09.17.2008

Welcome Oprah Magazine readers - have you seen our emails?

Ever since the October issue of O, The Oprah Magazine came out, we've been getting numerous mysterious emails from readers telling us they found out about Popgadget in the magazine. At first, we replied, "What?" Then we noticed a huge spike in our website traffic that hasn't been seen since that crazy Bar 89 bathroom post.

What a thrill to find out that Popgadget, indeed, is mentioned in the latest issue of O Magazine - page 72. Goes to show - even the smallest mention in O Magazine can have an enormous impact.

So, while we have your attention, dear O Magazine readers, let us direct you to our email sign up page, where you can subscribe to our free emails to get weekly tips and Popgadget highlights, and to win great gadgets from our sponsors. Here are some of the few products we've given away recently.

Take a look at past emails:
Win a Zen Mozaic Music Player
Giveaway: ShareCentral lets 2 computers share USB devices
Win a limited edition "Infection" watch from TokyoFlash

Have a look around. Don't forget to come back to see our holiday gift guides!

Have any questions? - we love to hear from you. Email our editor Mia at mia@popgadget.net, or contact us here.

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07.14.2008

Join the brand new Popgadget community

We've joined up with Flux to bring Popgadget readers community pages where you can start discussions, upload photos and videos, and share your thoughts and ideas with the community and with Popgadget writers. We'll be posting contests and product deals, and asking members to participate in product reviews. Bear with us while we build our pages, and please send us suggestions.

Join by clicking here.

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06.23.2008

Would you like to be a paid freelance writer for Popgadget?

Are you a tech enthusiast with an interest in sharing your take on technology for women? Consider becoming a Popgadget writer. Prior professional writing experience is not strictly required, but you should be someone who obsessively keeps up with consumer tech news, is familiar with blogging, and is available to write at least 5 posts per week. We pay on the high end of the going rate for blog writing. If interested, send an email to our editor Mia Kim at poplifeco@gmail.com, with the following information:

1. Name and location (city and country), and telephone number,
2. Languages spoken/written,
3. THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART: Three to four sample posts (images not necessary) (these should be examples of what your actual posts will look like on Popgadget, so articles from another publication may not be helpful),
4. Current profession/job,
5. Your areas of knowledge in relation to technology,
6. Some background information (formal resume not necessary),
7. Days and times you can be regularly available (this is very important, we need to be able to reach you);
8. Any other information you think would be helpful (such as other applicable experience in Internet technology, advertising, marketing, or business). We welcome entrepreneurial individuals with other talents aside from writing.

APPLY BY: August15, 2008

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05. 8.2008

Popgadget Drop email - correction

A message to Popgadget Drop email subscribers: The giveaway drawing for the pink Panasonic Lumix camera closes on May 15, 2008, not May 1, 2008. Thanks, J, for pointing out this error.

To sign up for our emails, go to this page.

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04.24.2008

Sneak peak at today's Popgadget Drop email and giveaway

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04.22.2008

Whimsy & Spice: Babygadget editor's new food business now selling on Etsy

Jenna, our art director and editor of Babygadget, started a new food business this spring with her pastry chef husband, Mark. Whimsy & Spice, Brooklyn Confectioners, makes "handmade sweets with a dash of spice," which you can buy at the Brooklyn Flea on Sundays, and now also in their Etsy shop. Lavender cookies, chocolate and caramel marshmallows, espresso brownies, and chocolate chilli cashew biscotti are some of the edible creations you can now buy online.

Jenna and Mark keep a blog called "Sweet Fine Day" in which they chronicle their experience in launching this new business, as well as their daily food adventures (along with beautiful photos of dishes Mark whips up in their kitchen) and life in Brooklyn with their two young daughters.

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04.10.2008

Popgadget poll results on social network fatigue

We asked readers about "social network fatigue," which can mean either that you're getting tired of social networking sites or that you're simply exhausted from having too much of your time sucked up by online social networking (boredom, on the one hand, addiction on the other). And, indeed, it appears that, at least among those who participated in the poll, this phenomenon is real.

43% of participants said they're afflicted and have cut back since last year, which could mean the novelty has worn off for them and the experience is no longer so fascinating, or that they've stopped shopping around and have settled into one or two sites they use regularly (which is probably good news for established networks like facebook). For the 9% who said they're afflicted but haven't cut back (the addicts?), those who are still getting acquainted with the whole concept, and those who just don't care yet, new offerings may still appeal.

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02.11.2008

Popgadget polls

In our last poll, we asked you how long you can do without your cell phone. Here are the results:

I was a little surprised that so many people said they could leave behind their cell phones for an entire week. Among the "other" answers were: one month, one minute, never, and forever. I would put myself in the 15-minutes category, but only when my daughter is at home. Otherwise, maybe 5 minutes.

Our new poll asks about your ideal Valentine's Day gift. Take it here.

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01.27.2008

Popgadget Drop emails and gallery of giveaways

If you haven't subscribed to Popgadget Drop emails, here are a few good reasons to sign up now:

1. Our emails are designed to be easy on the eyes, and they're short and snappy. Not too demanding.

2. Each week, we give you simple, time-saving, fun tech tips for non-techies - straight from Mia, our editor. You don't have to be a geek to appreciate them. And if you forward a tip to a friend, they'll not only thank you for the tip, but for the chance to enter their name in our giveaway drawings. These tips are exclusive to our emails, you won't find them on our website.

3. Coming soon -- our second weekly emails will be launching soon. The theme: "Big in Japan," all about quirky products from Japan.

4. All Popgadget Drop subsribers can enter our weekly giveaway drawings to win our favorite gadgets from some of our favorite companies.

Take a look at some of our past Popgadget Drop emails:
Email big files with YouSendIt (Ambient Orb giveaway)
Digital bucket online file storage (Vibe Duo Headset giveaway)
Use Google SMS as your personal assistant (Pure-Fi HIgh Performance Stereo System giveaway)

Photos of recent giveaways after the jump.

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03.23.2009

G-1 Google phone giveaway in this week's email