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100 Swagstakes Winner - 11/8

noreply@blogger.com (The Swag Guy) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:39:00 +0000

Sundays in the Fall are about Football and the 100 Swagstakes. The best part about the previous sentence is that Sundays YEAR ROUND are about 100 Swagstakes because TSG gives away 100 Swag Bucks EVERY Sunday. It's pretty great, if I do say so myself.

This week's 100 Swagstakes winner is Shane H. of Silver Spring, MD. Congratulations, Shane! Enjoy your new Swaggage and spend it wisely but also in a fun way.

For your chance at 100 Swag Bucks, just enter here. Entries start at just 1 Swag Buck!

Gooooood luuuuuuck!

TSG

New Gift Card in the Swag Store!

noreply@blogger.com (The Swag Guy) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:45:00 +0000

Cafe Press is a wonderful site where you can design your own custom t-shirts. You should wear something you like and what better way to do that than to create the shirt you're wearing? In the Swag Store now are $5 Gift Cards to Cafe Press. This will save you on your orders from Cafe Press.

This is great timing for holiday gift-giving. Custom designed shirts are great for heartfelt, inside jokes or just gag gifts.

See more of Cafe Press here and learn more about this Gift Card here.

TSG

See KISS 'Alive'!

noreply@blogger.com (The Swag Guy) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:49:00 +0000

Want two tickets to see one of the most exciting live bands ever to set pyrotechnics off on a stage over and over? You're in luck! This is a situation that the boys in Detroit Rock City would've died for. Instead, they resorted to radio call-in shows, amateur dance contests, bullying, trespassing, and finally beating each other up to get KISS tickets.

If you haven't seen Detroit Rock City, well that's what happened in the movie.

KISS is hitting the road on their Alive tour, their first North American tour in years! Check out the list of cities to find a show in your area and enter as many times as you want for the dates you wish to attend with entries starting at just 1 Swag Buck!

TSG will email each winner 5 days before each show.

So....do you want to rock and roll all night?

TSG

A Saturday Swag Hunt

noreply@blogger.com (The Swag Guy) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:11:00 +0000

There's no better way to pass the time on a Saturday afternoon than completing a Swag Hunt. Especially if you've been running around like TSG has making sure that everything is set for the week to come.

So here's the story: I've created a Swag Code with 7 letters in it, and I've hidden those letters throughout Swag Nation. To try and make things clear for you, I've created a helpful chart that will help you find all the letters of the code. Your job will be to make sure you actually the enter the word correctly, and as always, mind your CAPS!

The 1st letter can be found in the Swidget. If you don't have the Swidget, download it here.

The 2nd letter can be found in the toolbar. If you have the Swag Bucks toolbar, you'll recognize this icon found in the drop down menu next to the word Swag Bucks.

The letter immediately to the right of this icon is the one you're looking for. If you don't have the toolbar, download it here.

The 3rd letter can be found somewhere on the polls page. I've added a comment to one of the polls using the name Guy Swag. Find my comment and you'll notice one letter that stands out from the rest. Yup, that's the one.

The 4th letter has been added to the prize description text of one of the items in the Swag Bucks Gear category of the Swag Store. You'll recognize this item as the newest member of the Swag Gear family.

The 5th letter is "N"

The 6th letter can be found somewhere on Swagbucks.com. Use your birds-eyed vision.

The 7th letter can be found in one of the coupons in the Shop&Earn Mall. As you know, we have hundreds of coupons that you can use every day to get discounts on items from your favorite e-commerce brands. One of the coupons has a special message for you.

This code starts immediately and is worth 2 Swag Bucks to everybody that finds it before 4:00 pm pst (7pm est; 12am gmt). After that it will still be worth 1 Swag Buck till 5:00 pm pdt (8pm edt; 1am gmt).

Good luck and may you be rewarded!

TSG

Saturday Video of the Week!

noreply@blogger.com (The Swag Guy) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:30:00 +0000

TSG loves Christopher Walken. I'm of the firm believe that he can say anything and because it's him saying it, there is always a potential for funny.

I feel like this video really proves my point.

TSG

What Are You? I'm A Swag Witch!

noreply@blogger.com (The Swag Guy) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:19:00 +0000

This is something that really excited me when it came in. Swagbucks user TheHaltonMom ordered one of our long-sleeve Halloween T's and implemented it into her Halloween costume and you know what? I bet there was a great Halloween spirit in the air wherever she went on Halloween! How could there not be?

This is exactly the kind of thing that TSG and Team Swagbucks loves. Seeing our users using prizes they've redeemed and sharing it with us!

To take that a step further, that user involvement is what makes Swagbucks great. Getting submissions for polls, trivia questions, wallpapers, unboxing videos, prize photos, etc. are all things that put a smile on TSG's face.

And bonus, they typically end up getting you Swagbucks.

;-)

Thanks for the awesome picture!

TSG

Facebucks Is Here!

noreply@blogger.com (The Swag Guy) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:29:00 +0000

Earlier this morning I wrote about our new Special Offers page. It turns out that we've introduced another major feature in the last 24 hours: facebook connect!

What is facebook connect, you ask? Simply put, it's a giant bear hug between your Swag Bucks account, and your facebook account. But this isn't just an exercise in bizarre digital intimacy, no sir! Establishing the connection, could have huge implications for your referral list.

Here's why: once you connect your two accounts, all your major activity on Swag Bucks (searching and winning, finding swag codes, trading in cell phones, etc.) can result in automatic posts to your facebook News Feed. And not just any posts - these are attractive, informative morsels of Swaggy goodness. And best of all, each one contains your unique referral link!

Think of how many times you've tried telling your friends how cool Swag Bucks is (you better have been doing that! :) Now you can show them just how much you're being rewarded at Swagbucks.com, in a setting that encourages referrals.

To start, all you need to do is login to Swagbucks.com, or any Search&Win site. You'll see the following blue button on the right side of your top bar.

Select that button and enter your facebook login information in the resulting pop up window. Then visit your My Account page to set your facebook preferences. This is where you'll control all the actions that you would like to be facebook enabled.

One more benefit of facebook connect is that it's now super easy to see which of your facebook friends are already on Swagbucks.com, and invite the ones that aren't.

You can see more about facebook connect here.

Now get out there and win some Swag Bucks!

TSG

Special Offers Are Here

noreply@blogger.com (The Swag Guy) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:35:00 +0000

Unless you've been living under a rock for the past 15 hours, or you just haven't stopped by Swagbucks.com (is there really a difference?), you will have noticed that we have a new destination we're calling the Special Offers page. In case the highly creative page title isn't clear enough, this page contains all sorts of, wait for it, special offers and other limited-time promotions which you can use to pad that account of yours.

Once you land on the Special Offers page, you'll notice that there are two kinds of offers for you to explore. The first of those are the No Obligation offers that you'll notice on the right-hand side of the page.

These offers will be changing pretty regularly, and there's never any cost to sign up. We've taken steps to ensure that you will only ever see quality offers from trusted brands, so if you see something you like, go ahead and take the plunge. While you will not receive any Swag Bucks for participating in these offers, you should be aware that we'll be, ahem, hiding Swag Codes in this section of the page pretty regularly. In fact, there's one there right now. This is the same code that was put up yesterday in the evening for those of you that already snagged it.

Once the hubbub of the code dies down, I would encourage you to come back and check out the offers: many of them are pretty cool.

The other section of interest are the direct offers at the bottom of the page:

These offers will always have a button to the right which tells you exactly how many Swag Bucks you can earn for participating in the offer.

As many of you have noted, almost every one of these offers requires a Credit Card. There are a couple that don't but for right now those are either Credit Report offers or sign up forms for Credit Cards. If you're over 18, you can go ahead and sign up. Soon, we'll be adding more offers that are completely free and don't require a credit card. For now however, these will have to do.

Once again, we've done a lot of work to ensure that these offers come from good brands. You can find Swagertunities from folks like Netflix, Blockbuster, Stamps.com, etc. The best part about many of these offers is how quickly your Bucks will be awarded. Typically, you'll see your account totals credited within an hour! You'll even notice a new section in the My Account terminal which helps you track your Special Offers. Simply visit the My Swag Bucks page and look for the Special Offers link next to "Swag Codes" and "Redeemed".

Please only sign up for offers you qualify for, and care about. Be sure to also read carefully the Terms and Conditions of each offer. Users who sign up for, and then cancel their orders could come under scrutiny if we determine that the behavior looks suspicious.

The best way to think about these offers for now, is that if you're saving up for a special prize (perhaps something in time for the holidays) but you're short of the number of Bucks you need to snag the item, consider one of our Special Offers to help earn those extra Bucks.

I know that a lot of you still have a lot of questions about this new page, and we'll be here to answer as much as we possibly can. Remember, soon we'll be adding more and more ways for everybody to earn Swag Bucks. Your feedback will help us continue to make the Swag Bucks Network the most rewarding destination on the web!

TSG

Mega Swag Bucks Day is Here Again!

noreply@blogger.com (The Swag Guy) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:32:00 +0000

It's FRIDAY! Not only does that usually indicate that a weekend is near but, it's also Mega Swag Bucks Day! Mega Swag Bucks Day is the day that we here at Swagbucks give away upwards of 30,000 Swag Bucks in Mega Bills!

This means that every Friday, Swagbucks gives you a chance to win unheard of, out there, zany, mad amounts of....Swag Bucks with your searches. From 3 to 100 Swag Bucks on 1 search!

If you want to see evidence of this, just pay attention to Swagbucks' Twitter feed. You'll see how many RTs (retweets) of users like you. What are they posting? Well, on Mega Swag Bucks Days, or in Twitter language, #MSBD. In fact, if you're lucky enough to win a Mega Bill (Bill over 1 Swag Buck) today, take a screen grab of that and upload it to Twitter with TwitPic or YFrog or any other service compatible with Twitter. Include "@Swagbucks" and "#MSBD" in your tweet and if TSG sees it, it'll be retweeted on the Swagbucks Twitter page. All of Swag Nation could see your victory.

We love to live it up on Fridays and you should too.

Happy Mega Swag Bucks Day and Good luck, Swaggers!

TSG

Get The Prize You Want With Swag Bucks

noreply@blogger.com (The Swag Guy) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:07:00 +0000

Prizes. You like to get them, and we like giving them to you. That's why we have an entire Swag Store filled with thousands of prizes for you choose. From video games, posters, musical instruments, and electronics to gift cards, apparel, magazine subscriptions and digital wallpapers (and more, plenty plenty more), we try our best to have a selection that appeals to all of Swag Nation.

It is with that community in mind that we are introducing a new policy to ensure that every Swaggernaut will be able to get any prize they want. Each prize now has a 5 order per calendar month limit per person. That doesn't mean that you can only get 5 prizes per month, it just means you can only get the same prize 5 times per month. The reason for this change can best be shown through this picture:
This may look like a horde of fans cramming into a concert but it's not - they're fighting to go shopping! Yes, shopping. So all the people in the front of the pack will be able to go snatch up all the items they want, any by the time the back of the group even gets in the doors the item they want will be gone(all the meanwhile a guy with 30 of those items will be cramming them into his car).

Needless to say, we don't want that to happen.

So if you're a person that gets 10 Magic Johnson Cards every month, now you can get 5 Magics and 5 Larry Birds. Or maybe you snag 10 movie tickets. Now you can get 5 tix and 5 Restaurant.com Gift Cards for dinner and a movie.

Whatever the case may be, the point is there is a plethora of items for which you can spend your Swag Bucks. And with the 5 of the same item per month limit, it will help to ensure that EVERYONE gets exactly what they want.

As the saying goes, "You can please some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but never all of the people all of the time."...unless of course you're TSG ;) And on that note, I'm sure you know I have some great stuff planned for you guys this holiday season. Just wait, you'll see...

Happy Prize Snagging!

TSG

Swagbucks Fun Facts: Friends Invited

noreply@blogger.com (The Swag Guy) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:00 +0000

Today's Swagbucks Fun Fact is special because its a stat that reflects YOUR hard work. Nearly 1 million people have been invited to Swagbucks. This is ASIDE from the number of people that found Swagbucks on their own. All your Swagbucks chatter, referral links on Twitter, your own blogs, Facebook, YouTube videos, in your email signatures and whatever other creative locales your referral link existed has got us to where we are today.

We're working on a few things that will make it even easier to tell your friends about Swagbucks, more specifically, your Facebook friends. Stay tuned for that, just know that it's AWESOME. TSG's really excited about it and hopes you are too.

Thanks a bunch for all your Swagging and your enthusiasm for Swagbucks.

It makes all the difference.

TSG

$100 Amazon Gift Card Winner - 11/5

noreply@blogger.com (The Swag Guy) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:14:00 +0000

Always exciting when TSG can give someone the capability to buy a lot of stuff for nothing. This is one of those times because someone gets a $100 Amazon Gift Card! Entries into this Swagstakes start at the already rock bottom price of 1 Swag Buck per entry and somehow manage to get cheaper than that if you get a grip of entries. That'll save you Swag Bucks AND up your chances of winning.

This week, Brandon B. of New Waterford, NS is the lucky winner! Happy Amazon spending, Brandon! You, lucky dog, you.

I'll be announcing the next Amazon $100 Gift Card winner on this blog next Thursday.

Good luck!

TSG

Twitter Trivia Today!

noreply@blogger.com (The Swag Guy) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000

Twitter Trivia is back today and it's your chance to win some bonus Swag Bucks! Take a break today and play some Twitter Trivia and you could win some Swag Bucks!

If you're new to Twitter or Twitter Trivia, here's how we reward per question:

Question 1: First 4 correct responders win 5 Swag Bucks each
Question 2: First 2 correct responders win 5 Swag Bucks each
Question 3: First correct responder wins 10 Swag Bucks

To play, head on over to Twitter. I'll usually announce on Twitter and Facebook about 10 minutes prior that Trivia will be starting. So make sure you follow us on Twitter.

Then, when I ask a question, you must reply to Swagbucks for your answer to be counted.

Easiest way to do this is to hit the curved arrow under the star on Swagbucks' tweet the question is in. This will start your tweet with "@Swagbucks". After that text, answer the question with correct spelling and anwer EVERY PART OF THE QUESTION.

An important note: DO NOT DIRECT MESSAGE the answer. This clogs our inbox and prevents me from rewarding winners as swiftly as I should be. So, if you want less delay between questions, @ Reply to Swagbucks, do NOT Direct Message your answers.

Trivia questions ALWAYS have multiple parts so giving one right answer out of the 3 questions asked in the tweet is a wrong answer. Answer ALL parts of the question.

If you're one of the first to answer correctly, TSG will send a message to your Twitter inbox (or Direct Message you, AKA "DM") giving you instructions on how to claim your Swag Bucks.

Trivia begins at 3:30PM PDT today.

Good luck to all!

MLB Polls & Playoff Wrap-Up

noreply@blogger.com (The Swag Guy) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:30:00 +0000

Well, the Yankees won it all in 6 games, which if you'll recall from my last post is exactly how many they needed to do it in for you guys to get a 4 Swag Buck code. If you're new to Swagbucks or haven't been following along, we let Swaggernauts predict the outcome of different parts of the playoffs and the World Series.

To see that page, click here.

Also, during this time TSG recalled some memorable World Series moments. You can relive those here.

Thanks for participating and predicting whether you got it wrong or right. Enter on Swagbucks in the next 2 hours (before 2:30PM PDT) for FOUR SWAG BUCKS.

TSG

Beatles Limited Edition Giclee Print Winner!

noreply@blogger.com (The Swag Guy) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:13:00 +0000

Somewhere there's a Swaggernaut that has a new piece of artwork in their home. Well once we ship it to him. Cristian C. of Long Beach, CA is the winner of this Beatles Limited Edition Giclee Print done by Josh Kaplan!

Cristian will now have a legendary band adorning the walls of his home after winning this Swagstakes. Congratulations, Cristian!

Also a big thanks goes out to Josh Kaplan who provided this amazing prize. For more of Josh's work, see Kapsart.com.

TSG

Swagbucks Fun Facts: Swag Bucks Awarded

noreply@blogger.com (The Swag Guy) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:00:00 +0000

Swagbucks has given away Swag Bucks ever since Swagbucks started. How 'bout that?

Mainly through searches, but also through referrals and codes and contests and other endeavors, Swagbucks users have been able earn themselves Swag Bucks in different ways. This has resulted in us awarding approximately 26 million Swag Bucks to date! That's a lot of Swaggage.

Thanks for all the Swagging you all do, my guess is we'll award more than 26 million Swag Bucks within the next year.

It only gets better....

TSG

Bonus Video from TSG!

noreply@blogger.com (The Swag Guy) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:29:00 +0000

User Joel B. sent this video along to me and I thought it was a really unique and clever video. I tend to post a lot of funny or fun to watch videos. But, this one makes you think and for that I have to share it.

A great message delivered in a smart way. Make sure to watch the entire video or you'll be real confused as to why I'd post such a thing. :P

TSG

Get Your Last Minute Entries In!

noreply@blogger.com (The Swag Guy) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:49:00 +0000

The $100 Amazon Gift Card Swagstakes will be ending again tomorrow, so be sure to get your entries in as this is one of our most popular Gift Cards. Most Swaggernauts save up to stack $5 Amazon Gift Cards to buy things they've had their eye on at Amazon for a while.

But, this will save you some time and Swag Bucks if you end up winning as it's the equivalent of 20 $5 Amazon Gift Cards. Quite the corner you'd be cutting.

Entries start at just 1 Swag Buck per entry and get cheaper on the way up. I'll be announcing the winner on this blog tomorrow, so don't miss your shot!

TSG

TSG Presents: Great World Series Moments!

noreply@blogger.com (The Swag Guy) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:01:00 +0000

Today TSG goes back just 8 years to one of the most memorable World Series in recent memory. If you'll recall the baseball playoff race was in full swing when the September 11th attacks happened. A lot of things much bigger than baseball were followed and watched and the nation was in shock. Major League Baseball games were canceled and Americans weren't sure how to proceed.

Eventually, the MLB and the NFL took the field again and the nation had something to do besides worry about our country's men and women, those we lost and our financial situation caused by that day's events. However small it actually was, driving to the stadiums, stepping on the field, watching the games on TV; this was huge.

It was looking as though the Yankees, America's team in part because of their name, their dynastic roots in the game and their shared location with the center of the attacks, would make the World Series again this year. Non-New Yorkers started to cheer for this for the city of New York. They would end up facing one of Major League Baseball's newest teams at the time, the Arizona Diamondbacks.

The World Series this year started later than any other - October 27th and it was full of fanfare, ceremonies and chill-inducing events. Military choirs and bands performed the Star-Spangled banners at various games, Blue Angels flew over every start, and the 7th inning tradition still done to this day of singing 'God Bless America' started in this World Series. New York City firefighters and police were ever-present at every game played at Yankee Stadium and even some played at Bank One Ballpark (now Chase Field).

President Bush throwing out the 1st pitch in an FDNY fleece.

The series itself had as much, if not more drama and exciting moments in it. It went a full 7 games and that 7th game came down to the wire. This was a home-field series. Arizona took the first 2 games of the series played on their field easily (9-1, 4-0). But, when the series shifted to New York and the ground-swell of emotion and pride Americans and New Yorkers felt arose, the Yankees eked out three 1-run wins bringing the series to 3-2 in favor of the Yankees.

When the series returned to Arizona, the Diamondbacks took back home-field advantage with a Game 6 blowout win (15-2) to tie the series at 3 games a piece and force a Game 7.

Game 7 would be the only game played at Bank One that would be a close one. A pitcher's duel between 2 of the league's premier pitchers of the day, Roger Clemens and Curt Schilling. No runs were scored until the 6th inning when the Diamondbacks put one across when Danny Batista doubled home Steve Finley and would be thrown out at third trying for the triple.

The Yankees would come back with a run of their own in the top of the following inning when singles by Derek Jeter, Paul O'Neill and Tino Martinez would manufacture a run. In the 8th inning, the Yankees would go ahead on a solo home run by Alfonso Soriano which would chase Schilling from the game and bring in Diamondbacks starter and co-ace, Randy Johnson who had thrown 104 pitches from the start the night before.

With the Yankees ahead 2-1 the Diamondbacks were blanked in their half of the 8th inning. Johnson held the Yankees scoreless in the top of the ninth keeping the game within reach. If the Diamondbacks were to come back, they'd have to do it against one of the best closers in the history of baseball, Mariano Rivera.

But, he had already pitched the 8th inning, where hed struck out the side. In the top of the ninth, Mark Grace led off with a single to center. D-Backs catcher, Damian Miller would come up and attempt to sacrifice bunt Delluci (pinch running for Grace) into scoring position, this almost looked like a sure double play until Rivera made an errant throw to second leaving runners on first and second with no outs. The next batter, Jay Bell, also bunted but Delluci was thrown out at third this time leaving runners on 1st and 2nd, this time with 1 out.

Tony Womack would then double down the line scoring pinch runner, Midre Cummings and tying the game at 2 and potential winning run Jay Bell on 3rd. Rivera then hit Craig Counsell which loaded the bases. Diamondbacks outfielder and fan favorite Luis Gonzalez came to the plate. With the infield drawn in due to there only being 1 out and a play at the plate, Gonzalez hit a gentle bloop over shortstop, Derek Jeter and the Diamondbacks became the fastest team to win the World Series doing it in only their 4th year of existence, beating the previous record holder, the Florida Marlins, by 1 year.

For the Yankees, that ended their consecutive streak of World Series titles at 3 and capped one of the most exciting World Series to have ever been played since the early 90's. Even though "America's Team" didn't win, a young, brand new team did. This was a World Series in which both teams were underdogs. It felt like everyone involved, teams, fans, commentators, crew, everybody - were underdogs in this World Series. It played a part in bringing our country back to our routines, our traditions.

That's all it took to make that a great World Series moment.

TSG

Ask The Swag Gal (November 4, 2009)

noreply@blogger.com (The Swag Gal) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:32:00 +0000

It’s that time of year again, November Sweeps. Freebieslover, would like me to journey into the world of Television!

Which new shows have you been tuning into and what current shows are your fav?

As I write this, I am awaiting for the premiere of V. Would you believe me if I told you I schedule my shows into my blackberry? It is true, there are so many I can’t keep track of them. Hulu, truly is my best friend. Let’s get right down to the good stuff!

For those of you who have been following me since the beginning, you know how much I LOVE Reality TV. This time I decided to share what comedies/dramas I can't go without each week!

New Shows:

Glee- The originality of this show is a breath of fresh air. Of course coming from Ryan Murphy (Nip Tuck) I expect nothing less. It’s not for everyone, but worth a try. You may be surprised and find a little of yourself in the characters.

Dollhouse- There isn’t much I can say about Joss Whedon, other than he is brilliant. How can we forget Firefly or Buffy the Vampire Slayer! This show is clever, unique and you can’t go wrong with a new personality every week.

Current Shows:

Dexter- A serial killer, on the good side of humanity. Dexter’s compelling sense of justice reels me in every Sunday.

Nip/Tuck- The writing is smart, the characters are intriguing, and the style is HOT! This is, by far, my favorite show out there right now!

Here are a few honorable mentions:

Heroes
Bones
Smallville
Grey’s Anatomy

Of course, I have to mention a few shows that are no longer with us, Lipstick Jungle and Battlestar Galactica. They will be missed!

Surprise me with your questions, send an email to theswaggal@swagbucks.com. Don’t forget, 15 Swag Bucks could be yours!

Until next time,

-TSGal

Twitter Tuesday Phrase That Pays Winner- 11/4/09

noreply@blogger.com (The Swag Guy) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:04:00 +0000

Thanks to all for a GREAT Twitter Tuesday! So great in fact, that the Phrase That Pays trended on Twitter! It's been a while since we did that but yesterday, Responsibiliswag was indeed a trending topic on Twitter, have a look-see!
What's even cooler about that is that the Phrase That Pays came from a user. Not even in an effort to submit a TTPTP, but we love user submitted stuff so much that TSG will keep things like this in mind for whenever it might be useful.

Here's a screen shot of the origin of yesterday's TTPTP:

That was a Facebook comment from MONTHS ago and Michael's brainchild got used as a Phrase That Pays just yesterday. Thanks again, Michael. You truly are a responsible Swaggernaut, full of responsibiliswag!

This goes for more than just Twitter Tuesday, recently I've been using Trivia questions submitted by users, not because I finally ran out of questions, but because users have JUST started to submit questions. Why wouldn't I use them? TSG's Video of the Week and Facebook Discussion, your ideas are always welcome in all these areas so never be shy.

Let's get to the winners.

First are our honorable mentions and winners of 5 Swag Bucks each:

"@swagbucks Be Responsibiliswag. Don't drink and swag. Be kind to other swaggernauts. Don't post swag codes." - Kathleen S. of Tucson, AZ

"@swagbucks Man, all these referrals - what a huge responsibiliswag!" - Jimi W. of El Dorado, AR

And here is your winner of 50 Swag Bucks!

"@SwagBucks Remember: It is your Responsibiliswag to not drive while in the bag!" - Tori R. of Alexandria, MN

Thanks for a wonderful Twitter Tuesday, Swag Nation!

Until we tweet again.....

TSG

Swagbucks Fun Facts: Prizes Awarded

noreply@blogger.com (The Swag Guy) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:00:00 +0000

Since Swagbucks started, we have sent prizes all over the U.S., Canada and the UK. The Swag Store has been the final destination for all Swag Bucks earned through searches, codes, trivia, polls, prize photos, unboxing videos and other contests.

Over three quarters of a million prizes have flown out the doors of the Swag Store since Swagbucks started. These range from mp3s to posters to musical instruments to gift cards to trading cards and more.

This is just the tip of the iceberg as the Swag Store finds new prizes seemingly every day for you to snag.

It's just gonna get better and better...

TSG

New Swagbucks Partner: The Who!

noreply@blogger.com (The Swag Guy) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:36:00 +0000

Swagbucks is proud to announce that one of the most legendary acts in rock history now has a Search&Win site of their very own. The Who were one of the original British invasion bands. Pete Townshend, John Entwistle, Roger Daultrey and Keith Moon formed The Who in 1964, 45 years later their legend is alive and well thanks to hits like "My Generation", "Baba O'Riley" the rock opera Tommy and their Woodstock appearance.

You can now get Swag from The Who from bottle openers to picks, body jewelry and more. Start your Search&Win with The Who and redeem prizes from one of the Classic Rock's most iconic bands.

TSG

TSG Presents: Great World Series Moments!

noreply@blogger.com (The Swag Guy) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:50:00 +0000

Even though it's a travel day for the Yankees and the Phillies, TSG will be presenting another classic World Series moment. Today's World Series moment is from one of the best games ever played in the World Series between the Cincinnati Reds, or "The Big Red Machine" and the Yankees' arch rival, the Boston Red Sox. This was Game 6 of the 1975 World Series.

Cincinnati led the series 3 games to 2 after winning Game 5. This means, if Boston lost, The Reds would win the World Series. Boston scored first when Fred Lynn hit a 3-run homer off Reds starter Gary Nolan. The Reds would come back to tie it at 3 in the 5th and then would add 2 more runs in the 7th.

The Reds led the Red Sox 5-3 until the 8th inning when Cincinnati put a run up in the top of the inning to extend their lead to three only to have Boston come back in the bottom of the inning and score 3 runs of their own from one swing of the bat from Bernie Carbo to tie the game at 6.

The game would stay this way until the 12th inning. A prolonged stalemate of good pitching and close calls. The Red Sox would load the bases in the bottom of the ninth only to be held at bay. In the 11th, Ken Griffey Sr. was on first base with Joe Morgan at bat for the Reds. Morgan hit a shot that looked sure to be a homerun. Boston right fielder, Dwight Evans made a remarkable catch robbing Morgan of the homerun and doubling Griffey off of 1st staving off another attack.

The Reds would come back in the top of the 12th but Red Sox reliever, Rick Wise pitched around the threat and kept the game tied. This set the stage.

Reds reliever, Pat Darcy was facing Red Sox Catcher, Carlton Fisk, the best offensive catcher in baseball history before a fella named Mike Piazza would come around. In the bottom of the 12th inning in Game 6 of the World Series, Fisk took Darcy's second pitch down the left field line. In a now famous highlight, Fisk jumps up and down whilst simultaneously waving his arms to the right trying to will the ball fair. The ball would hit the foul pole (which means it's fair) above the famous Green Monster and the Red Sox won the game in dramatic fashion. Fisk had to fight his way through adoring and elated fans to round the bases and get back to home plate and his team.

Players from both sides to this day all note that this was the game they enjoyed and felt honored to be a part of more than any other in their careers. Unfortunately for the Red Sox, the Reds would win the series in the 7th game by putting up the winning run in the top of the 9th.

But, Game 6 of the 1975 World Series still goes down as one of the most memorable games and moments in World Series history.

TSG

Hey, Where'd You Get That Hat??

noreply@blogger.com (The Swag Guy) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:31:00 +0000

Swagbucks of course! It says it right there on the front of the hat.

Swagbucks has hats for devoted Swaggernauts everywhere! These adjustable Castro hats are a fashionable way to share your Swagbucks love with the world all the while looking great!

You can find these in the Swagbucks Gear section of Apparel & Accessories in the Swag Store. Bonus, they're only 95 Swag Bucks.

Hurry though, these are only available while supplies last. After that...well, it'll probably be restocked but not sure if there'll be a gap between when we have the hats in stock or how big that gap would be so why would you risk it?!?

Get your hat here and let us keep your head warm and protected from the sun.

:)

TSG