Instagram Your City and Win a Trip Across The World

The ‘Best-in-Show’ photo wins a trip to the Social Media Week city of their choice for the September 24-28 2012 event.

By Susie Riza | May 04, 2012

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  • Instagram Your City and Win a Trip Across The World
  • Instagram Your City and Win a Trip Across The World

Social Media Week is getting ready to celebrate their sixth global event with the help of Instagram. They are asking users of the popular photo-sharing app from around the world to Instagram their cities for a chance to win a trip of the winner's choice to one of the participating SMW cities -- including London, Glasgow, Torino, Barcelona, Berlin, Doha, Jeddah, Hong Kong, Seoul, São Paulo, Bogotá, Chicago, Los Angeles and Vancouver. 

The process is easy as 1,2,3:

  1. Snap It
    Take a Picture that captures the heart of one of the 14 host cities with any Smartphone device.
  2. Filter It
    Use Instagram, Hipstamatic, Lightbox, StreamZoo or other filter apps to make your photo stand out.
  3. Share It
    Using #InstagramYourCity, share your photo on Twitter or Facebook with the city you’re capturing. For example, “Just submitted my entry to @SocialMediaWeek’s #InstagramYourCity for Berlin!”

The deadline for submissions is June 29 so start snapping your beautiful city. There is no limit to the amount of pictures you post! For more information on rules and guidelines click here.
 

 

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