I found this link floating around on Twitter:
http://tinyurl.com/pmll83If I did my research correctly, there is a startup company in North Carolina called Ruzuku that is trying to create some buzz for itself on Twitter through an application called "@getencouraged". Apparently, they are enticing people to follow them on Twitter with a chance to win a Kiva gift certificate (up to $500) on June 15th.
As with anything free, there is a catch:
1. The $500 GC value is if they get 10,000 followers on Twitter by June 15th (at 9am EST). Otherwise, the value is determined at $0.05 per follower. They encourage you to Tweet about the contest in hopes of driving up the value of the gift certificate.
2. The winner of the GC must disclose the Kiva loans that were selected.
3. The winner of the GC must agree to have his/her identity disclosed for any promotional material.
Here's the information I was able to dig up on Ruzuku:
http://www.northcarolinastartups.com/2009/04/03/ruzuku-wants-you-to-getencouraged/With that said, I cannot vouch for the authenticity of this contest. So as with anything posted on the Internet, let the reader beware. Just wanted to pass this along in case anyone was feeling in dire need of some credits.
Regards,
Ronan
