Swaggin' for My 'bucks

I know I posted about this strange phenom happening all over the 'net, but I wanted to update you on how it's working for me.

I had hoped that by using the Swag Bucks home page for all of my Google and Ask web searching, I would earn enough Swag Bucks to trade for Amazon.com gift cards to get a yogurt maker for my birthday.  I really want a yogurt maker, but I am pretty cheap when it comes to spending money on myself, so, instead of begging it off my husb'd or family, I joined up with Swag Bucks to try my hand at getting it for free.

No such luck.

Because, the only way you earn the big Swag Bucks is either by making purchases from the many common stores affiliated with Swag Bucks or by referring mad amounts of peeps.  

I could've kicked myself a few weeks ago when I totally forgot that Alibris is affiliated with Swag Bucks, and I made a huge purchase of used and out-of-print books for this coming year's home school reading plan.  Doh!  

Now that my birthday is just around the river-bend, and I'm nowhere near getting that yogurt maker for free, I decided to switch gears and enjoy some Starbucks on Swag Bucks.  Yes, you heard me right: For simply using the home page of Swag Bucks to Google my email host, Twitter home page, or even this blog at Blogger, I've earned enough Swag Bucks to have four drinks at Starbucks--that's a $10, Starbucks gift card for doing absolutely nothing!!

Gotta love that.

Oh! and if you use my links to sign up for your own account to get Swaggin', I might just be eating fresh yogurt on my birthday and thinking sweetly cultured thoughts all about you, lovely and generous you.

So do you too think Swag Bucks is a ridic name and they could've done better?  And what's the deal with this Twitter phenom?  Is it a good thing to want people and companies to follow you around all day long, all up in your business?