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Have fun. Connect. Get Poken! *Review & Giveaway*

by Tanya on August 17, 2009

in Back to School, Closed Contests

LOGO-StartPoken-July09-finalIn the past few months, I have done quite a bit of traveling for my blog for conferences and blog summits. I have been getting a lot of business cards from fellow bloggers, and that is great, but what if there was a quick way to connect with the people that you meet? I have found a FUN way to do just that. It is called Poken. Not only is Poken simply adorable, but it is fun and a great way to get in contact and keep those people’s information handy so you can contact them once you get back home.

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You might be asking ‘How in the world can this adorable piece of technology help me keep in contact with those I just met?’

Long story short:
You keep Poken with you; on a keychain, around your neck, in your purse, etc. When you meet up with another person that has a Poken, you simply touch your Poken with their Poken and you literally ‘swap contact information’. How cool is that?

How do you use Poken?

Meet Face to Face
Touch your Poken hands together for 1-2 seconds to swap contact info

Remove the Poken Hand
To reveal the USB connector

Plug in to your Computer
Sign-in to your master account and your new contacts are added.
Poken supports vCards and all social networking websites including Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Orkut, Flickr and more!

Here is a short video from Fiona of Bantering Blonde.com to show you a quick overview of the Poken.

I had to try it for myself at a recent blog conference. I have to say first hand, that Poken is SO much fun! I thought, at first, that Poken was just for kids that want to keep in touch online with their school buddies, but for adults, Poken is truly a conversation starter! Just the other day, I had my Poken in my keychain, someone noticed it and they had one, so we touched our Poken together and Walah – we swapped email addresses, website, FlickR, Facebook and I made a new friend.

As a parent’s stand point, I think the Poken would be a great ‘back to school’ gift for the kids! When your child starts back to school, they can easily set up their Poken and when they get to school, they don’t have to worry with them getting in trouble for passing notes in class with their email, phone number and other online ways to keep in touch. No more writing down your info and passing it on a note; simply connect with your Poken.

I am 33 and I have to say that this is SO much fun! I look forward to each and every event that I attend and I look to see if the other person I am near has a Poken.

There are so many fun styles of Poken available. There is sure to be one for you, and you and you!

There are SO many Pokens available! Thank you so much to Fiona for your video! It was sent to me to use by poken.com

What you win

  • One Poken

How to enter

  • Go to www.startpoken.com
  • Come back here and post to me what style you would love to have and why you would love to have one!

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Details

  • ONE (1) winner will receive One Poken valued at $20.00
  • Winner will be chosen at Random and backed up by post content.
  • Winner will be contacted via Email. If no response in 48 hours, another winner will be drawn
  • For more specifics on how winners are drawn, click here
  • Winners are posted here for reference
  • US & Canada entries only
  • Contest ends on September 3, 2009 at 11:59 pm Central Time

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{ 54 comments }

1 Donna K September 3, 2009 at 10:55 pm

Button on my blog.

2 Donna K September 3, 2009 at 10:55 pm

subscriber

3 Donna K September 3, 2009 at 10:52 pm

I like the tiger. I could use it to network.

4 janet September 3, 2009 at 10:16 pm

Tigress Poken

5 Bethany September 3, 2009 at 9:50 pm

I subscribed via e-mail! :)

6 Bethany September 3, 2009 at 9:49 pm

These are SO cute and creative! I would choose the Panda Poken! Thank you!

7 Rajee September 3, 2009 at 8:04 pm
8 Rajee September 3, 2009 at 8:01 pm

tweeted @momsfocus

9 Rajee September 3, 2009 at 8:01 pm

grab ur button

10 Rajee September 3, 2009 at 8:00 pm

subscriber

11 Rajee September 3, 2009 at 7:59 pm

Love Ninja poke

12 Veronica Garrett September 3, 2009 at 7:49 pm

I would love to have the Geisha Poken. I would love to win because it would make contacts easier and I wouldm’t have to keep up with cards.

13 Mishia September 3, 2009 at 5:17 pm

I love the Ninja one. I’d love to have it because it’s cute and stealthy.

14 Cindy B. in Montana...now in Oklahoma September 3, 2009 at 11:32 am

button on left sidebar at http://www.thebabblingbrooks.typepad.com

15 Cindy B. in Montana...now in Oklahoma September 3, 2009 at 11:32 am

subscriber!

16 Cindy B. in Montana...now in Oklahoma September 3, 2009 at 11:31 am
17 Cindy B. in Montana...now in Oklahoma September 3, 2009 at 11:30 am

I like the Geisha Poken. There have been times when I’d like to swap info. I met a lady at the bookstore awhile back. We talked for quite awhile about our common interests and ended up exchanging e-mails. A Poken would be perfect!

18 susan smoaks September 3, 2009 at 8:50 am
19 susan smoaks September 3, 2009 at 8:49 am

subscriber

20 susan smoaks September 3, 2009 at 8:48 am

i like the rap star poken!

21 jennifer barr September 3, 2009 at 4:53 am

I’ve never seen these before but they look neat. I like the panda the best

22 jjean September 3, 2009 at 4:01 am

I love the Panda Poken! Actually, several are really cute and funny. I can see myself with a few. I would love to have one so I can swap info with other mom friends without digging through my gigantic diaper bag (I have twins) for a pen and paper. This will make networking such fun! Thanks for the giveaway.

23 pixie13 September 2, 2009 at 9:36 pm

I like the voodoo Poken. Thanks for the cool giveaway.

24 jeffrey anderson September 2, 2009 at 2:24 pm

vampire poken looks cool to have

25 Heather Goldsmith September 2, 2009 at 1:56 pm

button’s on sidebar

26 Heather Goldsmith September 2, 2009 at 1:56 pm

email subscriber: dontaskme22@yahoo.com

27 Heather Goldsmith September 2, 2009 at 1:55 pm
28 Heather Goldsmith September 2, 2009 at 1:46 pm

I LOVE the Ninja Poken. It’s too cute.

29 Jennifer September 2, 2009 at 12:28 pm

alien poken

30 etirv August 31, 2009 at 11:32 pm

I love the vampire poken! Just watched season one of True Blood on DVD and I’m in a vampire phase!

31 K. Rock August 31, 2009 at 3:54 pm

I subscribe at tifg45 (at) excite (dot) com

32 K. Rock August 31, 2009 at 3:54 pm

This is so neat. I would love the fox poken.

33 Letessha August 31, 2009 at 12:57 pm
34 Letessha August 31, 2009 at 12:56 pm

I’m a subscriber of email.

35 Letessha August 31, 2009 at 12:56 pm

Loving the alien poken.

36 steve August 30, 2009 at 2:56 pm

alien poken

37 Dominiquej August 23, 2009 at 7:15 pm

I love the Baby Poken, these are too cute.

38 Peggy Gorman August 22, 2009 at 1:07 pm

Add main button
matternu@aol.com

39 Peggy Gorman August 22, 2009 at 1:06 pm

Subscribe to newsletter
matternu@aol.com

40 Peggy Gorman August 22, 2009 at 1:06 pm
41 Peggy Gorman August 22, 2009 at 1:05 pm

I like the Tigress,those lashes are sweet
and it would be fun ,no worry if I forgot to hand out my card
Thanks
matternu@aol.com

42 Kristy August 21, 2009 at 12:19 pm

My daughter would like the panda poken!

43 John August 20, 2009 at 12:53 pm

I’d want the Alien poken since it would match my Alien green car…and I’m a big geek that likes these kinds of things.

44 Angie August 19, 2009 at 8:35 pm

I have your button in my blogroll.

45 Angie August 19, 2009 at 8:34 pm

I am an email subscriber.

46 Angie August 19, 2009 at 8:33 pm
47 Angie August 19, 2009 at 8:33 pm

I love the Geisha! She’s soo cute!

48 jerrica puckett August 18, 2009 at 11:26 am

have your button on my sidebar.

49 jerrica puckett August 18, 2009 at 11:25 am

subscriber.

50 jerrica puckett August 18, 2009 at 11:25 am
51 jerrica puckett August 18, 2009 at 11:23 am

i like the Alien Poken.
I’d love to have it because it’s super adorable & plus it’d make exchanging information with other people so much easier.

52 jill watkins August 18, 2009 at 10:25 am

I sub via email!

jill.watkins@gmail.com

53 jill watkins August 18, 2009 at 10:24 am

I like the Panda Poken- its a great way to network!

jill.watkins@gmail.com

54 Sharon W August 17, 2009 at 11:23 pm

I like the Tigress Poken, It is colorful and cute and because I like cats.

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