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Ted Leonsis SEO Contest

Ted Leonsis (Vice Chairman, AOL), is hosting his own search engine optimization (SEO) contest. Essentially, just a contest to see who can get the highest result on the search term “Ted Leonsis” on Google.

I’m going to give $500 to whomever has the highest ranking Google SERP for [ted leonsis] at midnight Central Time on Christmas Eve (on whatever datacenter Google is serving me results from at that time). I call this SEO Contest, “It’s a Very Ted Leonsis Christmas” and I encourage Ted to join in the fracas.

I guess there are only two rules in play here. The first is that if either myself or Graywolf wins, we will donate the money to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Anyone else can take the cash if they win. The second rule is you must link back to this page so I know who is eligible to win the loot.

I just noticed that Ted Leonsis AOL Corporate profile is gone. That was quick, not even a friendly 404 redirect either (to the new location of Ted Leonsis profile.) A text copy of his profile:

Ted Leonsis

Vice Chairman, AOL LLC

Ted Leonsis, Vice Chairman of AOL LLC, serves as a strategist and visionary for AOL, focusing on the transformation of AOL into a company that is driving some of the most exciting Web 2.0 technologies. He also oversees a unit focused on how AOL interacts with consumers and protects their privacy.

Leonsis is a pioneer of the Internet and new media, a sports team owner, and an innovator in the world of philanthropy.

He has been with AOL for 13 years and is credited with positioning AOL as a major media company and inventing the successful channel programming model.

As head of AOL’s core service, Ted became known as AOL’s “champion of the member,” delivering a world-class experience for AOL’s members. He led efforts to develop cutting-edge products and programming across the company’s dial-up, broadband, wireless, and voice services.

Prior to joining AOL, Leonsis founded and was CEO of Redgate Communications Corp., considered the first new-media marketing company, participated in launches of the Apple Macintosh, the IBM PC and Wang office automation, and founded four computing magazines.

As majority owner of National Hockey League’s Washington Capitals, Leonsis has employed state-of-the-art consumer and interactive initiatives to dramatically boost the Capitals’ attendance and revenue. He is a minority shareholder in the National Basketball Association’s Washington Wizards with future purchase rights to the team and to Verizon Center in Washington. In addition, Leonsis’ investor group owns and operates the Washington Mystics, a franchise of the Women’s National Basketball Association.

Leonsis is a former mayor of Orchid, Florida, and sits on the boards of Georgetown University and several charities, where he has used the interactive medium to encourage greater volunteerism and involvement. Recently, he received an Andrew Heiskell Community Service Award from Time Warner, AOL’s parent company. Leonsis was named one of the 25 most powerful people in sports by Sporting News and businessman of the year by Washington Business Journal.

I think its a fun geeky way to end off the year and Ted’s retirement - I’d do it too. So far all I see in the googledance that johnon.com moved to #9.
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