Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Medal Collectors - welcome to Colnect!

We are happy to announce the opening of a new Medals category on Colnect.
"Order of the People's Army with Golden Star" - Yugoslavian medal, from the New Colnect Medals Catalog
A long awaited category, the Colnect Medals Catalog, is home to a unique kind of mass-produced collectible. Medals are a collectible that is, by definition, relatively rare. Many times a collectible Medal is passed on as family heirloom, and each holds a personal meaning that goes beyond the title of the medal alone. The catalog will be open to many kinds and Usages of Medals, from Military, through Education to Sports.
"Humanitarian Service Medal" -  USA medal, from the New Colnect Medals Catalog
The category will be co-coordinated by Hernan Bofill [hbofill12], and [neweden]. There have been a lot of efforts made by devoted collectors, such as the coordinators and more, to bring this category to life. The catalog now holds 272 precious Medals from 10 countries. With the help of more collectors, it can develop into a comprehensive and impressive account of World Medals.
"College of Montreal Medal" - Canadian medal, from the New Colnect Medal Catalog
The category was built at the request and initiative of Colnect Collectors. You can see how the build was developed on the forum. If you would to see how you can contribute and join in on the catalog, you are welcome to read all you need to know on the Catalog Contribution Guidelines page.
"Bronze Star, for acts of heroism" - USA  medal, from the New Colnect Medals Catalog.
Are you  a Medals Collector? Would like to meet the other collectors on this category? Come see the new Medals Collectors Forum.
"General Güemes" - Argentina medal, from the New Colnect Medal Catalog
We would like to thank all who helped make this wonderful category happen, and wish the category, and it's coordinators the best of luck :)

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Over $10,001 in Prizes! Colnect Collectors API Contest has now Started!

Over $10,001 in Prizes!
First place wins $5,005 cash AND $2,002 worth of advertising!
Budding developers, veteran programmers, teams with ideas and skilled collectors, if you've been wanting to create your own product for collectors, have been looking for an opportunity to use your innovative skills, NOW the time to join in.
Frognector, are you Ready?
The Colnect Collectors API Contest is now open, and we challenge you to create the most useful, interesting and well-built solutions for collectors.

Our contest is a unique opportunity for you to create your own application and enjoy: 
* Exposure to the world’s biggest and most active online collector communities
* Feedback from experienced collectors that will help you design and improve your application. 
* Over $10,001 USD in prizes! First place wins $5,005 cash AND $2,002 worth of advertising!
* Direct support from key members of Colnect with vast collecting and technical experience.
...and Action!
Want to enter the contest? Have an idea? Don't have an idea, but want to read more? Want to know what Colnect is all about? Go to the Colnect Collectors API Contest page, it's easier to click than to guess :)


Sunday, March 10, 2013

555 Collectors Volunteer on Colnect

People are good in nature. Colnect may have been founded by one person, but it wouldn't have been able to be what it is now if it wasn't for the collectors who contribute to it. Since the beginning of Colnect, collectors joined, one by one, from all corners of the world to create catalogs for the benefit of All Collectors.
Colnect is now standing on three pillars of five, 555+ collectors who volunteer their time and dedicate their efforts to  the build of the catalogs. It must be said, their efforts are showing. In every category the catalogs are growing and reaching new milestones, and in a faster pace. Only recently we marked two milestones, on the Stamps category, and the Phonecards category. Only this month there were 20,202+ collectible items added on the Colnect catalogs, that now contain over 1,111,111 collectible items. Volunteers keep the catalogs not only expanding but also accurate and complete by editing, commenting and adding information.

Contributing collectors come from all collectible categories and from varied countries, from Spain to Australia, from Taiwan to Belgium, from Venezuela to Greece. They all come together for the same purpose, and by each showing their own collection and information about collecting we can all see how vast is our combined pool of knowledge and culture and how truly rich we all are, together.

We would like to Thank you all, Stars of Colnect, for your good efforts and good will. We are creating a great resource, and we will expand it even more in the future, to make sure no collector is left behind :)

Interested in collecting? Want to know more about how to contribute on Colnect? Read more on the Catalog Contribution Guidelines page. Want to see a NEW collectible category on Colnect? Take a look at More Collectibles?

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