TOLUNA
M A R C H
M A G A Z I N E
I R E L A N D E D I T I O N
editor's note
Welcome to the March Edition of I hope that you love this edition!
the Toluna Magazine! I feel like Make sure to let me know what
now the year is really starting for you think in the Community!
me as it's the start of Spring!
Enjoy!
I have the usual blast from the
past mixed with the Best Songs of
the Month! Abbie
This edition also features more
Community content which is what
a lot of you asked for!
04 What is Toluna?
06 Blast from the Past
08 Best Songs of the Month
10 What's on?
11 Community
MARCH
14 #CCM
H E L L O
I S S U E
16 #TolunaWins
18 Toluna Millionaire
19 Millionaire Interview
20 #TolunaLOVE
23 Website Updates
25 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
GIRLS AND BOYS - BLUR
(7TH MARCH 1994)
T h i s s o n g w a s r e l e a s e d a s t h e B r i t i s h
r o c k b a n d ' s t h i r d a l b u m , P a r k l i f e . I t w a s
t h e i r f i r s t t o p 5 h i t a n d i t w a s n a m e d
s i n g l e o f t h e y e a r b y N M E i n 1 9 9 4 .
Y o u w i l l m o s t l i k e l y h a v e h e a r d o f B l u r ,
b u t i f y o u h a v e n ' t , y o u w i l l
p r o b a b l y k n o w o f t h e i r o t h e r s o n g s
w h i c h i n c l u d e S o n g 2 , P a r k l i f e a n d
C o u n t r y H o u s e .
G i v e t h i s c l a s s i c s o n g a l i s t e n !
WATERLOO - ABBA
(4TH MARCH 1974)
E v e r y o n e t h a t I k n o w h a s h e a r d a t l e a s t
o n e A b b a s o n g t h e r e f o r e t h e y n e e d n o
i n t r o d u c t i o n ! T h i s w a s t h e f i r s t s i n g l e o f f
o f t h e i r a l b u m o f t h e s a m e n a m e a n d i t
a l s o b e c a m e a n u m b e r 1 h i t i n s e v e r a l
c o u n t r i e s .
A t t h e 5 0 t h a n n i v e r s a r y c e l e b r a t i o n o f
t h e E u r o v i s i o n S o n g C o n t e s t , i t w a s
c h o s e n a s t h e b e s t s o n g i n t h e
c o m p e t i t i o n ' s h i s t o r y .
THE PAST
s o n g s f r o m M a r c h o v e r t h e y e a r s ?
WITH OR WITHOUT YOU - U2
(16TH MARCH 1987)
T h e I r i s h R o c k B a n d , U 2 , a r e o n e
o f t h e m o s t s u c c e s s f u l b a n d s o f
a l l t i m e , h a v i n g w o n 2 2 G r a m m y
A w a r d s , w h i c h i s m o r e t h a n a n y
o t h e r b a n d .
T h i s s o n g i s o n e o f t h e i r g r e a t e s t
s o n g s a n d w i l l f r e q u e n t l y a p p e a r
o n l i s t s o f t h e ' G r e a t e s t S o n g s o f
a l l t i m e ' .
A LITTLE BIT ME, A LITTLE BIT
YOU - THE MONKEES
(8TH MARCH 1967)
T h e M o n k e e s w e r e a n A m e r i c a n
p o p / r o c k b a n d w h o w e r e p a r t o f
a t e l e v i s i o n s h o w i n t h e 1 9 6 0 ' s .
T h e y h a d o t h e r b i g h i t s , s u c h a s
" I ' m a B e l i e v e r a n d " D a y d r e a m
B e l i e v e r " .
T h i s s o n g w a s a l s o a b i g h i t o f
t h e i r s . I t ' s f u n a n d u p b e a t !
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 .
WALK ME HOME - PINK
I f y o u w a t c h e d t h e B r i t s , y o u w i l l
h a v e s e e n P i n k p e r f o r m t h i s s o n g .
S h e a l s o w o n t h e O u t s t a n d i n g
C o n t r i b u t i o n t o M u s i c a w a r d , t h e
f i r s t i n t e r n a t i o n a l a r t i s t t o e v e r
w i n t h i s a w a r d .
T h i s i s o n e o f h e r n e w e s t s o n g s
a n d I r e a l l y l i k e i t ! 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 h e r o t h e r
h i t s , s u c h a s ' S o W h a t ' , ' P e r f e c t '
a n d ' G e t t h i s p a r t y s t a r t e d ' .
JUST YOU AND I - TOM WALKER
T o m W a l k e r s t o r m e d i n t o t h e
c h a r t s l a s t y e a r w i t h h i s h u g e
h i t , ' L e a v e a L i g h t O n ' . H e a l s o
w o n t h e B r i t A w a r d f o r B r i t i s h
B r e a k t h r o u g h A c t .
K e e p a n e y e o u t f o r s o m e m o r e
s o n g s f r o m t h i s a r t i s t , h e m i g h t
e n d u p h a v i n g e v e n m o r e h i t s !
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 .
JUICE - LIZZO
I h a d n e v e r h e a r d o f t h i s a r t i s t
b e f o r e b u t I r e a l l y l o v e t h i s s o n g o f
h e r s !
I t ' s a r e a l l y f u n , f e e l - g o o d s o n g t h a t
y o u j u s t w a n t t o g e t u p a n d d a n c e
t o !
G i v e i t a l i s t e n i f y o u w a n t t o
b r i g h t e n u p y o u r d a y !
DANCING WITH A STRANGER - SAM SMITH &
NORMANI
Y o u w i l l h a v e d e f i n i t e l y h e a r d o f
S a m S m i t h b e c a u s e o f h i s h i t s
s u c h a s M o n e y o n m y M i n d a n d
S t a y w i t h M e , b u t N o r m a n i i s n ' t
a s w e l l k n o w n .
T h i s i s a l s o a f u n , d a n c e s o n g s o
g i v e i t a l i s t e n !
What's
On?
S T P A T R I C K ' S D A Y !
S t P a t r i c k ' s D a y S t P a t r i c k ' s D a y T h i s d a y i s a l s o
t a k e s p l a c e o n o r i g i n a t e s f r o m l a r g e l y c e l e b r a t e d
S u n d a y 1 7 t h M a r c h S a i n t P a t r i c k , t h e i n t h e U S w h i c h
t h i s y e a r a n d i t p a t r o n s a i n t o f w o u l d e x p l a i n i t s
s e e m s a s t h o u g h I r e l a n d . H e w a s w o r l d w i d e
t h e w h o l e w o r l d k i d n a p p e d f r o m p o p u l a r i t y .
l o v e s t o c e l e b r a t e R o m a n B r i t a i n i n
i t ! t h e 4 t h C e n t u r y a n d D o y o u f e e l t h a t i t
t a k e n t o I r e l a n d i s d i f f e r e n t i n
O v e r t h e w o r l d , S t w h e r e h e w a s k e p t I r e l a n d c o m p a r e d
P a t r i c k ' s D a y h a s a s a s l a v e . W h e n h e t o t h e r e s t o f t h e
b e c o m e a p o p u l a r e s c a p e d , h e W o r l d ?
t r a d i t i o n o f g o i n g c o n v e r t e d t h e I r i s h S h a r e h o w y o u w i l l
o u t a n d d r i n k i n g - t o C h r i s t i a n i t y a n d , b e c e l e b r a t i n g S t
i t ' s a n e x c u s e f o r a b y t h e t i m e o f h i s P a t r i c k ' s D a y w i t h
p a r t y ! d e a t h , h e h a d u s o n t h e
e s t a b l i s h e d C o m m u n i t y .
H o w e v e r , t h i s I r i s h c h u r c h e s , I w o u l d l o v e t o h e a r
H o l i d a y h a s a v e r y m o n a s t e r i e s a n d a b o u t y o u r
d i f f e r e n t o r i g i n . s c h o o l s . c e l e b r a t i o n s !
WHAT'S
HAPPENING ON
THE COMMUNITY?
Your pancakes
Don't get too hungry!
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08 12 Thanks for sharing!
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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 sadly didn't have a millionaire
survey in the 30 days preceding the
from the Irish Community, but here's to next
draw.
month! However, we did have a Millionaire
from the UK - check out the interview with her
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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on the next page!
Winners must be active in the community
Don't forget to keep on participating in the and have created content in the last 30
Toluna Millionaire - Who knows? It could be days.
you next!
I hope to see an Irish Member here next
P u r c h a s e a t i c k e t
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month!
You can purchase sweepstake entries
from our rewards centre. There is no
To see all details, check the blog post HERE.
limit to the number of sweepstake
entries you can collect.
To check the daily winners, click HERE.
Interview with a Toluna
How does it feel to be a Millionaire
Toluna Millionaire and
what was your initial Minnie1956
reaction? (UK)
Do you have anything in mind for
It feels absolutely fantastic to be a Toluna how you will spend your winnings?
millionaire, I had never imagined that it could
happen to me when there must be so many
Toluna members around the world. It was such I converted the winnings to Amazon vouchers and
a great feeling - I wish every member could have already spent some of them, first on some
experience it one day too! prizes for the raffle at our upcoming am-dram
The first I knew of it was when a member from performances (I was so happy to be able to get
South Africa, Wendy-M, posted a them some really nice prizes in keeping with the
congratulations message on my wall. I theme of the performance) and then I treated
immediately checked the winners calendar and myself to some Michael Kors perfume that I had
sure enough there was my name as the winner had been hankering after for quite a while.
for 22nd February. I don’t think I stopped
smiling all day! What do you have to say to other
members to encourage them to
When did you join Toluna? join the Toluna Community?
I can’t remember when I first joined Toluna but it was at I would definitely encourage others to join
least ten years ago - probably quite a bit more! Initially, the Toluna Community because Toluna
I joined purely for the surveys and didn’t even realise isn’t just another survey site, it’s such a
there was a whole other side to the site - the Toluna great community too. You can make some
Community. When I did discover it, I lurked for some wonderful friendships, enjoy the banter
time before venturing to post my first topic, which a and the camaraderie between members,
look back through almost 200 pages of content tells me and I love the way everyone is always so
was 102 months ago (that’s eight and a half years)! helpful and supportive of each other.
T H A N K S F O R
P A R T I C I P A T I N G I N . . .
INTERESTING CONTENT We had lots of interesting topics on the Community to make you fel the love! #TolunaLOVE
Our lucky member five1point had a
VALENTINE'S FOOD DELIVERY
meal delivered to her house on Valentine's Day!
TWO MILLION POINTS From 6th-14th we had two million points on offer!
#TOLUNALOVE
I LOVE TOLUNA
BECAUSE...
We loved #TolunaLOVE and we thought
that we would share some of your
reasons why you all LOVE Toluna!
P A M M Y W A M 0 7
"I joined Toluna for the same reason everyone else did, I love the surveys and Toluna Wheel
but most of all I love the community - you are all so friendly and kind."
K A R E N _ K A V A N A G H
"The one thing I love most about Toluna is after a hard day or long day when I log on here I
forget about the day and feel relaxed :) The topics are interesting, some make me laugh and
people's comments are nice and make me smile :) "
D E L B O Y 2 0 1 2 A L S O
"Simple: your site saved my life, I suffer from depression but I’m managing it at the moment.
When I first came on this site everyone was so nice and there’s never any bullying. The added
incentive of getting a reward is a nice bonus. "
K A R O N A V E L
"I love everything about Toluna. I love being part of an online community because I can say
what I think and have my voice heard! It all started years ago and since then I have felt part of
this global community that has so many members. I love that it is completely free and I am
awarded lots of points for participation I love the surveys, always relevant and important.
This is my personal favourite site because there are so many interesting topics to choose from
and I can vote also. I also love the fact that the surveys will last between 15 and 20 minutes.
It is my favourite social media site and I am totally in love with Toluna. "
C I M B E L I N E
"I joined Toluna for the same reason as everyone else: Points! What made me love Toluna is the
interaction between members. On Toluna, we feel at home. We share moments!
Love you, Toluna and Tolunians!"
#TOLUNALOVE
#TOLUNALOVE
WINNERS!
F O O D D E L I V E R Y
Five1point was the very lucky
winner of a meal delivered to
her house on Valentine's Day!
She ended up with some
delicious Indian food!
T O L U N A
P H O T O
F I L T E R
C O N T E S T
The winner of
10,000 points
was ruta64 for
her photo - Many
congratulations
to her!
WE ARE ALWAYS IMPROVING TOLUNA.COM FOR YOU
WEBSITE
UPDATES
NEW HEADER
We have a button just for rewards, so you We have a new, re-invented header
can go and spend your well earned points on the site - check it out here! Let
even easier! us know if you like the look of it!
YOU CAN NOW RATE USER CONTENT
We’ve introduced an Upvote
feature to let you show your
appreciation for the content
other Toluna members have
created. If your content
receives a good number of
Upvotes it will get checked by
the Toluna Team and you could
get some extra points!
To see the voting buttons, first
you must click on either “Vote!”
or “Post” depending on the
content you’re reading. The
number of Upvotes will display
next to the green arrow.
We have also gotten rid of
the 'Thumbs Down', so there
will be more positivity on the
Community! It will also avoid
those 'accidental' thumbs
down moments!
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