{"id":138,"date":"2009-06-05T15:01:40","date_gmt":"2009-06-05T23:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/2009\/06\/05\/backup-awareness-month-first-winners-and-slight-clarifications\/"},"modified":"2021-08-13T06:58:03","modified_gmt":"2021-08-13T13:58:03","slug":"backup-awareness-month-first-winners-and-slight-clarifications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/backup-awareness-month-first-winners-and-slight-clarifications\/","title":{"rendered":"Backup Awareness Month: First Winners and Slight Clarifications"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Today is the fifth day of Backup Awareness Month<\/a> and these three people have already won their one-year subscription to Backblaze Computer Backup<\/a>:<\/p>\n

June 1st<\/sup>: Rui Marques
\nJune 2nd<\/sup>: Tim Slater
\nJune 3rd<\/sup>: Michael Koch<\/p>\n

Each of them simply clicked the Start Backing Up<\/a> button to get a free trial on that day and were randomly selected to win a year of online backup free. They also now have a one in 30 chance of winning the Nikon Coolpix P90 camera<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Some Contest Clarifications:<\/h2>\n

You can win a year free even if you are already a customer.<\/strong>
\nBacking up a laptop with Backblaze but have a desktop that isn’t backed up? Install the service on your desktop and it will be entered to win a year free. We’re still giving away 27 more free one-year licenses this month. Add your other computers now.<\/p>\n

You have a great chance to win the Nikon Coolpix P90.<\/strong>
\nAs a winner of the day, you have a one in 30 chance to win the Nikon camera.<\/p>\n

Tell your friends to increase your chances.<\/strong>
\nIf the person that wins the Nikon camera was recommended by you\u2014you will win a Nikon camera too! Every time you recommend a friend, they will be entered to win… and effectively so are you.<\/p>\n

There has never been a better time for you to add a computer<\/a> or to help your friends and family get backed up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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