Nerd alert!
Just letting everyone know we’re around! In fact, we’ve pushed a ton of new code recently that has eliminated any remaining bottlenecks and keeps the entire system much more stable and ready to scale. We’re also working on some initiatives that will hopefully make SHOPULARITY more attractive to partners for potential contest sponsorships. Exciting!
In possibly less-boring news, you may or may not have noticed the thin blue line at the bottom of the main contest image, under the contest info:

That’s the timeline indicator. It moves from left to right as the contest progresses. The little tic marks indicate the barrier for each Quarter. If you hover over the tics, it’ll show you exactly when the Contest starts, all the times the Quarters occur, and when the Contest ends. Not super-exciting, but you know what they say, “Knowledge is power.”
SHOPULARITY Contestant

Disqualified Contestant to Rival, then forwarded to us for no good reason.

Angry Disqualified Contestant
WE RUINED CHRISTMAS!!! IN OCTOBER!!
In case you’re too uninterested or lazy to click the link to the actual page, here’s a good part of what I wrote. This is just ONE good part, mind you. I pretty much only write good parts. I also enjoy quoting myself:
There’s a reason SHOPULARITY will stand out against the normal on-site giveaways run by bloggers and mom-and-pop shops: the quality of the brands and products fueling SHOPULARITY and our ability to run a contest in an exciting, novel way.
After I wrote this, I walked home and ate some peanut butter on a slice of bread.