TOLUNA
A P R I L
M A G A Z I N E
I R E L A N D
editor's note
Welcome to the April Edition of I hope that you love this edition!
the Toluna Magazine! Easter is Make sure to let me know what
also this month - Bring on the you think in the Community!
chocolate!
Enjoy!
I have the usual blast from the
past mixed with the Best Songs of
the Month! Abbie
You can also see who won the
poem competition! Is your poem
featured? ;)
04 What is Toluna?
06 Blast from the Past
08 Best Songs of the Month
10 Easter baking
12 #CCM
14 #TolunaWins
H E L L O APRIL
I S S U E
16 Toluna Millionaire & Interview
18 Women's Week
19 World Poetry Day
23 #TolunaEaster
25 - Crossword
26 - What's New?
27 - Tutorial Guide
What is
Toluna?
MUSIC
OLD
&
NEW
BLAST FROM
D o y o u k n o w a l l o f t h e s e
RIVERS OF BABYLON - BONEY M.
(14TH APRIL 1978)
B o n e y M . i s a E u r o - C a r i b b e a n V o c a l
g r o u p w h o h a v e h a d m a n y h i t s , s u c h a s
D a d d y C o o l , R a s p u t i n a n d t h e i r
C h r i s t m a s s o n g , M a r y ' s B o y C h i l d ( O h M y
L o r d ) .
T h i s s o n g i s a c o v e r o f t h e 1 9 7 0 s o n g b y
t h e M e l o d i a n s . T h e B o n e y M . v e r s i o n i s
o n e o f t h e t o p t e n b e s t - s e l l i n g s i n g l e s o f
a l l t i m e i n t h e U K .
SOME MIGHT SAY - OASIS
(24TH APRIL 1995)
I h a v e f e a t u r e d O a s i s s o n g s i n p a s t
m a g a z i n e s a n d t h i s i s a n o t h e r o n e o f
t h e i r h i t s . I t w a s r e l e a s e d a s t h e f i r s t
s i n g l e f r o m t h e i r s e c o n d a l b u m , ' ( W h a t ' s
t h e S t o r y ) M o r n i n g G l o r y ? '
T h e p l a n n e d v i d e o f o r t h e s o n g w a s
c a n c e l l e d d u e t o L i a m n o t t u r n i n g u p
f o r t h e s h o o t . I n s t e a d , a m a k e s h i f t v i d e o
w a s c r e a t e d u s i n g f o o t a g e f r o m o t h e r
v i d e o s - t a k e a l o o k !
THE PAST
s o n g s f r o m A p r i l o v e r t h e y e a r s ?
GET BACK - THE BEATLES
(11TH APRIL 1969)
T h e B e a t l e s r e a l l y n e e d n o i n t r o d u c t i o n .
T h i s s o n g w a s p e r f o r m e d a t t h e
l e g e n d a r y r o o f t o p c o n c e r t i n 1 9 6 9 . T h i s
i m p r o m p t u p e r f o r m a n c e w a s t h e i r l a s t
c o n c e r t w h i c h t o o k p l a c e o n t h e
r o o f t o p o f A p p l e C o r p s a t 3 S a v i l e R o w ,
L o n d o n .
T h e c o n c e r t w a s e v e n t u a l l y s h u t d o w n
b y t h e M e t r o p o l i t a n P o l i c e d u e t o t r a f f i c
a n d n o i s e i s s u e s .
ROXANNE - THE POLICE
(7TH APRIL 1978)
E n g l i s h r o c k b a n d ' T h e P o l i c e '
r e l e a s e d t h i s i s a s i n g l e f r o m
t h e i r d e b u t a l b u m ' O u t l a n d o s
d ' A m o u r ' .
E v e n t h o u g h t h i s s o n g d i d n ' t
c h a r t t o o w e l l a t t h e t i m e , i t i s
a l w a y s r e f e r r e d t o a s o n e o f t h e
b e s t r o c k s o n g s o f a l l t i m e a n d i s
o n e o f T h e P o l i c e ' s m o s t p o p u l a r
s o n g s .
BEST SONGS
H e r e a r e s o m e p o p u l a r s o n g s a t t h e m o m e n t .
SUCKER - JONAS BROTHERS
T h e J o n a s B r o t h e r s ' f i r s t s i n g l e i n 6 y e a r s
a n d h a s s e n t a l o t o f t h e i r o l d f a n s i n t o
m e l t d o w n .
T h e b a n d f o u n d f a m e t h r o u g h D i s n e y ,
a p p e a r i n g i n f i l m s s u c h a s C a m p R o c k -
t h e y a l s o h a d t h e i r o w n T V s h o w .
T h e v i d e o a l s o f e a t u r e s t h e t h r e e b r o t h e r s '
s i g n i f i c a n t o t h e r s - y o u w i l l n o t i c e S o p h i e
T u r n e r ( G a m e o f T h r o n e s ) a s s h e i s
e n g a g e d t o J o e J o n a s .
TWO OF US - LOUIS TOMLINSON
L o u i s T o m l i n s o n g a i n e d f a m e
t h r o u g h t h e b a n d ' O n e
D i r e c t i o n ' b u t h e h a s s i n c e
e m b a r k e d o n a s o l o c a r e e r .
T h i s s o n g w a s r e l e a s e d a s
t r i b u t e t o h i s m o t h e r w h o d i e d
f r o m l e u k e m i a i n 2 0 1 6 a t
o n l y 4 3 y e a r s o l d .
OF THE MONTH
L e t m e k n o w w h a t y o u t h i n k o n t h e C o m m u n i t y .
WHO DO YOU LOVE - THE CHAINSMOKERS
& 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER
A m e r i c a n D J d u o ' T h e C h a i n s m o k e r s '
c o l l a b o r a t e d w i t h A u s t r a l i a n b a n d ' 5
S e c o n d s o f S u m m e r ' f o r t h i s s o n g .
T h e C h a i n s m o k e r s h a v e h a d l o t s o f
o t h e r h i t s s u c h a s C l o s e r , P a r i s a n d
# S E L F I E .
5 S e c o n d s o f S u m m e r h a v e h a d o t h e r
h i t s s u c h a s S h e L o o k s s o P e r f e c t , D o n ' t
S t o p a n d Y o u n g b l o o d .
PRETTY SHINING PEOPLE - GEORGE EZRA
G e o r g e E z r a h a s a l s o f e a t u r e d i n
o t h e r m a g a z i n e s a s I f e e l l i k e h i s
m u s i c i s j u s t g e n e r a l l y h a p p y a n d
c a l m i n g .
T h i s s o n g i s a n o t h e r f e e l - g o o d
s o n g ( y o u c a n e v e n t e l l j u s t b y
t h e s t a r t ! ) a n d i t ' s s o c a t c h y a n d
e a s y t o s i n g a l o n g t o !
What's
On This
Month?
E A S T E R B A K I N G - C H E C K O U T
T H E S E F U N R E C I P E S !
WHAT'S
HAPPENING ON
THE COMMUNITY?
WHAT IS CCM?
C O N T E N T C R E A T O R O F T H E M O N T H
To be a CCM, you must create quality content consistently. If you
are CCM for 3 months in a row, you will receive 5000 points. If you
are CCM for 5 months in a row, you will receive 10000 points.
For more information, see the
blog post here.
What is
#TolunaWins?
Watch our video here to find out more!
F O R M O R E I N F O R M A T I O N A B O U T
# T O L U N A W I N S , S E E T H E T O P I C H E R E
Your
#TolunaWins
Here are some wonderful examples from our Community
S H A R E Y O U R # T O L U N A W I N S O N F A C E B O O K
O R T H E C O M M U N I T Y
T O L U N A M I L L I O N A I R E
W h a t i s i t ? T a k e s u r v e y s
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Winners must have answered at least 1
This month, we had a Toluna Millionaire
survey in the 30 days preceding the
from Ireland. Many congratulations
draw.
to freespirit78!
B e a c t i v e o n t h e c o m m u n i t y
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Don't forget to keep on participating in the
Toluna Millionaire - Who knows? It could be Winners must be active in the community
you next! and have created content in the last 30
days.
I hope to see another Irish Member here next
month!
P u r c h a s e a t i c k e t
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To see all details, check the blog post HERE.
You can purchase sweepstake entries
from our rewards centre. There is no
To check the daily winners, click HERE.
limit to the number of sweepstake
entries you can collect.
Interview with TWO Toluna
Millionaires!
JOANAMOON FREESPIRIT78
How does it feel to be a Toluna Do you have anything in mind for
Millionaire and what was your initial how you will spend your winnings?
reaction?
JoanaMoon - I have put some in a savings
JoanaMoon - It feels great, it was very account and the rest is going towards some
unexpected. I was away for about four days needed sensory toys for my son’s sensory room.
and when I logged in I did not notice at Freespirit78 - I am excited and looking forward to
first. Then as I was scrolling down I saw a getting my points so I can plan what to spend
post saying congratulations - I then went to them on. I will have a lot of fun spending them
check my points. It was a fabulous surprise! and will inform you how I decided to spend them.
Freespirit78 - I am delighted to have won.
When I found out, I was shocked (in a good What do you have to say to other members to
way) and I still can't believe I am the lucky encourage them to join the Toluna Community?
winner.
When did you join Toluna? JoanaMoon - Toluna has a great community, I believe that's
what makes it so appealing. There are really nice people with
very interesting lives, opinions, different cultures but everyone
JoanaMoon - I have no idea! still respects one another - a real great mixing pot.
Freespirit78 - I have been a Freespirit78 - Anyone thinking of joining Toluna will not regret
member of Toluna for many years it, the community is like a family and there is always something
now. I am unable to spend as much to do - reading other people's stuff is also great. There are
time on Toluna as I used to due to always new, fun ways of earning points and you will be kept
poor health, but I always try to entertained with all the wonderful people on here.
check in as much as possible.
#WEASK WOMEN'S WEEK
Women's Week on Toluna
In celebration of
International Women's
Day, we wanted to hear
your thoughts on a
variety of different topics
regarding problems that
women face in today's
society.
Watch our video which tells you all about
what our influencers all over the World had
to say.
We heard a variety of You also got to choose
different opinions from the Greatest Living
you all and they Female - watch this space
were very interesting. for the findings and who
Not everyone agreed won.
with each other, but this
is very normal and what Thanks to you all for
makes being part of participating in Women's
Toluna very different. Week!
We have some talented poets on Toluna! See all poems here - go to the next
pages to see the winning poems!
Toluna #WorldPoetryDay
Rebirth - five1point
5000 points
I was born like every other happy child,
singing, dancing, playing, partying wild,
life never felt as a big burden to me,
until one day,the real life i got to see.
Like every heart that committed the crime,
even i fell in love as i grew up with time,
although i was getting stronger day by day,
my heart was getting weaker in it's own way.
She was everything to me, my soul, my heart,
until one day, she broke my little heart apart,
what she meant to me, she will never realize,
she could see my love only through her eyes.
I never wanted to show my pain,so i smile,
holding tightly onto my chest all the while,
waiting hopefully for peace in the dark,
a new journey is waiting for me to embark.
JoanaMoon
3000 points
When despair takes hold
and sorrow binds you down,
The path becomes unclear
Darkness all around .
In the depths of the oceans,
Or under the darkest of skies
You will always find a light
doesn't matter where you are.
Search inside your soul
for the trembling flicker of hope,
Hold it with your heart
and dare to look above
claireforever
1500 points
She sits and cries, he watches on,
Nothing said, her words are gone,
Her heart is broken yet again,
Slowly killing her trust in him.
His anger causes so much pain
She questions which one of them is sane.
It will all be forgiven as the night arrives
Another day that she survived.
G E T R E A D Y F O R . . .
#TolunaEaster
FUN CONTENT We have lots of fun content in store for you on the Community
INTERESTING CONTENT We have lots of interesting information for you too
COMPETITIONS Are you ready to earn lots of extra bonus points?
#TOLUNAEASTER
WHAT TO DO
ON EASTER
WEEKEND?
You have an extended weekend, are you
unsure about what to do? Look no further!
G O O N A N I D Y L L I C W A L K
April is a lovely time for weather and it's perfect for walks - not too warm but
not too cold either! Walks are so lovely and calming and a great way to clear
your head. If you have a dog then this is perfect too.
G A R D E N I N G
The weather brightening up means that it's time to get your gardening gloves
out again! Whether you have a large garden to take care of or just a small
array of potted plants, it is so relaxing and the results definitely pay off! If
you're feeling a little more adventurous, why not have a go at growing
vegetables?
E A S T E R E G G H U N T
No matter how old you are, everyone loves an Easter Egg Hunt! They are great
fun and you can feel like a kid again! Whether you set one up or take part in
one, they are great fun! There will be several Easter Egg Hunts taking place all
over the country but you could even conduct your own in your garden or your
house.
V I S I T A F A R M
Spring is the perfect time to visit a farm - it's lambing season! This is a great
time and they are so cute to watch! Also, it's always a good time to visit a
farm!
B A K E S O M E E A S T E R R E C I P E S
There are lots of Easter Recipes that you can make - whether it's something as
simple as cornflake buns with mini eggs on top or easter egg rocky road - the
possibilities are endless! If you have leftover Easter chocolate then feel free to
consult the recipes in the magazine ;)
Have a go for 500 points!
Easter Crossword
How to enter?
Just create topics with #TolunaCrossword as the
title with your answers. You can either printscreen
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and fill the answers in using Paint (for example),
or just list the answers. Deadline - 24th April
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Down
1. You tend to spend time with
these people at Easter
2. Young bird associated with
Easter 22
4. Toluna has an initiative about Across
this coming up 3. There is always lots of this
5. The Easter ...... delivers the at Easter!
eggs! 5. Hot cross...
6. You can collect eggs in your... 7. The season that Easter
takes place during
8. You can hunt for these
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