(ENDED) How to setup a Poken – GIVEAWAY

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#21 Valmg

If you haven’t heard about Poken yet, you are missing out on the neatest new social networking accessory out there.  Poken works like a digital business card and allows you to swap your personal information including all of you social networking profiles, with anyone you come across who also has a Poken.  Not only does it keep you from having to worry about carrying around a stack of business cards, it prevents you from having to keep track of a bunch of business cards you collect when you attend an event.  With Poken, it is all stored on your Poken until you upload it to your computer where it is organized and saved for quick and easy access.

When you receive your Poken, it comes in a little box with the Poken and a tiny strap that allows you to attach your Poken to a keychain.  The clip is BRILLIANT because it has 2 parts so you can easily disconnect your Poken from your keys when it is time to plug it in to your computer.  After you take your Poken out of the box, you need to plug it in to a USB port on your computer and head over to DoYouPoken.com to set up your free account and set up your Poken.

The website at DoYouPoken.com has step-by-step instructions for setting up your Poken for the first time and registering with the site.  In fact, there is an html file on your Poken, that when you plug it into the USB port on your computer for the first time, all you need to do is double click that file it walks you through the sign-up.  So easy!

After you create your account, you are able to go in and customize what information you would like to display on your digital business card and share with other Poken users.  The interface took me a few minutes to figure out, but once I did it was super easy.  And they even allow you to upload your own background to display on your Poken contact card.

Check out mine:

They tell you exactly what size your image needs to be to fit, so I created one in Photoshop and uploaded it right into my Poken account.  When you view the “Poken card” the person’s webpage, email address and social network accounts are links so all you have to do is to click on them to take you right over to their pages.

Oh, and you can even name your Poken too.  I might be easily amused, but I thought that was really cool!

I can’t wait to use my Poken at Blogher and really see it in action.  In the meantime, he sits next to my computer just waiting for action!

If you are going to Blogher and haven’t gotten your Poken yet, what are you waiting for?  You can get 20% off when you buy a Poken at PokenZoo by using the code: BlogHer2009.

Also, if you have a website, blog, Facebook account, whatever, you can help promote PokenZoo and make 20% on each sale made through your link.  Check out the PokenZoo Affiliate Program for more information.

ENTER TO WIN A PAIR OF POKENS!

One winner will receive 2 Pokens, one to keep and one to share with a friend.  (Please note that due limited stock on hand, the winner will not be able to specify which Poken designs they will receive – it will be a random depending upon the availability at the time.  They are all cool though!)

(psst…Alyson at 3 P’s in a Pod is giving away a pair of Pokens this week too so go enter over there too to double your chances to win.)

How to enter:

Visit PokenZoo and check out the great features of Poken.  Then come back here and leave a comment telling us WHY you think you need a Poken in your life.

Earn extra entries:

• Subscribe to our updates by RSS or email (see top of our page) – 5 EXTRA
• Subscribe by email to the PokenZoo sales and updates newsletter – 5 EXTRA
• Become a fan of PokenZoo on Facebook – 5 EXTRA
  
• Comment on any of our other non-giveaway posts (please leave the link or name of the post you left a comment on) – 1 EXTRA PER POST COMMENTED
• Follow me on Twitter (see top of page) and Tweet this giveaway (include the link to your tweet and include a link to this giveaway) – 1 EXTRA PER DAY
• Follow PokenZoo on Twitter and Tweet this giveaway (include the link to your tweet and use one of the sample texts below for the Tweet) – 1 EXTRA PER DAY

Twitter sample text to use for your PokenZoo Tweets:

Going to Blogher? Get 20% off a #Poken with code BlogHer2009 http://www.pokenzoo.com/store

Easily share your Facebook and Twitter info and connect with your friends #Poken http://www.pokenzoo.com/store

THE social networking accessory! Get one! #Poken http://www.pokenzoo.com/store

You can make 20% promoting #Poken on your site http://pitch.pe/18229. Poken is THE social networking accessory that everyone should have!

Please leave a separate comment for each additional entry.

Giveaway ends on Wednesday July 22, 2009 at noon CST and is open to the USA.

Winner will be selected from all eligible entries using Random.org.  Winner will be contacted via email but must respond within 48 hours.