Geek Evolution

EDIT: Congrats to @Jolyon1, the winner of the PlayBook!

Hey guys! I just crossed 10,000 followers on Twitter, and I’m celebrating with a series of giveaways from some of my favorite companies!

I wanted to start them last week, but got sidetracked with a very nasty dental visit that got complicated after a wisdom tooth extraction point got an infection. Let’s hope I won’t turn all Walking Dead!

Okay — first giveaway. Today, I’m giving away…

A 32GB BLACKBERRY PLAYBOOK 4G LTE!

That’s right, you can finally win your very own PlayBook for surfing the web, doing mad business with your killer business skills, and even play games like the super excellent Dead Space. 

The rules are thus:

1. You must be following me @AshleyEsqueda AND following @BlackBerryDev.

2. You must use the hashtag #Ashleys10KPlayBook in a sentence and tag both myself and BBDev’s handles. Tell us why you should win! I’m choosing at random, but I will discard an entry if it’s the hashtag only.  

3. You have to live in the U.S. — sorry, international friends! I feel badly about this, but there’s all kinds of crazy laws, customs, and tax junk I have to worry about. 

4. The contest opens NOW (approximately 12:45pm Pacific Time) on October 23, 2012, and ends at 1pm Pacific Time on October 25. That’s right, you have 48 hours to enter. We’re doing this fast and furious. All entries after deadline will be discarded. I want people who ACTUALLY, HONESTLY read my Twitter feed and participate in it regularly to win. :) 

5. One entry per person. If I see you spamming that hashtag, you will be disqualified~

6. [LEGAL STUFF] Entering the contest automatically agrees to the following terms:

• The “Ashley’s PlayBook 4G LTE” contest is open to legal residents of the (50) United States and District of Columbia who are at least 18 years old at the time of entry; 
• Employees, close friends, coworkers, and immediate relatives of mine are ineligible to win (sorry, have to keep it fair!);
• Winners may not request substitutions of prize winnings. All winners are solely responsible for any and all taxes and/or fees, and all such additional costs that may be incurred;
• Neither myself, my production company (Psychic Bacon Productions), or contest sponsors may be held liable for any warranty, costs, damage, injury, or any other claims incurred as a result of usage of any winners of a prize once possession has been taken of the product by winner. All parties are not liable for any loss arising out of or in connection with or resulting from any contest; 
• Participation in contest constitutes entrant’s full acceptance of Official Rules and Regulations and decision of myself, which are final and binding;
• No purchase is necessary to win; and
• Contest winner will be announced via Twitter on Thursday, October 25. Winner will be contacted via DM for further information on the same day. 

Got it? Good. Have fun entering, and good luck!

Oh, and be sure to shower RIM and @BlackBerryDev with you love and thanks for providing this most excellent prize! Thanks Alex!