If you haven't noticed, please take a moment to gaze over to the left of this page. At the top of the sidebar you can see a cute little "Enhanced with Glue" sign. There. Now you have surely noticed.
You may be asking why you should care, and you may be wondering why you are still reading this, but I'm hoping to answer both of these questions for you very soon.
AdaptiveBlue's GetGlue leverages the power of popular shopping and informational websites (that you probably already use) to allow you to share, and leave comments for, things you like or dislike without leaving the web page you were originally on. Glue also makes use of Facebook and Twitter to share your accomplishments with your friends. I've decided to throw a little self-promotion in as well. When my wife was writing Haikus about movies, I used GetGlue's comment capability to post links to her work for each movie.
One of Glue's most recently added features is called Guru Giveaways. When you have demonstrated your interest for a given book, movie, or music (or just chatted people up a lot), you may become a Guru for that item. Once you have become a Guru, you are then eligible to receive free promotional giveaways for your particular Guru topic, or one related to it. The eligible topics are determined by the giveaway's sponsor and the folks at GetGlue.
I was a winner of a $20 Fandango gift card to see The Wolfman for being a Guru of a related topic (I don't know which one, as my Guru status has been dwindling of late). All it took was a few clicks and comments using the GlueBar that popped up when I browsed a couple of IMDB, Amazon, and WikiPedia pages.
So give it a try! It's easy to use, and doesn't take any extra time. Maybe you can get a free book or album for leaving a few words about things you love.
To see the most recent list of Guru Giveaways (from March 8th), click here: http://blog.adaptiveblue.com/?p=4377
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