Abstract: The present invention is directed to method(s), system(s), and computer program(s) for providing a time based media contest platform. Specifically, user(s) of the platform may participate in one or more contests by submitting user media to an application server during a predefined contest period. The media for each contest is voted on by other users. Upon expiration of a contest period, the winners of the contest are selected and are notified automatically. In one embodiment, participating user(s) may be required to purchase a contest entry via a virtual currency accepted by the application server. In one embodiment, various notifications, filters and/or search operations may be requested by a user for different contests.