New social networking website for grown-ups iYomu.com announced that it will ask its online community to choose one member to receive US$1 million in the iYomu.com Challenge. After completing a series of puzzles and tasks to earn points, three finalists from anywhere in the world will explain why they should receive US$1 million and how it will change their lives. The ultimate decision will be made by an online vote of the iYomu community.
“This is the first time a public online social network has been entrusted with making such a significant decision,” says iYomu founder David Wolf- Rooney. “The Challenge heralds the next stage in the evolution of social networking. We are entrusting the iYomu.com community with the power to elect one of their own as the winner of US$1 million. At the end of the Challenge, one iYomu member’s life will be changed by the US$1 million prize, but we expect the whole community to have been touched in a positive way.”
The iYomu.com Challenge begins today and points can be accumulated until midnight on 31 December 2007. Users will gain points for completing a range of online activities, including referring friends, completing their user profiles in full and correctly solving 12 cryptic puzzles featuring locations from around the world. People must be over 18 to join iYomu.com and participate in the Challenge.
The top 10 points earners will be interviewed by iYomu and three grand finalists selected. The online community will vote for the iYomu.com Challenge winner in February 2008. The winner will receive US$1 million in 12 monthly installments.
The iYomu.com Challenge is being held to launch the iYomu.com social networking website for grown-ups. The name of the site, iYomu, stands for I, You, Me and Us.
Originally posted on August 13, 2007 @ 4:49 pm