Wanna see your favorite Quirky products at Best Buy? Then hop on over to Idea X, a forum for Best Buy customers to share, vote on, and discuss ideas. Community member Mike McCoy started a thread called “Carry Quirky Crowdsourced Community Designed Products,” asking Best Buy, well, to carry Quirky crowdsourced community designed products. Show your support by registering for the site, adding your vote, and making a comment. Let’s push this idea to the top of the list!
Last Sunday, I spent the morning doing the most luxurious, relaxing thing I can think of. I sat in a sunny cafe in the West Village, sipped on a cappuccino, and read the Sunday New York Times.
Here at Quirky, Microsoft Internet Explorer is the bane of many an existence. Most of the technical support issues we encounter have to do with browser support, because the Quirky machine is so awesomely complex that Microsoft just doesn’t know what to do with itself. Come on, Microsoft! Get with it.
Anyway, for those of you who would rather not swap Internet Explorer for a compatible browser, we have a solution: Google Chrome Frame.
Google Chrome Frame is a free plug-in for Internet Explorer that provides additional features and better performance. With Google Chrome Frame, you can…
Have a faster experience
Sites that utilize Google Chrome Frame become more responsive.
Enjoy more advanced features
Open technologies in Google Chrome Frame let sites create new features for users.
Surf the web the way you are used to
Google Chrome Frame works under the hood with your current browser.
Yesterday, we received this scrumptious package of delectable scones and biscotti from one of our wonderful community members. Isn’t your mouth watering just looking at ‘em? Ours too. We couldn’t keep our hands off, especially from the raspberry white chocolate scones. Yum.
Shout-out to MsCotti – The “Softer” Hand-Dipped Biscotti and Scones:
Cleveland-based, MsCotti Inc. is best known for its unique line of “softer” hand-dipped biscotti and “flavorful” scones. Our goal is to provide our valued customers with quality products made from only the finest and freshest ingredients.
MsCotti products are available for sale online through MsCotti.com. Trust us — you’re gonna want to try these.
The Apple iPad starts pre-selling on Friday, March 12, and hits stores on April 3.
What does that mean for us?
1. We have the incredible opportunity to cash in on iPad hype with the release of the Quirky Cloak, our sleek, functional iPad case, now available for pre-sale in Quirky’s online store.
2. We need to hustle to push Cloak out of pre-sales and into manufacturing so that we can get the product into consumers’ hands quickly.
3. We need YOUR help to push those social sales!
I’ve created a bit of a toolkit for promoting the Quirky Cloak on social media sites. Use your social sales link, pictured below on the bottom right of the product page, to refer potential Cloak buyers to Quirky, and you’ll cash in too!
ON FACEBOOK…
- Post your social sales link to your Facebook status, with an update like:
Jessica can’t wait to buy the iPad, but she’s even more excited to buy the Quirky Cloak iPad case.
ON TWITTER…
- Use a link shortener like Bit.ly to shorten your social sales link and post it with a provocative/cheeky/intriguing teaser. For example:
I’m going undercover with Cloak. [link]
ON BLOGS…
- Hit up tech blogs (Google “top tech blogs” for good lists) and leave comments on articles/posts pertaining to the iPad. Feel free to cut and paste the following text:
The Quirky Cloak is BY FAR the sleekest, sexiest iPad case on the market… plus, it’s mad functional! Check it out on Quirky.com — [YOUR SOCIAL SALES LINK]
You can also embed the following graphic banners in comments, on your personal blog… wherever your heart desires! Don’t forget to change the “YOUR SOCIAL SALES LINK” text to your own social sales link.
<a href=”YOUR SOCIAL SALES LINK” target=”_blank”> <img src=”Http://aquirkyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/cloak-banner.jpg” border=”0″> </a>
<a href=”YOUR SOCIAL SALES LINK” target=”_blank”> <img src=”Http://aquirkyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/cloak-banner-2.jpg” border=”0″> </a>
Now that you have everything you need, let’s go out and push those social sales!!!
Life at Quirky is interesting in a good way. Not just because of the great team, but also for our end users. Yesterday we got an awesome care package! Thanks!! I ate a biscuit and a biscotti!
In case you’re interested in working here (we’ve got two positions open) or just want to know more about life at Quirky, I’m a software developer, and this is a summary of my day yesterday.
9:45am Arrive at work, pull new files down from github, boot up a local server, and start working on methods to show pending rewards on user’s My Account page.
11:30am Ben, Nikki, Jess, and the industrial designers/engineers are discussing the merits of this week’s product ideas for product 35. Since we are in a large open office, everyone is privy to this conversation. I’m eavesdropping in on the conversation – it would be hard not to. I start quickly skimming the dozens of ideas that have been submitted. Because last week was an incredibly busy week for developers, I haven’t even had a chance to view the idea submissions. The debate they’re having is over the merits and drawbacks of this week’s ideas. The discussion is quite spirited and touches on votes, ratings, influence, feasability, marketability, liability, etc. Soon enough everyone is given a chance to chime in, and I say that I like the utility tool, and would buy it if the retail price is over $100 and it’s of jewel-like quality. It’s not quite like the other products that have been developed at Quirky, and I don’t have any influence on Quirky.com (it’s not allowed) but this is the most interesting part of my day.
12:30pm I go to the kitchen and prepare a home made sandwich with turkey, cheddar, cilantro ancho, and mayo. I eat it.
1pm I chat with France about the fact that we have a lot of github branches. I also learn a little about the amazing and clever work he is doing with the Facebook API.
1:15-4pm I resume my work on pending rewards and money. Lacy has been working on the migration process to get the improvements to the influence engine up and running. It’s important not to lose any data and doing it right is an involved process. I am impressed with his meticulously careful approach to getting the data ported.
4pm I get out for a 10 minute break. The weather is beautiful and I sit on a bench near Washington Square Park to take in the sun. Vitamin D!
The moment you’ve all been waiting for has arrived… Quirky’s Cloak is now available for pre-sale in our online store, just in time for Apple’s iPad pre-sale launch on March 12. Cloak is BY FAR the sleekest, sexiest iPad case on the market. Plus, it’s mad functional. The whole package… I get butterflies in my stomach just thinking about it.
Protect your iPad with Quirky’s Cloak! Cloak is a sleek, sturdy case for the Apple iPad with a modern design resembling an office folder.
The Cloak is constructed from non-slip rubber, with durable plastic on the hinge mechanisms. The iPad slides into the case through a top opening and is held in place by a sturdy friction grip. It can be positioned to sit on a flat surface in both portrait and landscape positions. Here’s how:
Portrait: fold the Cloak’s front cover behind the iPad. Use the plastic support brace located on the product’s inside cover to prop up the iPad screen vertically.
Landscape: open Cloak’s front cover and use it to prop up the iPad’s screen from behind. Depending on your viewing preference, the cover can click into different angles by pressing a button on the hinge.
The Apple iPad will start pre-selling on March 12, and it is scheduled to arrive in stores on April 3. Don’t delay – purchase Cloak today!
