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We’re BACK! Read this update NOW!

Written by Alex Linebrink on Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
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Hey Tweeps!

Guess what? We’re BACK! This week, and the next several weeks will be PACKED with some of our biggest contests yet. Are you excited? We are!

So why have we been gone for a while in the first place? Well, it’s a long story with a pretty simple shortened version: we ran out of money and time The idea behind Tweet-A-Prize! has always been that we would finance things ourselves until we got popular enough to make some decent wages by running our contests. Unfortunately, though, we ran out of money a little before we made it there. When we stopped about a month ago we were delivering 5,000+ click-throughs to our awesome sponsors’ websites, but it still wasn’t quite enough to get make things profitable.

But, with nearly 16,000 followers, and over five thousand clicks on our links every week, we are getting pretty darned close. We figure somewhere around the 30,000 follower range (or after about 3 more months of solid contests) we should be profitable. And so, we’re doing a little searching right now, trying to find some investors to pick up the tab in the meantime. Know anyone who might be interested? Tell them to shoot me an e-mail!

In the meantime, we’re going to kick out a few more awesome weeks of contests to prove our worth. Want to see Tweet-A-Prize! continue into a new generation of bigger contests, more interactivity, and (most of all) A LOT more prizes? Then enter the contests and spread the word! Tomorrow we’ll be starting a big new contest featuring a certain internet celebrity who also dabbles a bit in the wine world. Make sure ALL of your friends here about it!!!

That’s all for now. As always, if you have any questions, feel FREE to e-mail me directly. Now go get ready to WIN some more prizes!!!

UH OH- @TweetAPrize SUSPENDED- Help US!

Written by Alex Linebrink on Saturday, September 19th, 2009
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Hey TWEEPS!

A bunch of you are trying to figure out where we’ve gone — so are we! @tweetaprize was suspended today (YIKES!) and we’re trying to figure out why. In the meantime – hang tight! We’ll hopefully be back very soon. And don’t worry — any prizes that haven’t been received yet are on the way! Week 25 & 26 prizes should ship by the end of this week, and be on your doorsteps by the end of next week!

If you have any questions or comments you’ll have to contact us by e-mail instead of Twitter, but we’ll be there

AND, if you really want to help, tweet out about how you love us, leave a comment in support below, or (the BIG one) – send an e-mail to suspended@twitter.com telling them how much you want us back!

We’ve given away over $4250 worth of prizes (120 of them to be exact) and can’t WAIT to get back to giving more away! We’ll keep you updated with everything we learn RIGHT HERE, so keep checking back. Have an awesome week!

UPDATE 1:52PM on 9/19/2009:

Still no word on why we were suspended or what can be done to fix it, but we’re not alone! @CleverGayle noted in the comments below that Britney Spears and Kim Kardashian (both verified accounts) were also suspended. If you want to help, retweet this post so the word gets out!

UPDATE 2:58PM on 9/19/2009:

It looks like our account is back up and running! Thanks a ton to everyone for their support, and to Twitter for their quick correction of the issue. Stay tuned for more GREAT contests and prizes!

Check Out These COOL Week 25/26 Supporters!

Written by Alex Linebrink on Thursday, September 10th, 2009
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Week 25 and 26 supporters!

THESE people are some of the coolest out there.

Yup – these are our BIG supporters for the last couple weeks! They played a huge part in the Tweet-A-Prize circle by making extra noise about Tweet-A-Prize. When that happens, more people will check Tweet-A-Prize out, our sponsors will love us even more, and they’ll give us more prizes to give away! It’s an awesome cycle, and everyone should check out these awesome supporters:

Datura Rose – An AWESOME prize and deals blog!
Good To Be You – A chic online boutique for all things YOU!
Memoirs of a Fat Chick – A blog about living frugal and getting out of debt!
Nimrod Street – Not JUST a fan site – a HOT rock’n music community!
Sparkle Plenty – Get your SPARKLE ON! (Sparkle clothing and accessories, that is )
Words Off the Top of My Head – A blog about, well, everything! ESPECIALLY connecting with YOU!

Be SURE to check all those awesome people out! Sign-up for their RSS feeds too — if they talk about us, they must be interesting

Want to get your name and link on Tweet-A-Prize for FREE? No problem! Check out our free link exchange program HERE.

Week 25 & 26 Wrap-Up and Winners!

Written by Alex Linebrink on Wednesday, September 9th, 2009
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Week 25 and 26 wrap-up and winners!

That’s a LOT of winners!

HELLO Tweeps! It’s a belated wrap-up, but a big one none-the-less: State Farm has made possible TEN new Tweet-A-Prize winners in the last two weeks! A HUGE thanks goes out to State Farm and the Blink 182 Summer Tour for making these last two weeks possible. Don’t forget to check out the Blink 182 tour, and State Farms rockin’ new online world! There are games and videos galour

Below is a list of all of the winners from the last two weeks, and links to their Twitter profiles. If you get a chance, congratulate them!

Thanks a TON to EVERYONE for playing!

Stay tuned — we’ll be announcing our special friend websites from last week shortly (you’ll want to check them ALL out), AND a new contest is just around the bend…

Prize #26-6 (SUNDAY): WIN a $50 iTunes Card!

Written by Alex Linebrink on Saturday, September 5th, 2009
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Prize #26-6 - a $50 iTunes Card!

This is Your Last CHANCE.

We’ve made it through TWO awesome weeks with State Farm and the Blink 182 Summer tour – and we’re finally HERE: Your LAST chance to WIN! IF you haven’t caught it already, all you have to do for a chance to WIN this $50 iTunes card is leave a comment on one of the prize posts from week 25 or 26. This is your last chance to win this week, so don’t miss it!

The deadline is Saturday at 11:59PM EST – so make sure you get your comments in before then! There are discussion questions for every post, but feel free to talk about something else or (better yet) respond to someone else’s post. Whatever you do, though, make sure it is on one of the prize posts — they are the only ones that will be counted!

Have an awesome weekend, and don’t forget to thank State Farm for the last two weeks.

THEY (along with Blink 182) ROCK!

Prize #26-4 (Th): WIN a $50 TicketMaster Card!

Written by Alex Linebrink on Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009
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Prize #26-4 - WIN a $50 TicketMaster GiftCard!

Snag a ticket to see Blink 182 on us… errr… on State Farm.

We know you’re dying for the opportunity to go see Blink 182 on their State Farm sponsored Summer Tour, and this $50 TicketMaster gift card should help out quite a BIT! WIN it TODAY. On Tweet-A-Prize. Sponsored by the ever-amazing State Farm. ROCK ON!

You know the drill: hit that green retweet button to retweet this post so you’re entered in the contest, and then answer the Prize #26-4 question when we tweet it out. If you get it right (we promise it’ll be easy and we’ll give you several hours to answer) you’ll have a shot at winning! Full rules HERE.

And don’t forget:

This week, prizes are provided by State Farm, who are sponsoring Blink-182’s summer tour!

For tour dates as well as a chance to win Travis Barker’s 1966 Cadillac Coupe de Ville as well as a trip to see the band play live, check out http://www.theretown.com/blink182!

For today’s discussion (in the comments below): comment on the following topic – Blink 182 on CD vs. in person. GO! (If you complete this one, you’ll get some sort of bonus mention or something later on )

Don’t forget: One lucky commenter in the next two week’s is going to win a $50 iTunes GiftCard! Make your comments count

Prize #26-3 (Wed): Signed copy of Greatest Hits!

Written by Alex Linebrink on Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009
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Prize #26-3 - WIN an AUTOGRAPHED copy of Blink 182's "Greatest Hits"!

The ULTIMATE in Autographed Music Technology.

My friends: I welcome you to the next generation in music playback. No longer do you have to worry about losing your music when your hard-drive goes down – no magnet will kill one of these. Afraid the RIAA will come after you for sharing MP3’s? This next generation of music playback will keep you from the temptation of illegal pirating. Scared you just have too much disk space and will lose track of all your music? This new medium is just large enough to be visible from anywhere in the room – even when your laptop is on standby. Play it anywhere with a big slot in the stereo: the car, the home theater, even a computer. And best of all: it’s physical, so the band-members can actually autograph it instead of sending along PDFs with pictures of them and strange inside jokes.

Ladies and gentlemen: I present to you the Compact Disc – “Greatest Hits” – signed by all members of Blink 182. You can thank State Farm and the Blink 182 Summer Tour for this high tech miracle!

You know the drill: hit that green retweet button to retweet this post so you’re entered, and then answer the Prize #26-3 question when we tweet it out. If you get it right (we promise it’ll be easy and we’ll give you several hours to answer) you’ll have a shot at winning! Full rules HERE.

And don’t forget:

This week, prizes are provided by State Farm, who are sponsoring Blink-182’s summer tour!

For tour dates as well as a chance to win Travis Barker’s 1966 Cadillac Coupe de Ville as well as a trip to see the band play live, check out http://www.theretown.com/blink182!

For today’s discussion (in the comments below): If Blink 182 were a fruit, what fruit would they be, and why? Don’t forget: One lucky commenter in the next two week’s is going to win a $50 iTunes GiftCard! Make your comments count

BIG Prize #26-5 (Fri): WIN a $150 iTunes CARD!

Written by Alex Linebrink on Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
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Big Prize 26-5! Win a $150 iTunes Card!

This is the BIG ONE.

You have the chance to win enough iTunes $$$ to buy every Blink 182 album TWICE and still have a few cents leftover. Why? Because STATE FARM ROCKS. Isn’t that reason enough to check out the State Farm sponsored Blink 182 Summer 2009 tour? Go ahead — click away. We’ll wait

So are you ready? This is a BIG contest so things work a little different (but it’s still pretty easy!) Step 1: ReTweet this post (hit that green retweet button NOW). Step 2: Watch the CLUES! There will be TEN and they’ll start with “Clue #26-5-” and end with “#TPclue”. Don’t tweet the answer to the clues! If you miss any, you can find past clues HERE. Save the answers for Step #3: Answer the prize question on Friday! It’ll end with “#TPprize” and require the clue answers to answer correctly. That’s it! ReTweet this post and get the answer right, and you’ll be in the drawing to WIN!

And don’t forget:

This week, prizes are provided by State Farm, who are sponsoring Blink-182’s summer tour!

For tour dates as well as a chance to win Travis Barker’s 1966 Cadillac Coupe de Ville as well as a trip to see the band play live, check out http://www.theretown.com/blink182!

For today’s discussion (in the comments below): What would YOU do for a Blink 182 ticket? (Please -only PG answers.) It’s like the Klondike game… but with Blink 182 Don’t forget: One lucky commenter in the next two week’s is going to win a $50 iTunes GiftCard! Make your comments count

Prize #26-2 (Tuesday): WIN a Blink 182 T-Shirt!

Written by Alex Linebrink on Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
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Prize 26-2 - Blink 182 T-Shirt!

Go to that Blink 182 concert dressed in STYLE!

It’s true: this has GOT to be one of the best looking t-shirts EVER. You could scare old-people, make little children laugh, and gain the high-five a fellow Blink 182 fan walking the street. And once again – you can have a chance at this collector’s item TODAY, thanks to the ever-awesome State Farm and their sponsorship of the Blink 182 Summer 2009 TOUR!

You know the drill: hit that green retweet button to retweet this post so you’re entered in the contest, and then answer the Prize #26-2 question when we tweet it out. If you get it right (we promise it’ll be easy and we’ll give you several hours to answer) you’ll have a shot at winning! Full rules HERE.

And don’t forget:

This week, prizes are provided by State Farm, who are sponsoring Blink-182’s summer tour!

For tour dates as well as a chance to win Travis Barker’s 1966 Cadillac Coupe de Ville as well as a trip to see the band play live, check out http://www.theretown.com/blink182!

For today’s discussion (in the comments below): Dream up a Fantasy (or SciFi) story about how the Blink 182 logo was created, and be sure to include monkeys and a ray gun. GO! (If you complete this one, you’ll get some sort of bonus mention or something later on )

Don’t forget: One lucky commenter in the next two week’s is going to win a $50 iTunes GiftCard! Make your comments count

Prize #26-1 (Mon): Signed “Greatest Hits” CD!

Written by Alex Linebrink on Monday, August 31st, 2009
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Prize 26-1: Signed Blink 182 "Greatest Hits" CD!

For the Blink 182 Connoisseur

For those of you who are true connoisseurs of all things Blink 182, State Farm is kicking off week #2 of their Blink 182 Tour themed sponsorship with a wonderful collector’s item: An autographed copy of Blink 182’s “Greatest Hits” CD! How AWESOME is that?

This is a collector’s item that you CAN’T buy in stores. So do it: hit that green retweet button to retweet this post so you’re entered, and then answer the Prize #26-1 question when we tweet it out. If you get it right (we promise it’ll be easy and we’ll give you several hours to answer) you’ll have a shot at winning! Full rules HERE.

Don’t forget:

This week, prizes are provided by State Farm, who are sponsoring Blink-182’s summer tour.

For tour dates as well as a chance to win Travis Barker’s 1966 Cadillac Coupe de Ville as well as a trip to see the band play live, check out http://www.theretown.com/blink182!

For today’s discussion (in the comments below): What is Travis Barker’s coolest Tattoo? Why? Don’t forget: One lucky commenter during week #25 & 26 is going to win a $50 iTunes GiftCard! Make your comments count