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Blog 8th Birthday Bash Update

Thursday, May 29th, 2008 at 7:52 AM Category: Blogging, Meryl's Notes Blog 3 comments

What a week to be busy serving clients! I’ve hardly social networked this week, so it’s a good thing Twitter hasn’t been feeling well.

Oh man… $100 from $5,000. No more prizes! Hurry up, June 1!

Anything you do from now through most of June counts toward entries for the prizes. So you don’t have to wait until June 1 to do anything. (Initial birthday bash entry)

Reader entries

25 entries: Create a video mentioning meryl.net and post it on Youtube (send us the URL. Add 5 more if we can see the meryl.net mention for those of us who can’t hear.
10 entries: Follow me at Twitter at http://twitter.com/merylkevans
10 entries: Make a blog post about the birthday celebration, the prizes, and link to this page.
10 entries: Link to any May or June meryl.net blog entry.
10 entries: Subscribe and activate to our RSS feed by email.
- Subscribe to both meryl’s notes blog and games
- Subscribe only to meryl’s notes blog
- Subscribe only to games
- Subscribe to Bionic Ear Blog
- Subscribe to meryl’s notes, the newsletter (not the same thing as the above)
5 entries: Twitter about meryl’s notes and link to this page (Need to comment a link to your twitter so we can verify it)

Post-specific Prizes and Rules

Some prizes will be given away on a specific day (the post will let you know). So check back often to get a chance to win these prizes. Since only those responding to the post receive an entry for these prizes, your chances for winning are higher than the rest. Plus, you can win more than one of these prizes. A person can only win one of the rest of the prizes.

These prizes are those with specific requirements that not everyone has. For example, software may only be available for Windows users and not Macs. I will put these up in a blog entry and anyone who comments within five days of the blog post (to be fair to those on vacation) will get an entry for the prize of the blog entry. Comments must be at least 30 words to ensure they’re valuable to readers.

Here are the prizes that will be up for specific posts (more prizes may be added… watch the blog for more prizes given away for commenting on a post).

$800 DVD set from marketing extraordinaire Seth Godin.
$450 basic WordPress customization package from Kim Beasley.
Lifetime subscription for RadioTime.com RedButton software — TiVO for radio where you can pause and record live radio.
One full copy of Orchidia PC game from Joyboost. See Meryl’s Orchidia review.
One full copy of Spinword PC game from Joyboost.
One full copy of Astraware Classic Collection, which includes Astraware Sudoku, Astraware Solitaire, and Astraware Board games. Astraware is one of Meryl’s favorite — if not the best — developer of handheld software.
Ted Demopoulos: One copy of Secrets of a Successful Blogging System digital audiobook with What No One Ever Tells You About Blogging and Podcasting (in which Meryl appears).
Two full copies of Magic Farm Game PC games from Oleg Kuznecov of Meridian’93. One copy for a reader and one copy for a guest blogger. My Magic Farm review.
One Alawar PC game package including full copies of Virtual Farm, Curse of Montezuma, and Alex Gordon.
Full copy of First Class Flurry PC game from Chanon Sajjamanochai of Viquagames. Meryl’s First Class Fury review.
Full copy of Lex Venture: A Crossword Caper PC game from Mark Kanter of Bang Out Games. Meryl’s Lex Venture: A Crossword Caper review.
Big Kahuna Reef 2: 2 copies (1 Mac and 1 PC)
Ricochet Infinity: 1 copies (PC)
Airport Mania: 2 copies (1 Mac and 1 PC)

You can still be a guest blogger and earn 25 entries. Just contact me.

As always, if you keep a list of what you do to qualify for entries and send it to me before the drawings for the final prizes — it’d be much appreciated.

Tags: birthday, contest, PC Games

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3 comments

Posted by John Hewitt / @poewar on May 29th, 2008, 11:37 AM
Wow, your list is impressive. i feel like a sucker for putting up my own money for my contest, although I’ll feel less like a sucker if I win the TV. Have fun blog, say hi to Meryl.

John Hewitts last blog post..The Basics of Press Releases
Posted by Tim Childers on May 30th, 2008, 2:02 PM
OK, I’ve just created my first blog post recommending others to come by and check out your contest. http://tinyurl.com/63kb6m. I was already following you on Twitter before the prizes were announced. Should be a lot of fun!
Posted by Tim Childers on May 30th, 2008, 2:06 PM
Just noticed I needed to leave you my Twitter info to verify my post about this page. I’m following you as tchilders.