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Freezly: Find Free Giveaway Stuff Shared On Twitter

Kaly — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 07:41:10 +0000

If you are always on a lookout for free giveaways then you should Freezly very handy. It is a new Twitter application that makes easy to find free stuff (coupons, free contests, giveaways) on the web. It aggregates tweets with free giveaway stuff and shows their popularity based on the number of retweets.

Freezly allows you to search for current giveaways using keywords, check which free deals are hot and browse archive of past giveaways.

Features:

Tool for finding free stuff that people giveaway on Twitter.
Aggregates tweets only with free stuff and ranks them based on retweets.
Check out the hottest free deals and browse past giveaways.
Free, no registration needed.
Also see How To Get Companies To Send You Free Stuff With No Catches.

Check out Freezly @ www.freezly.com

VapURL: Create Self-Terminating Temporary URLs

Kaly — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:02:00 +0000

VapURL is a simple purpose online tool that can generate temporary URLs which redirect to a page of your choice. You can customize the life length of the URL by time or number of visits, and it will stop working as soon as the limit has been reached. Pretty useful app for limited-time offers and similar online promotions and giveaways.

Features:

Create disposable URLs redirecting to a page of your choice.
Create as many URLs as you like.
Customize the URL expire time based on the number of visits or duration.
No email or registration needed.

Check out VapURL @ www.vapurl.com

Listia: Get & Give Away Free Stuff Online

abhijeet — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 07:27:50 +0000

Listia is an auction site for free stuff, which makes it really easy for people to give away items they don’t use and get things they need. The site has its own currency “credits” which can be accumulated by listing items, referring friends or be bought for real cash (10 credits for $1). Every user gets 500 free credits at sign up.

Here is a short explanation on how Listia works:

Lister lists item the wants to give away.
Other users bid their credits on it.
The highest bidder gets the item.
The credits are automatically transferred to the lister’s account.
Lister can use the earned credits to get stuff he needs form other users.
Users may also donate earned creadits to the charity of their choice.

Features:

Auction site to give away free stuff .
List items you no longer need and earn credits.
Use your credits to get stuff you need.
Get 500 credits free after signing up.
Get credits for referring friends.
Donate earned credits to charity of choice.

Check out Listia @ www.listia.com (via TechCrunch) (By Abhijeet from Appscrazy)

FreeAppAlert: Get Paid iPhone Apps For Free

Kaly — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 04:40:56 +0000

FreeAppAlert is a cool website for iPhone users. It monitors iPhone App Store for paid iPhone apps that just became free and sends you alerts. All you have to do is select how you want to be notified (email, Twitter or RSS) and then subscribe. You can also browse iPhone apps that recently became free by date. Each listed app includes screenshots, short description and the price tag it used to have.

Features:

Get paid iPhone apps for free.
Get Email, Twitter or RSS alerts.
Browse free apps by date.
Quick and simple.
Similar site: AppGiveaway.

Check out FreeAppAlert @ www.freeappalert.com

AppGiveaway: Free Promo Codes For iPhone Apps

azim — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:26:19 +0000

AppGiveAway is website where you can get free promo codes for iPhone apps. Using these promo codes you can download cool and latest iPhone apps for free without having to pay its retail price. The site lets you browse promotions by categories and view the latest giveaways.

Each app includes a description, app screenshots, its retail price and other info. To get a free promo code to an application, you basically have to register for an account and click “Enter this giveaway” button below.

Depending on the application, the promo codes are sent to random 5-20 people who enter the giveaway for the given application. The giveaway of each app lasts only a few days, so make sure to visit the site often to get cool applications for free.

If you are an iPhone mobile app developer, you can promote your own apps by submitting them online to the website for free giveaways

Features:

Get free promo codes for iPhone/iPod Touch mobile applications.
Enter app’s giveaway by clicking “Enter this giveaway” button.
Promo codes are sent to random 5-20 people who entered the app’s giveaway.
Register for an account to apply for free promo codes.

Check out AppGiveaway @ www.appgiveaway.com