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Christiania Vodka has recently created a new site called Christiania Crowns, which is a social networking and rewards site where you can earn Crowns redeemable for all sorts of stuff—including vodka! You earn Crowns by buying Christiania Vodka, participating in contests, inviting friends, etc. Finally a rewards program for booze!

Many of my friends are political junkies with strong opinions that often can’t be squashed by those with only a passive interest in the news (like me), so I was happy to see this site, Fact Check, for the first time in the BzzAgent FrogPond.

Fact Check is ostensibly a nonpartisan, nonprofit site that’s devoted to nothing more than just the facts in US politics. Here you can not only figure out what Obama or McCain really said but also what they said wrong and right. They strip away all the political BS for you!

BzzAgent has an uncanny ability to pick out really relevant campaigns for me. The previous one I wrote about, the Claritin RediTabs BzzCampaign, was perfect for me, considering I already used them! Now, they’ve given me another really good one: The Plum Card(SM) by American Express OPEN. I finally formed my LLC this January and was in need of a business credit card. It was time to get those business purchases off of my personal credit cards! And just in the nick of time, BzzAgent signed me up for this campaign! I’ve already applied for and received a Plum Card and am racking up the purchases on it. The best part?

Apply for the new Plum card using this link and get $100 back when you spend $1000 by September 4, 2008!

Additionally, enjoy these benefits:

• Early Pay Discount: Get 2% cashback on >$5000 or get 1% cashback on ≤$5000 by paying your balance in full within 10 days of your statement.
• Defer Pay Option: Pay 10% of your balance and defer your payment without interest or finance charges for two months.
• Crazy Discounts: Some big names with great discounts like 5% off Courtyard, 3% off Delta, 5% off Fairfield Inn, 5% off FedEx and Kinko’s, 5% off Hertz, 3% off Hyatt, 3% off JetBlue, 5% off Springhill Suites, and more!
• No Pre-Set Limit: Seriously!
• First Year Fee-Free: After that, it’s $185/year

So far, I really like my new credit card and might even keep it after the first year. I really like how I can even donate to Kiva using the card via PayPal. The future annual fee kind of annoys me, but the benefits more than make up for it. Then again, I’m hoping I can convert it to a fee-free OPEN card once my first year’s up. I used to have another one that had pretty decent benefits, though it didn’t have the lovely plum color.

BTW, if you want to join BzzAgent, then just leave me a comment with your email address! Don’t worry. Your email address will be used only to invite you to BzzAgent and won’t ever be published, sold, etc.

I have really severe allergies and hay fever, rendering me very unhappy in the spring and fall. I used to get desensitization shots, but they’re expensive and a real pain (both literally and figuratively). I’d much rather pop a pill.

As a result, I was really excited when I was invited for BzzAgent’s new campaign for Claritin RediTabs! I’ve already relied on Claritin products for a while now to keep my allergies in check and was really happy to get a free sample and a stack of coupons from them.

What really differentiates RediTabs from other allergy medications aside from the Claritin brand name, which I’ve come to trust, is that RediTabs don’t require water. All you do is stick the pill on your tongue, and it melts. This proves extremely convenient, because water isn’t always readily available, especially if you’re traveling or out in the middle of nowhere when your allergies start acting up.

Anyway, do yourself a favor and visit Claritin’s website to learn more and to get a bunch of coupons!

On a related note, you should also add my iGoogle gadget Local Pollen Count. It reports the latest tree, weed, grass, and mold data in your area along with air quality and pollutants. That way, you always know if you need to take a Claritin RediTab before you go outside—not after you’ve already started suffering.

Are you a budding musician who wants to eat? Then, I have the answer for you!

BzzAgent recently sent me some info about TheTrackShack.com. It’s a music website for both musicians and music lovers.

For the musicians out there, you can upload CDs, songs, or individual tracks for sale. You name your own price and get an 80/20 split. That means you get the majority of the sale rather than some evil record company! The one-time registration fee is only $24.99, and I have a promo code for you, which will give you $10 off the registration fee. It expires on July 1, 2008. The promo code is TTS02142. Just enter it in your shopping cart when you go to TheTrackShack.com.

For the music lovers out there, you can listen to streaming radio stations and look at artists’ pages at TheTrackShack.com. Plus, you can buy CDs or songs from your favorite artists, knowing full well that you’re supporting them rather than gargantuan record companies that don’t actually care about indie artists!

Try it out! I think you’ll like it!

And if you’d like to be in on these BzzCampaigns yourself, then please leave a comment with your email address (don’t worry—your address will remain private) and I’ll send you a referral!