Gemalto Contactless Challenge

(Adventure Mom is sponsored by Gemalto. 100% of the opinions are my own.)

{read using your best WWF announcer man voice}

ANNOUNCING …THE …GEMALTO… CONTACTLESS …CHALLENGE!!!

{cyber crowd politely claps}

After much success in the UK, Gemalto is bringing the challenge state side!

{cyber crowd googles “UK Gemalto Contactless Challenge” }

Today we have our contenders here for a press conference.

In the left corner of the ring…Kathy Dalton with Adventure Mom blogger representing Salt Lake City.

{cyber crowd cheers}

In the right corner of the ring…Josh Kerr, tech blogger representing Austin.

{cyber crowd, now on their feet, whip out their smart phones and start punching tweets #GemaltoNFC and left hook #PayWithIsis}

…

THE DETAILS

Adventure Mom will compete against Austin Tech Blogger, Josh Kerr.

The Challenge will run from June 10 at 6am to June 14 until midnight.

READ THE OFFICIAL GEMALTO USA ANNOUNCEMENT HERE:

Daily Challenges will take place for a week on an NFC quest in which they competed against each other to see who could be the most successful in going contactless.

{I’ll be honest, I had to wiki what NFC means: “Near field communication (NFC) is a set of standards for smartphonesand similar devices to establish radio communication with each other by touching them together or bringing them into close proximity, usually no more than a few centimeters. Present and anticipated applications include contactless transactions, data exchange, and simplified setup of more complex communications such as Wi-Fi.^[1] Communication is also possible between an NFC device and an unpowered NFC chip, called a “tag”.^[2])}

We’ll be blogging, tweeting and videoing our challenges daily.

I’m even getting fancy 1 on 1 training tomorrow on how to use the new technology and make purchases with the Isis phone.

So, let’s be honest. Why does this matter to you? Because we want show the nation what Salt Lake City is made of. That we are an amazing social media community and a tech savvy city/state.

I’m reading up on this as much as I can.

To say I’m a little intimidated is an understatement.

I’m a “mom blogger”.

I write about family adventures.

Not tech guru wizard skills.

But I am uber competitive.

And have REALLY smart, funny, supportive friends.

So, here’s the thing… I”m going to need A LOT of help from YOU!

We can crowd source and am ~~asking~~ begging you for support…oh and there will be incentives for helping me too along the way :)

Here’s some ways you can help me right now:

www.twitter.com/Gemalto www.twitter.com/GemaltoTelecoms

www.twitter.com/JustAskGemalto

www.twitter.com/Gemalto_NA

www.facebook.com/gemalto

www.facebook.com/JustAskGemalto

www.linkedin.com/company/gemalto

Here’s a list of spots in Salt Lake where you can pay with ISIS: https://www.paywithisis.com/where-to-use.xhtml

Thanks Joel Smith for this article on Gemalto:

http://www.cso.com.au/mediareleases/16248/mcx-selects-gemalto-for-mobile-commerce-platform/

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Go Adventure Mom’s found, Kathy Dalton, launched Go Adventure Mom in 2012 in an effort to bring women together that love travel and the outdoors. As a former ski instructor, Kathy has taken her love for outdoor recreation and through the power of social media has created a platform to share her passion with the world. As a mom of three, Kathy loves to share her family adventures in Utah, cross-country skiing up Millcreek Canyon, skiing in the Wasatch Mountains, camping in Grand Teton National Park and camping in the Uintas. Kathy has been featured in The New York Times, The Huffington Post, Parents and Parenting magazine. Kathy is a regular contributor to Visit Salt Lake and is a tip contributor on TripAdvisor.