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The Worlds First Internet Balloon Race – Complete Balloonacy!!

It’s fun, it’s fab and you can get a chance to travel through the internet skies! Ok, so you may think we’ve gone completely bonkers but I can tell you we’re not! So what are we talking about? Well, it’s the worlds first internet balloon race bought to you by Orange. As well as taking part in one of the best marketing campaigns I’ve seen to date on the internet, you can also bag yourself thousands of pounds worth of prizes in the process. Read on so we can tell you more about it…

You may have been wondering what the Racoon at the bottom left of the page is doing? Well, Orange the network provider are launching the animal tariffs on their pay-as-you-go mobiles and to mark the launch they have put together the worlds first Internet Balloon race, where the balloons are shaped like animals…hence why the Racoon is floating across our website right now!

So Here’s How it Works:

  1. Go to the Orange site playballoonacy.com and register your balloon, they come in 4 animal shapes a Dolphin, Panther, Canary and Racoon, each with its own statistics, so take some time in deciding which one you think is best
  2. When the balloons are released they will float from site-to-site picking up pace, it will also collect stars, in which every 5 stars entitles you to a daily prize draw entry.
  3. There is also a prize for the balloon that travels the furthest over the 7 days – every site your balloon appears on is an internet mile, you can also boost the speed of your balloon too by collecting nudges from your friends. If your balloon flies the furthest you’ll win a holiday fun filled holiday to Ibiza worth £16,500 ($30,000).

Register your balloon today..you will find me here at Balloonacy give me a nudge, then leave your link and balloon type in the comments below or email us at balloon@gaj-it.instawp.xyz and we’ll give you a few friendly nudges too. Take part here

Enjoy the race…and get all your friends to give you a friendly nudge (or push) along the way!

3 thoughts on “The Worlds First Internet Balloon Race – Complete Balloonacy!!

  • So how did it work? I’m trying to find out the technical details of how it was played,

    1. Users register balloon

    Does your balloon just appear on the pc? How do you travel to other websites? or is it that you just visit your normal websites, and then it will follow?

    Can you keep track of how many miles your covered?

  • Certainly eliminates all the environmental concerns !

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An absolute tech junky, I graduated from the University of Manchester with a degree in Computing and now live on the outskirts of Leeds working with you guessed it, Computers. I love all things gadgety but really dislike wires. For those of you who haven’t worked it out the name of the site is a combination of my nickname (Gaj) and the pronunciation ‘Gadget’.
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