MIT Giving $2000 to spotter of Red Weather Balloon

Eccentricaa

In a study to track flow of information over social networks, forums and email, there will be 10 RED Weather Balloons launched across the US tomorrow (dec 5)

Sign up by clicking on link  http://balloon.mit.edu/eccentricaa

When you sign up, you will get your own http (with your user name).. so you can recruit others.  They are tracking who signs up who, etc.

Now, you dont have to be the one who spotts the balloon in order to get rewarded for your efforts.

If you sign up someone, and they spot the balloon, YOU get $1,000, and the spotter gets the $2,000.  If you refer someone, who refers someone who spots the balloon, then the spotter will get 2k, the person you signed up gets 1k, and you get $500.  It goes one more tier, and you can still get $250, if you sign up the person who signed up the person who spotted the balloon.

Its an interesting research project, with a large enough cash prize to encourage participation. 

So sign up, and spread the word.  The more people you recruit, the better your chances.