Youth Venture

My computer shares an IP address with computers – how can I vote?

If you are a youth age 13-20, you are invited to join GenV as a site member. Instead of voting being controlled through your IP address, your GenV profile will monitor voting and allow you to vote online every 24 hours.

How do I find my IP address?

To find out your IP address, you can visit www.whatismyip.com or ask your service provider.

How do I join GenV as a site member?

Under the Youth Venture logo on www.genv.net, there is an orange button labeled “join now!” Only youth age 13-20 may join GenV as site members as this is a community of young changemakers.

How often can I vote?

During each day of the competition period a voter may cast only one vote via SMS from one cell phone number and two votes online from one e-mail address. When you cast a vote via SMS, standard SMS-messaging rates charged by your wireless provider apply. A day is defined as 24 hours.

When does voting end?

Voting ends at Midnight EST on January 9, 2009.

Who can vote?

You must be a legal resident of the United States to be eligible to vote during the Voting Period.

Who can I contact with a site issue or question?

Please email any and all questions to bestbuy15@youthventure.org.

How do I vote through text message?

Text the code (see below) of your favorite team to 32075. Standard rates apply.

BBYV1 24/Y News
BBYV2 Hats for Homeless
BBYV3 Always Ready Kids
BBYV4 Illick’s Mill
BBYV5 Astrotots
BBYV6 Box City Vigil
BBYV7 Connect-Now
BBYV8 DANCE
BBYV9 Dimwitnot.com
BBYV10 Don’s net café
BBYV11 Girls helping girls
BBYV12 Green Teens
BBYV13 JJ Express Machine
BBYV14 My Own Book
BBYV15 Play it 4ward
BBYV16 Project feed me
BBYV17 Pure Water vending
BBYV18 Random kid
BBYV19 Richard’s Rwanda
BBYV20 School yard Habitat
BBYV21 SEAS
BBYV22 Sayre Philemon Society
BBYV23 Bilingual Theatre
BBYV24 Opp-Guide
BBYV25 Resychos
BBYV26 Team Ultimate
BBYV27 Tote-ally Awesome
BBYV28 Turtle Talks
BBYV29 Wetland Education
BBYV30 Wild and Water Swimming

I am a Verizon subscriber and I receive a notice about Premium rates when trying to vote – what does this mean?

While standard rates apply, Youth Venture and its partner, Viral Mesh, are not charging premium rates to vote in the @15 Challenge. For more on this subject, please visit http://support.vzw.com/faqs/Premium_TXT_and_MMS/faq_premium_txt_and_mms.... or contact Verizon directly.