Patent ID: 8019641

Claim:
A computer based contest method comprising: accessing computer-executable instructions from at least one computer-readable storage medium; and executing the computer-executable instructions, thereby causing computer hardware comprising at least one computer processor to perform operations comprising: receiving first content data, the first content data representing a first content work from a first content creator; storing the first content data in a computer accessible data storage; receiving second content data, the second content data representing a second content work from a second content creator; storing the second content data in the computer accessible data storage; selecting the first and second content data from the computer accessible data storage; generating contest data based on the first and second content data wherein the contest data comprise a representation of the first and second content works; transmitting the contest data to cause the contest data to be displayed on a computer generated stage, and causing the computer generated stage to display both the first and second content data simultaneously, the computer generated stage is displayed on a display device; generating vote request data representing a request to at least one user to cast at least one vote for the first content work or for the second content work; receiving vote data and aggregating the vote data, the vote data representing at least one vote for the first content work or for the second content work; and comparing aggregate vote data for the first and second content works, wherein the aggregate vote data is received from a plurality of users.