Each week I get a lot of emails from companies and PR folks who want me to share information with you all. Some of them make it to the blog, more do not. I thought I would try to keep track of quick blurbs about things and then each Monday I would do a new post called “Monday Mentions”. This feature will have info about giveaways from other places, links to new sites, deals from companies, community service info, new products, upcoming online events, etc. Just a little bit of everything. I hope you all enjoy it and please leave comments if you have any suggestions on how to make Monday Mentions better or any other thoughts.
- Logitech Twitter Party
UPDATE: PARTY POSTPONED – I will let you know new date when it is set
Monday December 14 from 7pm-8pm CT
Hashtag to watch for & use in your tweets: #Logitech
Host: @MomTalkRadio (Maria Bailey, Founder of MomSelect). Also follow @ResourcefulMom and @MomSelectAmy for party related tweets. I’ll be there as a guest @RobynsWorld
You can win Logitech webcams and headsets also. To win you need to RSVP here and tweet the details of the #Logitech party between 7am-7pm today - Claire’s Secret Santa Circle.
A cute idea for a holiday gift exchange. Claire’s launched a new Secret Santa Circle and every member who joins gets $5 off a $10 purchase. You can also create wish lists of your favorite accessories and suggest items for your friends to add to their lists. You can set a price for presents and schedule a party for the exchange. You can post your wish list on your Facebook profile. You can send group messages and poll the Secret Santa members in your circle. You receive a special code to download a free music track from claire’sFM playlist. While it’s perfect for teens, it’s also a great way to organize a budget-friendly Secret Santa exchange with friends or co-workers. - Ultimate Party Meatballs.
Heinz & Ocean Spray are teaming up again this year to help you entertain. They have the super easy and delicious recipe for the Ultimate Party Meatballs plus other great recipes and tips on entertaining. While you are there make sure to enter the sweepstakes for your chance to win over $3,000 in gift cards and other prizes. - iVillage Food channel
They are doing a re-launch and that includes an iVillage Recipes Contest on Facebook. Just submit a quick and easy recipe for a chance to win up to $1,000 in groceries. To enter the iVillage Recipe Contest, follow these two easy steps: 1. Become a fan of the official iVillage Facebook Page and 2. Click on the contest tab and upload a photo of your best quick and easy recipe. - Souplantation & Sweet Tomatoes Voting!
Do you remember the crEATe contest they had not too long ago? Well, the finalists have been selected and you can now vote for your favorite until December 31. Check out the yummy and interesting crEATions some folks are making at Souplantation. - Mom’s Best Naturals Pantry Makeover Contest
We’re all guilty of it, stocking the cupboards with easy-to-make, convenient food that isn’t always the healthiest. Adding to the grocery shopping dilemma, it is often hard to please a family with different tastes, especially if you have a picky eater in your midst. The good news is, you can start your new year fresh with a healthier, stocked pantry courtesy of Mom’s Best Naturals cereal. With just a little help and a bit of know-how, shopping for healthier foods on a lower budget will be a snap. It’s your lucky day: Mom’s Best Naturals is teaming up with registered dietitian and nutrition author, Elizabeth Ward, to help give your pantry a makeover and share some smart shopping tips!- What we’re looking for: A two minute video submission of your pantry and why you deserve a makeover!
- When to enter: December 11, 2009 – February 28, 2010
- When to vote: After all entries have been submitted, the Mom’s Best Team and Elizabeth Ward will choose the top 10 videos. Consumers will then get to vote online from March 8– March 21, 2010 for their favorites.
- Prizes: Winners will be announced on March 29, 2010. The grand prize winner will receive a $1,000 gift certificate to their local grocery store and a year supply of Mom’s Best Naturals cereal. In addition, the grand prize winner will receive a visit from Elizabeth Ward for a pantry makeover and a shopping excursion! Two runners-up will receive a variety of Mom’s Best Naturals cereal and $200 worth of groceries to start their own pantry makeover.
- Downloadable Games.
Do you have a Xbox 360, PS3 or Wii consoles or even iPhones and iPod Touch players that you might be getting gift cards of points for (it seems all the systems have their own store or point system). Here are some games you might want to consider purchasing with your gift card, there are all from ngmoco, Hudson Entertainment and D3Publisher.- Touch Pet Dogs: In ngmoco’s Touch Pets Dogs for the iPhone and iPod touch, you’ll be able to adopt your own loveable, lively pup from one of seven popular breeds! The easy to use Touch Pets social network, integrated with Plus+, allows owners and dogs alike to build relationships with other players and their Touch Pets. Puppies’ social lives continue to evolve whether their owners are logged into the game or not, and the results are broadcast for the world to see on the integrated Touch Pets social network and Facebook. Touch Pets Dogs is free, but you can use Apple gift cards to purchase food bowls, which allow you to play longer.
- Eliminate: In ngmoco’s Eliminate for the iPhone and iPod touch, players take on the role of a futuristic weapons test combatant, operating in a top-secret experimental facility. Playable over 3G or Wi-Fi, Eliminate invites players to join ranked competitive games against other players in a variety of arenas. Eliminate is free-to-play – you can use gift cards to download powercells, which will lengthen gameplay.
- Military Madness: Nectaris: With up to four-person online or local multiplayer available in vs. or team battles, experts in Hudson Entertainment’s turn-based strategy game Military Madness experts can compete with each other across the world. The addition of the multiplayer-specific Commander unit allows players to customize their strategies before a battle by spending points to select abilities that improve the Commander unit itself, improve friendly units or disrupt enemy units. The game is available for 800 Microsoft Points on Xbox LIVE Arcade and $9.99 on the PlayStation Network.
- Diner Dash: (I reviewed this game recently) Diner Dash comes to life in 3D on next generation consoles thanks to Hudson Entertainment. Players have the option to take direct control of Flo as she runs around to seat patrons, take orders, deliver food, receive payment and bus tables as efficiently as possible within the time limit allowed. The game is available for 800 Microsoft Points on Xbox LIVE Arcade and $9.99 on the PlayStation Network.
- Out January 6th on XBLA and January 7th on PSN, Matt Hazard: Blood Bath and Beyond will satisfy post-holiday bloodlust and have gamers in stitches with Matt’s unapologetic parodies and one-liners that made him a gaming icon. With infinite replay value and local multiplayer, the game is a great value at $14.99 for XBLA and 1200 Microsoft Points for PSN. Matt Hazard: Blood Bath and Beyond is rated “M” (Mature – Blood and Gore, Strong Language, and Violence) by the ESRB.
So what do you think of the first Monday Mentions?
