We just ordered the iPod Touch from our previous contest. We’re glad for those who participated it feels good to give so we’re doing it again. This time we’re giving away MORE STUFF! The big prize is the new Apple iPad!
The contest is WAY simpler than last time. To enter all you have to do is become a fan of this facebook page. And read the rules of this contest. The more fans the page gets the more prizes we give away. Read More Below!
How it works
Below is a chart showing prizes and their corresponding prize thresholds. As the number of fans of this page increases different prizes will be given away. The more fans— the better the prizes get. The earlier you join the more chances you have to win a prize. Once the facebook page has 100 fans we’ll draw a fan at random to win the iPod Shuffle. Once there are 1,000 fans we’ll draw a random fan to win the iPod Nano and so on until we reach 150,000 fans and we draw for the grand prize: A new Apple iPad.
If we quickly reach the 150,000 threshold we will probably announce new thresholds with even better prizes (macbooks, iMacs, cinema displays… mmmmmm… yummy.)
Why Apple Prizes?
Spokt is just as easy to use on a PC as on a mac but we’re giving away Apple product because we’re Apple fans. If you win a prize that you don’t want or already have you can request a gift certificate to Apple.com or Amazon.com. You can also request that the value of your prize (see below) be donated to Haiti Relief.
Details:
- We’ll select a random fan right after each prize threshold is met. We’ll contact the winner and make arrangements to ship the product.
- You can win multiple prizes. Winning an iPod Shuffle does not disqualify you from winning the iPod Nano, etc.
- We’ll ship the product anywhere Apple offers free shipping.
- Winners may opt for a gift card from Apple or Amazon in lieu of the actual prize.
Gift Card equivalent amounts: iPad: $499, Apple TV: $299, iPod Touch: $199, iPod Nano: $149, iPod Shuffle: Not available for gift card option.
- Immediate Family members of spokt founders may enter but cannot receive prizes. If chosen through our random drawing the prize value will be donated to Haiti releif
- No purchase necessary, void where prohibited, Limit one entry per individual, must be 18 years or older. Blah blah blah. Everything lawyers say.
The more fans we get the more prizes we give away and the better the prizes get! Promote this contest on facebook by sharing this link:
We actually added the demo video a week ago but I forgot to mention it.
Let us know if you have trouble viewing it or if you have any feedback. Is this how you use spokt in your family?
Check it out on the home page! (near the bottom of the page on the left)
Well, if you like underdogs you’ll be pleased with our winner. She only had a 6.38% chance of winning but a chance is a chance and so without further ado I’m pleased to announce that our lucky winner is:
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The contest is over. We’re going to perform the drawing tonight.
I’ve uploaded a few files that may interest the entrants. Say “interest the entrants” 5 times fast.
- Analytics Data
I filtered out as much non-contest stats as possible. But you see the date range, find your entry, see how many unique visitors you sent us. Kind of disappointing, huh?
- Pick your own Winner spreadsheet
This is what I’ll be using to pick the winner. Move the cursor to an empty cell, close your eyes, hold the delete key for a few seconds (not the backspace key), let go, open your eyes: who won?
I’ll have an official drawing tonight with plenty of witnesses. Stay tuned and thanks for playing!
There is still time to enter this contest and win. See Contest Details.
Here are the current standings:
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Entry |
Referrals |
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stackofplates |
46.81% |
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poppletonfamily |
26.60% |
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brian-sara |
14.89% |
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bourgeousfamily |
6.38% |
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popfam |
5.32% |
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thinkinaboutnuttin |
0% |
The percentages above represent number of referrals as well as the chances of winning.
It would take less than 100 visitors to take the #1 position. Good luck to all current and future entries!
On December 17th I announced the following:
After a few weeks we have some very positive results:
An improvement of 34% in the mean response time!
The standard deviation was also cut in half!
I want response times to be 1/5th of what they are currently so I’m still working on making it faster, faster, faster!
1. Happy New Year! For the next month upgrade your hub or sign up for a new one for double space. Remember no payment or credit card information is needed for three months!
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Before |
Now! |
| Premium |
15GB |
30GB |
| Plus |
5GB |
10GB |
| Basic |
1GB |
2GB |
If you’ve already upgraded we’ve already doubled your hub’s capacity.
2. If you enter to win our iPod Touch you can opt for an $199 Apple store gift card instead.
See contest rules.
We received a question about the iPod update today regarding what is being counted (visits or unique visitors). The contest rules state that each unique visitor is an entry to win. See Contest Details.
I took a shortcut and just used “visitors” when I posted the results I posted on Tuesday. I took the time to pull the unique visitors and here are the true results so far:
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Entry |
Referrals |
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stackofplates |
29% |
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poppletonfamily |
31% |
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brian-sara |
23% |
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bourgeousfamily |
11% |
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popfam |
6% |
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thinkinaboutnuttin |
0% |
The percentages above represent number of referrals as well as the chances of winning. Time to email your address book!
It would just take tens of visitors to take the #1 position. Good luck to all current and future entries!
We’re a little half-way through and here are the current standings. See Contest Details.
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Entry |
Referrals |
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stackofplates |
74% |
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poppletonfamily |
16% |
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brian-sara |
6% |
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bourgeousfamily |
3% |
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popfam |
1% |
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thinkinaboutnuttin |
0% |
The percentages above represent number of referrals as well as the chances of winning.
It would just take a few hundred visits to take the #1 position. Good luck to all current and future entries!
We’re giving away an iPod Touch to someone, and that someone could easily be you!
The contest is simple: We want you to write up an honest review of spokt.com and ask your readers to check it out via a link.
Refer as many visitors from your blog or website as possible to increase your chances to win. Every unique visitor referred is counted as an entry. (more below)
Requirements:
- Post a blog article (or something similar) about spokt.com: the good, the bad, the beautiful. Whatever you want!
- Include a link to your blog or review in the comments (below). We want to read your feedback!
- Include a link to spokt.com and link to the contest using the link codes below.
Possible writing ideas to spark your creativity:
- How spokt is better/more efficient for keeping in touch with family than other forms (email, other websites, etc.)
- Your story of how you found out about spokt
- Something funny/interesting someone posted recently to your hub.
Details:
- We will accept entries for the entire month from 12/17/2009 –01/16/2010. We’ll use our analytics software to determine the number of unique visitors who arrive at spokt from each participant.
- After compiling the results we’ll perform the drawing and announce the winner here on our blog on Monday 01/18/2010.
- We’re limiting this contest to the 50 United States. We could possibly make an exception if shipping the product directly from the apple online store won’t be an issue.
- No purchase necessary, void where prohibited. Blah blah blah. Everything our lawyers would have us say. Could it be any other way?
Rules for baddies (grounds for disqualification):
- You may not use spam tactics or cheat in a similar way.
- You may not deceive or trick people into coming to spokt. (e.g. You cannot tell people they will see pretty girls — by clicking your link to spokt — and hope to win.)
- You cannot be named a winner if you are sired by or married to one of the spokt.com founders. Sorry Honey!
- Spokt.com was created for families so please keep your posts/review appropriate. We reserve the right to disqualify anything we wouldn’t want our moms to see.
Update:
The link codes were broken until 3:29PM Pacific (dumb quote to smart quote substitution by blogging software)
