US Elections 2008 – Plurk the Vote and Win a Share of $5,000!
October 7, 2008
The Appetizer
People often wonder what the secret ingredient is that makes Plurk so delicious. The answer is simple–it’s the conversations! Plurk, after all, is a social conversation community. It’s very much like any real life party or social event you attend; lots of small groups of people in a big room having many conversations about many different topics. Invite your friends, have a little wine and cheese, and you can choose to participate actively in any discussion, start your own discussion, listen in to other discussions without saying a word, or move on to other conversations happening around you. The choice really is yours.
The Main Dish – US Elections 2008 Timeline
One of those yummy topics which we see a lot of people discussing lately on Plurk is the upcoming US Presidential Elections, being held on November 4, 2008. Everybody is talking about Obama and McCain and the conversations often get heated and intense, but that’s what makes Plurk so enjoyable! Check out some recent examples:
Why do techies love Obama, Why? (Over 80 replies!)
Elisabeth Hasselbeck has a tainted soul because she thinks Obama is a terrorist (Over 250 replies!)
So many great conversations happening on Plurk about the US Elections, but unfortunately, up until now, it was hard to access those conversations taking place outside your own circle of Plurk friends. Well, not any longer! We just rolled out our first topically themed timeline centered entirely around all the US elections over at www.plurk.com/vote
The US Elections timeline aggregates ALL messages from across Plurk that contain special US Election related keywords like “Obama” or “Mccain”. Plurks highlighted in blue are about Obama/Biden, Plurks highlighted in red are about McCain/Palin and Plurks that are white are deemed to be neutral. The page is updated in real time so you can see the pulse of the conversation from all across the Plurkisphere that is taking place.
The Dessert – Plurk the Vote, Win $5,000!
While a lot of people come for the appetizers and many people will be enjoying the main dish, everyone really cares about the dessert! And boy did we bake together a wonderfully sweet dessert to accompany our US Elections timeline. The idea behind Plurk the Vote is super simple:
- Every user on Plurk is given their own Mock Election page at www.plurk.com/vote/username (where ‘username’ is your Plurk username)
- You tell fellow Plurkers, friends, and family to vote in your Mock Election by sending them your link.
- If you hold one of the biggest Mock elections on Plurk (based on total number of votes by the November 4th, 2008 deadline), you win your share of $5,000USD in cold hard cash!
We are also giving away 30 $25 Amazon.com gift certificates over the course of the next 30 days to ONE voter each day who has voted in a mock election. More details of the contest and prizes are available here.
So how do you improve your chances of winning Plurk the Vote?
The best way to win is to invite people not already on Plurk!
Here are some suggestions:
- Invite your Friends by sharing your vote link and telling them to vote in your Mock Election
- Add a Plurk the Vote Widget to your blog or personal site
- Write a blog post about the campaign and tell people to vote on your Mock Election
- Get in touch with Political blogs and tell them to support your Plurk the Vote campaign
- Find other places/sites where lots of people are discussing the US Elections and poll them on how they will be voting by passing your Mock Election link.
This promises to be the most exciting contest we’ve run to date on Plurk and we’re really looking forward to seeing who will hold the biggest elections and end up taking home the cash! Now go on, Plurk the Vote, tell us who you support, and good luck. You’ve got 30 days before the contest ends!
