TOLUNA
UK EDITION
Toluna Weekly #Goodie
#MY2018
Best songs of the Month & Blast from the Past
JANUARY
2
editor's note
Welcome to the January Edition of I also have some information on
the Toluna Magazine! This month the Toluna #Goodie and a sum up
definitely isn't one of my of 2018!
favourites, as all of the festivities
are over! However you have all of I hope that you love this edition!
your presents to use so that's a Make sure to let me know what
positive! you think in the Community!
I have the usual blast from the Enjoy!
past mixed with the Best Songs of
the Month! Abbie
3
05 What is Toluna?
06 Blast from the Past
08 Best Songs of the Month
10 What's on?
JANUARY
11 My visit back home
12 #MY2018
H E L L O
I S S U E
14 #CCM
16 #TolunaWins
18 #Goodie
19 Toluna Millionaire
20 Toluna Magazine: One Year On
21 2018 on Toluna
22 Tutorial Guide
4
What is
Toluna?
5
BLAST FROM
D o y o u k n o w a l l o f t h e s e
BLOCK BUSTER! - THE SWEET
(JANUARY 1973)
T h i s s i n g l e b y t h e B r i t i s h g l a m r o c k b a n d
m a n a g e d t o r e a c h N u m b e r 1 , s o m e t h i n g
t h a t t h e y h a d w o r r i e d a b o u t a s i t w a s
r e l e a s e d a f t e r ' T h e J e a n G e n i e ' b y D a v i d
B o w i e , a s o n g w h i c h c o i n c i d e n t a l l y h a d
t h e s a m e g u i t a r r i f f . B o t h s i d e s s a i d t h a t
i t w a s c o m p l e t e l y a c o i n c i d e n c e a n d h a d
n o i d e a h o w i t h a p p e n e d . E i t h e r w a y ,
t h e y ' r e b o t h h i t s !
TIGER FEET - MUD
(11TH JANUARY 1974)
T h i s s i n g l e c o m e s f r o m a n o t h e r
g l a m r o c k b a n d , w h o s t i l l g e t
s e a s o n a l a i r p l a y f r o m t h e i r h i t
" L o n e l y t h i s C h r i s t m a s " .
T h i s s i n g l e m a d e i t t o t h e N u m b e r
1 s p o t a n d m a n a g e d t o t o p t h e
C h a r t s i n o t h e r E u r o p e a n
c o u n t r i e s .
6
THE PAST
s o n g s f r o m J a n u a r y o v e r t h e y e a r s ?
HEART OF GLASS - BLONDIE
(JANUARY 1979)
O n e o f t h e b i g g e s t b a n d s o f t h e
t i m e , A m e r i c a n b a n d B l o n d i e
r e l e a s e d t h i s N u m b e r 1 h i t . I t i s
t h e 6 6 t h b e s t s e l l i n g s i n g l e o f a l l
t i m e i n B r i t i s h M u s i c h i s t o r y .
T h i s s o n g l a u n c h e d B l o n d i e ' s
c a r e e r t o a n e v e n h i g h e r l e v e l
t h a n b e f o r e , d e s p i t e s o m e o f t h e
b a n d n o t l i k i n g t h e d i s c o v i b e o f
t h e s o n g .
TAKE A CHANCE ON ME - ABBA
(JANUARY 1978)
T h e S w e d i s h p o p g r o u p i s o n e o f
t h e b e s t s e l l i n g m u s i c a r t i s t s o f
a l l t i m e , a f t e r l o t s o f s u c c e s s i n
t h e 1 9 7 0 ' s a n d 1 9 8 0 ' s , a s w e l l a s
M a m m a M i a - t h e s t a g e s h o w -
t u r n e d f i l m w h i c h w e r e a l s o
b o t h h u g e s u c c e s s e s .
T h i s s o n g r e a c h e d N u m b e r 1 i n
m a n y c o u n t r i e s ,
7
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 .
SWEET BUT PSYCHO - AVA MAX
A m e r i c a n s i n g e r A v a M a x h a s
s h o t t o f a m e w i t h t h i s s i n g l e ,
w h i c h h a s r e a c h e d N u m b e r 1 i n
m u l t i p l e c o u n t r i e s a n d b e c o m e
t h e f i r s t N u m b e r 1 o f 2 0 1 9 i n t h e
U K .
THANK U, NEXT - ARIANA GRANDE
T h e l e a d s i n g l e f r o m h e r u p c o m i n g
f i f t h s t u d i o a l b u m o f t h e s a m e
n a m e i n s t a n t l y b e c a m e a h i t r e c o r d .
I t m e n t i o n s s o m e o f h e r e x
b o y f r i e n d s i n l y r i c s , i n c l u d i n g h e r e x -
f i a n c é P e t e D a v i d s o n a n d t h e l a t e
M a c M i l l e r .
T h e s o n g i s a l s o p a i r e d w i t h a h i t
m u s i c v i d e o w h i c h r e f e r e n c e s s o m e
i c o n i c f i l m s s u c h a s M e a n G i r l s , 1 3
g o i n g o n 3 0 , B r i n g i t O n a n d L e g a l l y
B l o n d e . C h e c k i t o u t !
8
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 .
BABY (FEAT. MARINA AND LUIS FONSI) -
CLEAN BANDIT
C l e a n B a n d i t h a v e a s t r i n g o f h i t s
u n d e r t h e i r b e l t , h a v i n g c o l l a b o r a t e d
w i t h a n u m b e r o f h i t a r t i s t s i n c l u d i n g
J e s s G l y n n e , D e m i L o v a t o a n d A n n e
M a r i e .
T h i s s o n g f e a t u r e s i n d i e c u l t f a v o u r i t e
M a r i n a a n d t h e D i a m o n d s , w h o h a s a
l a r g e f a n b a s e a n d a l s o L u i s F o n s i o f
t h e v e r y f a m o u s D e s p a c i t o - I a m s u r e
t h a t y o u w i l l h a v e h e a r d i t !
REWRITE THE STARS -
JAMES ARTHUR & ANNE MARIE
T h e h i t m u s i c a l f i l m ' T h e G r e a t e s t
S h o w m a n ' w a s r e l e a s e d i n
D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 7 , w h i c h
s p a w n e d c o u n t l e s s h i t s ,
i n c l u d i n g ' T h i s i s M e ' a n d ' T h e
G r e a t e s t S h o w ' .
I n 2 0 1 8 , t h e a l b u m ' T h e G r e a t e s t
S h o w m a n r e i m a g i n e d ' w a s
r e l e a s e d w h i c h i n c l u d e d c o v e r s
o f t h e h i t s o n g s b y f a m o u s a r t i s t s ,
i n c l u d i n g t h i s o n e . C h e c k i t o u t !
9
What's
On?
I T ' S A W A R D S S E A S O N !
I t i s n o w w e l l a n d W e h a v e a l r e a d y T h e h i g h e s t c o v e t e d
t r u l y A w a r d s h a d t h e G o l d e n a w a r d s c e r e m o n y i s
S e a s o n ! A r e y o u a G l o b e s , w h i c h s t i l l t o c o m e ,
f a n ? I p e r s o n a l l y e n d e d u p w i t h t h o u g h - t h e
l i k e i t a n d t h i n k i t ' s s o m e A c a d e m y A w a r d s
g o o d t o t u n e i n i f s u r p r i s e w i n n e r s ! ( O s c a r s ) . T h e r e h a s
y o u g e t t h e B o h e m i a n a l r e a d y b e e n s o m e
c h a n c e ! R h a p s o d y d i d v e r y c o n t r o v e r s y
w e l l , b e a t i n g a S t a r s u r r o u n d i n g t h e
I f y o u a r e a f a n o f i s B o r n t o t h e ' B e s t h o s t o f t h e O s c a r s -
f a s h i o n . t h e n y o u M o t i o n P i c t u r e - l e t ' s s e e w h a t
a r e s u r e t o l o v e D r a m a ' a w a r d , a s h a p p e n s t h e r e !
A w a r d s S e a s o n a s i t w e l l a s t h e s t a r o f
i s g r e a t t o l o o k a t t h e f i l m , R a m i D o y o u w a t c h a n y
a l l o f t h e a m a z i n g M a l e k , w i n n i n g t h e a w a r d s c e r e m o n i e s ?
o u t f i t s o n s h o w ! ' B e s t A c t o r ' a w a r d . L e t u s k n o w i n
t h e C o m m u n i t y ! I
T h e r e m a y s t i l l b e w o u l d l o v e t o k n o w
p l e n t y m o r e s h o c k s y o u r f a v o u r i t e s !
10
i n s t o r e !
Christmas and New Year - My Visit back Home
As you will all know, I went home I had been to Manchester before
over Christmas and for New Year's and it was lovely to go before
Eve. I had a lovely time and had so Christmas for some last minute
many people to see! I ate a LOT of shopping. I also visited London with
food (which I am starting to regret my boyfriend and spent a lovely
now!), made the usual trips to my day visiting the classic tourist spots
favourite places including as I am new to London!
Manchester and London, where I I hope that you all had a lovely
spent precious time with family and Christmas and New Year, I certainly
11
friends. did!
#MY2018
I asked you all to tell me what defined 2018 for you with #MY2018 - see some of
them below! Did yours make it into the Magazine?
"My best memory from 2018 was the "My favourite part of 2018 was flying
wonderful cruise holiday that I took in down to visit friends in Bristol after
May. not seeing them for two years, it felt
Sailing from Southampton on the P&O like we'd seen each other only
ship Oriana we cruised first to the recently, though.
beautiful island of Madeira, a place I
love and have visited many times After a long, slow journey down we
before, then on to the Canary Islands finally got to spend the evening
with stops at Tenerife, La Gomera, together and went out for a lovely
Gran Canaria and Fuertaventura. meal where I enjoyed halloumi for
Leaving the Canaries we headed the first time.
back towards mainland Europe where They were both working which gave
we called at Cadiz in southern Spain, me plenty of opportunity to do some
and finally Lisbon, before heading sight seeing during the day and
back to Southampton. familiarise myself more with the city. I
It was one of the best holidays I had have visited several times before but
ever had, particularly as it gave me a never had the time.
chance to relax and recuperate after a
hectic few weeks helping my sister The art gallery and museum were my
and brother to organise my father's first stops followed by a jaunt around
funeral and then burial which took the shops in the centre of town. I also
place at opposite ends of the explored the Cathedral, Clifton
country." - Minnie1956 Suspension Bridge and the SS
Brunei, a thoroughly enjoyable visit
"My highlight of 2018 was the birth of with a lot of walking. I didn't realise
my grandson, Carter, born 22nd of Bristol was so hilly but I think my
March. This makes the total of 15 knees have forgiven me now."
grandchildren that I have now." - - hess72
12
caroldirom
BEST 2018 MEMORIES
"My 2018 highlight was giving birth "The highlight of my 2018 was being
to my youngest son, safe and healthy. able to walk further than I could
He was conceived on the depo manage in 2017. I am now out of bed
provera anti-conceptional injection for 8 hours a day compared to being
which has many bad side effects and confined to bed, so progress is being
I only found out that I was pregnant made - hopefully this year I will be
when I started to feel some able to walk further unaided."
- moiracarter
movements at almost 5 months
pregnant. This cheeky monkey really
wanted to join our family against all "My year was AMAZING! My eldest
odds; I was worried all the time after I daughter got married to her partner
found out I was pregnant due to the of 10 years (they started dating aged
injection's possible side effects, I also 15). She also completed her NQT year
had gestational diabetes and above to become a fully qualified
all I went through all this by myself as teacher. My youngest graduated from
a single mother and in the same time Uni and earned herself a job as
having a full-time job and was home- assistant archivist. I've got to be the
schooling my other 3 kids due to very proudest Mum ever!" - Pink62
bad issues at school that were
putting them in danger. Having my "My highlight of 2018 was attending
cheeky baby safe and healthy was my eldest son's graduation
my biggest blessing of last year. To ceremony. His PhD thesis was on the
this I add having great kids and slighting of castles in medieval
managing all the above. However, I England. As I did the copy editing I
can’t not mention my highlight of felt I helped him.
achieving home-schooling with great He was at Exeter University, so we
results - when returning to school all had a two day trip away" - CathHMN
of my school-age kids were doing
great and amongst the top achievers "The highlight of 2018 for me was
at school, working at higher levels that my son went in to rehab after 33
than the average. So proud of my years of taking drugs. He has now
kids supporting me all the way gained almost 3 stone and is looking
well despite breaking his arm." -
through. It was a challenging 2018
for us but we’ve achieved the most of rosemary-charles
13
it." - augustaotilia2005
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 14
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 16
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 17
TOLUNA
WEEKLY
#GOODIE
COULD YOU BE THE
NEXT WINNER?
What is it? HOW CAN I WIN?
Every week, one lucky Winner will have a gift sent to them! Take a To be a #Goodie winner, you
look at some gifts that our members have received in the past! must try and take as many
surveys as possible and be an
active member of the
Community. This means that you
have to create topics or polls and
communicate with other
members. It's as easy as that!
The more surveys you do, the
higher chance that you have!
Check every Wednesday to see if
you're next!
TAKE SURVEYS
HERE TO INCREASE
YOUR CHANCES!
18
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
0 1
Winners must have answered at least 1
This month, we had a Toluna Millionaire from
survey in the 30 days preceding the
the UK. Many congratulations
draw.
to greenjames775!
B e a c t i v e o n t h e c o m m u n i t y
0 2
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 UK Member here next
month!
P u r c h a s e a t i c k e t
0 3
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.
19
One Year On
Toluna Magazine
08 12
28
22
Click on the
covers to
check out all
of the 2018
Toluna
Magazines
for the UK
Community!
20
2018 on
Toluna
2 0 1 8 W A S D E F I N I T E L Y A F U N -
P A C K E D Y E A R A T T O L U N A
L e t ' s s t a r t o f f w i t h ' M y C o u n t r y d o e s i t W e c a n ' t f o r g e t t h e r o a d t r i p ! I e v e n h a d m y
B e t t e r ' , y o u d i d s o w e l l i n t h i s ! I t w a s o w n s p e c i a l a p p e a r a n c e t e l l i n g y o u a l l
t h o r o u g h l y e n j o y e d a s a h u g e c o m p e t i t i o n a b o u t L e e d s . S e e m y v i d e o h e r e !
b e t w e e n a l l o f t h e T o l u n a C o m m u n i t i e s .
O n c e S u m m e r w a s o v e r , w e h a d
I t w a s f o l l o w e d b y m y a r r i v a l , w h i c h w a s # S c h o o l D a y s , a m o n t h p a c k e d f u l l o f
d e f i n i t e l y a h u g e m i l e s t o n e ; ) i n t e r e s t i n g t o p i c s e v e r y d a y !
T h e T o l u n a M i l l i o n a i r e w a s t h e n W e e n d e d t h e y e a r w i t h # T o l u n a P i n k ,
a n n o u n c e d , a n d h o w a m a z i n g h a s t h a t H a l l o w e e n a n d C h r i s t m a s o n T o l u n a !
b e e n ? !
W a t c h t h e v i d e o a b o v e t o f i n d o u t m o r e
W e a l s o h a d t h e W o r l d C u p g a m e w h i c h i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t 2 0 1 8 a t T o l u n a .
w a s a l o t o f f u n , b u t s a d l y F o o t b a l l d i d n o t
c o m e h o m e f o r E n g l a n d ! H e r e ' s t o 2 0 1 9 !
21
Tutorial
Guide!
A N Y Q U E S T I O N S A B O U T T O L U N A ?
C L I C K H E R E
LEARN HOW TO TAKE LEARN HOW TO LEARN HOW TO EARN
MORE SURVEYS AND CREATE QUALITY MORE POINTS AND
DEAL WITH SURVEY CONTENT! REDEEM THEM FOR
PROBLEMS VOUCHERS
22
#WeAsk: a message from
ITWP GROUP
ITWP is a global group of companies that provide on-demand
insights. The group comprises Harris Interactive, Toluna and
KurunData. We asked our real-time community around the
world what they wish for in 2019. Here’s what we found.
#weask