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Suite of Member Enhancements Goes Live on Expo - The Wait is Over!

September 28th, 2009

It may be a little late in the day (at least for all you East Coasters) but the time has finally arrived for us to reveal the new and improved Rewards Program and Member interface to the Expo community. We have spent the past few months talking with members of the community through surveys, phone calls and chatting on the forums to learn about all the things you like about Expo and all the things you wish Expo would do to make the site even better for you. And we think we’ve accomplished just that with the relaunch of the Rewards Program and Member Profiles. I know you are all anxious to know the nitty-gritty details, so we’ll do our best to go over all the major upgrades:

New Rewards.
Starting today, Expo will offer ‘points’ to members for their contributions and participation on the site. You’ll earn anywhere between 300-2500 points for uploading videos to Expo and can now earn rewards for new activities like getting new friends to sign up, answering questions and taking surveys. Click here for more details on ways to redeem points. But the best place to look is in the Expo Store itself which can be found in your new Member Profile.

Big Prizes.
In addition to all the points that can be earned for completing video assignments and doing other activities on the site, we’ll be running monthly giveaways for all the other video reviews you submit. It’s our way of making sure you feel like you can share your opinions on all products all the time no matter what. And this month, we’re giving away an LG flat screen TV.

More Product Samples.
We’ve got several new sampling programs coming out over the next few weeks. You can learn all about them by clicking here. The best way to ensure you are considered for upcoming free product sampling programs is to keep your personal information up to date and to complete surveys that are sent to you. It’s the only way we’ll know enough about you to match you with relevant product samples.

You may ask, Now that the new rewards program has arrived how should I get started? We suggest visiting your member profile to check out all the new features and to update your profile information; that way we can start sending you the most relevant offers. Your profile will be your home base – all invitations will be sent directly to you there.

If you have any questions about how the new program works, check out our FAQs section. If you come across any problems or find that something is broken, please visit this forum thread for instructions on how to report bugs.

And feel free to leave any questions or feedback in this blog post – we’d love to hear from you!

PS - With all these site enhancements, we had to update the terms and conditions. Please review the updated General Terms & Conditions and Member Terms & Conditions (previously referred to as Content Submission Terms & Conditions).

Hope you enjoy the new and improved site!

- The Expo Team

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