Research In Motion is sponsoring another contest this month on Twitter, with lots of great prizes available to be won. From January 16th - 27th, questions will be posted to the @BlackBerry twitter account. To enter to win the prizes, answer the question, and be sure to include the hashtag #JanuBerry in the message. You can enter once per question, and every 10th correct answer wins a prize. You can win all sorts of things from a
BlackBerry Bold 9900 or
Torch 9850, a
BlackBerry PlayBook, BlackBerry cases,
BBMing gloves, BlackBerry beanies, and BBM stickers. You should probably follow the @BlackBerry twitter account if you want to play, as winners will be notified via direct message. Full details and rules/regulations can be found at the link below.
More information on the #JanuBerry contest sponsored by RIM
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vecharo Jan 14, 2012 at 3:28 pm
Love these contests!!
Gerii Jan 14, 2012 at 3:32 pm
Only for North America :(
hindsite74 Jan 14, 2012 at 3:39 pm
Only U.S. and Canada :(
rjedge54 Jan 14, 2012 at 3:50 pm
Yah... I want those BBMing gloves, cause I don't want to cut the fingers off of my full fingerd cycling gloves to use my BB on the bike. :-))
d-tech007 Jan 14, 2012 at 3:55 pm
same old same old, no love for europe bb owners
lycafe Jan 14, 2012 at 3:59 pm
Can I have that wallpaper please? :)
Michelle Haag Jan 14, 2012 at 4:06 pm
With #JanuBerry on it, or just the background image?
lycafe Jan 14, 2012 at 4:31 pm
Just the background, thanks..
dakid72 Jan 14, 2012 at 4:39 pm
I'll take it with the #JanuBerry
Gloglo Jan 15, 2012 at 2:54 pm
yes where is one with #Januberry
Gloglo Jan 15, 2012 at 2:55 pm
I would like the one with januberry. thanks
dakid72 Jan 14, 2012 at 4:38 pm
Looking forward to this, starting off the new year with a free prize from BlackBerry, will be AWESOME!!!!!!
Michelle Haag Jan 14, 2012 at 4:42 pm
I uploaded the wp to the gallery, for the 9900. http://crackberry.com/wallpaper-scenery-januberry
XWolf Jan 14, 2012 at 5:22 pm
Abso-fcking-lutely typical. Canada/US only.
monotok Jan 14, 2012 at 6:35 pm
Always bloody is :(
rkopsie Jan 14, 2012 at 5:33 pm
Woo-hoo!
balenax Jan 14, 2012 at 5:46 pm
They give the finger to the rest of the world, as usual. We buy blackberries, we pay for the service, and we deserve it.. Thanks RIM.
rjedge54 Jan 14, 2012 at 11:35 pm
Has anybody gone to tbe effort to find out from RIM why before assuming some kind of conspiracy. It may be that there are legal reasons that are too costly or insurmountable to make it worth it.
monotok Jan 15, 2012 at 7:32 am
Well most likely that in America they are loosing marketshare like no tomorrow and the rest of the world they are doing fine .
Therefore we who support RIM don't get any goodies :(
Guess it makes sense for them but it is so unfair :(
shebmiller Jan 15, 2012 at 10:59 am
Wow! A lot of missinformed people...
Clearly this is for legal purposes. RIM doesn't "hate" the rest of the world... No one here has any idea how these sort of things work and the amount of legal mombojumbo that goes into it. Just to give you an idea: why do you think the contest isn't opened to residents of Quebec? Well for a few reasons to start... a good portion of them having to do with the INSANE language laws in the province.
Yandar Jan 15, 2012 at 8:13 pm
Quite likley, but you dont see ANY promotions, competitions or anything else of there ilk outside the US North America.
shebmiller Jan 15, 2012 at 8:53 pm
True, but I guess the official BlackBerry store doesn't count. Or the BBM Music launch party in London...
These things, when done internationally, probably cost 5x more than their initial profit return.
Yandar Jan 14, 2012 at 6:36 pm
Why do I bother to read these RIM competitions when i know its always North America only EVERY )~%$@ing TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Like the VAST majority of BB users are sick to the back teeth of this discrimination and bias from RIM.
shebmiller Jan 15, 2012 at 11:01 am
wow... stop crying and get informed why its in NA only...
ekafara Jan 14, 2012 at 9:42 pm
I'm from Canada living in Australia right now, I wonder if I can enter.
quen-quen Jan 16, 2012 at 10:39 am
Only for residents in US and Canada. If u have family in Canada, I think u can get the price!
Halifax Guy Jan 14, 2012 at 10:03 pm
Aside from RIM snubbing their noses at the rest of the world as the USA has done pretty much from its birth, what about contests for those that don't believe in Twitter and Facebook?
cletis Jan 15, 2012 at 11:00 am
Exactly! While there may well be legal reasons for the NA restriction, there's no excuse for the Twitter requirement. The result is that us non-Twits feel discriminated against and unloved.
shebmiller Jan 15, 2012 at 11:08 am
Ever heard of no participation necessary? Twitter is a social network that easily allows people the share information. There is no better venue for a contest which seeks to promote the brand.
If Cottonelle tissue paper was having a sale, would you complain that it isn't fair because you wipe your arse with Charmin or some other brand?
Take it or leave it...
(not trying to be a dick but all these complaints are starting to piss me off...)
ezrunner Jan 14, 2012 at 10:15 pm
starts day before my birthday........gonna have to be on the loook out for questions to answer.......RIM would be nice if other Crackberry users around the globe could enjoy the contest
yaletownboy Jan 15, 2012 at 12:40 am
not a tweeter...how do u add this tag? do u just type this in your tweet?
blue_k Jan 15, 2012 at 3:33 am
Yup, you would just add #JanuBerry to the end of your tweet.
DANYALJADOON Jan 15, 2012 at 3:32 am
:P NO Comments we are blocked
sexy phone
blue_k Jan 15, 2012 at 3:32 am
Can I also get that wallpaper without the #JanuBerry in 320x240?
gedubraks Jan 15, 2012 at 4:43 am
:( no asian love....
xtremesniper Jan 15, 2012 at 12:17 pm
Wow, bunch of whiners on here. Participation is not mandatory. Yes, it would be nice if it were available to the world and without Twitter, but give me a break. It's a contest, not a census. Heck, normally this would be USA only if it weren't a Canadian company.
shebmiller Jan 15, 2012 at 2:45 pm
+1!
Heavens1 Jan 15, 2012 at 4:29 pm
When a competition is marketed on Crackberry then it needs to be stated up front on the main page of the article which countries the competition is open to.
I live in Australia and shouldn't have to go hunting through all the dross of the rules and regs to discover that I am ineligible to vote.
Oh - yes and we have Twitter here too ..... most countries in the world have access to it ..... but just cause you've got Twitter means naught when you don't live in a country open to the competition!!!!!!!!!
xtremesniper Jan 15, 2012 at 4:36 pm
This, I can agree with. They should mention who the contest is open to right up in the post itself.
McNibbler Jan 15, 2012 at 7:27 pm
Please post the wallpaper with the JanuBerry. You did an excellent job! Thanks so much (640x480)
unclebanglin Jan 16, 2012 at 1:35 am
"If the eligible entrant resides in Canada, he/she will be required to answer a time-limited, mathematical skill-testing question without assistance of any kind, whether mechanical or otherwise, which will be administered by Sponsor at a pre-arranged mutually convenient time, before being declared a Winner."
wtf...
quen-quen Jan 16, 2012 at 10:36 am
Only U.S. and Canada :(
toto1961 Jan 17, 2012 at 3:37 am
I love contests would be nice to win one now and then