so much guys.

• Adam Lien of PocketNow.com and on Twitter
• Michael Gillett of MyMicrosoftLife.com and on Twitter
• Michael Fosmire of Microsoft’s MVP Program and on Twitter
• The KIN Team of KIN.com and on Twitter
• Marques Lyons of this fine establishment! and on Twitter

Finally, thanks in advance to everyone who participates.

Contest Rules:

• Keep your photos PG-13.
• Tweet length matters, keep the email short and include a hashtag.
• To make sure you are entered to win, you need to do four things. 1 & 2)Send the email to both addresses above and 3) include the hashtag indicating which phone you have. 4) Don’t forget to attach a picture. The the first email address makes the tweet happen, the second enters you to win (I need to contact the winning tweeters somehow!). The hashtags tells me which category you are going for. The attached pictures are the point of the contest.
• Marques and I the only ones with access to the twitter and Live accounts and will not use your email address for any purpose other than contacting you if you win. We will not share it with any third party individual or company either... neither of us are Mark Zuckerberg.
• Send as many photos as you like.
• I reserve the right to remove any tweets I consider offensive. Yes, you can send more than just photos from your KIN to the Twittermail Twitpic email address and have @KINPhotos tweet it, please don’t. I will be monitoring what gets tweeted and will not hesitate to remove anything that does not belong. This is a photo contest. If the tweet did not come from me and does not have a photo, it gets removed. If the account gets abused I will change the Twittermail Twitpic address and we will have a private submission process where I will upload photos manually after receiving them from the Live email address.
• Have fun! This is about sharing and being creative. I hope we embrace sharing more than abusing the potential of a fun summer photo contest.
• A KIN Phone is not included in either prize package.
• Contest ends June 18th at 8:59pm PST.

*6/3/2010 Contest Update: It turns out Twittermail was giving a everybody trouble so we will go directly from Twitpic. The revised email address has been posted above and updated on the Twitter account. The same rules apply, though be sure to include your tweet accompanying the picture in the subject line of the email. If you sent in a picture but it did not get posted, we should have it at the Live email address, assuming you sent it both places. If not, try emailing it again to both:

KINPhotos.2010 [at] twitpic.com

AND

KINPhotos [at] Live.com

Do not forget the #KINone and #KINtwo hashtags. Finally thanks to everyone who took the time to help me out with this issue.