WindowsPhoneGeek Community Recognition Program officially Announced!
by: winphonegeek, published on: 9/20/2011We are happy to announce that the WindowsPhoneGeek Community Recognition Program is Live!
The purpose of the WindowsPhoneGeek Recognition Program is to recognize and award people who actively participate and contribute to the WindowsPhoneGeek community thus helping to popularaze the Windows Phone technology! Contributors are recognized with the following badges(visible in their WindowsPhoneGeek profiles):
WindowsPhoneGeek Contributor
The WindowsPhoneGeek Recognition Program gives recognition to those members who actively participate in one of the following activities:
- Submit Articles
- Submit Tips
- Answer Forum Questions
- Submit News
- Submit Reviews
- Submit Videos
- or other content
You can submit any content related to the Windows Phone 7 technology that meets the Submission Requirements! With each submission you earn Geek Points.
All WindowsPhoneGeek community contributors that have 30 GeekPoints or more are awarded with the "WindowsPhoneGeek Contributor" badge which you can put on your web site with the link to your profile so that other people can see that you are recognized as a valued contributor to the Windows Phone community:

WindowsPhoneGeek Valued Author
The WindowsPhoneGeek team posts Windows Phone Development articles on a regular basis in the "Development Articles" and "Development Tips & Tricks" sections of the site. Registered users can also submit their own articles and tips. For more information visit our Submit Content page.
For their contribution to the Windows Phone Development community all authors of posts published in our "Development Articles" or "Development Tips & Tricks" sections are awarded with our "WindowsPhoneGeek Valued Author" badge. Valued authors can put on their web site the badge with a link to their profile so that other people can see they are recognized members of the Windows Phone Development community:


NOTE: All WindowsPhoneGeek Authors are also awarded with the "WindowsPhoneGeek Contributor" badge.
WindowsPhoneGeek Valued Blogger
If you want your blog to be featured in the "Windows Phone Development News" section you can send us your website/blog feed atdevelopment@windowsphonegeek.com
If your blog is approved by our development team we will start featuring your posts (with a link to your blog) provided that they are related to Windows Phone Development and you will be awarded with the "WindowsPhoneGeek Valued Blogger" badge which you can put on your web site with the link to your profile so that other people can see that you are recognized as a valued blogger of the Windows Phone community:

NOTE: We may not feature all of your posts but only some of them.
WindowsPhoneGeek MVP
The WindowsPhoneGeek Most Valuable Proffesional award is given to selected members of the WindosPhoneGeek development community who:
- Contribute to the community with high quality Windows Phone Development content.
- Help us extend the WindowsPhoneGeek Development community via twitter, facebook and other social networks.
- Evangelize the WindowsPhoneGeek Development community
- Stand out with their professionalism and exceptional development skills
WindowsPhoneGeek MVPs are evaluated and nominated by experts from the WindowsPhoneGeek development team. Once awarded your MVP status is valid for a period of one year. After that your status is evaluated again and continued or not depending on your contribution to the WindowsPhoneGeek community.
All MVPs will be offered different benefits. More information will be given soon. Stay tuned!
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