Hmm, the possibilities... Posted by The Swag Guy

Perhaps you're new to Swagbucks and aren't sure or maybe even fully convinced of its capabilities. Maybe you also can't devote a lot of time to do a website and you just have time to search. Typically, you'll earn 2 Swag Bucks a day through normal searching, on average. Some days you'll win more, some less...it averages out to about 2 per day.

Now let's say you've been using Swagbucks for 2 months, just searching. No contests or codes or anything, just searches. If you've been consistent, you should have about 120 Swag Bucks. Well, what can you get for 120 Swag Bucks? Well here are a few things....

For a bit over 120 Swag Bucks, 125 Swag Bucks to be exact, you can get this rare D'Angelo 16 x 16 lithograph. Not too shabby...
How about the book, Hannibal? If you saw or read Silence of the Lambs or saw Hannibal, you know why this is a steal. In fact, most of the books in the Swag Store are about 120 Swag Bucks. If you read books intermittently, 2 months is about the perfect turn-around time for a new book, just ask The Swag Gal.

If you're not into the books but like your video games, here's a PS3 game for 120 Swag Bucks. It's a year old but still an awesome game. I say that with some bias as TSG loves sports video games, especially football games.
So there you have it, 2 months, sweet free prizes. Do some browsing of your own around The Swag Store and see what you can get in 2 months time.


TSG

3 Days Left in the Nintendo Wii Giveaway Swagstakes! Posted by The Swag Guy

This Monday, July 13th, we'll be announcing the winner of the Nintendo Wii Swagstakes and the package includes all you see above. What's an entry for something like that cost? Probably a few Swag Bucks at least, it's a sweet prize. Enter for 1 Swag Buck! That's it!

Monday is also the day we'll be announcing which console we'll be giving away next. So, make sure you're around for that.

Big thanks to our buddies at VPGames.com for providing us with these awesome prizes. Make sure you check out their site to see all the good deals they have on games, consoles & accessories.

Enter here now & you could be the proud new owner of a Nintendo Wii with fixins!


TSG

Swagbucks Feature Partner: Music for Relief Posted by The Swag Guy

You may have heard us mention our partners, Music for Relief in various blog posts & Swagstakes. If you're not familiar with the organization or their cause, MFR was started by the members of Linkin Park, including Swagbucks partner, Chester Bennington. Their mission is to bring aid & relief to victims of natural disasters to give them shelter, food & help them get back on their feet again. Needless to say, a very noble cause from a band that has a busy schedule, but still makes the time.

Along with Team Swagbucks, Music for Relief will be on The Warped Tour all summer long. If you're going to a Warped Tour in your area this summer, make sure to stop by their tent regardless of what bands you're there to see or what bands you're into. Make a donation and we'll be right there with them giving away free MP3s from Warped Tour artists.

You can help out by browsing & redeeming prizes from their Search&Win site. See the prizes here.

Also, make sure to stop by their website to see what they're all about or donate there if you won't be at Warped Tour this summer. You can also add them on MySpace & join their mailing list.

Music is great. Music for a good cause is greater.


TSG

It's Mmmmega Swag Bucks Day!!! Posted by The Swag Guy

Fridays mean Mega Swag Bucks Day so hopefully you guys will hit some Mega Bills today. We give away up to 10,000 Swag Bucks in Mega Bills every Friday so you might hit that lucky 3, 5, 20 or even 100!

We also like to include our little buddy, Twitter in the mix. If you hit a Mega Swag Buck win, take a screen shot and post it to Twitter with both the @Swagbucks mention and an #MSBD tag. If TSG spots the post he'll retweet it for all of Swag Nation to see!

It's essentially sharing the wealth ;-)

Happy Mega Swag Bucks Day!


TSG

Ask The Swag Gal (July 10, 2009) Posted by The Swag Gal

And we meet again. Thanks to everybody who responded to my last post with their favorite reality tv shows. It seems like there are a lot of Bravo fans out there! I wish we could all get together and watch Real Housewives Of New Jersey together, but I don't think that's a very practical idea.

Also, I just tried using the Comparison Shopping tool for the first time and all I can say is wow! Ladies- did you know they've got some of the top of the line cosmetic brands on there?! Check it out! Oh and about TSG's Twilight poll from earlier this week, let me just say, don't knock it til you read it! (ahem ahem... BOYS!!)

Speaking of boys... let's get to our question of the day.

Our question comes from Sara L. from Amarillo, TX. She asked:

How can you tell if if a guy likes you?

Let me tell ya Sara, boys can be tricky. All guys are different and show their feelings in different ways. Here are a few hints he's probably into you:

• If he starts to act nervous, fidgety, or different in any way around you and not others.
• If he rambles on and talks just to talk, even when its irrelevant or makes little sense.
• If he is constantly teasing you, it means that he is too nervous to make normal conversation with you, so that's his way of getting your attention AND a reaction.
• He will either make direct eye contact with you, or shy away from eye contact. (as I said, it depends on their personality)
• If he is more confident, he'll find a way to touch you. (Ex: While he's talking to you he'll playfully push you.)
• Or if he is smart and really wants you to know that he likes you, he'll just be honest and tell you! (HINT HINT guys!!!)

I hope some of these tell-tale signs help you decipher this guy! Either way... don't wait around too long. Plenty of other fish in the sea :)

I look forward to reading your questions for next week! Keep sending them to asktheswaggal@swagbucks.com.

Ciao!

-TSGal

Are You Ready for the Country? Posted by Official Swag Bucks Blog

Team Swag Bucks is proud to introduce to you our new Swag Bucks powered search & win for sh*t kicking country phenom Colt Ford! If you don't know Colt's name, you might know his music: he has written hit songs for Montgomery Gentry, and his hit "Buck 'Em," is the theme song for the Professional Bull Riders organization. When you earn Swag Bucks through SearchwithColtFord.com, you can win super exclusive rewards including autographed items and show used set lists. Check out Colt's Swag Store right here, and if you want to sneak peak some music, head over to his official MySpace page.

Get great prizes from your favorite TV Shows Posted by The Swag Guy

Do you like Family Guy? How about Scrubs? American Idol, who doesn't? Well, I'm sure you'd like to see what kind of cool prizes from these shows you can get with your Swag Bucks.

Swagbucks has a number of partners across the country with Fox & WGN. What does this mean for you? Great prizes! If you're a fan of House, you can get a House poster at Fox 17. If you're into American Idol, get this American Idol Karaoke game for the the PS2 at Fox 61. A lot of you are Family Guy fans, particularly Blue Harvest; grab that here at WGN 9. There's many prizes to choose from & lots of uses for your Swag Bucks. Look around at Fox 2, Fox 59, WGN Radio Search, & WHNT Huntsville, WQAD8 Davenport &especially WGN America.

So go grab 'em up. These are prizes from all your favorite TV shows and supplies are plentiful but at the same time, limited!


TSG

Showin' Love to the Canadian Swaggers Posted by The Swag Guy

Hey Canucks!

We got so wrapped up in our 4th of July weekend that we might not have shown Canada Day its just due. To that end, TSG found a wonderful video to show his love for our friendly neighbors to the North. Enjoy!

See more funny videos and TBT Videos at Today's Big Thing.

Also, thanks for Mike Myers, Jim Carrey, Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Seth Rogen, Elisha Cuthbert, hockey, great fishing and so much more!



TSG

Autographed Swag from SideCho Records! Posted by Official Swag Bucks Blog

Earlier today we were lucky enough to connect with our old friends at SideCho Records. If you are not familiar with SideCho, you are not familiar with some great indie music history. Since the labels inception they've been the starting place for many great young indie, punk and rock bands including Stars of Track & Field, Grammy nominated electro-rock duo Shiny Toy Guns and the great Neva Dinova.

To celebrate the label and their great artists, we've added a whole new SideCho Records sub-category into the 'Music & Band" section of the Swag Store. For as low as 35 Swag Bucks you can snag yourself some beautiful, hand signed posters from many of the acts on the label's roster. These posters are true collectibles and are perfect for framing. Snag a couple items quick because at these prices, these items won't stick around long! Check it all out right here

Twitter Trivia Today! Posted by The Swag Guy

TSG will be conducting another rousing round of trivia on Twitter today. Make sure to be around when the game starts at 3PM PDT. Topics can cover anything from music, TV, cinema, history, literature, geography and more.

Here's a few helpful tips before you get started to ensure your questions will count and you can get them quickly:

1) First and foremost, make sure you reply to the question. This will automatically start your tweet with @Swagbucks. Only tweets that start with @Swagbucks will be looked at. Do NOT Direct Message Swagbucks. The only time you should Direct Message Swagbucks during trivia is if TSG has messaged you telling you that you've won. Do not answer questions to our Twitter inbox.

2) Make sure you answer the ENTIRE question. I'll use an example from last week's trivia. I asked this:
"This Day in History 1839, a slave ship off the Cuban coast is overthrown led by this man AND name the ship/film based on it & its director."
You have no idea how many tweets I got that said "@Swagbucks Steven Spielberg" or "@Swagbucks Amistad", even "@Swagbucks Amistad Spielberg" is wrong! The correct answer is "@Swagbucks Joseph Cinque, Amistad, Stephen Spielberg". It doesn't matter what order you put them in but you must spell correctly and include every part of the answer to have it count. Which leads me to...

3) Every part of the answer MUST BE CORRECT. If we're still using that last example, you don't credit for "@Swagbucks Joseph Cinque Amistad Ron Howard". You just don't. Make sure it's all right.

4) Have your Swagbucks search engine up and ready to use. The reason why should be obvious.

5) Answer the question being asked and do it within the times laid out. You have no idea how many people will be answering the first question as TSG is looking for the winner of the third question. At the end of every question I announce that the winners have been found, this is your cue to stop answering that question. If you've won, you'll be Direct Messaged.


That's pretty much it! It's a lot of fun so come out and play and win Swag Bucks.

If you don't know where to find us on Twitter, click here.



TSG

The Mid-summer Classic is Almost Here! Posted by The Swag Guy

Major League Baseball has had quite a season so far. Lots of surprises, big news stories and breakout stars. The All-Star game will be this Tuesday, July 14th at the lovely Busch Stadium in one of the greatest baseball towns in the country, St. Louis, Missouri.

Before the game there's lots of festivities including the fan favorite, Home Run Derby and Celebrity Softball Game. Here's the current rosters for both the American & National Leagues.

American League

Starters

Pos	Player	B/T
C	Joe Mauer, MIN	L/R
1B	Mark Teixeira, NYY	S/R
2B	Dustin Pedroia, BOS	R/R
SS	Derek Jeter, NYY	R/R
3B	Evan Longoria, TB	R/R
OF	Jason Bay, BOS	R/R
OF	Ichiro Suzuki, SEA	L/R
OF	Josh Hamilton, TEX	L/L

Pitchers

Pos	Player	B/T
P	Andrew Bailey, OAK	R/R
P	Josh Beckett, BOS	R/R
P	Mark Buehrle, CWS	L/L
P	Brian Fuentes, LAA	L/L
P	Zack Greinke, KC	R/R
P	Roy Halladay, TOR	R/R
P	Felix Hernandez, SEA	R/R
P	Edwin Jackson, DET	R/R
P	Joe Nathan, MIN	R/R
P	Jonathan Papelbon, BOS	R/R
P	Mariano Rivera, NYY	R/R
P	Justin Verlander, DET	R/R
P	Tim Wakefield, BOS	R/R

Reserves

Pos	Player	B/T
C	Victor Martinez, CLE	S/R
1B	Justin Morneau, MIN	L/R
1B	Kevin Youkilis, BOS	R/R
2B	Aaron Hill, TOR	R/R
SS	Jason Bartlett, TB	R/R
3B	Michael Young, TEX	R/R
OF	Carl Crawford, TB	L/L
OF	Curtis Granderson, DET	L/R
OF	Torii Hunter, LAA	R/R
OF	Adam Jones, BAL	R/R
OF	Ben Zobrist, TB	S/R

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National League

Starters

Pos	Player	B/T
C	Yadier Molina, STL	R/R
1B	Albert Pujols, STL	R/R
2B	Chase Utley, PHI	L/R
SS	Hanley Ramirez, FLA	R/R
3B	David Wright, NYM	R/R
OF	Carlos Beltran, NYM	S/R
OF	Ryan Braun, MIL	R/R
OF	Raul Ibanez, PHI	L/R

Pitchers

Pos	Player	B/T
P	Heath Bell, SD	R/R
P	Chad Billingsley, LAD	R/R
P	Jonathan Broxton, LAD	R/R
P	Matt Cain, SF	R/R
P	Francisco Cordero, CIN	R/R
P	Ryan Franklin, STL	R/R
P	Dan Haren, ARI	R/R
P	Josh Johnson, FLA	L/R
P	Ted Lilly, CHC	L/L
P	Tim Lincecum, SF	L/R
P	Jason Marquis, COL	L/R
P	Francisco Rodriguez, NYM	R/R
P	Johan Santana, NYM	L/L

Reserves

Pos	Player	B/T
C	Brian McCann, ATL	L/R
1B	Prince Fielder, MIL	L/R
1B	Adrian Gonzalez, SD	L/L
1B	Ryan Howard, PHI	L/L
2B	Orlando Hudson, LAD	S/R
2B	Freddy Sanchez, PIT	R/R
SS	Miguel Tejada, HOU	R/R
3B	Ryan Zimmerman, WSH	R/R
OF	Brad Hawpe, COL	L/L
OF	Hunter Pence, HOU	R/R
OF	Justin Upton, ARI	R/R

There are 10 players that are on the bump right now of being selected as the final player to their respective league's roster. In my opinion, the American League is a toss-up between Adam Lind and Ian Kinsler. Kinsler's average is lackluster but he does have 20 HRs. As for the National League, the choice should be clear; Matt Kemp, Matt Kemp, Matt Kemp. He's a DODGER!

If you don't care about baseball, vote for Matt Kemp because it will make TSG happy.







To cast your vote on MLB.com, click here. That's where it counts!


TSG

PayPal - $5 - On Sale Now (One Week Only!) Posted by Official Swag Bucks Blog

Since we introduced the PayPal prize in the Swag Store last week its become one of the most popular prizes on SwagBucks.com. And this was not unexpected - nothing beats CASH! To make the offer sweeter (for a limited time), the PayPal option is now on sale for 70 SB's. This sale will end on July 16th so grab yours now!!

Swag Bucks in the News (again!) Posted by Official Swag Bucks Blog

A big thanks goes out to our friend (and fellow swaggernaut) Nicole W. - she has a great money-saving tips blog called Nicoles Nickels and she just mentioned Swagbucks.com on WPTV news in FL! How cool is that?!

Search & Win with Rob Thomas! Posted by Official Swag Bucks Blog

Big congrats to our pal Rob Thomas (and his great management co): his latest release Cradlesong landed #3 on the Billboard Charts!! This is an awesome accomplishment and If you've been to Rob's official MySpace page or website in the last few days you might have already heard that we've launched his official Swag Buck powered Search & Win (and toolbar)! We are super excited about SearchwithRobThomas.com and when you collect Swag Bucks here you can snag yourself some awesome RT merch, including beanies, t-shirts, posters, DVD's and more! Stay tuned as we add more prizes to the RT Swag Store in the near future!

Twilight: How Do You REALLY Feel? Posted by The Swag Guy

TSG came across an interesting article about the phenomenon that is the Twilight series. In the article, the author (who is male) unabashedly professes his love for Twilight and implores other males to start being honest with themselves and either admit its good or come up with a better reason than budding machismo to say that its not good.

I thought I'd get your unbiased take on it. Remember polls are anonymous and no one will EVER KNOW HOW YOU VOTED. So let's make this interesting and cast your votes 100% honestly.



There, doesn't that feel good? No matter how you voted ;-)


TSG

Facebook Fan Poll: Good Call! Posted by The Swag Guy

Two weeks ago, I polled Swag Nation on how many Facebook fans we'd have by this day. Low and behold, you guys nailed it. Were some of the options purposely overambitious? Sure. But I like to be rewarding ;-)

Here are the official results of the poll:
I also mentioned that we'd do a minimum of 3 Swag Codes if the correct answer ended up being the leading answer. Well, that's exactly the case and we've already had one Swag Code today in our Facebook Discussion. If you missed it, all I can say is...be more vigilant on your Swidget.

But, I'll also say this; you may have heard we have an awesome new partner, Incubus. You may find a rewarding surprise in one of the prizes on the Incubus site. If you do, enter it at any Search&Win site, but I'd strongly recommend entering on the Incubus site itself and throwing that Swag Buck into the Incubus Concert Tickets Swagstakes. If you've seen Incubus live, you know why I'd suggest this. This code will expire at 3:30PM PDT AND it may look a bit different...go get 'em!

Oh, and good guessing!



TSG

Twitter Tuesday Phrase That Pays Winner- 7/8/09 Posted by The Swag Guy

What an interesting Twitter Tuesday that was! You guys really pulled out the celebrities; from obscure to uber famous. TSG saw some amazing tweets and some that just made him scratch his head.

Here's some examples of some great Swaglebrities:
Adam Swagler
Michael Swagson
Swagstreet Boys
Robert Swagner
Mick Swagger
Swag O'Neal

There were also what seemed like a thousand variations on Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Here are the..well uh...I'll call them "reaches"
Ben Swagtiller
Steve Marswagtin
Aeroswagsmith
Harrison Swag
Meswagan Fox
Bill Swagates
Billy Mayswag

I'll stop there, there was plenty more of those.

Here are some honorable mentions:
"@Swagbucks Adam Swagler is the "Big Daddy" of comedy." - Carla E. of Gardendale, AL

and this one.
"The only difference between me and a madman is I have more SWAG." - Swagador Dali @swagbucks" - Ana R. of Stockton, CA

and now here is the winning tweet from Catelyn E. of Macon, GA:
"@Swagbucks John Swagovich is such a versatile actor, but he's best at being bald!"

That majestic tweet earned Catelyn an easy 50 Swag Bucks. Great job, Catelyn!

That's it for this Twitter Tuesday...until we tweet again.


TSG

Like to Eat? Of Course You Do Posted by The Swag Guy

Good thing, because we have $25 Gift Cards from Restaurant.com in the Swag Store for only 45 Swag Bucks! This means that you can snag a $25 Gift Certificate at any of the 1,000's of participating eateries on Restaurant.com and basically have Swag Bucks pick up your tab. You can use these Gift Certificates for a casual night out, a group dinner, or maybe even a special date (I know there are a number of places on Restaurant.com that TSGal has been wanting to try...FELLAS!).

See the list of participating restaurants at Restaurant.com and plan your next massive eating attack on the dining establishment(s) of your choice. And if you can't decide on which restaurant to visit then just get another $25 Gift Card - after all they're only 45 Swag Bucks, remember?

Get them here!


TSG

Ask The Swag Gal (July 8, 2009) Posted by The Swag Gal

Hi Guys & Gals!

I hope everybody had a wonderful and safe holiday. I am definitely still feeling the effects of a fun-filled 4th!

Before we jump into today's question I wanted to congratulate Tara G. of Upper Darby, PA who won the Mariah Carey Perfume Package Swagstakes! For everybody else, there are still many great Swagstakes you can enter, including our Celebrity Gift Package (which I wrote about last week) and the just-announced Incubus Ticket Swagstakes. And yes, TSG, most young ladies that I know would love the chance to get close to Brandon Boyd!

Let's get to today's question, which comes to us from Shelly McCabe in Chester, VA. She asked:

What is your favorite reality TV show?

Shelly, I am a HUGE fan of reality television. I'd have to say my favorite reality TV show is Real Housewives of New Jersey (the newest season and cast, for those of you who don't watch!). Not only are they outspoken, dramatic and just non-stop entertaining, but they seem to be the most genuine of the Real Housewives casts. (This is not to say I couldn't easily watch an entire season of Real Housewives of Orange County in one session--Talk about the opposite of genuine!)

Coming close in my number 2 spot is Project Runway. I could watch artists design clothes all day long and, of course, I love seeing the finished products! The "hissy fits" they throw don't hurt either. Tim Gunn, one of the hosts and judges, is my favorite part of the show. He is hilarious and is a fashion genius- he always has spot-on things to say to the designers.

If I were to pick a third show, it'd have to be Top Chef. Though I normally don't follow the entire season, I do happen to catch it on once and a while and get totally sucked in! I LOVE food and love watching the preparation and effort that goes into cooking it. I must admit, my mouth does begin to water and I find myself heading to the fridge for a snack quite often! A few weeks ago I actually had the opportunity to eat at Jax Fish House in Boulder, Colorado. The head chef there is one of the past winners of the show. I highly recommend going if you ever have the chance (and get the crispy ahi rolls!)

Looks like Bravo's got my vote for best reality TV network. What are your favorite reality shows? Leave a comment and let us know. I'd love to hear your thoughts!

Keep sending in your questions to asktheswaggal@swagbucks.com and I'll be back on Friday!

-TSGal

More Swag for Baby Swaggernauts! Posted by The Swag Guy

Here's another awesome e-gift card for Momma Swaggers-to-be. For just 10 Swag Bucks you can get this $5 e-Gift Card from Bumkins. If you're not familiar with Bumkins.com, they pride themselves on making baby products with non-toxic materials and all within the safety guidelines as laid out by the standards of the Juvenile Products Industry.

Snatch this card up and reward your little bundle of joy before or after they make their long-awaited debut!


TSG

A Swag Bucks Short Film Posted by Official Swag Bucks Blog

Swaggernaut Jack (aka Pigboy501) produced & sent us this super creative un-boxing video that is unlike any other unboxing video we've seen before. If you've got a couple minutes, check it out - it put a smile on our faces, hopefully it will put a smile on yours too! Thanks for sending this to us Jack!!!

iFeliz Dia de San Fermin! Posted by The Swag Guy

In case you've never heard of the Running of the Bulls, its a traditional event in Spain that started as a way to transport bulls in off-site corrals to the bullrings where the bull fights would take place that night. It's one of the oldest rituals around that is absolutely crazy! Just take a look at this video.



It seems absolutely foolish and insane and yet I kind of want to do it before I leave this Earth. I guess its just one of those things!

If you can name the city in Spain where the famous Running of the Bulls is held, enter it on any Search&Win site before 8:30PM PDT and win an extra Swag Buck. Be sure to capitalize the first letter or the code won't work. And if you need help finding the answer, I know a rewarding search engine or two I could recommend...

Ole!


TSG

Got Questions? The Swag Gal's Got Answers! Posted by The Swag Guy

The Swag Gal returns tomorrow to guide you through all of life's puzzling mazes. She'll be providing answers tomorrow and again later in the week so get your questions in if you want to be included in her blog column. It's a pretty big deal.

Email your questions to her at theswaggal@swagbucks.com. She lives to help!


TSG

Let's Blow This Pop Stand! Posted by The Swag Guy

Summer is the perfect time to get away. Whether for business or pleasure (hopefully pleasure), Swagbucks has you all set on the airfare front. Delta & US Airways fly to almost any destination you could want to go to. Luckily for you, we have an abundance of Delta & US Airways Airline Miles available in The Swag Store. What's more, we've reduced the prices on these miles so you can get further for less!

Our airline miles cup runneth over. So, even if you've been saving for some awesome prize, weigh that against a vacation to New York or Hollywood or Las Vegas! There's really no wrong decision but just know that these prices won't last forever.

If you do use these miles to jaunt around the globe, wear your Swagbucks T-Shirt because you never know who'll you'll run into, meet or sit on a plane next to. This will be fun when you get to explain how you got the airline miles to travel to wherever your destination is and it could get you referrals outside of your normal radius.

Fly away, Swaggernauts! Fly!


TSG

New Swagbucks Partner: INCUBUS!!! Posted by The Swag Guy

I am honored and privileged to be able to say that Swagbucks has another new partner, but even more honored as this new partner is one of the most important bands of the last decade. It seems like now-a-days bands have a harder time sticking around what with the Internet, people getting all their music online and other normal band things that have been happening ever since bands started; but Incubus has managed to not only stay together, on top and making music, but they continue to make good music. I won't mention names, but a lot of bands can't make GOOD music forever. Incubus has showed no signs of slowing down so far.

Now you may say, 'TSG, this is really cool, but what's in it for us Swaggernauts?' Well aside from the normal merch & memorabilia giveaways that we usually have for our music partners, we just may have some Incubus.........


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..........concert tickets.

This is huge, ESPECIALLY if you're a female because I understand that the ladies are all over any opportunity to get as close to Brandon Boyd in person as they can (TSGal, back me up on this?). Needless to say, we're pretty excited.

We will be giving away 2 tickets to each show in a Swagstakes ONLY AVAILABLE on the Incubus Search&Win site. Enter this Swagstakes for just 1 Swag Buck and specify which show you'd like to enter for. TSG will email each winner approximately 5 days before each date to give enough time to confirm you can attend in case we have to pick another winner.

Check out the Incubus Search&Win site and look forward to some awesome stuff from the boys from Calabasas, CA coming down the road.



TSG

Twitter Tuesday Phrase That Pays - 7/7 Posted by The Swag Guy

Tuesdays here at Swagbucks means the Twitter Tuesday Phrase That Pays! This gives one lucky Swaggernaut 50 Swag Bucks for tweeting the Phrase That Pays. Now typically, we have set words or phrases for TTPTP such as Swagaphobia, Swagadelic, Sir Swags-A-Lot, Summer of Swag, etc.

This Tuesday we'll be switching it up a bit. Instead of a standard Phrase That Pays, incorporate Swag into a well known person's name and a little something about them AND include the @Swagbucks mention somewhere in the tweet so we'll see it.

For example:

"@Swagbucks Michael Swagson could sing and dance like he was born to do it."

"@Swagbucks James Swagney was an O.G.; Original Gangster."

"@Swagbucks Scarlett Joswagsson is the finest actress of her day."

It's fairly open-ended this week so BE CREATIVE. This will be fun and I imagine I'll have my hardest TTPTP decision ever tomorrow.

Go to town!


TSG

Celebrating the King of Pop Posted by Official Swag Bucks Blog

Millions of fans around the world (including this Swaggernaut) are watching television intently waiting for the Michael Jackson memorial to begin. Thankfully, the King of Pop will never be forgotten, and to celebrate his legacy, we've added a few unique Michael Jackson items to the Swag Store. While you've always been able to snag tracks from Michael's opus - Thriller, we've just added two super rare, super vintage Michael Jackson items. The first, is a late 70's "Jacksons" collectors book. This original item, features full color pics of Michael and the family, and is truly a real deal collectors item. The second special item are vintage (1984) trading cards of the King of Pop. Snag these items quickly, because once they are gone, they won't come back.

Comparison Shopping with Swagbucks Posted by The Swag Guy

If (or even you don't) use Swagbucks to do your online shopping (because you should start if you don't) make sure to take advantage of our Comparison Shopping feature. All of our search results pages feature a link that reads "Comparison Shopping". Aside from getting a more intuitive search, many Swaggernauts win Swag Bucks this way. In addition to possibly getting a second chance at Swag Bucks, you find great deals from around the web.

So just to reiterate, I am telling you that you can find ways to save money on things you'd purchase online anyway AND earn Swag Bucks in the process. That's exactly what I'm saying.

So when you shop using Swagbucks, use the Comparison Shopping feature, there's really no reason not to.

Go ahead and compare!


TSG

PayPal - Open to UK & Canadian Swaggernauts! Posted by Official Swag Bucks Blog

We are super pleased to announce that the PayPal - $5 option in the Swag Store is now open to Canadian and UK Swaggernauts! If cash is what you seek, the PayPal option is the prize for you. Check it out right here and snag yourself some dough.

Have You Entered this Swagstakes Yet? Posted by Official Swag Bucks Blog

Thanks to our friends at Starfish Creative Events we are able to offer our fellow Swaggernauts an awesome, one-of-a-kind celebrity gift-package. For only one Swag Buck you can enter yourself into this terrific Swagstakes, but those who want to maximize their chance of winning should head over to Starfish Creative's blog because they will be giving away FREE gift bags all day long tomorrow (July 7th)! Check out the details about the giveaway here, and pick up your Swagstakes entry, right here. Good luck Swaggernauts!

Refer Your Friends; Be Official! Posted by The Swag Guy

Sometimes I think that there are no more possible ways that Swagbucks users can refer people and then we find ANOTHER new way. Now, we have the most official of official referring methods, Swagbucks referral business cards!

For just 30 Swag Bucks you can get 20 Swagbucks referral cards to hand out to whoever you'd like. These are extremely handy because in this age of paperless communication and emails, texts and so forth, there's just something permanent and important about something in print. These cards will have your first name and referral links on each and every card and whoever you give them to will always know who they have to thank for their Swagbucks success.

Find out more information about the Swagbucks Referral Business Cards here.


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Mariah Carey Perfume Package Winner Posted by The Swag Guy

Another awesome Swagstakes prize snagged by a savvy Swaggernaut. Tara G. of Upper Darby, PA is the winner of the Mariah Carey Perfume Package Swagstakes! Tara will receive Mariah's CD "The Ballads" as well as her signature perfume "Luscious Pink".

We have plenty of great Swagstakes left in the Swagstakes section of The Swag Store, plus more being added every day. This Swagstakes was only 1 Swag Buck to enter so feel free to find one you really want and enter as many times as you'd like!

Congrats again, Tara. Enjoy your Mariah smell and Mariah sound!


TSG

Winning Tips Winners & Recap! Posted by The Swag Guy

You guys really know how to rake in those Swag Bucks! We got over 150 responses for our Winning Tips blog! We really do have a very helpful and loyal user base which we are eternally grateful for.

TSG had a hard time picking but I managed to find 2 really great tips for which I have rewarded the Swaggers who submitted them and I will be sharing them with you now.

Here is George M. of Miami, FL's tip:
"tips for swagbucks users.

1. search every day.
2. read blog for swagbuck codes.
3. send invite friends and family.
4. check swagbucks.com on you cellphone.
5. be a fan of facebook and twitter.
5. make swagbucks your homepage.
6. make swagbucks your toolbar.
7. enter for 100,500,1000 swagbucks Sweepstakes
8.hope to win swagbucks"

and Christopher S. of Hampton, NB Canada's tip:

"A great way to keep from missing out on Swag Codes:
Keep up to date on all the Swag Bucks feeds (blog, twitter, youtube) with an RSS feed aggregator.
When there is a new post you'll know within minutes and you'll have a handy link directly to the Swag Bucks page in question."

As great as those tips are, remember to look at the Winning Tips page on Swagbucks and the other comments on that blog post.

Here's to your new Swaggage!


TSG

We just keep getting better & better at VIDEO GAMES! Posted by The Swag Guy

Want this Wii? Well, you may not be aware that there's been a Swagstakes for it for some time now and we'll be announcing the winner next Monday, July 13th. This Nintendo Wii includes:
- Nintendo Wii Console
- Wii Sports
- Wii Big League Sports
- Wii Nerf Sports pack, including a baseball bat, tennis racket, and golf club
- Wii Punch Out Game
- Pair of Wii boxing gloves
- Remote
- Nunchuk
- Sensor Bar

Don't miss out, enter here for just 1 Swag Buck!

But, hold on...

When we announce the winner Monday, we'll also be announcing the next console we're giving away. Because every Monday for the rest of the month, we'll be giving away a different new video game console in the Swagstakes section of the Swag Store!

If you've been saving up for a new video game console through Swagbucks, you might be rewarded sooner than you thought...

Thanks to our friends, VPGames.com for these awesome prizes.

Find out what's next, next Monday...


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Poll Round Up - 7/6 Posted by The Swag Guy

After a fun-filled 4th of July weekend, what better way to ease yourself back into the week than a new set of polls?! The polls have been updated on Swagbucks and are eagerly awaiting your votes so let the world know how you feel!

And, as always, we have last week's poll results for you. See if you voted with the pack or if you were a lone wolf...






The creator of every poll you see here and on the updated polls page were rewarded 10 Swag Bucks for their poll idea. If you have a good poll idea, email it to us at pollideas@swagbucks.com and if we choose yours, that's 10 Swag Bucks comin' your way.

Hasta.


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Dylan & Cash Live in the Swag Store Posted by Official Swag Bucks Blog

While roaming around YouTube we stumbled across some amazing footage of Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash performing together in 1969. If what you see inspires you (as much as it does this Swaggernaut), pick up some classic tracks from Cash and Dylan for as low as 15 Swag Bucks in the MP3 & Albums category of the Swag Store. Enjoy!

100 Swagstakes Winner - 7/5 Posted by The Swag Guy

What a fun weekend the 4th of July weekend is. Fireworks and too much food and fun with friends and family, it just doesn't get much better. Well, maybe for Swaggernaut Alex P. of Traverse City, MI it does. Because they're the winner of this week's 100 Swag Bucks Giveaway Swagstakes! Alex can now browse around The Swag Store with a little more giddy-up in their step.

If you want to know what this wonderful feeling of inflated Swag Bucks feels like, enter this Swagstakes and we announce the winner every Sunday. So, if you don't win, you only have to wait another 7 days for your chance to win again.

Entries are 1 Swag Buck each which is a pretty sweet deal considering you could win 100 times that. So, get your entries in for next week because you never know....

'Til I blog again...


TSG

Sharing is Caring Posted by The Swag Guy

What's better than winning Swag Bucks?

Winning MORE Swag Bucks!

We have a number of ways to refer friends to join Swagbucks and earn you bonus Swag from the Swidget to customizable referral links that you can put in blogs, social networking pages, YouTube videos to shirts and more.

Another way to show how much you're winning on Swagbucks is to....show....how much you're winning! When you win Swag Bucks through searches, there's a share button that allows you to share your success through Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, Blogger, Wordpress, Delicious, and many other sites.

This will display text and a picture of the amount of Swag Bucks you won. You can maybe then add a caption like "I'm 10 Swag Bucks away from a PS3". Boom, referrals.

Find out more about sharing here.

Share your Swag with the world!


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Shop&Earn & Be Rewarded. Posted by The Swag Guy

I don't know if you guys are aware but the online shopping you'd normally do, you can earn Swag Bucks from! For every $5 you spend at one of the online retailers in our Shop&Earn section, you'll receive 1 Swag Buck.

Furthermore, we have the Favorite Stores feature still going strong, so you'll be alerted of any coupons that your favorite stores have added by email. We're all about ease here, folks.

If you're traveling this summer, here are some rewarding coupons you can take advantage of:

Hotels.com - Great rates to Denver, San Antonio & Chicago; Denver & San Antonio coupons expire Monday July 6th, Chicago expires TODAY so see if you can get it in the knick of time!

We have a number of other great coupons, travel & non-travel related so get in the Shop&Earn section and see what you find!



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New Blog Feature: Saturday Video of the Week! Posted by The Swag Guy

From here on out, every Saturday TSG will share an awesome video with all of Swag Nation in hopes that they will all find the same enjoyment & amusement that I did upon viewing for the first time.

Seeing as how today is the day of birth for the great nation where Swagbucks resides. I thought it only fitting to do a cool fireworks video, but...this is unlike any other fireworks video you've seen.

You have been warned...

Happy 4th of July!



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Celebrate Independents Day (w/good music) Posted by Official Swag Bucks Blog

Here is the United States, July 4th marks Independence Day. However, every day in the "Discover New Music" section of the Swag Store is Independents day. So celebrate this holiday but snagging an MP3 from one of the many indie labels that have provided tracks to the 'Discover New Music' section. We are working with some of the top indies in the world, and offering tracks from some of the hottest acts in music. For only 1 Swag Buck per track, you really have nothing to lose! Visit the section and start discovering new music right here.

Happy 4th of July! Posted by The Swag Guy

Happy 4th of July from TSG & the rest of Team Swagbucks!

Have a fun & safe weekend!


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Search for Relief (and some sweet Linkin Park swag!) Posted by Official Swag Bucks Blog

In 2005, in response to the tsunami in Thailand, Linkin Park started their own foundation, Music for Relief, in order to aide in the disaster relief. Almost five years on the band still is furthering their efforts, and currently assisting in the recovery of New Orleans from Katrina. Swag Bucks is proud to partner with Music for Relief, to bring you their own branded Swag Bucks site - SearchMFR.com. Proceeds from this site benefit Music for Relief, so when you SearchMFR.com, you not only help yourself, you better the world. Both MTV and Linkin Park have donated some great swag, and if you are a collector of autographs, you must check out what we've got in the SearchMFR.com Swag Store!

Team Swag Bucks is currently out on the Warped Tour with Music for Relief. If you hit up an upcoming show, be sure to pop by the Music for Relief booth and say hello!

You can learn more about Music for Relief and their mission right here

Invading Your Cell Phone: First Twitter, Now Facebook! Posted by The Swag Guy

I gotta tell ya...missing a Swag Code is just getting harder and harder to do with all the automatic updates and things we have available to Swagbucks users. We flat out tell you when Swag Codes are happening on the widget! During the Daily Twitter Codes, SMS updates were, to be fair, hit or miss given Twitter's timeliness in sending out the updates.

But, Facebook now has SMS updates so you can make sure you don't miss an important (insert: Swag Hunt) status update again. Between RSS feeds, Twitter & Facebook SMS updates & the Swidget, you'll almost have to try NOT to know about a Swag Code.

Here's a few scenarios where you may no longer be able to be alerted when Swag Codes are out:
-If you shipwreck on a deserted island or you're on a boat that sinks to the bottom of the sea
-If you go on a work team building exercise or to sleep-away camp
-If you get cast on some reality show that requires you have no more electronics
-If monsters attack your town and eat all electronic and mobile devices
-If Twitter, Facebook, Blogger and Widgetbox all collaps on the same day, oh wait, there's still Flickr & YouTube.

See?! Please do keep in mind that standard text message rates apply so if you have an unlimited plan, you're all set. But if you get charged per incoming text we can't be held responsible for charges you incur.

That said, subscribe right under our main photo on the Swagbucks Facebook page (should be the third option down) and Swag your face off!


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Crazy Dog T's Now Available in the Swag Store Posted by The Swag Guy

Sweet Swag Alert! We just got some awesome T-Shirts from CrazyDogTShirts.com that are now available in the Apparel & Accessories section of the Swag Store.

Go check out all the shirts and see which ones you'll spend your Swag Bucks on.

Leave a comment telling TSG which shirt is your favorite. I myself am a big fan of the "I'm On A Boat" shirt.

See them all here!



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Ask The Swag Gal (July 3, 2009) Posted by The Swag Gal

The weekend is almost here and The Swag Gal is excited to kick off the 4th of July holiday! Since we didn't take questions on Tuesday, I'm gonna go ahead and jump right in to today's action.

Today we hear from Kimberly M. from Warner Robins, Georgia. She asks:

Hiya Swag Gal, what is this Summer's "New Black"?

Kimberly, it looks like you are thirsty for some style tips! And what an appropriate question now that we are full-fledged in the middle of Summer.

This year is all about ditching the flat, dark, dismal colors and sticking to the colors that pop. Think bright and vibrant. You will be seeing a sort of "80's flashback" with all the colors of this season. All of those neon yellows, blues, greens and pinks? Yes, those are making a comeback! I know what you're thinking...'Does not mean big 80s hair and leg warmers (which already experienced a come back in 2005) are in too?!' One trend at a time people!

If the thought of crop tops, big hair and leg warmers doesn't scare you enough, it looks as though Parachute Pants are a 2009 "hot commodity". Who thought we'd see the day where we'd be dressing again like McHammer and AC Slater. Surely, not I!

As far as the "New Black" of the season, blue is the way to go in Summer 2009 . Blue tones in every shade imaginable have been popping up in Summer runway collections. Whether cobalt, navy, turquoise or electric, blue is in for the young and the.. well.. not-so-young! With Fall clothes starting to occupy the shelves, now is the time to catch those last minute Summer items on sale. I suggest spending a few minutes doing some bargain hunting in the Shop&Earn Mall.

I hope this helps you get in tune with those Summer blues, Kimberly!

For all of you celebrating this weekend, be safe and have fun. I'll see you next week!

-TSGal

3rd of July Mega Swag Bucks Day! Posted by The Swag Guy

Every Friday we give away the farm in Mega Bills in Swag Bucks. Sometimes, we give as much as 10,000 Swag Bucks in Mega Bills. This means that your chances of winning $3, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100 and even $500 Swag Buck bills increase dramatically. It's not something you want to miss.

We've also incorporated Twitter into the Mega Swag Bucks fun. If you win mega bills (3 Swag Bucks and up) on Friday through searches, take a screenshot of your win and put the photo on Twitter and if TSG happens to be around when you tweet it, I will re-tweet it. Also, make sure to tag a tweet like that with #MSBD (Mega Swag Bucks Day). You can also include the @Swagbucks mention in your tweet to up your chances of TSG seeing it.

This being the day before the 4th of July (The United States' Day of Independence), we might kick things off with a bang here and there throughout the day, so stay tuned for that.

Speaking of which, Happy Belated Canada Day Canadian Swaggers!

And of course, Happy 4th of July Weekend U.S. Swaggers and Happy Mega Swag Bucks Day!




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The Newsletter is Coming, Don't Miss it! Posted by The Swag Guy

We'll have another Newsletter coming out very shortly so make sure you don't miss your opportunity to be in the loop about all the great things going on with Swagbucks before ANYONE ELSE! We send this out monthly (approximately) so it's just the right amount of information where we don't annoy you all the time but its also not like you'll NEVER hear from us. It's perfect. ;-)

If you're already a subscriber, great! If you're not, it's easy to sign up. Just find the link in the side menu on the Swagbucks homepage. It actually looks exactly like this:

After you click that, you'll be asked to enter your email address and that's it! You'll receive the Newsletter every time we send it out.

Which is great because, sometimes...we put Swag Codes in there....that are only available to subscribers....

Are you subscribing? Yep, that's what I thought.


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Featured Swag Bucks Partner: The Spill Canvas Posted by The Swag Guy

The Spill Canvas is a 4-piece rock band from Sioux Falls, SD and they have been all over your TV, movie screens and the world even if you may not know it. They've toured with Motion City Soundtrack, Meg & Dia and fellow Swagbucks partners, Yellowcard and Plain White T's. They've also appeared on the Vans Warped Tour and will no doubt have runs on that tour in the future.

We have etched Spill Canvas iPods on the Spill Canvas site as well as an autographed Spill Canvas poster available. Get over to their Search&Win site now and see all the cool Spill Canvas merch available.

If you're already a fan of The Spill Canvas, you may enjoy these YouTube covers of a few of The Spill Canvas' biggest hits. TSG looked long and hard to find covers that would do these songs justice and I think I've done it...

You may remember this fella from my blog post about The Used a few months back. He is in Gaviota, the band that covered Let it Bleed. Here he is doing The Spill Canvas' Connect the Dots.



Here's a cover of a sad, but great song by the boys of The Spill Canvas; The Tide.



Last but not least, lead singer of The Spill Canvas, Nick Thomas doing an acoustic version of one of TSG's favorites, Polygraph Right Now.




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Twitter Trivia Today Posted by The Swag Guy

Twitter Trivia is happening today over at the Swagbucks' Twitter page. Brush up on your pop culture skills because we'll be covering a wide range today. Make sure your Swagbucks search engine is open and rake in the Swag Bucks!

We'll be starting at 3:00PM PDT today so make sure you're around if you want to play. If this is your first time playing trivia on Twitter but have played on Facebook before, let us know which one you like better in the poll I posted yesterday.

See you at Twitter Trivia!


TSG

Facebook is Neither a Face or a Book, Discuss! Posted by The Swag Guy

TSG loves to talk. Sometimes too much. In fact, I might be one of those people that likes to hear himself talk but what I really love is having a conversation about pretty much anything with a bunch of people. There's nothing better than a lot of different perspectives on the same topic.

That's why every Monday through Friday, TSG is on Facebook, chattin' it up with you guys. We'll talk about anything from pop culture to fashion to food to current events and more. Recent topics have included plans for the weekend, favorite memory of the now late, great Michael Jackson, what do you like on your pizza and your dream vacation.

The Daily Facebook Discussions can be found in the 'Discussions' tab of the Facebook page. TSG will typically post a status update on Facebook and a tweet on Twitter letting you know that the facebook discussion is going on with a link to that day's discussion.

Now you know where to find TSG every day!


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Exclusive Digital Desktop & iPhone Wallpapers Posted by The Swag Guy

The Swag Store is bursting at the seams! We just keep cramming awesome stuff in there and today is no different. We have the privilege of featuring digital wallpapers by acclaimed photographer, Josh McMurtrie. Each digital wallpaper is just 1 Swag Buck and they are each a sight to behold for sure. See the digital wallpapers here and see Josh's site here.

If you'd like to order off Josh's site, he's been so gracious to give us a coupon to pass along which gets you $3 off any purchase of online prints on his site. Enter 'SWAG300' to redeem this coupon when ordering.

We also have nifty iPhone Swagbucks Wallpapers. Those can be seen here and are also just 1 Swag Buck each. We have 3 different designs for these and this is just one more way that you can tell your friends about the rewards of Swagbucks!

Get both of them now in the Digital Wallpapers section of the Swag Store.


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1,000 Swag Bucks and Staind Lithograph Winners Posted by The Swag Guy

I love giving away prizes to the good folks of Swag Nation and in this blog I get to do it twice! There are two Swagstakes winners to announce and the first is for the "Big One" - the 1,000 Swag Bucks Swagstakes. Conswagulations to Swaggernaut Kenneth T. of La Canada, CA. who just became the latest Swag Bucks Thousandairre(work with me on this one).

If rare, limited edition, autographed memorabilia of awesome bands is your thing then you should be very jealous of Joshua W. of Mesa, AZ. because he just won a signed Staind Lithograph that is hand numbered as 1 of only 500! Not bad for an entry of 1 Swag Buck I'd say.

There are always a plethora of great prizes up for grabs in the Swagstakes, including the 1,000 Swag Bucks which we give away every month. Check out the Swagstakes Section in the Swag Store to snag an entry(or ten) for your favorite prize, and you might just see yourself in the blog as the next big winner!

TSG

Get Warped in the Swag Store Posted by Official Swag Bucks Blog

This is an Official Program from the Vans Warped Tour 2009 15th Anniversary! But this is not just any ordinary program, this one is filled with goodies, and if you don't get it at the Warped Tour, you can get it in the Swag Store!!

This full color Alternative Press official Warped Tour 2009 program includes an iTunes card that allows you to get 25 FREE TRACKS AND an Epitaph FREE MUSIC AND VIDEO DOWNLOAD CARD!!!

The iTunes card is a special collection of songs from bands on the 2009 warped tour including Underoath, Bad Religion, NOFX, Ice-T, Ozomatli, Pennywise, Rise Against, Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy & More!

With the Epitaph Download Card you get FREE music and video from Bring ME the Horizon, Every Time I Die, Parkway Drive, I Set My Friends on Fire, Escape the Fate, Thursday, Bad Religion, The Blackout, New Found Glory, Rancid, You Me at Six, Story of the Year, & More!

Pick up one of these books right here while supplies last, and if you are attending an upcoming Warped Tour date, be sure to look out for the Music for Relief booth, and tell them Swag Bucks sent you!!

The Swaggernauts Posted by Official Swag Bucks Blog

Have you seen the latest photos of Swaggernauts and their prizes? Check them all out at the official Swagbucks Flickr page!

PayPal Gift Cards are here! Posted by The Swag Guy

You guys spent a good amount of the comments in the 'Got A Good Idea for Swagbucks?' blog post requesting PayPal gift cards. Well, you asked and now you will receive. We have $5 PayPal gift cards in the Gift Card section of the Swag Store.

A lot of Swaggernauts make use of Amazon Gift Cards which can only be used exclusively on Amazon. The benefit to these is that PayPal is the payment method on so many sites that your buying power is that much greater. You can even convert these to cash through PayPal and buy lunch one day (or even pay your phone bill), that's a lot of work but it is doable.

Check out the gift cards and every time you run across a site that uses PayPal as an option, try to keep the twinkle in your eye to a minimum. ;-)


TSG

Just A Reminder... Posted by The Swag Guy

Our Facebook Guestimation poll has 1 week left until we get to see if our users have guessed right about the approximate number of Facebook fans we'll have and if we'll run at MINIMUM, 3 Swag Codes next Wednesday, July 8th. Pretty exciting.

See the poll here, guess right, earn Swag Bucks!


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Twitter Tuesday Phrase That Pays Winner- 7/1/09 Posted by The Swag Guy

Man, you guys are LOVING this Summer of Swag. If all your searching and prize redemptions wasn't a big enough indication, one need look no further than Twitter. Tons of Summer of Swag tweets even between all the excitement with not one, but TWO final Daily Twitter Codes.

An important note before I announce the winners, some of you have been asking if this means we'll never be doing codes on Twitter again. Absolutely not, we will post clues to codes on Twitter, partial clues and letters and full on Swag Codes on Twitter. This particular campaign of one 5 minute Twitter code per day has ended. That in no way means we won't do codes on Twitter or even some of these 5 minute versions every once in a while, so I hope that assuages (good word, TSG) the fears of Swag Nation.

Now here are the winners of this week's Twitter Tuesday.

First here are some nice poetic honorable mentions & the winners of 1 Swag Buck:

"The Summer of Swag is in full swing @Swagbucks . There's plenty of room for everyone in the swagpool. Jump in, get wet, get your swag on." Cliff E.

"@SwagBucks The sun shone bright, her face was alight, the summer of love had begun. She's now 62, dreams anewed, livin the summer of swag" - Sarah F.

And the big winner of 50 Swag Bucks was...

"@Swagbucks I, George Castanza, declare this the Summer of Swag! #swagbucks" - Amy S.

Couldn't possibly deny a Seinfeld tweet...congratulations Amy!

Until we tweet again.


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Our Coolest Swagstakes Yet! Signed KISS Drum Head! Posted by The Swag Guy

Swagbucks is very fortunate to have one of the most legendary rock bands of all time as one of our many outstanding partners. We're even more fortunate to get awesome pieces of memorabilia like this to give away as prizes.

KISS merchandise and memorabilia are all HUGE collector's item, so giving away a show used autographed drum head signed by the entire band is one of the coolest things Swagbucks has done to date. Eric Singer has beat his drumsticks on this drum head. Then, he and the other 3 members of the band signed it and now you can get a chance to win it for just 1 Swag Buck.

This Swagstakes ends on August 15th and remember the entry is 1 Swag Buck, but you can enter as many times as you'd like. And why wouldn't you?


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Trivia Poll - Which Do YOU Prefer? Posted by The Swag Guy

TSG thought Twitter Trivia went swimmingly but thought he'd get your take on it. Cast your vote in this poll!





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Ask The Swag Gal (July 1, 2009) Posted by The Swag Gal

Hello my Swaggerific friends! I hope you're all enjoying your Summer Of Swag. I see that there's a poll about me on the polls page. I hope you'll see fit to show your Swag Sister some love! :)

I'm going to shake things up a little today (what else is new?) and tell you all about an amazing new item we've recently added to the Swag Store. That means that I won't be taking any of your questions this time, but don't worry - Q&A will be back in full effect on Friday.

Today I want to talk to you about our new Celebrity Gift Bag Swagstakes! See it by clicking here. This is one awesome package of prizes that I know all the ladies are going to love. The collection includes the following goodies:

1 Dooney and Burke Wristlet:
Dooney and Burke describe their handbags as "a sophisticated way to accent your look" and I couldn't agree more! This is the perfect way to carry your cash, credit card this summer.

1 Swarovski Crystal iPod Nano Case:
Having a case for your iPod nano that's encrusted with Swarovski Crystal will NOT make your music sound any better. But it sure does look good!

1 Blouse from Ivy Blue:
Ivy Blue is one of my favorite online clothing boutiques. This aqua blouse has a retail value of 45 dollars.

1 Harmonizing Bath Milk from Banana Republic
Who wouldn't want "an indulgent formula that produces lavish bubbles for a relaxing and moisturizing soak"? I know I do!

1 Heart Shaped Wine Stopper
This tasteful and decorative wine stopper will keep even your finest wines tasting fresh for days!

This set is valued at $260 but can be yours with an entry of 1 Buck (and a little luck). And for all the fellas out there: this set makes the perfect gift for the special lady in your life, so I expect to see you entering this Swagstakes too! We'll be announcing the winner of this contest on July 30th.

On behalf of all of Team Swag Bucks, we'd like to thank Starfish Creative Events for providing us with this wonderful gift pack. Starfish is celebrating their birthday on July 7th and on that day they're going to be giving away gift bags all day long on their facebook and twitter pages. Learn more here.

That's all for today. I'll be back on Friday with more of your questions and answers. Remember to keep sending in your deepest thoughts and concerns to me at theswaggal@swagbucks.com. Good luck, and talk to you soon!

-TSGal

Rewarding New URL Posted by The Swag Guy

Tired of filtering through your fan pages, applications and news feeds to find Swagbucks on Facebook? Of course you're not going to be able to guess that gajillion character alpha-numeric URL out of thin air and get lucky and land on the Swagbucks Facebook page.

That's all history. With Facebook's convenient new user name, find Swagbucks' Facebook easily at http://facebook.com/swagbucks. It doesn't get much easier than that!

Bookmark it, share it, know it, etc.

Thanks Facebook!


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Swag Art! Posted by Official Swag Bucks Blog

Swag Nation has some of the most creative members on the planet. Check out this new piece of hand-drawn Swag Art created by swaggernaut Mitchell T. Thanks so much for sending this our way, and if you've created some Swag Buck art - send it our way, we may very well feature it right here!

Swagbucks YouTubers Explain the Swidget Posted by The Swag Guy

I just wanted to take a moment and thank everyone who sent in Swagbucks Widget Tutorial videos. We now have a complete playlist with 17 videos covering every function of the Swidget on our YouTube channel. For that, on behalf of myself and Team Swagbucks, must say a huge thank you to our amazing users.

If you need help placing the Swagbucks Widget on your blog, Facebook, website or anything else, every answer is in that playlist and you have your fellow Swaggernauts to thank.

Great work, guys!


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500 Swag Bucks Giveaway Swagstakes Winner 6/30 Posted by The Swag Guy

500 Swag Bucks can buy you some cool stuff, especially with all of the awesome prizes we've added to the Swag Store as of late. Swaggernaut, Calli J. of Elkins, AR now has the luxury of 500 extra Swag Bucks to shop with in the Swag Store.

We do this Swagstakes every 2 weeks and it only costs 3 Swag Bucks to enter. 3 Swag Bucks for the chance at 500 Swag Bucks. That means you can those Swag Bucks over 166 times!

The next 500 Swagstakes will be announced on July 15th. Get those entries in now!


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