Win Free Lunch From Google Places & Us
What’s better than a free, awesome, weekday lunch in Midtown with 75 of your closest friends? (aka Midtown Lunchers) Nothing, that’s what. So when Google New York approached us about throwing a party for you guys at Food Gallery 32 in Koreatown we immediately said yes. And all you have to do to enter to win is share your opinions about your favorite places in NYC on Google Places, their new personalized local recommendation engine. (After all, you’re more than happy to do it in the comments here for free, why not do it over on Google Places and score some free food.) Entering is easy. Just start an account on Google Places (if you don’t have one already), fill out this form, and post a review. That’s it. Of course, the more reviews you write, the more chances you have to win.
That’s the basics. All the details (and the fine print legal mumbo jumbo) is after the jump…
:: HOW TO ATTEND ::
Up to 75 lucky New Yorkers will qualify for a seat at the table. Here’s how you can qualify for a free lunch:
1. Go to Google.com/Places and select “Start Rating” (you’ll need to create a Google account if you haven’t already).
2. Fill out this form by 11:59 pm on Monday, October 31st: http://goo.gl/OecUk.
3. Review as many NYC places as you like (especially your favorite lunch spots in Midtown!) by 11:59 pm on Monday, October 31st. Each quality review you write will be judged as a new entry.
4. We’ll go through all the reviews you write during the contest period and give them points. The entrants with the highest number of points will win a ticket.
5. Winners will be notified via email on Tuesday, November 1st. Remember to keep your lunch plans open on Wednesday, November 2nd, in case you win a free lunch with Google New York & Midtown Lunch!
So, what are you waiting for? Start writing those quality reviews today so you can join us for what promises to be an awesome lunchtime feast at Food Gallery 32! Note: You must be 18 to enter. To read the full official rules, click here. To find out where the Google Places crew will be next, follow them @GoogleNYC on Twitter and on Facebook.
Posted by The ML Team at 1:30 pm, October 17th, 2011 under Food Gallery 32, Free Stuff, Google Places.
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12 Comments
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Ooooh… that would have been such good idea! Damnit.
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luther burger?
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Who does tech support for this? Can I use my Google Apps account?
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Hi Masto – you can’t use your Google Apps account right now, unfortunately. Just your gmail account.
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Kudos to them if this promotion is effective. What a pitifully small bribe in exchange for a potential wealth of content.
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I strongly agree, couldn’t have said it better.
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Hi Dan & HungryK9,
It’s totally optional to participate. We do a lot of different community activities around NYC — and the goal is just as much about bringing people together (in this case, Midtown Lunchers and other Google Places users) as it is about getting people to engage with our product (Google Places).
All the best,
Esther Brown
Manhattan Community Manager, Google Places
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Is it just me or is the link for the form to fill out not working?
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Mobile only. Worked fine via my iPhone
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Let me know if you’re still having trouble with the form!
Best,
Esther Brown
Manhattan Community Manager, Google Places
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interesting… i guess Google Places got tired of jacking reviews from third party sites (like yelp/open table) and decided to get their own content, via bribes of free food.
Darn, I thought this was lunch at their cafeteria.