March, 2012

The weekend is here and we're going to have some fun!

What -- We're going to give away ebooks to three (3) winners (1 per winner). The ebook selections are shown below.

Who -- Everyone who visits Born to Learn and/or use Twitter can play! (unless you work for Microsoft)

When -- 9:00am PDT Friday 3/16 -- 9:00pm PDT Sunday 3/18

How: There are three ways to enter:

1. On Twitter, follow @MSLearning and @MicrosoftPress, and tweet this sentence: I want to win a @MicrosoftPress ebook from @MSLearning! http://cot.ag/xnycAY #CertifyMe
2. Post the URL to your tweet under this blog post as a comment to get an additional entry into the drawing.
3. Not on Twitter? Post a comment and tell us which of the three ebooks you want to win. (Make sure your profile here is filled out so we can contact you.)

We'll do the drawing on Monday 3/19, and winners will be contacted via Twitter direct message or Born to Learn private message to confirm ebook selections. We will update this post with the list of winners when they've all been confirmed.

Thanks to our friends at Microsoft Press for joining in on the fun. Good luck to everyone, and have a great weekend!

• Windows Server 2008 Inside Out
• Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Resource Kit
• Windows Server 20008 Remote Desktop Services Resource Kit

Last Friday afternoon, we did a fun little poll on our Facebook page: "When I pass a certification exam, the first thing I do is..."

1. Call or text my spouse/parent/best friend.
2. Post on Facebook or tweet about it.
3. Update my LinkedIn profile and resume with my shiny new title.
4. Email my instructor and say thank you.
5. Grab a favorite beverage.

One respondent added "go back to work" as an option. 

As of 3:00pm Pacific on Monday, March 5, the poll received a total of 63 responses, and 40 people chose option 1: call or text my spouse/parent/best friend! Full results below:

1. Call or text my spouse/parent/best friend. [40]
2. Post on Facebook or tweet about it. [10]
3. Update my LinkedIn profile and resume with my shiny new title. [2]
4. Email my instructor and say thank you. [1]
5. Grab a favorite beverage. [1]

"Go back to work" got 7 votes, and 2 more people said they'd update their CV.

While the findings aren't scientific, it was interesting to see that 63 Facebook users elected to share the good news privately with their loved ones first. Awww.