You should give it away to the first person who posts a comment :P
Brent
· 2 years ago
haha... nice try! Actually, I will do something for ya since you kicked it off though, shoot me an email and I'll handle it offline.
Thanks for jumping in!
Brent
Paul
· 2 years ago
You could always give it to the person who hates Mac the most. :) But more then likely you could give it to the one person who doesn't own anything Mac, yet is still the number one fan of Mac products. Your call really.
Phil Bowell
· 2 years ago
You could award it to the person who you feel has contributed (comment wise, link wise) most to the blog. Someone who you find engaging and inputs things. I know I enjoy adn find blogging more rewarding when people comment and join the conversation, so maybe you could use it to reward people. One giveaway in that manner, might make people more active and inclined to join in in the future.
Kristin
· 2 years ago
well putting it on digg was a pretty good idea. Blue happens to be my favorite color, just an FYI. But yeah just see who has comments the most or made comments that are the most revelent.
Aj
· 2 years ago
I was only joking Brent, I saw the opportunity and I took it. No consolation prize needed, I enjoy visiting this site. Phil's idea sounds reasonable.
Brent
· 2 years ago
Thanks AJ, I do appreciate your participation. BTW, we have a TON of really cool articles coming out soon, so please stay tuned. I hope that everyone finds them useful.
Back to the Shuffle post... I was fairly taken back today at the Apple store when the associate (also named Brent... Oh wait, I mentioned that already, right) asked what the Shuffle was for. I responded with "For my blog, iboughtamac.com" and he said, "I've heard of that site" - How crazy is that? Needless to say, that felt pretty cool!
Ben
· 2 years ago
Give it to someone who really wants it, maybe some teenager who likes cool technology but can't afford it, or someone who proves they really want it.
zuhl
· 2 years ago
I'll take it!
And I'll tell everyone I know that iBAM and I are BFFs.
Promise!
though I agree about digg as a decent place to post about it. If you can somehow rise above the fray. Possibly that's un-possible. :-]
I would love the shuffle too. I am a Mac Addict. Everything Mac, I love. I wish I had money for a new shuffle, but unfortunately taht is not possible. My family went through some hard times, and unfortunately money is a big issue for us. A new shuffle could make the world for me.
Brent
· 2 years ago
I'm not asking who to give it to, but what type of contest we should hold to decide. I figured that a Mac site probably has a lot of creative people visiting it, so I was hoping for some creative ideas. Some pretty good ones so far.
Ben
· 2 years ago
I have no idea, some way to convince you?
Phil Bowell
· 2 years ago
What about a logo contest?
I know that the site has a great design, always will while Derek is designing for it, but it just occured to me that it might benefit from a logo of some sort. Just to enhace the sites brand a bit more. Plus I read you wanted more creative ideas and as a creative didn't feel I had been original enough. But then this isn't an original idea! *walks off to stop himself burbling any longer!*
Brent
· 2 years ago
*Consoles Phil
Derek Punsalan
· 2 years ago
Good choice with with the Airport Extreme ;) I may not have remembered telling you it was cool, but it definitely is cool!
Gal
· 2 years ago
I say just throw it in the air above a printed list of all comments, and the person it hit should get it.
Lucas Sieber
· 2 years ago
"Good choice with with the Airport Extreme ;) I may not have remembered telling you it was cool, but it definitely is cool!"
Apple does not release any uncool stuff, it's not microsoft ;)
Kevin
· 2 years ago
Photo contests and design contests are always fun; you could try something like that...
Michelle
· 2 years ago
I think I like both the logo and the photo contest ideas.....
paul
· 2 years ago
give it to the first dutchman! or donate it to Unicef? the wales or the orks ;-)
Brent
· 2 years ago
Okay, I think I like the photo idea. Maybe a iBAM photo advert contest? We can base the winner off number of comments to flickr by a certain date. That way everyone who participates gets some publicity from the thing.
Thoughts?
If everyone thinks it's a good idea, I'll kick it off tomorrow with a new post. Thanks to all for the ideas, I'll use them all for other contests... Now to figure out what else to give away (that won't break my bank account)
Yohannes Wijaya
· 2 years ago
just do a random selection
Wess
· 2 years ago
I did a contest, per Paul Stamatiou's advice, where you have people tell you one of their favorite posts of yours and a little about themselves so you can get to know your readers. Then draw a name out of a hat. It worked well for my contest.
Brent
· 2 years ago
Excellent idea Wess... Hmmm... What to do?
Shawn Blanc
· 2 years ago
I'm with Wess Daniels. Hold the contest in a manner that will build your readership a bit.
Brent
· 2 years ago
I like it! Okay, so a review & trackback contest with a random selection. Sounds interesting. I'm on it! Thanks everyone, back in a bit with the kickoff of the contest.
Bill Alexander
· 2 years ago
You could always run out of a Walmart and give it to the first person you see and keep running. And don't forget to call me when you do it.
Bill Alexander OnLine with Bill Alexander Monday Through Friday at 10PM est. www.OnLinewithBillAlexander.com 724-444-7444 id. 1832
Brent
· 2 years ago
haha... thanks Bill!! it was fun. Until next time...
Brent
Ava
· 2 years ago
I would LOVE to have an iPod Shuffle! I look at them on Apple.com EVERY SINGLE DAY! But, I can't afford a shuffle :(
All Comments
Thanks for jumping in!
Brent
But more then likely you could give it to the one person who doesn't own anything Mac, yet is still the number one fan of Mac products. Your call really.
Back to the Shuffle post... I was fairly taken back today at the Apple store when the associate (also named Brent... Oh wait, I mentioned that already, right) asked what the Shuffle was for. I responded with "For my blog, iboughtamac.com" and he said, "I've heard of that site" - How crazy is that? Needless to say, that felt pretty cool!
And I'll tell everyone I know that iBAM and I are BFFs.
Promise!
though I agree about digg as a decent place to post about it. If you can somehow rise above the fray. Possibly that's un-possible. :-]
I know that the site has a great design, always will while Derek is designing for it, but it just occured to me that it might benefit from a logo of some sort. Just to enhace the sites brand a bit more. Plus I read you wanted more creative ideas and as a creative didn't feel I had been original enough. But then this isn't an original idea! *walks off to stop himself burbling any longer!*
Apple does not release any uncool stuff, it's not microsoft ;)
Thoughts?
If everyone thinks it's a good idea, I'll kick it off tomorrow with a new post. Thanks to all for the ideas, I'll use them all for other contests... Now to figure out what else to give away (that won't break my bank account)
Bill Alexander
OnLine with Bill Alexander
Monday Through Friday at 10PM est.
www.OnLinewithBillAlexander.com
724-444-7444 id. 1832
Brent