Google Seeks Creative Video Demos of Google Books

By Jason Boog 

Until January 30, 2011, Google is sponsoring a Google Demo Slam–a chance for a creative writer to play with Google Books and get promoted by the search company.

Google users (like the artists featured in the video above) can contribute videos using Google tech in interesting ways, using everything from Google Video Chat to Google RealTime Search. So far, no one has attempted to do a Google Books demo. If you do a literary demo, be sure to send us your video.

Here’s more from the official contest terms: “Google Book Search:  Do not manipulate the screen to focus in on any specific text or book cover. You may include two or more single books and/or single authors.  You may display multiple book names or titles. Do not create a Video which features or discusses a single book and/or title or a single author.”