It's the third and final leadership debate and things are really hotting up. Who will be the next PM? Will Nick Clegg retain his golden boy status? Will David Cameron charm his way into Number 10. Or will the old bruiser Gordon Brown cling on to power?

Everything is still to play for and with the BBC's David Dimbleby helming the final debate on the economy it looks like a seriously heavyweight and fascinating contest. One which you too can have your say in by logging in to Gabbit.com (it will only take a few seconds).

Do you think Brown is the right man to lead us out of hard times or do you think it's time for a change? Just log on to Gabbit.com to have your say along with other viewers. The person who makes the best/wittiest comment will receive £50 in Amazon vouchers.

The Prime Ministerial Debate is live on BBC1, Thursday April 29, 8.30pm.

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We're ever so sorry, but it looks like our comments facility is completely broken, and our man with a spanner tells us it could be two weeks until things are back to normal. We hate not knowing what you're thinking - it's lonely and frankly just plain weird. So don't forget you can always pop us a quick email, and we'll do the occasional "readers' letters"-type roundup on the blog.

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We recently told you about a great competition in partnership with Visual Networking experts, Cisco. All you have to do is show us a video that illustrates 'My Video Life'.

The overall winner will get £500 worth of vouchers for a shopping spree and the chance to spend a day in the studio with Cisco's experts to make another video - plus have Your Video Life featured on the Cisco consumer web site. There are also eight £50 vouchers from top AV retailer Dabs up for grabs, so you have a really good chance of nabbing one of the prizes.

The closing date has been extended to 19 May, so there's still time to get your entries in. For all the information about entering, click here.

Click the continue reading link to see a great example of the sort of thing you could try, and good luck!

You use your camera to shoot video. You use your phone to shoot video. You may even be capturing the world in high definition. Now's the time to get your footage working for you by entering our competition and scoring a great prize.

We have teamed up with Visual Networking experts, Cisco to offer shedloads of cool prizes and all you have to do is show us a video that illustrates 'My Video Life'.

The overall winner will get £500 worth of vouchers for a shopping spree and the chance to spend a day in the studio with Cisco's experts to make another video - plus have Your Video Life featured on the Cisco consumer web site.

There are also eight £50 vouchers from top AV retailer Dabs up for grabs, so you have a really good chance of nabbing one of the prizes.

Click the Continue Reading link to find out how to enter.

Believe it or not, there is more going on in the world than Coronation Street, and Shiny Media have lots more juicy websites to help you make the most of your non-Corrie moments.

Music site My Chemical Toilet provided a handy guide to the up-and-coming acts in the running for Best New Band at the 2008 NME Awards, and if you find all that youthfulness and noisy guitars a bit much, you can chill out with a nice Barry Manilow video.

Hopefully it'll be a while before Barry needs to think about funeral arrangements, but when he does, eco shopping site Hippyshopper has the lowdown on environmentally-friendly funerals and coffins. Something tasteful in wicker, perhaps? They also bring news that Tate & Lyle has pledged to have all its sugar fair trade by 2009.

I expect you've been thinking for quite a while that your coffee cup could do with its own corset. No? Well, just in case, you can find out how to make one on fab crafts site Crafty Crafty. You can also discover how to have eyes all over your legs - quite literally.

You know that you would dearly love the opportunity to work with Shiny Media, the UK’s top video blogging team. Well, now's your chance! The LG Video Media Talent Award is a competition to find two interns to train with Shiny Media’s top video blogging team and develop skills in presenting or filming/editing. This opportunity will allow unique insight into how up to 80 videos every month are planned, scripted and made. The Shiny Media videos are watched by an audience of around 50,000 every week, and this internship offers you the chance to gain skills that will help you develop your career in the video media industry.

The competition closes on 16 December, so there's still time to get an entry in. If you'd like to see an example of the entries so far, click the Continue Reading button.

Shiny Media (who are the wind beneath the wings of Corrieblog) want to know what you think about their wonderful range of blogs, and would like you to take part in a survey to let them know.

It'll only take 3 minutes to do, but you'll feel that glow that only comes from the feeling that your influence has been felt in the Corridors of Power.

Plus, you will be entered into a draw to win a 16GB iPod Touch, which usually retails for £249.99, courtesy of the very wonderful Play.com (from whom you can also sort out all your Christmas present needs).

Click Here to take survey

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A while back we told you how you could win the opportunity to work with Shiny Media, the UK’s top video blogging team. The LG Video Media Talent Award is a competition, running until 16th December, to find two interns to train with Shiny Media’s top video blogging team and develop skills in presenting or filming/editing. This opportunity will allow unique insight into how up to 80 videos every month are planned, scripted and made. The Shiny Media videos are watched by an audience of around 50,000 every week, and this internship offers you the chance to gain skills that will help you develop your career in the video media industry.

The competition closes on 16 December, so there's still time to get an entry in. If you'd like to see an example of the entries so far, click the Continue Reading button.

How would you like to train and work with Shiny Media, the UK’s top video blogging team? The LG Video Media Talent Award is a competition, running until 14th December, to find two interns to train with Shiny Media’s top video blogging team and develop skills in presenting or filming/editing. This opportunity will allow unique insight into how up to 80 videos every month are planned, scripted and made. The Shiny Media videos are watched by an audience of around 50,000 every week, and this internship offers you the chance to gain skills that will help you develop your career in the video media industry.

For more information, click here or have a look at the official YouTube channel

Corrieblog is looking for new writers.

Ideally you should have experience of blogging but most important is being passionate about Coronation Street and having something interesting to say. We can even pay you a bit of money though don't expect to be the next Mike Baldwin on the proceeds.

If you're interested, send an email to Katy.

Shiny Media have this week launched yet more brilliant blogs including Twitterati and new PS3 and XBox blogs. I have to admit, technophobe that I am, I don't know what any of that means. But the lovely Shiny people have also launched Dollymix, which I do understand. Dollymix is a blog written by and for women and Corrieblog editor Flaming Nora is one of the contributors. Coronation Street fans might like to have a look at one of the Dollymix posts where Flaming Nora rants on about how much she loves Coronation Street women, although not in that way, you understand.

Fancy snagging £100 in Amazon.co.uk vouchers just for mouthing off for five minutes? You could treat yourself to anything from a pile of CDs to a (small) new telly to watch Corrie on, just for ticking a few boxes. Shiny Red - a partnership between the Shiny Media founders and PR agency The Red Consultancy - want to know a bit about your online habits. Click here to take the two minute survey and be in with a chance of winning the vouchers and treating yourself!

Fancy getting hold of a new digital camera, a DS lite or a huge pile of DVDs? You're in luck! Shiny Red - a partnership between the Shiny Media founders and PR agency The Red Consultancy - have £100 worth of Amazon.co.uk vouchers to give away to one lucky reader with a few minutes to spare to talk about their online habits. Click here to take the survey and be in with your chance of winning the dosh. The survey only takes a couple of minutes to complete.

if you live in the United Kingdom and you haven't yet filled out the Shiny Media survey, please take five minutes to give us your views. We'll make it worth your while - there are MP3 players, a limited edition Star Wars phone and a portable DVD player up for grabs just for ticking a few boxes and leaving your email address.

For the full list of prizes up for grabs click here.

To take the survey click here.

We want to find out a little bit more about you - including what you like to read, whether you have your own blog and whether Norris Cole should be the next Prime Minister! OK the Shiny Media survey may not constitute the most fun you've ever had online, but if you spend five minutes of your life answering our questions you might just win yourself one of the following (and yes we know that's called bribery, but hey it sometimes works):

Toshiba 9-inch Portable DVD player
Nokia 3220 - Orange - Star Wars Special Edition Mobile Phone
Creative MuVo TX 256MB Music Player (eight of these to give away)
Sony 1GB Bean music player (we've got four of these to give away)

Go on, we'll love you forever...

Click here to take survey

[Non-UK readers: Sorry - it's not open to you. It's nothing personal, we promise!]

Corrieblog is looking for new writers. If your passionate about the UK's leading soap and know your Vera Duckworths from your Vera Drakes then drop us a line. Ideally you should have experience of blogging  but most important is having something interesting to say. We can even pay you a bit of money though don't expect to be the next Mike Baldwin on the proceeds. chris@shinymedia.com

We've been at it again - making new blogs to thrill and delight. This time it's brides-to-be we're out to impress with our wedding blog, Bridalwave (crazy Muriel types are more than welcome too).

Edited by sometime Trashionista writer, Camilla Chafer, Bridalwave will see you through the highs and lows of wedding planning, checking out the best of bridal fashion, venues, jewellery, stationery, beauty, floral, cakes and anything else wedding-related - and all without a single gush, twitter, simper or smirk in sight.

So if you're a real life bridezilla, or if you're just planning on a small wedding in the local pub, head over to Bridalwave.tv for a spot of off-white marriage guidance.

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