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Advanta Announces November's ideablob.com Finalists

Category: Inside ideablob | Posted: 11/23/2007

Winner to be Selected by Community, Win $10,000

Spring House, PA (November 26, 2007)– Advanta Corp. (NASDAQ:ADVNB; ADVNA) today announced November’s eight ideablob.com finalists for the $10,000 monthly contest prize. They are: Kemper Barkhurst of Albuquerque, NM; Nicole Brooks of Riverview, FL; Susan di Rende of Los Angeles, CA; Sherrie Gossett of Fairfax Station, VA; Collin LaHay of St. Louis Park, MN; Geoffrey Ravenhill of Islesford, ME; Marci Schankweiler of North Wales, PA, and Vaughan Woodruff of Bozeman, MT.

Launched by Advanta in September 2007, ideablob.com is where small businesses and entrepreneurs can share, compare and grow their business ideas – and have a chance to win $10,000 towards fulfilling them. The finalists include the top two winners from each of the first three weeks of November, as voted on by the ideablob.com community. In addition, the finalists include two contestants who received the most votes overall from the community since the ideablob.com contest began.

November’s $10,000 contest winner will be the finalist that receives the most votes from the ideablob.com community between November 22, 2007 and November 30, 2007. The ideablob.com community is free and easy to join. In addition to voting, community members can submit ideas or comment, advise and offer feedback on other members’ ideas.

Here is more information about the finalists and their ideas.

Kemper Barkhurst, Albuquerque, NM
Kemper is a 26-year-old multimedia designer and developer. His idea, Urban Harvesting, is to collect and distribute local foods to local markets, thereby eliminating wasted fruit that local homeowners cannot collect, store or distribute.

Nicole Brooks, Riverview, FL
Nicole is a 21-year-old single mom and student. Her idea is PeekYourBoo.com, a secure system that allows parents to log in and watch their children while they are at daycare.

Susan di Rende, Los Angeles, CA
Susan is an independent filmmaker with a background in circus, opera and theater. Her idea is to expand and grow the Broad Humor Film Festival, which celebrates comedies written and directed by women.

Sherrie Gossett, Fairfax Station, VA
Sherrie is the managing editor of a new politics and culture magazine. Her idea is to develop news webcasts that allow the audience to become active participants.

Collin LaHay, St. Louis Park, MN
Collin, 18, is a student, internet marketer and entrepreneur. His idea is to develop rssHugger.com, which helps bloggers promote their blogs and helps visitors discover new blogs about subjects they are interested in.

Geoffrey Ravenhill, Islesford, ME and Palos Verdes, CA
Geoffrey is a 30-year-old marine biologist and co-founder of a non-profit organization for kids. His idea is to develop an online community where people can post their dreams, develop a game plan for accomplishing them, and receive feedback from other dreamers.

Marci Schankweiler, North Wales, PA
Marci, 39, is the founder of a non-profit organization that provides excursions for young adult cancer patients. Her idea is to purchase a home near Orlando, FL that can be used by cancer patients and bring joy to families in turmoil.

Vaughan Woodruff, Bozeman, MT
Vaughan is a 32-year-old educator. His idea is to develop PLACE, a non-profit organization that will assist American Indians in gaining power over their lands.

Beginning on December 1, 2007, the latest cycle of the ideablob.com contest will begin with all new ideas. November entrants may re-submit ideas for December and subsequent months. The eight finalists who will compete for December’s $10,000 contest prize will be named approximately one month from now.

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