Six Months of The Economist for Free
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Now this is an interesting partnership. It look like Chevron and The Economist have teamed up to create an online game called Energyville. How would you power your own city? Drag and drop energy sources, make decisions with scarce resources, etc. You really don’t even have to play, just check out the site and you’re given the option to get six months of The Economist for free.
Whatever the reasoning for this, I’ve always found the Economist to be a top notch source (even if expensive) for world news and technology. My subscription was up for renewal anyway; it’s nice to get six months free instead. See the full text of the email below for more details:
*Update* After further investigation, it looks like this offer comes only to existing Economist subscribers. But if you want to be sneaky, here’s a way to make this work:
You can sign up here for the minimal amount of time (six months); it costs $50 or only $20 if you’re a student. Once signed up, play the game and send yourself the six month free voucher but to a different email address. When redeeming the gift voucher, you’ll be asked if you’d like to create a new account. Create a new account under your second email address, get your six months free, and cancel your original subscription within the trial period (first six weeks).
“Dear Economist.com reader,
How do we meet growing global energy demand? What new kinds of fuels and power sources should be developed? These are the sorts of questions facing us all.
To help encourage greater understanding and dialogue, Chevron and The Economist Group have created Energyville, an online, interactive game that puts you in charge of meeting the energy demands of your city. It’s a chance to put your theories into practice. Choose from a portfolio of available energy sources to power your city today, and through 2030. Every decision you make will affect the environment, the economy, and even your city’s security. So, give each move some real thought.
In appreciation of your participation, we’re sending all participants* a gift voucher for a six-month subscription to Economist.com. This will give you access to The Economist’s full content, plus our archive of over 30,000 articles. You can keep the voucher for yourself, or give it as a gift. Just follow the link after you finish the game and claim yours today.
Kind regards,
Ben Edwards
Publisher
Economist.com
*participants must play the game in order to qualify for the free subscription offer”
2 Comments 
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September 13th, 2007 at 4:23 pm
Actually, I just subscribed for real about a month ago, so the timing’s not too bad for me! Thanks for the heads up.
September 24th, 2007 at 12:41 am
Looks like the 6 month subscription was only valid for people that the invitation e-mail was sent to. It wouldn’t let me do it. bummer.