Today's Tap.

Welcome to Today's Tap. Today's Tap is a list of all the new stuff going on with my various word of mouth marketing site accounts.

What's new on Crowdtap:

1. I earned enough points for a $25 Amazon E-card. The new cards go up on Monday. The site is going to be swamped! I really hope that they are getting a bunch of extra cards this month. 
2. I filled out my Old Navy Sweater Sample Share.

What's new on Bzzagent:

1. I got picked for my very first Bzz campaign! The campaign if for, Stella Artois Belgium beer. I'm getting a free Chalice. I'll be updating more as the campaign progresses. 

What's new on Expo:

1. I'm officially in love with this site. I've only been using it for two weeks, and I already have $30+ in Amazon gift cards. 
2. I have a Holiday Finds video pending. I'll post it on here as soon as it is live. 

What's new on Influenster:

1. Not a whole lot. I applied for some new badges and got invited to a hair voxbox survey. I hope I get accepted! I am a total hair freak.

What's new on Swaggable:

1. Nothing. I'm starting to think this site might not be legit. It's hard to tell because it is still in Beta. 

Old Navy Sweater Sample Share.

I finally got picked by Crowdtap and Old Navy for a sample share! I've applied to several Old Navy sample shares in the past and never got approved. :( I was particularly pleased to be chosen for this share, because I love sweaters.  My :( turned :)

Here is how everything went down:

First, I took a look at this website to see all the sweater Old Navy had to offer. I'm generally not the most spontaneous of people. I wanted to have an idea of which sweater I was going to pick out before I even went to the store.

I decided to take my mother with and we met at an Old Navy that is halfway between both of our apartments. For me this meant a 90 minutes bus ride. *phew* It was a really long ride, but totally worth the trip!

This was the sweater I was planning on leaving the store with before I even arrived. A sweater that is both a sweater and a hoodie? Yes, please!  The sweater hoodie was very warm and light but the color was just BLAH on me. I decided to try the same sweater on in a different color.

This color looked a lot nicer on me but still there was something missing. I did not fall in love with the hoodie sweaters like I was expecting to. While they were very comfortable, the color selection was rather limited.

I went back in the store to look around and finally found a huge splash of colored sweaters. I decided to try on the baby blue sweater because it is my favorite color.

YES! We have a winner. If only it was a hoodie! I love the color and the sweater is so soft. I can't wait to wear it out!

Meanwhile, my mother is looking around for her sweater:

She found the sweater she wanted right away and we had a little impromptu posing contest right in the fitting room. Who would you guys pick as the winner?

I tried really hard to channel my inner top model, but I think my mom won this one!

I would like to thank Crowdtap and Old Navy for picking me for this sample share. I haven't spent time alone with my mother in ages. It was nice to have an excuse to have lunch together and go shopping. Thanks!

New Expo Video: Tofurky Feast

My latest Expo video is up just in time for Thanksgiving!  They asked me to review my favorite Thanksgiving dish, so I decided to do a quick review of this amazing dinner kit. I'm proud to say that this is my 9th year being turkey-free on Thanksgiving. I'm so grateful for this amazing vegetarian/vegan kit!

Crowdtap: Old Navy Style Council

Look at what came in the mail today:

I got my free Old Navy Sweater coupons from Crowdtap! One is for me and the other, for a friend. I'm going to use them for a nice little mother/daughter shopping afternoon. I'm very excited! I haven't been spending much time with my mom lately. It will be nice to catch up and try on some nice sweaters. :D

I already have my eye on these Old Navy Sweater Hoodies. 

New Expo Thanksgiving Video: Things that I'm thankful for.

I have a new video up on Expo just in time for Thanksgiving.
 

Things I'm Thankful for

Today's Tap

 Welcome to Today's Tap. Today's Tap is a list of all the new stuff going on with my various word of mouth marketing site accounts.

What's new on Influenster and Bzzagent:

1. Nothing

What's new on Expo:

1. Another one of my videos went live

What's new on Crowdtap:

1. I advanced another level. Titanium! Woohoo!
2.  I got invited to the Ditch The Diet Challenge

Crowdtap: Ditch The Diet Photo Challenge.

I got invited to a new photo challenge on Crowdtap the other day and it is huge. The winner of the challenge will win one of ten tablets available. I really want to win so bad, that words cannot even express it! Anyhoo...since promoting is part of how they pick winners, I'm writing this post and fbing and tweeting the h-e-hockey-sticks out of it! I took this screen cap of the challenge page:

I basically have to take a photo of myself showing how I'm saying "no more" to fad diets. Hmmm...seems simple enough. Until you click through some of the links to see all of the official rules:

• I have a little less than 3 weeks to submit my photo
• I cannot depict a "healthy" lifestyle choice that is actually harmful. In other words, I cannot take a picture of myself puking up dinner. 
• Need 3rd party permission from anyone else in the photo.
• No nudity (well darn).

And here is the biggie:

•  "The photo does not contain any third party copyrighted material, products,
  trademarks, logos or otherwise violates or infringes (or may infringe) any
  copyright, trademark logo or mark (other than the Healthy Choice brand), that
  identifies a brand or other proprietary right of any person living or deceased
  (including but not limited to rights of privacy or publicity or portrayal in a false light) or entity, or is otherwise objectionable, will not be considered and may
  disqualify the Entry.  Therefore, clothing worn or props/items used in the Photo
  should not contain any visible logos (other than a Healthy Choice logo),
  drawings, cartoons, phrases, trademarks or other third-party materials."

I think the last rule is going to make things trickier. I have to figure out how to show myself giving up on a diet fad without showing a label. Most diets I can think of off the top of my head, have labeled products. I do have a few ideas bouncing around in my head, but I'm not sharing them. ;)

The challenge page also include a link to some Healthy Choice advertisements. I plan on using these for inspiration. I'm guess the tablet they show in this commercial is the kind the winner will receive.