It’s a sk*rtacular!

So sk*rt is official! Back in June, as you may recall, we “soft-launched” and quickly learned that there is no such thing as a soft-launch. Either you hit or you don’t. Well, as you may have figured out by now, sk*rt seems to have hit. And we couldn’t be more excited. So we declared the Blogher Conference as our official launch and it rocked the house — the feedback and excitement we’ve got has been so encouraging and feel-good. It’s all very sk*rty.

To celebrate the official launch, we’ve got a variety of contests happening and coming up. Here are the first two:

1. July 30-August 5 ∗ Off and Running Contest.

Everything is running smoothly with our official launch, so we’re celebrating by giving away 20 Pairs of Ryka Shoes! Winners get to pick their favorite!

There are three ways to enter:

1. Vote on at least 10 items (in either the up-and-coming section or the popular section) every day this week (M-F)
2. OR Submit a link to sk*rt everyday this week (M-F)
3. OR Leave comments on at least 2 sk*rt items everyday this week (M-F)

Email us by Sunday, August 5th and let us know if you did A, B or C and you’re entered! Want to enter more than once? Do option A, B AND C, and you’ll be entered 3 times. The winners will be announced Tuesday, August 7th.

It’s so fun to pick from Ryka’s vast selection. If you need help picking out your perfect Ryka shoe, try Ryka’s useful shoe finder. And then. Get yourself to sk*rt, so you can enter the contest for your Free Pair!

sk*rt hearts Ryka.

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2. August 1-3 2007 ∗ sk*rt Means Business Contest

Following our soft-launch in June, lots of people suggested new and different categories to help make sk*rt more robust. Well we listened — and we agreed with many of your suggestions. So to celebrate our new category, World & Business, we’re partnering with NeatRecipts to give away FIVE of their Scanalizers. These cute little efficiency tools scan receipts, business cards, documents, expense reports, etc. etc. into a database on your computer. Cool, no? (Each scanner is worth $230.)

There are three ways to enter:

1. Submit a story in sk*rt’s World & Business category
2. OR Comment on three entries in the World & Business category
3. OR Vote for five entries in the World & Business category

Email us by Saturday, August 4th and let us know if you did A, B or C and you’re entered! Want to enter more than once? Do option A, B AND C, and you’ll be entered 3 times. The winners will be announced Monday, August 6th.

Help us grow our World & Business category into something worldly and esteemed. I know you can do it!

Okay, so, what are you still hanging around here for? I’m done talking. Go enter some contests!