Here at headquarters, the team is working quickly and diligently on developing our new contest platform.

I'm delighted to report that interest in our launch partners program has been plentiful, and there is a cue of exciting partners lined up that will be rolling out new promotions shortly. In the meantime, all of the interest we're getting from paying customers means a delay in launching the new Strutta.com. Oh yes, there will be a new site, one that will feature the exciting new ways to deploy our software for online contests.

Over the next few weeks, we'll be introducing some examples of contests we've built or are providing our software for. Then as soon as we can, we'll flick the switch on the new .com so you can get a better idea of what it it we've been working on.

The recently launched (and already finished!) Launch Party Vancouver 5 Startup Contest was the first example of what's to come, but offered only the iceberg's tip as to the options and functions available. Most of the fun stuff happened behind the scenes; judges had access to a slick, easy-to-use drag and drop interface to make their choices and leave comments, and the data we compiled from votes from judges and the public was automagically complied, assuring us that in the popular vote, the winner had an average of 3.82 stars out of 5. Well, that's not exactly the way it happens, but to a guy that doesn't understand the maths too good, like me, it sure seems that way, especially with the slick visualizations that display the info. Consider this my pledge that when all is said and done, I'll have the brains behind this operation submit some posts here with more details about what's under the hood.

For now, we're working with our heads down to make a crucial deadline on Sept 30th, so check with us on that date and we'll have another example of the Strutta contest "engine" in use. If you have questions about Strutta, about social media or online contests or anything else, leave a comment below or hit us up on the feedback form.

*img: "One of The Buttons Will Get Me Out of Here" by cayusa. Found suring a seearch for "enter" on Flickr.