Saturday, February 23, 2008

BzzAgent and FrogPond

I have two more cool things to add, but this is sort of cheating, because BzzAgent and FrogPond are part of the same website.

BzzAgent: This is a website that is based on the concept that word of mouth is the best form of advertising. Given that premise, they get companies to choose them to help advertise their products. As a BzzAgent, you have the opportunity to join various campaigns about products you're likely to be interested in. If you choose to join the campaign, they'll send you a package - usually containing samples of the product, coupons, and information. You're then free to use them, share them, talk about them, etc. If you get the product and you don't like it, there is no obligation to pretend you do. If you want, during the campaign you can log on to the BzzAgent website and provide information on what you think about the product, who you've told about it, and what they thought. The more feedback you give them, the more likely they are to give you the option of joining future campaigns. There is no money involved and they don't send you anything unless you specifically sign up. I've been doing it for a few years now, and have received gum, nutella, yogurt, the 20Q electronic game, and tons of other stuff. If you'd like to be referred to join, let me know and I can send you an email. Otherwise, I think you can just go to bzzagent.com and sign up.

FrogPond: This is another aspect of the bzzagent website, and deals just with new websites. They just get information on cool websites and then create a list of them. They then get people to review and give their opinion. You don't get packages or join campaigns like you do with BzzAgent, but it's still a cool way to find out about new websites. For example, today they had one listed that provides free shipping to get rid of electronics (computers, phones, monitors, etc.) in an environmentally friendly way.

Frogpond Badge

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