CrackBerry Twitter Contest: Your Chance to Win a BlackBerry PlayBook just by following us on Twitter and Tweeting a message!

By Kevin Michaluk on 4 Apr 2011 03:44 pm

We've already given away a few BlackBerry PlayBook IOUs to lucky CrackBerry contest winners, and as we approach the April 19th launch date we're giving our audience yet another chance to win a BlackBerry PlayBook. This time we're going to get fancy and do it up social media style on the twitters.

HOW TO ENTER: For your chance to win a BlackBerry PlayBook, all you need to do is login to your twitter account, make sure you follow @crackberry, and from there tweet/retweet the following phrase:

Follow @crackberry and RT this message for your chance to win a BlackBerry #PlayBook! http://crackberry.com/win-playbook

PRIZE: The lucky winner will get a 16GB Wi-Fi BlackBerry PlayBook!

OTHER DETAILS: The contest is open from now until April 19th, 2011. We'll announce the winner the day the PlayBook is released. Entry is open worldwide. Only non-private accounts can participate (need public tweets). We're using a tweet contest service provider to administer the tracking, and the lucky winner will be pulled at random.

That's it. Easy peasy. If you're already on the twitter go ahead and tweet the magic phrase and you're good to go. And if you're not on twitter yet, well, now is the time for you to register (click here to download Twitter for BlackBerry). You'll have beginner's luck on your side. Good luck to everyone, and spread the word!

Topics: BlackBerry Playbook News & Rumors Contests

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130 comments

aloofkid Apr 4, 2011 at 3:46 pm

I'm already following CB, well I'll be tweeting! =] Thanks for another awesome contest!

PiotrJot Apr 4, 2011 at 3:47 pm

Retwitted :)
I wish me good luck ;)

jlb21 Apr 4, 2011 at 3:49 pm

I hope Epsilon is not being used to track....LOL!!!!!

big_time2 Apr 4, 2011 at 4:29 pm

Zing!!!!!!!!!!

c0rinne Apr 5, 2011 at 12:11 am

natepnt Apr 4, 2011 at 3:50 pm

I just retwitted it woot hope to get it.

teostar Apr 4, 2011 at 3:50 pm

Jleeblanch Apr 4, 2011 at 3:50 pm

Haha looks like it was a good time to go on break!! Just opened Twitter and noticed the contest!

The magic phrase has been successfully "retweeted" :D

R1cE Apr 4, 2011 at 3:53 pm

Oh please let me win!!

rafa2044 Apr 4, 2011 at 3:53 pm

Retweeted already! I gotta win so my wife can scratch her face!! lmao!!

feldmen01 Apr 4, 2011 at 3:58 pm

not even a free playbook is reason for me to start using twitter....

mkye86 Apr 4, 2011 at 5:26 pm

LOL as much as I really want a PlayBook I feel that same sentiment.. I dont want a twitter account. I refuse to go through the set up just for a an opportunity to win a PlayBook. I would never use it again afterwards..

Who won the Last PB I never saw it announced?

Zizzzzy Apr 4, 2011 at 7:44 pm

I have Zero followers, and this was my first and probably only ever Tweet. I only use it to follow Crackberry news updates, go figure eh?

diegonei Apr 5, 2011 at 8:42 am

No need to use Twitter guys. Just have the account there and follow @crackberry for the contests ;P. You know, follow on Twitter, Facebook and Youtube one.

SharpieFiend Apr 4, 2011 at 6:51 pm

If you used twitter you could do the following:

Just ate #toast with #cheez whiz - go breakfast!

LOL. Twitter is a symbol of the decline of our society...

noname82 Apr 17, 2011 at 11:59 pm

Well put.

HipPo13 Apr 4, 2011 at 3:59 pm

Does it matter if my account is protected?????

HipPo13 Apr 4, 2011 at 4:21 pm

Kevin? Anyone?

The_Shawn Apr 4, 2011 at 5:50 pm

Only non-private accounts can participate (need public tweets).

cut from above article.

Pootermobile Apr 4, 2011 at 4:00 pm

Awesomeness!! Thanks for the contest CB :)

bilmaga Apr 4, 2011 at 4:01 pm

I already pre ordered the 64GB playbook, but my girlfriend really wants one too so I hope I can win one for her!!!!!

mangcool Apr 4, 2011 at 4:03 pm

Already following CB! And already tweeted! Can't wait for the announcement!

ippyg Apr 4, 2011 at 4:11 pm

Done! :)
Hope this is the contest I win!

ffac789 Apr 4, 2011 at 4:22 pm

I already know I'm not going to win haha, but I'll retweet just so others know.

teamfoster03 Apr 4, 2011 at 4:29 pm

Another great give away. like other i hope Epsilon is not being used.
RT done :)

mvm549 Apr 4, 2011 at 4:30 pm

Awesome! Thanks

gabrimen Apr 4, 2011 at 4:32 pm

Done, set, come Playbook! nice contest guys...

KahneFan Apr 4, 2011 at 4:33 pm

Done... I think... I don't know much about this danfangled Twitter. I would've been all over a FB contest. But I did try.

Kevin Michaluk Apr 4, 2011 at 4:35 pm

Not using Epsilon.... Double checking with service provider in regards to protected tweets.

Kevin Michaluk Apr 4, 2011 at 4:46 pm

If your tweets are private it's a no go.

kpbutton Apr 4, 2011 at 4:38 pm

Done, just waiting for the "you're the winner" tweet. :)

pkalltheway2000 Apr 4, 2011 at 4:39 pm

re-tweeted...good luck to myself and everyone!

ArchangelRiddlah Apr 4, 2011 at 4:46 pm

Sweet!!!

quadcam#CB Apr 4, 2011 at 4:53 pm

tweet tweet..done!

Demous Apr 4, 2011 at 4:55 pm

Done ;) Count me in ;)

Ojin Apr 4, 2011 at 5:02 pm

http://twitter.com/okpoint

lessdoumas Apr 4, 2011 at 5:08 pm

Done ! Wish me good luck !

oldtimeBBaddict Apr 4, 2011 at 5:11 pm

I am ever the optimist. One winner worldwide? I'd have better luck at the mega millions lottery. Oh well, done and hoping.

simonrope Apr 4, 2011 at 5:35 pm

Awesome,thanks!

sivan Apr 4, 2011 at 6:25 pm

I initially followed CB to be notified of new posts, but eventually unfollowed because of the relentless sweepstakes spam.

No other blog I follow uses Twitter this way.

Kevin Michaluk Apr 4, 2011 at 6:35 pm

That's because I don't consider CrackBerry to be just a "news blog". We are SOOOO much more. We're an enthusiast site, we're a community, we constantly try to give back to our fans with contests. We also engage on twitter with our crackberry twelpers. It's not just about the straight up latest news.

If you just want the latest news and nothing else, what I could definitely do is set up a separate twitter account that only does tweets from the News & Rumors blog post category of the site. Like that idea?

sivan Apr 4, 2011 at 7:17 pm

That would be great, thanks.

Kevin Michaluk Apr 4, 2011 at 7:28 pm

Cool. We'll get that going. Look for a post/tweet on it once live.

gregorylkelly Apr 4, 2011 at 9:52 pm

That's a good idea, but I never thought you guys "spammed" stuff like this guy is implying. I'll stick to following your normal crackberry account.

BBThemes Apr 4, 2011 at 11:19 pm

gotta agree iv never been spammed by CB (well anyone actually) on twitter. the alternative fast route is to use an RSS reader, social feeds in OS6 or if your not on OS6 then go to appworld and go into the `beta` section and use BlackBerry News Feeds. its another RSS reader mainly for non OS6 users.

worth considering if its a major thing to you

diegonei Apr 14, 2011 at 10:43 am

True that. RSS for the news, Twitter for everything CB.

Bad Larry Apr 4, 2011 at 6:26 pm

Just followed and retweeted! CrackBerry rules!

forthperson Apr 4, 2011 at 6:47 pm

Just retweeted, I'm in on the contest

shuter Apr 4, 2011 at 6:56 pm

Done!

loreburne Apr 4, 2011 at 7:09 pm

I take it we can retweet more than once?

andino Apr 4, 2011 at 7:23 pm

done!

omgitsalive Apr 4, 2011 at 7:35 pm

Of course someone who's never heard of CB before and is a die hard apple fanboy who just signed up on twitter recently will win :D ;)

But its part of the game ;) any contender is equal (but the irony if someone wins who posted from 'twitter for ipad' grrrrr! :P)

Good luck to everyone!

shockwave88 Apr 4, 2011 at 7:46 pm

i hope i did it right http://twitter.com/#!/nhsballer hope i win :)

theruined Apr 4, 2011 at 7:54 pm

I'd give my soul to satan before I get on twitter again...

NexusAbuser314 Apr 4, 2011 at 7:59 pm

Good Luck to Everyone! And thanks CrackBerry.com for another chance to win a free PLAYBOOK!!!!

dephia Apr 4, 2011 at 8:15 pm

Let's ReTweet Now and Get BB Playbook >:D<

StepSoSteady Apr 4, 2011 at 8:18 pm

I hope I win the Blackberry Playbook. I want one so bad:)

the brother Apr 4, 2011 at 8:18 pm

what is twitter?

kwkid Apr 4, 2011 at 8:40 pm

Stupid Question - if you sign up for the @CrackBerry tweets, does it duplicate the RSS feed? I certainly don't want to get duplicates everyday.

re: Well it looks like it does as I just got a tweet and an RSS feed about the same thing. I prefer Twitter so once I have verified I'll delete the RSS Feed.

Kevin Michaluk Apr 4, 2011 at 8:57 pm

Yep, all blog posts that go out on RSS also go out on twitter. Twitter might get the odd extra thing do, and we have our twelpers you can also ask stuff too.. so it's more like RSS you can talk to.

Zizzzzy Apr 5, 2011 at 1:45 pm

I am fairly new to Twitter and had been following @Crackberry_News prior to this contest. I am now signed up for the main @Crackberry, is there any advantage to the _News one or could I drop it since everything seems to be posted on the main account...?

GoldenEdge40 Apr 4, 2011 at 9:02 pm

Retweeted ( @GoldenEdge40 )

Wish me luck :D

Jake Storm Apr 4, 2011 at 9:03 pm

Thank you!!!!

MikeGomez Apr 4, 2011 at 9:23 pm

Done

Gamesdmc3 Apr 4, 2011 at 10:08 pm

crackberry is paradise for blackberry phones/owners

sbejo Apr 4, 2011 at 10:14 pm

Thx for the contest

rasiqzone Apr 4, 2011 at 10:25 pm

Wish me Luck :D
it's awesome website I know.. much contest and much chance to win more gadgets here.. ahhaha :D

DmitryBRK Apr 4, 2011 at 10:35 pm

Moldova Twitt CRACKBERRY )))

nolan.b Apr 4, 2011 at 11:03 pm

RT'd! Good luck all :)

kurtkubay Apr 4, 2011 at 11:24 pm

If I win, I will tell to the world that crackberry is no 1 website..

laollis Apr 4, 2011 at 11:57 pm

OK. I did. Pick me!!!!

painfulleap1 Apr 5, 2011 at 12:16 am

I'm kinda shocked I didn't start following sooner... If I knew there was a twitter account I would have followed ages ago... nothing like a great contest to show me yet another thing about this amazing site.

Tony_11 Apr 5, 2011 at 12:42 am

I tweeted it! i'm @tnymnky11

midget58 Apr 5, 2011 at 12:49 am

Done, now sit back and wait....good luck everyone..

nfsw Apr 5, 2011 at 1:07 am

Thank you CB for this wonderful chance !!

lastsamurai22 Apr 5, 2011 at 3:18 am

i hope i can win

reginald_1986 Apr 5, 2011 at 3:35 am

Done! I am in and 110% looking forward to win this PB!

yogeeii Apr 5, 2011 at 5:46 am

hey, have added, being following anyway, tweeted, retweeted......anything else Crackberry would want its fans to do...... : )

kpexa1 Apr 5, 2011 at 8:37 am

Can we retweet more than once? :)
I hope I'll win because playbook will never come to my country... :(

djdnz Apr 5, 2011 at 8:59 am

It's too bad I don't use Twitter...

mr.bos3od Apr 5, 2011 at 10:08 am

tweeted

thanks for your great contests CB

green_ember Apr 5, 2011 at 10:17 am

Discrimination against non-tweeters :-(

LexP Apr 5, 2011 at 12:39 pm

Posted: Wazzup, Playbook

StaticFX Apr 5, 2011 at 1:06 pm

already following!!! (and my Birthday is April 12th if that helps! LOL)

Good luck everyone!

REJulie Apr 5, 2011 at 2:04 pm

Thanks for the contest, I retweeted!

kidjuice Apr 5, 2011 at 6:18 pm

I would love no I would need hell no I want this playbook so badly it hurts.

arisham Apr 6, 2011 at 2:30 am

Hope I'm lucky this time... :) (pray! pray! pray!)

evelyn1980 Apr 6, 2011 at 5:06 am

Thanks for the opportunity!

following and tweeting as @evie197580. Like on facebook, youtube and feed subscriber.

cimya89#cb Apr 6, 2011 at 9:35 am

I GOT MY RE-TWEET IN...JUST A MATTER OF WAITING

ditosoft Apr 6, 2011 at 1:28 pm

Already follow @crackberry, so Twisting now!

ps7975 Apr 6, 2011 at 3:16 pm

Already Retweeted on http://twitter.com/ps7975 following @crackberry

nqhuy90 Apr 6, 2011 at 3:16 pm

My twitter : http://twitter.com/#!/cfosvn :D

FrankT27 Apr 6, 2011 at 8:23 pm

you got to pick me im probably the youngest person in this contest and I go on this website everyday since I heard about this website!! :)I'm 12 years old
Go Crackberry and Blackberry

RandomV Apr 7, 2011 at 12:53 am

Retwitted :)
I wish me good luck ;)

Ansekishoku Apr 7, 2011 at 11:57 am

RT @Hekishoku

j4ck86 Apr 10, 2011 at 8:20 am

Hi, I'd like to take part to this amazing contest!

I'm following CrackBerry on Twitter and here is my tweet: http://twitter.com/#!/j4ck86/status/57054269127405569

Thanks a lot for this cool opportunity.

Best Regards,
Francesco (from Italy)

Marcus_44 Apr 10, 2011 at 8:49 am

And it happened :) Mayby this time I"ll get lucky... :)
Greetings to all!!
Marcus

jakehofer Apr 10, 2011 at 1:36 pm

Give up its coming my way! (I hope)

persib99 Apr 10, 2011 at 3:59 pm

Done and wishfully thinking about my new Playbook...hahaha

Flip4Bytes Apr 10, 2011 at 5:32 pm

Very cool, it would be great to win because well.. I REALLY want it :P

koilmaker Apr 11, 2011 at 2:41 am

Thanks Crackberry!

fsv57#cb Apr 11, 2011 at 8:55 am

Done Deal!! I could really use on of these!

chucksredvette Apr 11, 2011 at 3:38 pm

Looks like a cool item.

robson21 Apr 11, 2011 at 4:52 pm

I did it.. now my fingers are crossed

kellymensa Apr 12, 2011 at 5:54 am

wish me luck

PeeBrains Apr 12, 2011 at 7:40 am

Awesome contest, the RT's have been going crazy on my time line lol

Good luck everyone

mizmellyjelly Apr 14, 2011 at 12:32 am

Good luck to everyone!

Chrisd534 Apr 14, 2011 at 12:53 am

hmmm I wonder if re-tweeting from my bb will give me a better shot at winning!

bajendemon Apr 14, 2011 at 7:11 am

can u retweet more than once???

tomyt Apr 14, 2011 at 11:59 am

Done! I Hope I win!!

darkonarco Apr 14, 2011 at 1:01 pm

@darkonarco on Twitter. BB Play sounds like the new addiction I'm after!!!! ;)

ChristianACC Apr 14, 2011 at 1:40 pm

Damn, i hope to win

alexander_ekin Apr 14, 2011 at 11:16 pm

Hope i can win this awesome tablet, thanks cb

eBogdan Apr 15, 2011 at 10:41 am

I wish me luck :)) i just love it !

fcbayern0822 Apr 15, 2011 at 7:51 pm

Excellent idea!

bigyuk Apr 16, 2011 at 12:37 am

just retweet

ennet Apr 16, 2011 at 4:44 am

Ciao, ci conto!

joeragan Apr 16, 2011 at 3:07 pm

Re-tweeted.

5h4d0w Apr 16, 2011 at 11:13 pm

I am retweeting everyday

Bold_9809 Apr 16, 2011 at 11:24 pm

Cool. :D

south50 Apr 17, 2011 at 12:22 am

This is such an amazinf opportunity! Thank you crackberry!

DravenX Apr 17, 2011 at 12:42 am

Just got my tweet in. Glad I came across this. I never win but this one is worth a shot. Been watching the videos on the Playbook and was pretty impressed so far.

IcyMartini Apr 17, 2011 at 11:48 am

It would be soooo nice for ice to tweet from a new device!