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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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Who is Briar Chapel’s Best Buddy on Twitter?

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If you’ve been keeping up with our blog this week, then you’re well aware 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. And what’s in it for you? A Buddy Scooter!

We can’t get enough of @BriarChapel!

We’re big fans of Twitter (in case you’re not following us already, you can find us here). We’re even bigger fans of Briar Chapel’s Twitter page – the folks there are always tweeting about local businesses, yummy food and all things green!

Here are some easy ways to get points for the Best Buddy Contest using Twitter:

  • 5 pts: Follow Briar Chapel (@BriarChapel) on Twitter. A super easy way to get one point!
  • 5 pts: Hashtag @BriarChapel for #FF (Follow Friday). Here’s how #FollowFriday works.
  • 3 pts: Share a Briar Chapel-related photo. We recommend using Twitpic or something like it.
  • 2 pts: Tweet @BriarChapel. Don’t have anything to say? Try sharing a green living tip or your favorite thing about the community!
  • 1 pt: Retweet a @BriarChapel tweet. Easy as pie!

Also, don’t be afraid to encourage your friends to re-tweet your tweets. You’ll get extra points for every person that does. Now get out there and start tweeting!

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