Feb 1, 2009
I’m giving away a BRAND NEW Dell Netbook and 3G Subscription
As headlines go, they don’t come much more dramatic than this, but Yes, that’s right, I am giving away the brand new Dell Inspiron Mini 9 netbook (below) with 3G Subscription thanks to the guys at Vodafone.
This little beauty featured heavily in the Vodafone Live Guy competition, where Live Guy gave away clues to his whereabouts on the move sing the machine. It comes with integrated Vodafone 3G access which allegedly is the fastest mobile broadband on the market. As an existing 3 mobile broadband customer, I can assure you, Vodafone doesn’t need to be lightning speed to lead the market!
Nevertheless, to quote Live Guy:
My Dell Inspiron Mini 9 netbook gives me all my everyday Microsoft® Windows® XP applications without the need for a bulky laptop. Because it’s just 9.1 inches x 6.7 inches, and weighs only 1KG, my back gets an easy time.
And, with Vodafone’s built-in broadband, I can keep all my online information up to date at super fast speeds. Depending where I am I can browse the web at speeds of up to 7.2Mbps. There’s no fuss, no fiddling with modems, no untangling wires and no searching around for a wireless hotspot.
So what do I have to do to win?
The short answer is…nothing (much)!
Simply leave a comment below, making sure you leave your name and a contact email address.
I will then make a random draw this time (5:30pm) on Sunday 8th February and will announce the winner on this blog post. You might want to bookmark this post to delicious. Please tag it “blendingthemixvodafone” please…pretty please…
There’s more??
To get another freebie (worth a few quid too!), simply:
1) Follow me on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/paulfabretti
2) Tweet the Following by clicking here or copy / paste:“Free Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Laptop. Follow @paulfabretti and Retweet. http://budurl.com/6bdj. He Also Follows Back!”
So:
1. Leave comment (and an email address)
2. Bookmark THIS POST
3. Re-tweet/use the links above
4. Come back on 19:00, Sunday 8th February to see if you have won.
OK, I’ll RT on Twitter. Hope this boosts your blog, Paul.
Great give away! I’ll spread the word x
Love to know how the stats for this go! Too little effort to resist. Will RT.
Love the Dell notebook — this is a great way to pull people in!
You should be donating that to Twestival so we can auction it for Charity:Water
Thats not a bad prize. I wonder how much buzz this will create?
Nothing like grabbing attention than offering to win something for free!
Worth a go! Great prize.
How did you know my Laptop just crapped out this week? Fingers crossed
oh how very interesting. you really have thought of everything!
i shall retweet toute suite.
[my son is grinning ear to ear as a win for me means no more sharing for him. tsk, kids of today].
Good luck with this Paul… I’ve retweeted too!
Cheers!
Tim
Would be very much appreciated!
Ahhh - the usual suspects. The person who wins shouldn’t be one of the usual twitterati.
If I win it’s going to The British Heart Foundation. They need every penny.
That’s a fancy little prize there! I’ve wanted one of those for quite awhile!
Cool. Lets see if it’s my lucky month.
good stuff - I’m adding you to Digg too
Gotta try out for a free mini 8
For my laptop is borked, and I am a mobile sort
#blendingthemixvodafone
I’m writing this comment on one of those netbooks right now.. I was leant one for the weekend from a friend after leaving my normal (massive) laptop’s power cable in the office.
I’m in love with it.. but I have to give it back tomorrow.
Fingers crossed I might win one in a compeition soon!
GREAT promotion! And I’m following you too…double the bonus!
Retweeting for ya!
I’m am very new to the land of twit. But a new laptop would be wonderfull, many thanks x
Got to be in it to win it!
Looks too good to miss - I’ll retweet
Hope to hear from you
Cheers
Wow. Always thought I could use one of those!
Great offer - that’s very timely - a case of 2 person family with 1 laptop between us!
I’ll retweet even though it will make my chance of winning all the slimmer!
Haven’t tried a netbook yet so it’s worth a punt!
Nice one!
interesting
Great idea to boost readership. Please let us know the statistics when all is said and done!
http://www.twitter.com/darrencrawford
Bring it on, fab idea
Good idea. Great Dell netbook. I wish I had one [for Windows 7]
Had a similar thing, the acer aspire one. Very good but a tad too small, so I think this should do nicely, especially with the 3g data card.
Netbooks with built in 3G - lovely!
Thank You!
Netbooks are fantastic as an ‘extra’ PC.
In over 20 years of Internet marketing and Web development, I have never used a Dell. Now that I have been laid off with thousands after 15 years of service and must hand in my laptop as part of the departure, I would very much be interested in seeing how well Dell performs
Thanks.
The Mini 9 looks great. It’s definitely the top netbook for me.
Tweeted too!
Looks like a great Netbook!
Bet you’re getting loads of traffic now.
Nice site - bookmarked.
Great competition!
I have re tweeted good comp!
Ricky (@ricyc88)
Now This is the way to get followers.
May the best (erm, luckiest) win!
It’s a great machine - yes please!
All done - look forward to my lovely new Netbook. Nice work in getting the traffic in
Nice one.
I want a nice netbook please.
That would come in handy…
All done!
Hope to see my new notebook ..
Nice work btw
I could do with a fancy new laptop!
xxx
Great give away for a snowy Monday morning. Thanks!
[...] good friend Paul Fabretti is giving away a Dell Netbook with a Vodafone 3G [...]
Fingers crossed (which makes typing a nightmare!)
Seeing as Apple won’t unlock Bluetooth input for the iPhone so that I can get a little keyboard to use with it. This would be just thing thing for me, especially as my old laptop finally died a few months ago.
Too good an offer.. So where to see hit count swelling?
I want it please…..
Great competition Paul - will add and tweet you.
Thanks @sam_morrison
Can’t justify buying a netbook over a full laptop but I seriously want one. If I got one for free, all the better
You might want to specify the country this applies to, and limit it to the UK. EU regulations are painful for competitions like this *gin*
am following you on twitter - great comp
sabina
Great idea for a giveaway! Will catch you on the tweets too
wao, is it a way to monetize this web?
Giving this a little retweet. Thanks for the opportunity for such a lovely prize.
Good operation
Quality give away!!
Following you on Twitter too
No wonder that’s the most retweeted. I want a Netbook TOOooooooooooo!!!
Do you want me to write you a piece of software to “randomly” select a winner? >:)
I’m in - sounds great!
Excellent idea to generate some traffic. I’m now following you on Twitter and have RT’d. Fingers crossed.
seen on friendfeed. great marketing!
antonio
One of the best ways of driving traffic I have EVER seen!!
Plus, you’re a great guy Paul (not that I’m trying to win favour or anything
)
To YOU ALL…
Thank you so much for your comments guys. Remember, the competition will run until Sunday 8th February so be sure to spread the word!
@Ged - thanks dude!
Very interesting approach
Thanks
Pedro
Nicely done
Great idea Paul, I’d love to hear the results of this.
R
Great giveaway! Sweet prize!
Excellent! I could use a nice new netbook. And you will find that I am following you on twitter too! http://twitter.com/carnellm
Excellent idea to generate traffic.
Well if everyone’s doing it….
Awesome idea, and i’m now a follower!
@brunty7
Great prize. Did I tell you it’s my Birthday next week? 40ieth, to be precise.
Thanks.
mini rocks!
I’m really curious as to how this will turn out as well… Have to wait until Sunday and see how many followers you’ve gained, I guess!
I’d love to win this! I need one for school and can’t afford one
hope i win
Woo! Brilliant idea, here’s hoping!
Cheers
Man this is so cool… Hope I win! had some trouble following the retweet tinyurl link, the full stop gets in the way…
With so many rivals I’m not sure of my chances but you have to be in it to win it
Nice idea. Great laptop
Hurrah! Xoxo
this isnt the start of an actual marketing campaign is it?!
Cool kit, is it restricted to UK Vodafone by any chance?
yikes! count me in”
Sounds like a nice offer. The Dell Netbooks are great in my experience. It’s also a great marketing Stratagy. Hope I Get one. Really need a netbook for studies
I Want it!.
ReTweeted. Hope I win.
I am in via comments as well as well as twitter.
I’m in!
count me in
Awesome giveaway!!! Following you on twitter now!
Ohh I’ve been looking for a new laptop. Me me me!
Consider me thoroughly baited. Nice big fat worm!
Clever traffic builder, great idea, well done….
Yay! Count me in to the contest! Here’s hoping to win!
(and yup, already following you and re-tweeted the message)
I was just talking about this little mini! I would love a chance to win it & will surely spread the contest around. See you on Twitter
I bought one for my mother for Christmas and wish I had one for myself.
I’m in, can I run Linux on it?
Great idea! I’ll retweet.
[...] Dell Netbook and 3G Subscription We all love a freebie so who wouldn’t love the chance to win a nice shiny new Dell Netbook and 3G subscription? Well, Paul Fabretti over at Blending the Mix is doing just [...]
[...] Dell Netbook and 3G Subscription We all love a freebie so who wouldn’t love the chance to win a nice shiny new Dell Netbook and 3G subscription? Well, Paul Fabretti over at Blending the Mix is doing just [...]
This is a wonderful idea! Thanks for sharing!
Well, I would be grateful and honored to receive that brand new laptop. I’ll thank you before hand. I’m a fulltime working mother just going back to college this march and would definately be able to put this to great academic use, Thank You,talk to ya soon…
Well it’s a 1 in 112 (so far) chance of winning a free laptop, so that’s not bad
However, I’m not sure about encouraging twitter spam with the retweet request, that seems a bit of a shame
Wow - great offer, the dell mini looks like a nice little netbook
Cool prize! I have a Dell XPS desktop, which is pining badly for a baby bro
Will retweet now,
Cheers, Anne
I could really use this. Please.
Very nice
Tweeted btw
I almost bought one of these Dell Mini netbooks today online.
@johnnyA
Sounds like a great competition. Worth a shot
Paul,
Already following you and will retweet now. Intrigued as to how you’ll chose the winner?!
Dan (@danielbrydon)
What a great prize!
I will Retweet.
Cheers!
If I win, what happens if I am in the US?
going to tweet now… good luck with it
Following you on twitter bookmarked this page, fed the rss to google reader, tweeted the message.
Yay! Thanks, and all the best to everyone ^_^
All done. Good luck all. Nice little gizmo perfect for tweeting on the go!
Netbooks are the way forward for everyone
tweeting and following now…
done, done and done. I wish myself luck!!
Would love to win one, what a great valentines day present for my geeky, soon to be a mom partner
Nice. Off to Twitter now.
Nice prize!
*fingers crossed!*
good luck everyone!!! thx
All my fingers and toes have been duly crossed.
In for the win, I suppose…
Well, I can’t resist a new toy…
Great prize, I definately want one of these.
nice competition . tweeted as well
Another step in learning to tweet. May need yoour help soon. Will be in touch. Cheers Paul
I never win anything so don’t worry.
All done. Fingers crossed.
Stuart (www.stuartbruce.biz) has said I should get one of these as it would fit in my very small brief case. Not convinced yet, but if I was to win one…
This is a great idea!
Hurrah! I’m in the queue!
I want to win! Brap.
I never win competitions, but i’m not going to give up now!
Shame about the twitter criteria :/
Netbook please!
Woo would love to win this! Come on lady luck! @Lawpf2001
Got everything crossed…
Job jobbed
Cool
boing.. in it to win it.
Something like this might get me to play with wWindows again.
3 Mobile Broadband sucks, big time. Would love an alternative.
Will RT on twitter too.
B13
Worth a blast!
This would be amazing!
Please pick me, I’m fabulous!
I would love to win this as my current computer is dying a slow and painful death. fingers are well and truly crossed!
I’m a sucker for a competition like this
5.30pm, it seems to far away ha
Cheers!
In for a penny, in for a twitter
Jump jump jump!!
This would be awesome for giving client demos anywhere!!
Lisa
Fingers crossed! And you seem like a very handsome, generous man!! (What? It’s worth a try!!)
I’ve tweeted. Hope my name gets chosen!!
cool, retweeted it for ya
great comp and blog
Pablo (@pablomunez)
Worth a go I guess… very generous
What’s this? Something for nothing? I’m there.
Crikey this is a popular post!
I’ve been looking at netbooks and 3G subscriptions for quite some time, winning the Dell Mini and 3G subscription would be the end my months od window shopping.
May as well join the party!
yay free stuff!!
You never can have enough technology
Worth a comment
I’m more a mac person, but this does look nice.
Enticing offer. I can’t resist.
It looks lovely. I’ve already printed off this page, cut out the picture and pretended to type on it, I like it so much.
I can haz notebook? http://twitter.com/robbmajor
I’m in your blog leechin ur giveawayz lulz
can’t resist this
thanks.
Sounds like fun.
does any one know what the time zone the draw is taking place on
Hey all, thanks so much for your comments.
Just so you are all aware, the draw will be taking place at 8pm GMT and I’ll post the result a few minutes later.
The winner will be contacted by email and, whilst I won’t be publicising the email address of the winner, I will be posting your name.
ALSO, just in case any of your are worried…i will be counting ALL entries posted that wordpress registers as being PLACED before 1800 - even if they do not show in the public comments list.
I am doing my very best to post comments live as soon as they are received but as long as YOU post your comment to the blog BEFORE 1800, you WILL be included in the draw.
May the luckiest person win!
Gotta be in it to win it
Hi Paul,
Can’t think of anything witty or pithy to say (in general not just now…)
I am a sucker for free stuff though
Barry
barry.holder@gmail.com
Worth a try I shouldn’t wonder…
Oliver Godby - maleghast@gmail.com
Hmm, sounds like a nice idea.
Yes please.
Good luck on the promo!
I bet have little chance but it’s worth a try
You can’t beat a freebie to up your blog traffic - hope some of it comes back to you more than once though
Emerson
Nice way to draw the crowds, have followed you on twitter and retweeted.
And why not! Good marketing ploy, would love the Netbook but if not then hey ho.
Cheers
Good luck everybody!
would love one!
The twitter request worked! Just spotted this on a friends tweet.
Hope I’m not to late. Will tweet too
Seem to be a little late to the party. Still, i might win - good stuff man!
Hi Paul
Great marketing, hope you get lots of followers and interest.
Fingers crossed x
Jo
In Soviet Russia, prize wins you!
Shameful…
Nice! I would love that Dell Mini!
dmsharpe [at] gmail [dot] com
Good promotion !
Nice. I might have to try a giveaway to drive traffic sometime
I never usually win these things but…
Oooh, I love comps, count me in, please
Interesting! This Dell Netbook with built in 3G looks the business - I was talking about the eeePc this morning with the wife and whether we should get that, but… this fits the spec perfectly.
BTW. I was already following you on Twitter. LOL Unfollowed you and followed again. So good I followed twice.
@delboydare
That little thing looks great. Would love to have one.
Is it too late? I really, really hope it’s not too late. I just filled my laptop up by accident and it sort of broke.
Have had a look at the rest of your blog, seems interesting so going on google reader.
Only 3 minutes to go and no time to retweet only iPhone
Cool - I’m in dire need of a Dell Inspiron!
This’ll make a nice Sunday for someone, hope it’s me
Going to the States for 3 weeks - yay! Gotta work - boooo. Would be nice to swap my hefty and heavy 6400 for this little guy…
Who doesn’t like free stuff, i ask you !?!
Oh, nice idea this ticket
Is it Christmas again already?!
I love the Dell netbooks. They look great, work great, and are small and light enough to carry everywhere.
me
Would not mind a Dell
Done. While I have a laptop, I know someone who could use this.
Thaks,
-drmike
here is hoping
Hope i’m not too late for the laptop.. (fingers crossed - based on http://twitter.com/paulfabretti/status/1188607327) if i am oh well it was worth a try!
I would love to win this. I am an ER Nurse and to have this would be a blessing for me! I will gladly follow you twitter, and will tag “blendingthemixvodafone” , and will tweet as suggested! THANKS FOR THE CHANCE TO WIN SUCH A GREAT PRIZE! YOUR THE BEES KNEES!!! madly59
A free laptop? Wouldn’t that be nice!
Great idea to get some traffic
I’m hoping that this is my Sunday. Thanks for the opportunity.
Awesome competition…
Hope you are running late on the draw, Paul. I am local to you in Manchester, so the postage would be cheap!
I could use this in my classroom. We only have one computer that works decently. Thanks for the opportunity.
You have sucked me in…
Dell Mini…awesome!
Brilliant idea! Choose me … please!
Great way to up your tweet following!
http://www.twitter.com/jeff_hopper
You might post/tweet the winner’s name too.
Cheers,
Jeff
Paul, I will Gladly pay for shipping, lol. I will drive there and pick it up myself! ROFL!!! Okay word is out, you have been tagged and put on all myspace. facebook, twitter, WISEOZ, and more!! Hope you get a lot of new followers. Cold in Texas today! :O) madly59
Would a free sponge bath be considered a bribe? :O) ha ha!
Now that’s what I am talking about!
Thanks for the opportunity.
You have been followed and RT
oooooooo, lil netbook.
ok, I’m convinced, hope I win!
Have my fingers crossed and my rabbit foot out.
Exciting!
Please… let me win…. it would be lovely to win (get it, Lovely, my name…?)
All done!
Hope to see my new notebook very soon.
the keys seem to be breaking on my current pc as i type this. only you can help paul…
Gotta be in it to win it!
I like a good raffle
I like it!
Could I be lucky today?
Wow! Pretty good chance so far.
OK, me too. Hope I win..
GREAT promo Paul.
Here’s hoping that the idea gives you even MORE thank you’d hoped for.
Cheers!
Would love to win this, but suspect I’m too late…
All
Just to let you know that congratulations go to Paula Brett as the winner of the laptop!
Thanks again to all of you for entering. Come back for more later (hopefully!!)
Best wishes
Paul
I’ve used one at work. great Computer !
Thank you so much, Paul. I’m thrilled. Thank you for holding the competition
@PaulaBrett
i need a netbook…can’t bring my laptop out in the world anymore…it makes funny, loud noises and it’s rude to other patrons…lol.
Like it
Thanks for the Competition
An “Amaze-ing” offer. Cool way to promote the way that business is catching on to social networking to improve customer relations!
free Stuff is great, thanks paul
Anyone inerested in donating a laptop. would be our first one, mom in need of laptop for college.would be very greatful.
WOOOO PAUL U ROCK :] HOPE THIS BOOSTS UR BLOG