HitPredictor is a special survey site for music fans from iHeartMedia: there you can rate some songs for some points (which, in turn, can be exchanged for some prizes later). You can set some music genre preferences there, and usually there's a variety of styles (pop, electronic, hip hop, alternative, rock, metal etc.)
1 point is roughly equal to 1 cent (USD 0.01). Some more points can also be earned for rating the artists themselves (when you're out of songs in the "jukebox"), thematic poll voting, referring friends etc.
For physical prizes, they usually have a limited selection of music CDs, movie DVDs / Blu-rays, books, cosmetics and other souvenirs; that stuff normally gets shipped (curiously, often from Best Buy or Walmart) by USPS, UPS or FedEx (unfortunately, no tracking numbers are displayed on the site or sent to you by email, even if used by the shipper; so you just need to wait for your prizes to arrive unexpectedly).
Often some prize raffles are taking place there: you can "buy" tickets for points, for a chance to win Apple iTunes gift cards (valued $50 or $100) or some Amazon tablet.
Even more interesting feature is the contests, taking place almost every week: for Amazon.com gift card codes (valued USD 5, 25, 50, 100 or even $200; IMHO, it's the best option), for iTunes gift card codes ($15 value) or for some bonus points. To take part in a contest, usually you just have to rate 10-15 songs; sometimes all the participants get the prize, but usually it's more raffle-like (e. g., only the first 50 participants, or just random 4 ones getting the prize).
Some contest notifications are posted on their blog, some are shown on the HitPredictor main page in the "Contests For You" section (when you're signed in), but it's also good to subscribe for e-mail contest notifications (please check the "Subscribe to Email" option at the "My Account" section).
Please note the availability of contests is influenced by your initial music and radio preferences; but don't worry when you don't get any invitations: usually, they ask you to update your address and music preferences once in a few months, so you have a chance to clarify or change your tastes
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If you're interested, here is some helpful registration info:
| Referring HitPredictor member ID | 540290 |
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| Sign up promotional code | VIP |
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Note: unfortunately, only users with USA postal addresses are eligible for any prizes (except the virtual points).
Links:
- HitPredictor (main page; no registration referrals)
- Join Me at HitPredictor.com (my referral link)
- HitPredictor Prize Store (the list of current prizes which can be exchanged for points; updated regularly)
- HitPredictor Blog
- Too Many Songs Too Many Rewards (Oct 2015)
- HitPredictor Is Recruiting Alternative and Rock Fans (Aug 2015)
- Help earthquake survivors in Haiti through HitPredictor prize store donation (Jan 2010)
- iHeartMedia - Wikipedia
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Last updated: 2016-06-16
