Free iPods is a pretty interesting proposition. Buy something from one of their sponsors, and then get 5 more of your friends to do the same, and they will send you a free iPod. It looks dubious, but this Wired Magazine profile says it’s legitimate, and if you Google "Free iPods" you find any number of references to people who’ve received a free iPod through the promotion. Clearly, it’s an attempt to leverage the powerful ideas that Seth Godin pushes in his books. Recruit a "sneezer" and then get them to recruit their friends.
I signed up for an Audible.com subscription. Now all I need is five friends who’d also like to own a new iPod. If you’re interested, here’s my referrer link.
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry maker Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.
