Contest Countdown: 7 Days Remaining

The Hawaii contest has 7 days remaining (see the contest page). If you're a latecomer, you still have a little time to try to steal the contest.

Also, a new contest will be starting shortly after the Hawaii contest, so if you're new to the Spank now would be a good time to complete your checklist and get ready to go. :-)

Win 30 Points, Be on Linkspank TV

Check this post on Inside Linkspank for a point-winning and fame-garnering opportunity.

How to Steal the Hawaii Contest Real Quick-Like

We're teetering at 1000 users. In celebration of hitting our first milestone (without formally launching or doing any PR), the person who recruits the 1000th user gets Thousand User Bonus: 100 points.

Also - we're still missing a Continent (Antarctica), so whoever recruits the first spanker located in Antarctica wins the Operation: Antarctica Bonus: 150 points.

Winning one or both of these prizes could get your ass to Hawaii real fast.

Hawaii - 80 degrees F in January

Happy Spanksgiving! (with holiday logo)

This image was submitted by one of our spankers. An amazing job! We were hip to the "spanksgiving" pun last year (wow that was a while ago!) but this is a great logo - done without our font and the turkey is a stroke of GENIUS. Thanks, anonymous spanker.

We're thankful for you, you're thankful for us... you get the picture. Hopefully your stomach doesn't feel like this.

Sneak Peek of the Toolbar for Level 3+ Spankers

If you're a spanker of Level 3 or higher, we'd love to give you a sneak preview of our Linkspank Toolbar.

A very small preview of the toolbar

Currently, the Toolbar is available only for Firefox or Safari - not Internet Explorer. The Internet Explorer version is coming soon!

The Toolbar is still being perfected, but we think you're going to love it. Also, as a tester of the Toolbar, you can provide feedback to get the features that you want!

Curious to learn more? Then sign up for the Toolbar.

Wall Street Journal - Free

As Lifehacker reports, the Wall Street Journal will soon offer its content for free, and as a step it's providing for free its article that have been Dugg.

You can read and spank these articles at Linkspank on our Wall Street Journal (free) via Digg page.

(You can also browse the Journal at the Linkspank WSJ.com: US Business page.)

If you see one of those lonely Diggers, thank them for reading (and paying for) the WSJ so you can spank it to your friends for free. :-)

Four New Features

here are four new features on Linkspank:

Contest Advisor. Click here for information on how close you are to the Top 6 to win a trip to Hawaii. You also get a personal strategy for climbing to the top.

Attaching Links. Sometimes one great spank reminds you of another and you want to share that one with friends too. You can attach one spank to another by clicking "Attach a Link". Look in the menus under a spank and you'll find it (we hope!).

Linkspank TV. We aim to please. So we have created a pleasing mini Internet TV show. It's a way to catch up on the latest popular spanks - and maybe see yourself highlighted. You can find the latest episode, as well as the spanks referenced in it, at www.linkspank.com/tv.

Email Preferences. Linkspank TV is the first of multiple new content features that we will lovingly desposit in your Linkspank Inbox. But it's important to us to keep Linkspank 100% spam-free. You can edit which content features you receive in your email preferences. And if that still doesn't make you happy, let us know!

Spank Ye Onward

Bring Home the Bullion as a Spanky Sponsor Rep

This can make Linkspank better. Plus you keep some.

Linkspank is piloting the Advantage:Sponsor^TM program and seeking Sponsor Reps to help us set up contest sponsorships.

Your job is to identify and approach potential contest sponsors; set up and attend informational meetings with these sponsors.

It's a paid position.

For more information and to apply, see www.linkspank.com/jobs

Thank you. Spank long, spank strong.

Linkspank's facebook application

Linkspank’s facebook application is now available at apps.facebook.com/linkspank.



With this app, you have the option share your linkspank wall on your facebook profile. This way, your unenlightened facebook friends will still have a chance at enjoying the beautiful spanks that you have imparted to the world.



You also have the option to show your Spankathon progress. Unenlightened facebook friends who click on your link and create a profile will move you closer to winning your Wii or other Spankathon prize. (They will also boost your contest points toward Hawaii.)



Lastly, you can invite your facebook contests to join the spank as your friend (once again, giving you credit also). This is a great way to invite facebook friends whose email addresses may not be in your address book.

Give it a shot and let us know what you think.

Two Pilots: TV Show, Facebook App

1. We are testing a facebook app for linkspank. Check it if you dare.

2. Linkspank TV pilot exists. Way rough. Way indicative of an awesome future.

Procrastination... or Productivity?

You can be this productive.

Lifehacker has recommended ten ways to prevent brain drain while trying to be productive. Here are some highlights:

Read something entertaining. i.e., go to Linkspank.

Play a game. i.e., go to Linkspank.

Play a sport. Sounds like tag-team full-contact spanking to me.

Go to a movie. Linkspank has lots of movies.

Break down your project into bite-sized chunks. i.e., visit linkspank on the hour, every hour.

Listen to classical music, Take A Walk, Listen to motivational CDs, and Meditate. All things best done in Hawaii... thanks to Linkspank.