TOLUNA
J U N E - U K
M A G A Z I N E
editor's note
Welcome to the June Edition of I hope that you love this edition!
the Toluna Magazine! I really Make sure to let me know what
love June as the days are so long! you think in the Community!
I love having late night walks as
it's not the same in the winter! Enjoy!
I have the usual blast from the
past mixed with the Best Songs of
the Month! Abbie
Check out our pages on how to
spend the summer solstice too!
04 What is Toluna?
06 Blast from the Past
08 Best Songs of the Month
10 What's On?
12 Competition
14 #CCM
H E L L O JUNE
I S S U E
16 #TolunaWins
18 Toluna Millionaire & Interview
20 #Goodie
21 How to earn points on Toluna?
22 #GardenComp winners
24 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
PAPA DON'T PREACH - MADONNA
(11TH JUNE 1986)
O f t e n r e f e r r e d t o a s t h e Q u e e n o f P o p ,
M a d o n n a c a u s e d a l o t o f c o n t r o v e r s y w i t h
t h i s s o n g a s t h e l y r i c s t o u c h u p o n
t e e n a g e p r e g n a n c y a n d a b o r t i o n .
B e i n g o n e o f h e r m o s t f a m o u s s o n g s , i t ' s
n o s u r p r i s e t h a t t h i s s o n g r e a c h e d
n u m b e r 1 i n t h e U K a n d I r e l a n d .
(EVERYTHING I DO) I DO IT FOR YOU -
BRYAN ADAMS
(18TH JUNE 1991)
F r o m t h e f i l m " R o b i n H o o d : P r i n c e o f
T h i e v e s , " T h i s s o n g i s o n e o f t h e b e s t - s e l l i n g
s o n g s o f a l l t i m e . I t s p e n t 1 6 c o n s e c u t i v e
w e e k s a t n u m b e r 1 i n t h e U K , t h e l o n g e s t
r u n o f i t s k i n d i n B r i t i s h c h a r t h i s t o r y ,
c o m i n g s h o r t l y a f t e r " I B e l i e v e " b y F r a n k i e
L a i n e .
THE PAST
s o n g s f r o m J u n e o v e r t h e y e a r s ?
DON'T GO BREAKING MY HEART - ELTON
JOHN & KIKI DEE
(21ST JUNE 1976)
O n e o f t h e m o s t i c o n i c k a r a o k e d u e t s o f
a l l t i m e , E l t o n J o h n a n d K i k i D e e
t o p p e d t h e c h a r t s i n m u l t i p l e c o u n t r i e s
w i t h t h i s h i t .
T h i s s o n g i s c e r t a i n t o b e a f a v o u r i t e o f
m a n y e v e n i f t h e y w e r e n ' t b o r n i n t h e
7 0 s !
TWO TRIBES - FRANKIE GOES TO
HOLLYWOOD
(4TH JUNE 1984)
B r i t i s h b a n d F r a n k i e G o e s t o
H o l l y w o o d r e a c h e d t h e t o p o f t h e
c h a r t s i n m u l t i p l e c o u n t r i e s w i t h t h i s
a n t i - w a r s o n g i n J u n e 1 9 8 4 .
T h i s s o n g w a s b a s e d o n t h e
i n t e n s i f y i n g c o l d w a r . T h e r e a r e e v e n
s n i p p e t s i n t h e s o n g b y a c t o r P a t r i c k
A l l e n , r e c r e a t i n g h i s n a r r a t i o n f r o m t h e
B r i t i s h p u b l i c i n f o r m a t i o n f i l m s o n
h o w t o s u r v i v e a n u c l e a r w a r .
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 .
HOLD ME WHILE YOU WAIT - LEWIS CAPALDI
I m e n t i o n e d L e w i s C a p a l d i ' s f i r s t t r a c k ,
' S o m e o n e Y o u L o v e d ' i n a p r e v i o u s
m a g a z i n e b e f o r e i t w a s a h u g e
h i t . F o l l o w i n g t h i s , t h e t r a c k s p e n t s e v e n
w e e k s a t n u m b e r o n e o n t h e U K s i n g l e s
c h a r t .
H i s d e b u t a l b u m ' D i v i n e l y U n i n s p i r e d t o a
H e l l i s h E x t e n t ' h a s n o w b e e n r e l e a s e d
a n d h a s l o t s o f o t h e r g r e a t s o n g s y o u m a y
l i k e . C h e c k i t o u t !
I DON'T CARE- ED SHEERAN & JUSTIN BIEBER
E d S h e e r a n a n d J u s t i n B i e b e r
a r e b o t h h u g e n a m e s i n t h e
m u s i c i n d u s t r y . S o , o f c o u r s e
t h e i r f i r s t s o n g t o g e h t e r w e n t
s t r a i g h t t o n u m b e r o n e .
T h i s s o n g i s f r o m E d ' s n e w
a l b u m w h i c h i s f u l l o f
c o l l a b o r a t i o n s w i t h o t h e r a r t i s t s
- i t ' s n o t t o b e m i s s e 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 .
IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU - SHAWN MENDES
S h a w n M e n d e s i s n ' t s h y o f a h i t o r t w o ,
a n d t h i s i s a n o t h e r . H i s m u s i c i s v e r y
f e e l g o o d a n d n o n e o f u s c a n r e s i s t
d a n c i n g a l o n g !
I f y o u n e e d a p i c k m e u p , m a k e s u r e t o
l i s t e n t o t h i s - i t ' s d e f i n i t e l y a n e a s y
l i s t e n !
NEVER REALLY OVER - KATY PERRY
K a t y P e r r y h a s c o m e o u t w i t h l o t s
o f h i t s , s u c h a s " C a l i f o r n i a G i r l s , "
" H o t n C o l d " a n d " I K i s s e d a G i r l . "
T h i s s o n g i s r e l a t i v e l y n e w b u t i t ' s
i n s a n e l y c a t c h y !
T h i s s o n g w i l l b e s t u c k i n y o u r
h e a d b e f o r e y o u k n o w i t !
What's
On?
S U M M E R S O L S T I C E
Summer Solstice is one of Taking late-night walks are a
my favourite days of the preference of mine when the days
year, if we’re not including are longest, is there anything more
my birthday and Christmas, refreshing than the cool evening
of course! It’s so breeze after a day underneath the
rejuvenating to have a full burning sun? It’s a chance to have
day of sunshine, which some self reflection or a catch up
reminds us of the freedom with friends or just simply cool off!
and fun ahead of us during
the coming summer, and We’d love to hear about how you
hopefully some sun too! and your family celebrate the
summer solstice! To find out more
To witness the solstice only ways you can get the most out of
once a year helps us to this year’s summer solstice, check
realise how precious each out the next page to find out how
day and season is, we really we like to spend it and gather your
must make the most of it! own inspiration!
HOW WILL YOU
BE SPENDING
THE SUMMER
SOLSTICE?
If you need some ideas, check this out!
V I S I T S T O N E H E N G E
It is very popular for people to visit Stonehenge for Summer
Solstice and it is very understandable why. If you have ever visited
Stonehenge for Summer Solstice then let us know on the
Community!
M A K E A S U N C A T C H E R
These are perfect for the Summer Solstice as they capture the sun
amazingly and bring beauty into your house. What better day to
make them than for the Summer Solstice?
D O S O M E G A R D E N I N G
I know that lots of you love gardening, so make the most of the
sunlight hours out in your garden!
C A M P U N D E R T H E S T A R S
Spend the night under the stars, not that it will be a long one! It will
also hopefully be a lovely, warm night!
E X E R C I S E I N T H E F R E S H A I R
If you normally exercise in the gym all year, this is a perfect day to
exercise outside and make the most of the fresh air and sunlight
hours!
C O M P E T I T I O N T I M E
H O W W I L L Y O U
B E S P E N D I N G
T H E S U M M E R
S O L S T I C E ?
However you will be spending the Summer Solstice,
share it with us!
Upload pictures (or videos) to the Community with
#SummerSolstice to enter the Competition.
I will be awarding 500 points to all entries (max
2x500 points per person) and if there are some
very interesting stories (with photos or videos)
they may receive extra points and be in next
month's magazine!
You have until Wednesday 26th June - the winners
will be announced in the June Magazine.
Good luck!
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 from
survey in the 30 days preceding the
the UK. Many congratulations to chowen!
draw.
Don't forget to keep on participating in the
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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Toluna Millionaire - Who knows? It could be
you next! Winners must be active in the community
and have created content in the last 30
I hope to see another UK Member here next days.
month!
To see all details, check the blog post HERE.
P u r c h a s e a t i c k e t
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You can purchase sweepstake entries
To check the daily winners, click HERE.
from our rewards centre. There is no
limit to the number of sweepstake
entries you can collect.
Interview with a Toluna
Millionaire
CHOWEN
How does it feel to be a Toluna Millionaire
and what was your initial reaction?
Do you have anything in mind for
It is a surreal feeling! You never really expect it how you will spend your
to happen so never think about it, then it does winnings?
and you suddenly have to work out what to do.
That's what I think was the hardest bit of the
win - what to do with the sudden increase in That was the worst part, what to do with
points. I found out from a lot of messages the points? In the end, I converted them
congratulating me, most did not mention the into PayPal, and once they are in I will buy
points so I wondered what had happened. some items I need for my first aid duties.
When I realised what the congratulations were I will also use some to cover costs of
for I was in shock, I never expected to win that visiting some historic sites in the UK.
many points, being happy with the odd award What do you have to say to other
of bonus points. members to encourage them to
join the Toluna Community?
When did you join Toluna?
While I accept that it will not be for everybody,
I think I have been on Toluna for about I would say give it a go as it is a very friendly
three years, maybe a bit longer - I only place. It can also be educational with the
found the community about 18 months amazing diversity of posts, from the simple
ago. It is a good way to try to get to 'have you ever', to the historical ones that
understand people's views on things. sometimes fill in gaps in knowledge.
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 To be a #Goodie winner, you
them! Take a look at some gifts that our members have must try and take as many
received in the past! 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 you have of
winning!
Check every Wednesday to see if
you're next!
TAKE SURVEYS
HERE TO INCREASE
YOUR CHANCES!