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Square Your Points with Foursquare!

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If you’ve been following our blog this week, then you’ve been finding out easy ways to score points for the Best Buddy Contest. Our client Briar Chapel, the Triangle’s largest green community, is hosting the contest in hopes of rewarding fans for their engagement across a variety of social media platforms including Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Foursquare and YouTube. What’s in it for you? A Buddy Scooter!

Are you on Foursquare?

With the emergence of smartphones came the emergence of location-based social networking sites like Foursquare, our very favorite of the bunch. By downloading the Foursquare app on your phone (it’s free) and checking into locations when you’re on site, you have the opportunity to score even more points for Briar Chapel’s Best Buddy Contest! Here’s how:

10 pts: Check in at one of the designated Briar Chapel locations. Examples are:

Remember to keep your eyes peeled. Each week, Briar Chapel will announce additional point opportunities around the community and the surrounding area. Where will they ask you to check in next?

Stay tuned…

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Green Thought Thursday: YouTube is Awesome!

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In lieu of our usual Green Thought Thursday, we’d like to continue sharing ways for you to get in the running to win the Best Buddy Contest. If you’ve been following our blog this week, then you’re already aware that our client Briar Chapel, the Triangle’s largest green community, is hosting the Best Buddy Contest with the idea to reward fans for their engagement across a variety of social media platforms like Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Foursquare and YouTube. So what’s in it for you? A Buddy Scooter!

We love YouTube for so many different reasons. First off, there are plenty of hilarious videos to go around. Secondly, it’s a great educational tool. And last but not least, it’s a great way to rack up tons of points during Briar Chapel’s Best Buddy Contest! The point break-down goes like this:

  • 5 pts: Subscribe to the Briar Chapel community on YouTube. Super quick and easy.
  • 25 pts: Upload an original video and use the words “Briar Chapel Best Buddy” in the title. Need some inspiration, see below. And encourage your friends to check it out! For every like or view, you’ll receive an additional point, and for each comment, you’ll get two!

We love what this fan did in her video about how to use the compost bins in the Briar Chapel community garden (also known as the Briar Patch). Check it out:

How will you get creative on YouTube?

 

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Briar Chapel Best Buddy: Are You Pinterested?

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If you read our blog yesterday, then you know that our client Briar Chapel, the Triangle’s largest green community, is hosting the Best Buddy Contest. The idea is to reward fans for their engagement across a variety of social media platforms like Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Foursquare and YouTube. The prize? A Buddy Scooter!

So many pins, so little time.

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard about Pinterest, the Internet’s newest social network sensation. Not only is it highly addictive; it also has a huge following (the site hit 10 million unique visitors faster than any standalone site ever). If you, too, are caught in the Pinterest craze, there’s good news: it’s easy as pie to rack up points and put yourself in the running to win the Best Buddy Contest! Here are a few ways to do it:

  • 2 pts: Create a pin of a Briar Chapel home, amenity or green feature. The name “Briar Chapel” must appear in the title.
  • 1 pt: Repin a Briar Chapel pin.
  • 1 pt: Like a Briar Chapel pin.

We guess the only real problem here is this: once you’ve pinned one thing, you can’t stop. Happy pinning, everyone!

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Who is Briar Chapel’s Best Buddy on Facebook?

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It’s a special week this week. Each day we’re going to fill you in on ways you can get involved in Briar Chapel’s Best Buddy Contest and win a brand spanking new Buddy Scooter. In case you haven’t heard, the Best Buddy Contest is being hosted by our client Briar Chapel, the Triangle’s largest green community. The idea is to reward fans for their engagement across a variety of social media platforms, including Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Foursquare and YouTube (to mention a few). Not only do we think this is smart – it’s also a fun way to say thank-you to the community’s most loyal fans.  We’re absolutely honored to work with our client on this project!

And the winner of the Cutest Scooter Contest goes to…Buddy!

Even though the Best Buddy Contest has been going on for a couple of weeks now, it’s definitely not too late to join in on the fun. Here are a few easy (and did we mention fun?) ways to get points this week and get into the running to win a Buddy Scooter:

  • 5 pts: “Like” the Briar Chapel community page. Easy enough, right?
  • 5 pts: Link a video to the wall. Think educational videos on things like composting, community gardens, solar panels, etc. There are tons on YouTube!
  • 4 pts: Upload a photo to the wall. Looking for inspiration? We love the community art at Briar Chapel!
  • 3 pts: Share a link on the wall. Read anything interesting about green living? Post a link!
  • 2 pts: Share some love on the Briar Chapel wall. Feel free to share a few words of advice or something you like about the community. No photos or links necessary.
  • 1 pt: Like a post on the Briar Chapel wall.
  • 1 pt: Like The Abundance Foundation page.
  • 1 pt: Like the Triangle Off-Road Cyclist (TORC) page.

Want to go the extra mile? Here are a few ways to get even more points:

  • 10 pts: Post a photo of yourself in one of Briar Chapel’s model homes. Be sure to share your favorite feature about the home, as well as mention the builder.
  • 30 pts: Show some fanfare! Fanfare is anything a participant does that is deemed “fanfare worthy” by the folks at Briar Chapel. What are some ways you can get creative on Facebook?

OK, everyone! It’s time to get on Facebook and win a Buddy Scooter!

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