SimonB

How to win an iPhone4

1. Download or don’t download one of my new premium Sign Language Mobi Guides (Exclusive to Nokia touchscreen handsets)
2. RT this message: RT and you could win an #iPhone4 - http://tiny.cc/rxbft *Terms Apply #HandSigns
   
3. Blog about this competition everywhere to get more points. Don’t blog to get less points
4. Sit back and wait..

It’s that simple. But what’s the catch I hear you ask.

1. I will only give away an iPhone4 when I reach 10000 premium downloads/sales in ovi store.
2. The competition is valid for 3months, from date of this blog.
3. If I don’t reach 10000 downloads then I don’t give away an iPhone4.
4. If I get more than 10000 downloads, then I give 1 iPhone4 away for every 10000 downloads
5. If I can’t get my hands on an iPhone4, I reserve the right to give an alternative prize.

My last free guide in Ovi Store clocked 16300 downloads in less than 3months. Lets see if we can get the premium sales that high aswel, using Twitter, social media and a shiny new iPhone4.

So what are you waiting for –> Let the downloads and RTing begin.

Legal Terms:

1. This promotion is free to enter.  You do NOT need to download my app to win.
2. This is a global promotion - Spread the word and who knows you might win.
3. Contractors and their family of AppCRAFT cannot win. Sorry guys
4. The iPhone4 prize handset will be ordered and shipped using any online store I deem fit to get the handset delivered to the winner fastest. I cannot guarantee that the handset purchased will work in every country and you may need to jailbreak it. If you want to take the chance, enter this competition.  Handsets purchased in this way have no guarantee and Apple will not honour the International warranty.
5. This promotion is valid until 8 September 2010 and prizes are only given away if my premium guides clock 10000 downloads in Ovi.  So the more downloads the better.
6. I reserve the right to give the prize winner cash or alternative prize if I cannot legally get my hands on an iPhone4 or if they are out of stock.

Ps. I live in South Africa, so getting the new iPhone4 is going to take some doing.  What this means is that I will buy a handset from an Online store and ship it to the winner when it becomes available online.  I cannot take responsibility for the handset shipped as all I am doing is purchasing the handset via the online retailer, the handset goes directly to the winner.

In Febuary this year I reported on a clear bias at the Tsitsikamma tollplaza, with regard to local users discounts. I am happy to report that the power of Social Media has been victorius once again!

To racap:

Wealthy residents of Natures Valley were receiving an 85% discount on toll fee’s while the poorer Coldstream community who live just as close to the tollplaza received only a 70% discount.  I wrote an open letter to the minister of transport asking him to urgently intervene in the case.

Social Media:

I spread the open letter via Twitter and within no time Twitter folks started spreading the link, AlgoaFM picked up the story and gave it some radio coverage.  A few of the local Plett websites like Goplett and SoPlett gave it some online coverage.  So what happened next?

My letter was ignored and I got zero communication from the minister and or his office, even after repeated calls to his personal assistant. What about the Tsitsikamma Tollplaza or SANRAL?  Well they also ignored the letter and I got no communication from them either.

The good news:

As of 1 May 2010 The Coldstream community now also receives the 85% discount so they now also benefit from the same rates as their Nature’s Valley neighbours.  This news you will notice comes late on my blog. Why you may ask?  Well because this new rate for The Cold Stream community has been rather quite and if a local Cold Stream user didn’t tip me off I would never even have known.

To date I have received zero communication from either the ministers office, the Tollplaza company or any other people involved in this saga.  Surely this type of news should be made public? In any case 1 small victory for Social Media one large benefit for a local poor community in South Africa.  The lesson, if you see an injustice happening speak out for those who cannot! There are always good results!

What about the legal case regarding fraud and Forgery, did it get anywhere?

Sadly the public prosecutor dropped this case, seems it’s not very good for business to take action against these huge businesses and government.  The lesson, if you wanna make big bucks in South Africa, defraud the poor in South Africa and pay off as many government officials as possible while doing it and then not even the Police or legal system will do anything against you

At least they felt the social media kick and lowered the rates for the poor community in this case