Tech Talk

How great would it be if you were connected to someone who could offer you some really neat perks — like free travel, for I don’t know, a year?

JetBlue Airways is doing just that.

Presumably to increase the number of fans it has on its Facebook page, the airline has offered really generous perks that will increase as the number of its “friends” do.  Currently, JetBlue only has 63,863 fans, which isn’t very many for a corporation with the exposure it has.

Among the prizes offered:

• A pair of roundtrip flights given away to any JetBlue destination from Dec. 9 through Jan. 31.
• A team prize of a 5-day/4-night getaway package for four
• A one year “All-You-Can-Jet” pass valid for travel in 2010

Of course, in order to enter these amazing deals, you must give the airline access to your profile information, become a fan and share your phone number, e-mail address and postal code.

Now talk about buying your friends.  But with that said, JetBlue, if you’re listening, I think I could be friends with you for unlimited travel for a year.

Are you looking for some good technological deals?  Well do I have some good news for you then — there is a Woot Off in progress!

Woot, one of my favorite technology e-commerce site, normally sells one item a day that is generally technology-related.  The prices are generally good, and the product descriptions are almost always hilarious — like something you would find in the J. Peterman Catalog.

Every once in a while, however, the site holds an unannounced Woot Off, at which time products purchased in very limited qualities are offered until they are sold out and then replaced a minute or two later with something else. 

Generally this means at least a half dozen or so products are featured every hour.  It is never certain how long a Woot Off will last, the most recent one, which occurred about a month ago, lasted three days.

Now go before it’s over.