Crowdtap Member Highlight: Laura R.
Every now and then we shine the spotlight on those members who do their best to provide awesome content that helps make Crowdtap the place for brands to come to when they want to interact with their fans. Laura R.'s active participation and thoughtful responses were what helped her stand out as a top member on Crowdtap. While balancing being a full-time teacher and mother of two energetic boys, Laura has found the time to amass a whopping 702,120 … [Read More...]
Officially Out of Beta!
Nine months since launching Crowdtap Beta at SXSW Interactive 2011, we have officially left Beta! Give yourself a pat on the back for having been a member of Crowdtap during our Beta-phase and get ready for your awesome new Crowdtap experience. Just in case you missed it, here are some of the major changes that you'll see in the new Crowdtap: More Stars and Star Power By popular demand, we have added more ways for you to earn stars for … [Read More...]
CrowdTips: Getting an Excellent Report
Ever wonder what it takes to get an excellent report for a hosted party or sample and share? In the second part of our CrowdTips series, we will be delving deep into the intricacies of how to get an excellent report for your next Crowdtap sponsored event. We asked some of our top members in our Community Discussion to help shed the light and give their advice on how to get one of these awesome marks. Check out what they had to say below. Laurie … [Read More...]
CrowdTips: How to get a Discussion Star
Welcome to the first post in our brand new CrowdTips series, where we will be asking top members for their advice on how to succeed on Crowdtap and sharing their wisdom with the community! For our first article, we will be reviewing the best practices to follow when formulating your discussion responses to ensure you get a star. In our March Community discussion, we asked members for their ideas on what makes a discussion response star-worthy. … [Read More...]
Show Your Clothes Some Respect!
Hey Tappers! Many of you may have seen Woolite's, “The Torturer,” commercial in the past few weeks. With this commercial Woolite clearly wanted to drive one point home: they’re here to “save your clothes from torture,” and it doesn't stop with just your delicates! We launched a poll earlier in the week asking you what your favorite article of clothing is. A great number of you, just over 30%, cited a perfectly worn-in pair of jeans … [Read More...]
Goodbye 2011 – It’s been an amazing year at Crowdtap!
What an amazing year 2011 has been for all of us here at Crowdtap! It is hard to believe that we launched publicly just 9 months ago at SXSW Interactive. We started the year with just 8 people and now have 20 full-time employees at the new Crowdtap HQ in Union Square. Crowdtap is extremely fortunate to be working with some of the best brands in the world, be funded by great investors, and have an amazing community of members! Given all that we … [Read More...]
March Charity Winner
As many of you know, each month Crowdtap donates $1,000 to the charity whose Tappers earn the most points. With such an active user base, around this time of the month one question looms large around here: who gets the check? Just as last month, March proved to be yet another hotly contested battle and in the end, after a month off, the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation supporters tapped their way to helping the Foundation reclaim it's … [Read More...]
February Charity Winner
Each month Crowdtap donates $1,000 to the charity whose supporters earned the most points. Last month, after a hotly contested battle Susan G. Komen for the Cure prevailed as our winner. We're happy to announce that with your help February was yet another competitive contest, but in the end we have a new winner: The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)! Your efforts will help ASPCA provide an effective means for … [Read More...]
Holiday Gift List Contest
Crowdtap is getting into the holiday spirit by hosting our first ever holiday gift list contest! With Black Friday coming up and Christmas on the horizon we want to know what's on your shopping list for the ones you love. Share your best gift ideas, and you could win a holiday donation to your favorite charity! For this contest we want you to: Create a holiday gift list including all the must-have items for your friends and family … [Read More...]
Tap Into Your Favorite Soda Brand With Our First YouTube Video Contest!
Calling all soda enthusiasts! Here's your chance to share your passion for the bubbly beverages you love by reaching out to your favorite soda brand and letting them know how much you want to see them on Crowdtap! Harness the power of YouTube and create a video showing how much you love your favorite soda and how you would want to interact with their brand on Crowdtap for the chance to win these awesome prizes: Top Prize: $100 and your video … [Read More...]
Thanks for helping us Mash the competition!
Hey Tappers, We've taken home the gold and won the "Up and Coming Social Media Service" 2011 Mashable Award - thanks for all of your help! You really showed your support over the past several weeks by voting for us and we greatly appreciate it! By helping us win this award, you have brought prestige and acknowledgement to Crowdtap in the Internet community which will lead to more brands signing up for our site seeking your influence. Feel … [Read More...]
Vote for Crowdtap!
Hey Tappers, Thanks to all your support during the nominations, we've made it into the finals for the 2011 Mashable “Up and Coming Social Media Service” Award, so give yourselves a round of applause! While we're at the final step, the competition isn’t over yet as there is another round of voting that will determine the winner of the award. In this final push to take home the gold, we need your best effort in voting everyday from now … [Read More...]
CrowdTips: How to get a Discussion Star
Welcome to the first post in our brand new CrowdTips series, where we will be asking top members for their advice on how to succeed on Crowdtap and sharing their wisdom with the community! For our first article, we will be reviewing the best practices to follow when formulating your discussion responses to ensure you get a star. In our March Community discussion, we asked members for their ideas on what makes a discussion response star-worthy. … [Read More...]
More Quick Hits on Crowdtap!
Last week we introduced a brand new type of quick hit called Brand Info Polls. Brand Info Polls are our answer to your cries for more to do on Crowdtap! Every brand on our system is given a few free polls each month that they can use to learn more about Crowdtappers in our community. These polls not only increase your chances of getting more brand opportunities, you earn 25 points for each one, helping you level up an access more actions! While … [Read More...]
