Remember the old slogan, "What would you do for a Klondike Bar?" Well, I started thinking it ought to apply to social media. I have seen people offering all sorts of things to get followers, friends, fans and pals on their social networks.
I have seen several people offering to shave their heads. Jason Calacanis offered a MacBook Air if he were to get the number one spot on Twitter, and of course, we all know about the Ashton Kutcher/CNN battle of a year ago.
I have decided to do an experiment with the social media world in Indianapolis and see if this practice works. My general impression is that yes, I will add more users. However, I wonder if they will be legitimate followers or people following just for the contest? Will they quit following me after the contest, or will they enjoy my tweets and continue to follow? These are the questions I want to answer as I begin my quest to become one of the 10 most followed people in Indianapolis.
Now for the contest guidelines:
Samsung 32" Flat Screen HDTV
It is that simple. All you have to do is follow me on Twitter, and you can win a TV. How simple is that? Let the contest begin. By the way, my Twitter handle is @brucemcclain. Stay tuned for updates and for the results of the experiment!
I have seen several people offering to shave their heads. Jason Calacanis offered a MacBook Air if he were to get the number one spot on Twitter, and of course, we all know about the Ashton Kutcher/CNN battle of a year ago.
I have decided to do an experiment with the social media world in Indianapolis and see if this practice works. My general impression is that yes, I will add more users. However, I wonder if they will be legitimate followers or people following just for the contest? Will they quit following me after the contest, or will they enjoy my tweets and continue to follow? These are the questions I want to answer as I begin my quest to become one of the 10 most followed people in Indianapolis.
Now for the contest guidelines:
- I will use the website, wefollow.com, as my measuring tool. (There may be better ones out there, but Kevin Rose helped develop this one.)
- I will set a deadline of one month. This will be January 3rd.
- If I am in the Top 10 most followed people in Indianapolis, I will give away a prize. Currently, I would need around 5,000 followers to make the top 10.
- On January 3, I will pick a winner randomly from my followers.
- I will tweet the winner's name from my Twitter account.
- They will have two hours to tweet me back.
- If there is no response after two hours, I will pick another winner until someone claims the prize.
- You do not need to live in Indianapolis or Indiana to win. I am just going to use that a measuring stick.
- Now, for the big giveaway...if all this happens, the winner will receive a:
Samsung 32" Flat Screen HDTV
It is that simple. All you have to do is follow me on Twitter, and you can win a TV. How simple is that? Let the contest begin. By the way, my Twitter handle is @brucemcclain. Stay tuned for updates and for the results of the experiment!
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