TweetSweep: March 2009

Monday, March 30, 2009

Win a New Kindle 2 - ends @ 5,000 followers

Follow - Jump the Curve


Jump the Curve is offering a new Amazon Kindle 2 to a randomly selected follower once they attain 5000 followers. There is nothing inherently magical about 5000 followers, I just felt it was an ambitious yet attainable goal. (Here’s a list of 10 reasons you—or may not—want a new Kindle 2.)

If you are reading this posting for the first time, I would greatly appreciate it if you would tweet this offer to your followers. If you have stumbled across this post due to Twitter, I’d sincerely appreciate it if you would consider retweeting it. Don’t know what either Twitter or a retweet is?


The reason I have chosen a Kindle as the prize is because it is symbolic of the work I do as a business/technology forecaster and public speaker—in that I help organizations discern (or “read") the future. All of my tweets are geared toward this end. Thus, if you have even the slightest interest in the future—and I sincerely hope you do because it is, after all, where all of us will spend our remaining time on this planet—I’m confident you’ll find value in following me. Also, I’m happy to follow you back—especially if you’ve got some interesting, informative, innovative, insightful or just plain entertaining to say.

Check out book reviews for your Kindle as well.

To ensure that I really do offer a new Kindle, I will conduct a live drawing on LiveCast and announce the winner’s name and then later post the recording of the event to my YouTube account. (Note: In the interest of fairness, my current followers will also be eligible to win as it wouldn’t be fair to unnecessarily penalize them just because they began following me early.)

Win a P183 - ends 4/15

Antec Twitter 500 Contest

Win Antec’s brand-new P183 Performance One case only on Twitter!

How do I win?
Simply “follow” Scott Richards, senior vice president of Antec, on Twitter to automatically enter the contest. The winner(s) will be chosen at random on April 15, 2009.

Prizes:
1. If Antec has less than 500 Twitter followers on April 15:
o P183 case + Antec’s exclusive CP-850 power supply (a $330 value)

2. If Antec has 500 or more Twitter followers on April 15:
o P183 case + Antec’s exclusive CP-850 power supply (a $330 value)
o P183 case (a $179.95 value)
o P183 case (a $179.95 value)
o P183 case (a $179.95 value)

So now what?
Start following Antec! Go to www.twitter.com/antecscott and click “follow.” That’s it. You’re entered! Don’t forget to tell your friends-- remember, if Antec reaches 500 Twitter followers by April 15, we give you more prizes!

Contest details: http://www.antec.com/Believe_it/Twitter_contest.html

Win an Acer Aspire One +++ MORE - ends 3/31

HOW TO ENTER

1. Follow @MichelleM (that’s me) on Twitter

2. Tweet this to your friends: I just entered to win an Acer netbook - follow @MichelleM & retweet to enter too! http://is.gd/oD1E

CLICK HERE to send the Tweet out to your Twitter friends automatically.

The giveaway ends March 31, 2009 at midnight PST. Three winners will be picked at random (one for each prize) and notified via Twitter DM. If notified, you will have 24 hours to respond and claim your prize, at which point it will be given to another contestant.

PRIZES

For prizes, I’ve chosen a few of my “favorite things” (queue Oprah theme music). These are handpicked, items that I own, adore, love, learn from and use.

Acer Aspire One 8.9-Inch Netbook: This Model comes with Windows XP, a 160 gig harddrive (unlike some of the netbooks out there - hello Dell? - you can actually store a few files or programs on it) and the 6-cell battery, so it’ll run for about 5.5 hours (what a netbook is for - being able to work with it on-the-go and not charge it up all the time). Of course it’s got wireless and USB ports and whatnot, and has consistently been among the top performing netbooks by review sites.

Snowball USB Microphone: I replaced my old, $14 mic with this model about 2 months ago and love the sound quality. Plus it looks cool - and there’s something to be said about cool looking equipment! It definitely gets comments from anyone who visits the office. Installs like a dream, has switches on the back to adjust the way it picks up sound - good for group vs. individual recording and adjusting for the sound qualities of the room you’re in.

Ready, Fire, Aim: Zero to $100 Million in No Time Flat: This book (that I originally was referred to by Rich Schefren) has given me a kick in the arse - really! A must-read for ANYONE with their own business (internet marketing or not).

Win Rockstar WordPress Designer - ends 3/31?

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For the next 2 weeks, we will give away 5 copies of Rockstar WordPress Designer. Here’s how to enter:

1) Follow WPWebHost on Twitter.
2) Tweet this: “WPWebHost is giving away 5 copies of Rockstar WordPress Designer. Just follow @wpwebhost and retweet. http://tinyurl.com/cr22ng”.

That’s all. If the response is good (hmm, let’s say around 300 more followers?), we will be giving away the WordPress Plugin Development - Beginner’s Guide next.

Win books!

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When: Every Wednesday at 3pm EST

Where: The Twitterverse

How to Enter:

  1. Join Twitter (if you haven’t already).
  2. Follow @chelseagreen on Twitter.
  3. Every Wednesday at 3pm EST, go to http://www.chelseagreen.com
  4. Browse to a book in our bookstore that you would like to win.
  5. Click the Tweet This Book! link to send the pre-formatted tweet.
    (Left side of page, underneath the book cover image.)
  6. Send tweet!

Monday, March 16, 2009

EcoStoreUSA has baby care products for you - ends 3/16

To get things up FASTER, here's what they have to say - straight from their site

We’ve declared our love for Mommy Bloggers on Fox News (watch below) and we’re beyond excited about our launch into Meijer stores and social media and blogging has been a blast. Tell me you’re following us on Twitter and Facebook! It’s the wave of the future folks…even Ellen is on Twitter! She even has a Facebook Fan page! Did you see her show today? Me either but I heard about! Anyhow because we love the idea of “Showing us your Tweets” and “Tweet This” we’ve decided to have a Twitter giveaway!

We’re celebrating having some mom bloggers in Meijer stores doing some live tweeting and video blogging tomorrow. Read about it here, here and here!

Here’s what you win:

Three winners will get their pick of ANY two baby care products plus shipping.

Here is how you can win:

Just follow us for FREE at http://www.twitter.com/ecostoreusa and then retweet the following statement:

@ecostoreusa is giving away ANY two baby care products.http://is.gd/kzMs For an extra entry become a fan! http://is.gd/34s

No need to leave us a comment because if you have @ecostoreusa we’ll consider you entered and to score an extra entry become a Facebook Fan! The cool part of becoming a fan is you score coupons, deals and information right away!

Three winners will randomly be drawn on at noon EST on Monday, March 16, 2009. Tweet as many times as you like but only one entry per tweet address!

Sunday, March 8, 2009

RGS Solar Backpack Giveaway - ends 3/10


RGS is giving away this backpack every ubergeek is going to love. It charges cell phones and other small appliances which can be charged via USB. This $250 value backpack can be yours.

It’s made off recycled PET bottles and has a solar panel strong enough to charge your gadgets fully in matter of 1-2 hours. It’s very durable and water-resistant and even fits a laptop.

What do you need to do in order to win?

First off visit the manufacture site: Soular and take a note of the Peak Voltage of this backpack (yes, you will have to search for it)!

Then go to your twitter account and follow me (in case you haven’t yet) and tweet this:

RandomGoodStuff is raffling this awesome solar backpack: http://tinyurl.com/bq372h [RT @RandomGoodStuff ]

After that send me an email to jogi21 ———– @ ———- gmail.com with your tweeted message and the peak voltage number of this backpack.

RGS will pick one random winner who did all the above on March 10th 2009 and announce him/her on RGS and via Twitter.

Twitter Glitter Spring Fling Giveaway - ends 3/20

Spring is right around the corner and what better way to welcome it in than with a free Spring Fling jewelry giveaway!

GJBPartners is sponsoring another "Twitter Glitter Giveaway" designed specifically for users of the Twitter.com social media site.

Twitter users will have a chance to win a Grand Prize of a 14K White Gold Flower-Shaped Diamond Heart Pendant valued at $495.00 just for following GJBPartners on Twitter.com.

To enter, log onto greatjewelrybargains.com, click on the giveaway link, complete the official entry form, and click on the "Submit" button. Then log onto twitter.com, sign in (or) sign up for a free twitter account, go to

The contest, which runs through March 20 2009, is open to individuals 18 or older who had online access on or before February 20, 2009, and who are legal residents of the United States (except Puerto Rico) or Canada (except Quebec) at time of entry. Entries must be received by 11:59:59PM PST on February 14, 2009. The winner(s) will be chosen at random on or about February 16, 2009. No Purchase Necessary, see website for Official Giveaway Rules.

***note, the rules are conflicting ++ enter cautiously**

Win a Bose Triport in-ear headphones - ends 3/9


Kelly Karnetsky giving away a pair of Bose Triport In-Ear headphones. How do you win? Simple, just follow Kelly @midwestkel on Twitter and re-tweet the following message:

RT @midwestkel: Bose giveaway! Just follow @midwestkel and RT this. Full details here, http://TwitPWR.com/6T3/

Contest starts Monday March 2, 2009 and ends Monday March 9, 2009 @ Midnight MST.

One random person will be drawn from RT and will be verified that they are following me. I will then contact the winner to get their address and ship them. I will only ship them for free in the US or Canada outside of those countries the winner must pay for shipping.

Win a copy of Craft Vol. 10 - ends 3/9

Craftzine is giving away three copies of CRAFT, Vol. 10 to lucky CRAFT twitter followers!

Receive updates via twitter to keep up with the latest on their blog. All of them follow what you guys are saying to and about us on twitter, and they'd love to see you there!

Three winners will be announced on Monday, March 9, so make sure to be following them by then for your chance to win.

Griffin Clarifi iPhone 3G Cases - ends 3/27

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Giveaways! Every Friday in March they will give away Griffin Clarifi iPhone 3G cases to ten (10) randomly chosen lucky entrants.

What’s a Clarifi?

The Griffin Clarifi is a case for the iPhone 3G with a built in lens, which takes incredibly crisp snapshots that are perfect for Evernote. Check out our blog post to get more info.

How to enter

Entering takes one step:

  • Send a Twitter message containing: #EvernoteClarifiGiveaway

That’s it. You can include other text in your tweet, but you must have the full hashtag as written above. You only need to tweet once to be entered in all the March giveaways. Don’t forget to follow @evernote and @griffintech.

How will I know if I won?

They will announce weekly winners on Friday March 6th, March 13th, March 20th, and March 27th at 12pm PST on our Facebook fan page, so make sure you’re a fan. While you’re there, check out the Griffin fan page too. The submission period for the Evernote March Giveaway ends at 10am PST on Friday March 27th, 2009.

Winners will be contacted via direct message on Twitter

John Chow is at it again - Win a Flip Mino HD - ends 3/31 & 4/30

Win The Second Flip Mino HD

If you didn’t win the Flip Mino HD this time around, don’t despair. You have two more chances because Market Leverage and John Chow are giving away another Flip Mino HD at the end of this month. To enter, simply perform the following two tasks:

  1. Follow @JohnChow and @MarketLeverage on Twitter.
  2. Tweet the following message to your followers

    I’ve just entered to win a Flip Mino HD. You can win by following @JohnChow and @MarketLeverage and retweet. http://xr.com/flipcontest

The script he's using to track entries is set up to detect http://xr.com/flipcontest so make sure you have that item if you want to create your own custom tweet message. This contest is open to anyone in the Twitter world. However, get the entry in before this month is up to make you have a shot at the second Flip. Good luck!

Win an iPod touch - ends 3/31

1BOG’s Solar Group Purchase program has knocked it out of the park in the San Francisco Bay Area and we’ve launched in 20 other cities. Show how much your city (it doesn’t have to be on that list) cares about renewable energy by cheering for it on twitter. Everyone who cheers gets automatically registered to win the iPod touch below.

Here’s how this works.

A) Follow @1bog on twitter.com

B) Tweet this (but swap out the city name for your):

“I Vote [Your City Name]! <– That just entered me to win an iPod Touch. Just follow @1bog and retweet. http://tinyurl.com/a9d86q”

Here’s an example tweet:

What happens after that?

1. By following those two instructions you are automatically entered to win this iPod

2. By cheering for your city we know what cities want more renewable energy in their town the most!

*competition ends March 31st.

Win a MacBook Air - ends 3/31

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Want to win a Free MacBook Air? It could be the highest ROI on any Tweet you ever send.

Ben Behrouzi, serial entrepreneur,is giving away a brand new MacBook Air to one cool Twitter follower, Free! One follower will be selected on March 31st 2009, but you have to be in it to win it!

Here’s how it works :

Just send a simple Tweet with the following message or something like it in your own words so he knows to count you in. No requirement to follow him, unless you choose to get his updates.

@BenBehrouzi Ben count me in the MacBook Air Giveaway! http://tinyurl.com/de7f6b


He’ll be announcing the winner on Twitter and on his blog at the end of March. Good luck!

Twitter.com/BenBehrouzi

Win an unlocked Samsung Omnia i900 - ends 3/13

Pocketnow.com is giving away an unlocked GSM Samsung Omnia (one that will work on T-Mobile, AT&T, etc), and all you have to do to win is keep an eye on their Twitter feed. To find out more, read on...

If you've been wanting a Samsung Omnia i900, now is your chance to get one for free. This is the i900 variant, so you'll be able to get EDGE data over GSM in the US, and HSDPA in parts of Europe.


Here's all of the information from their site -

Why are we doing a Twitter contest?

pocketnow.com does a lot of "tweeting" in our Twitter feed, so we want as many of our readers as possible to join in. Here's why our feed is valuable to you:

1. Get exclusive content. We post stuff on Twitter that never hits the page here...interesting links, quick tips, etc.

2. See stories early. We often write articles and posts in advance so that the flow of content is smooth during the day. You can see our posts early on Twitter, right after we write them.

3. It's fast. In each "tweet" we post a short description of the story. That way, you can save time finding stories that interest you by scanning our Twitter feed.

So how do you win the Samsung Omnia?

Quite simply, follow us on Twitter! To do so, you will need to register a free account if you don't yet have one. Then, be sure to get started by following your family and friends, or other websites that interest you. It's a really great tool to connect.

On Friday, 13 March, we will post a link on our Twitter feed to a hidden page on pocketnow that will allow you to enter the contest. You will only have 8 hours to do so before the contest closes. On Saturday, 14 March, a winner will randomly be chosen. And yes, this contest is open to international readers =D.

Win a HP Mini 1001 Netbook ~ ends 3/19






They’ve given out t-shirts, small toys, and even a personal beverage cooler in their weekly Twitter trivia contest (hosted by @willsmith), but this month, they’re raising the stakes by giving away one HP Mini 1001 netbook! Starting next week, their Illustrious Editor-in-Chief will challenge his Twitter followers with a series of three technology trivia questions. Correct answers will score you one entry in our random drawing, which they’ll conduct on Tuesday, March 24th.
One lucky grand prize winner will score the netbook (Approximate value, $490 USD) and five first place winners will get a Left 4 Dead t-shirt, courtesy of Valve Software. We won’t be announcing the times of the trivia questions on the website, so subscribe to Will’s
Twitter feed to make sure you don’t miss out!
HOW TO ENTER:

Between 3/6/09 and 3/19/09 we will post three trivia questions concerning technology at http://www.twitter.com/willsmith.

To enter, send your answer either using a Twitter reply using the format “@willsmith answer” or send an email to comments@maximumpc.com with “Maximum PC Twitter Trivia Contest” in the subject line.

Entrants must respond to the trivia question within an hour of the post time.

There is a limit of one entry per eligible participant per question.

All entrants who answer the trivia question correctly will be entered into the random drawing.

Entries become the property of the Sponsors and will not be acknowledged or returned