The countdown begins this week for BlogHer 2010 – and I’m more than excited to be joining the masses of bloggers, Tweeters (and soon-to-be Whrrlers, if you’re not already) in New York City!

We have tons of fun things planned for our bloggy friends while in The Big Apple, including giving away more than TWO THOUSAND dollars in prizes!  You’ll find Whrrl (and me!) here:

Crazi Beautiful’s I Heart New York Social:

We know this will be many bloggers’ first trip to New York, and you’ll want to hit up all the “must-see” NYC sites – The Met, Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty, Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum and more. One-hundred lucky ladies attending CraziBeautiful’s I Heart New York Social on Thursday will receive The New York Pass in their swag bags. This pass is the ULTIMATE New York tourist pass – free entry to more than 55 locations across the city and skipping line privileges (it would normally cost you $800 for all the entry fees!)

We’ve created the I Heart New York Society, which includes most of the must-see destinations on the pass. (Psst…if you don’t get a pass or an RSPV to the party, you can still follow along in Whrrl from your mobile phone with the Society, so join now by clicking the link!)

We’ll be giving away more than $2,000 in prizes for checking in on Whrrl at one of the sightseeing places on The New York Pass.

Each time you check in to a place with a prize, you’ll get a chance to win. (Each check in to a prize-holding place within a 24-hour time frame will receive a chance to win.)

Here’s what you’ll get, and where:

• The Empire State Building: One lucky lady will win a Dell Mini Inspiron Netbook ($299), and two gals will win NuSkin’s ageLOC Transformation Package (more than $400 value)
• Statue of Liberty: Summer Heat Beach Bag Packages from NuSkin with an ageLOC Galvanic Spa in each bag (three total – each worth more than $400)
• Madame Toussad’s: A silver charm bracelet from Lisa Leonard Designs
• Museum of Modern Art: A $250 leather bag (in black) from Hobo
• The Met: The “Help Me Be Good” children’s book box set from Joy Berry (winner of the iParent Media Award and worth $128!) and an interactive “I Love Potty Training” app for iPhone from Joy Berry.
• Guggenheim Museum: Another free one-day pass from The New York Pass (worth $58)
• UPDATE: American Museum of Natural History: iLuminess Airbrush Cosmetic System ($229)

And there’s more prizes coming! Follow Whrrl on Twitter – we’ll be Tweeting in the #BlogHer stream, announcing prizes and chances to win throughout BlogHer10!

Sex and the City Whrrl Walking Tour through NYC:

I’ll be leading a Sex and the City walking tour through a few spots in NYC that the ladies filmed at, including Carrie’s doorstep and the garden where Steve and Miranda were married. We’ll also stop to taste the infamous Magnolia Cupcakes that Carrie and Miranda love – and I’ll be teaching a Whrrl feature at each stop. If you’re not on the RSVP list, you can add yourself to a waitlist (in case someone cancels last minute) or take the tour yourself by joining the Sex and the City Society on Whrrl!

During the two weeks after BlogHer, we’ll hold a contest for the best Whrrl Society created, and the winner will receive a coveted Kindle from Amazon.com! (Details coming soon, so stay tuned).

If you can’t make either of those events, be sure to look for this person:

I’ll be available on-site at the BlogHer events to tell everyone how they can start their own location-based service through Whrrl Societies, bringing their real-world passions alive for their blog readers, and partnering with brands in a whole new way!

Look for me out and about at the official BlogHer parties, events and the lobby during panels (I’ll also have a cute little gift to give you, if you find me). I won’t be wearing a hot dog hat, but you get the idea.

And don’t forget – you can use Whrrl in NYC as your personal tour guide to the city. We have tons of New York City-based Societies that will help you find the best shopping places, breakfast spots, Latin food and more. And, each place you check in at could have a recommendation of what to order or try! Take recommendations from New York’s Whrrlers of the best places to go and things to do…

NYC Sports Bars: http://whrrl.com/j/KRKRJ3T

NYC Wine Bars: http://whrrl.com/j/Z4QEJL

NYC Nightlife Society: http://whrrl.com/j/WWXS2B

Sex and the City Society: http://whrrl.com/j/SATC

Cupcakery Society: http://whrrl.com/j/UGPNY4

NYC Shopping Society: http://whrrl.com/j/WKM8KAG

NYC Underground Hot Spots Society: http://whrrl.com/j/undergroundny

Latin Food Society: http://whrrl.com/j/latinnyc

Al Fresco New York Society (rooftop patios and bars): http://whrrl.com/j/W2B6YX3

See you in New York!

Whrrl is very excited to support this week’s Blissdom Conference, put on by the lovely duo of Allison Worthington and Barbara Jones, held at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville.

In case you’re not familiar, Blissdom is a conference for women who “find and express their bliss by publishing online.” While the Whrrl crew can’t specifically make it out to Nashville this year, we still wanted to plan some fun things for the attendees. That’s right; we have a bag of tricks gifts up our sleeves. Literally.

We’re purchased a ton of items that we think you’d love – and laugh – about owning, and we’re going to give them away during the conference at random. Simply check in everywhere you go during Blissdom for a chance to win. Be sure to add #Blissdom tag and tweet your update. We’ll choose winners from Twitter at random and send a DM to the winner, so don’t forget to follow us on Twitter too!  We’ll be announcing what you won in the form of a riddle, and you won’t know what it is until you’ve picked up your prize from Whrrl Ambassador Jyl Johnson Pattee.

What are the prizes, you ask? Well, 25 lucky ladies will win items that can or might do the following: Spice up your marriage, make your Snuggie seem SO last year, launch the biggest idea since Google, make the man in your life’s HD TV look like chump change, shed hours off of time spent cooking Thanksgiving dinner every year, make Snookie jealous, and more…

To make your Whrrl experience at the conference even more special, there’s a custom Blissdom Society we created for the 2010 attendees. Just check into two of the following places, and you’re in!

1. Blissdom Opening Night Party at Opryland
2. Fuse
3. Jack Daniels Saloon
4. Volare
5. Soles4Souls Dropoff (one special prize for the check ins here!)

Three lucky Blissdom Society ladies will be the winner of one of the seriously coolest tech gadgets – the Powermat (a wireless charging station & battery cover valued at approximately $150), which was listed as one of the five best products at CES this year!  So what are you waiting for? Check in for a chance to win! We’ll notify who the winners are on Friday evening via Whrrl, and once again, you can pick up your prize from Jyl.

We can’t wait to “virtually” share in the fun with you this year!

Blissfully Yours,

The Whrrl Team