Another Reason to Be Like Paris Hilton: You2Gov’s Campaign Video Ad Contest

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The presidential race between Obama and McCain has been the biggest political celebrity face-off in decades, and now actual celebrities are getting involved one way or another, including JLo, Scarlet and even Paris Hilton with her “campaign ad” video posted to Funny or Die on Monday night.

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Meanwhile, You2Gov is giving you yet another opportunity to show your support for one of the presidential candidates and get paid. The site is holding a contest to find the most creative 30 second television ad in support of either Obama or McCain, with $1,000 in cash prizes for the best in show for each political camp. There’s also the chance of having the ad run on television sometime before the election. The challenge starts today, and runs through September 30. Winners will be announced on October 16.

You2Gov, a recently launched site for connecting with government leaders, is a network of citizens that can form groups around topics of interest in order to affect change. With chat, research capabilities, and organizational services available on You2Gov, the hope is that this Web-based resource will offer some of the very tools necessary to find other like-minded individuals and work with them to get a particular message across.

While You2Gov is contending against a very large number of similar sites, this particular contest may help the fledgling startup gain some attention. Because we secretly all want to be like Paris Hilton, even when she’s forced to stick her nose into politics.

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