Spring Sweepstakes Winners

Congratulations to Carly Morgan and Patrick Hurst, who each won a brand new, 32GB, Wifi-enabled Apple iPad!

As part of our April Showers Bring May Flowers sweepstakes, Carly and Patrick were randomly selected out of the thousands of Contributors who referred new publishers to Associated Content or created their first piece of content. With the Apple iPad proudly in tow, Carly and Patrick can now write, read and share AC articles on the road this summer!

iPad, therefore I am: Carly and Patrick's sleek new tech toy.

Meet our winners…

Referral Promotion: Carly Morgan
Utahnian Featured Contributor Carly Morgan successfully recruited 11 new writers to Associated Content in April and May! This talented freelance writer's AC library cover lots of topics, offering everything blogging advice to information on hosting a Disney wedding.

New Contributor Promotion: Patrick Hurst
South Dakotan sports enthusiast Patrick has published 9 pieces of content since joining the AC community in April. Enjoying the 2010 World Cup? For a blast from the past, check out Patrick's article about the "brilliant run" made by team USA back in 2002.

Thanks to everyone who participated in the promo, and congrats to our winners!

Remember: If you referred new writers to Associated Content during our spring promotion, it’s not over yet! Help guide your recruits and offer useful advice for publishing success and you’ll automatically receive a $10 referral bonus for every contributor who reaches Clout 5 by August 31!

AC Twitter Challenge Winners: Congrats to Our Grand Prize Winner and Runners-Up!

Congratulations to our AC Twitter Challenge grand prize winner, JoAnn Selke, whose participation in the AC Twitter Challenge won her an ASUS Eee PC Netbook with the brand-new Windows 7 operating system!

You can find Joann on Twitter as @Jselke. Joann is a Chicago resident who published her first article on Associated Content in October, 2008. She's got three lovely children and a wonderful husband of 15 years. That's a lot of competition for the first chance to try out Windows 7 when JoAnn's netbook arrives!

Our five runners-up each won their choice of either a $100 ThinkGeek gift certificate or a Laplearner Lap Desk. In no particular order, the runners-up are:

Ari Berenstein, who discusses his experiences on Twitter here. Ari is a Brooklyn resident who writes a popular column on professional wrestling. Follow Ari as @AriBerenstein on Twitter.

Rissa Watkins, a writer from Sunny, Arizona who is working on her first novel. Follow Rissa as @RissaWatkins on Twitter.

Viktorya Hale, who discusses her Twitter challenge experience here. Viktorya is a top 1,000 AC contributor living in Vivian, Louisiana. She can be found on Twitter as @ViktoryaHale.

Kara Andersen, a twenty-something actor/writer/student living in Chicago. Kara tweets as @KaraAnders.

Vanessa Rochea, who writes about the power of Twitter here. Vanessa is a Kentucky University student and the author of three upcoming books. She's on Twitter as @VRochea.

Congratulations to all six AC Twitter Challenge Winners!