swag

Swag is a catch-all term for free stuff, most often used to describe promotional items used in the marketing of entertainment such as music and movies. The term is believed to be an acronym for "stuff we all get."

As such, swag can mean anything from promotional CDs, concert tickets, movie posters, T-shirts, stickers, and hats, to the more grandiose gift bags handed out to luminaries at industry events like trade shows and awards ceremonies — sometimes referred to as celebrity swag.

Depending on who you are, these "swag bags" can include everything from expensive jewelry or designer clothes, to meals, cars, or trips. Advertisers and marketers often jockey for positioning their products based on which celebrities endorse them by eating, driving, or wearing them.

Not surprisingly, the Internet has plenty of its own swag, which usually comes in the form of free stuff such as the music downloads found at places like swagworld. There are also numerous swag blogs out there for your surfing and swagging pleasure.

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• Win $30 PayPal Cash Right Now! #Giveaway Runs 1/27-1/31

  
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• St. Laz & Opium Ft. Jadakiss Swag on Pluto

  
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• Want Another $100 CASH #HotFLASH Giveaway? I Need Your Help!

  
  The Queen of Swag! — Authority: 118
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• Ice Boxx – Calabar Swag f. Teego

  
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  Calabar is a beautiful city known as a destination for a beehive of activities especially the Calabar festival. Junkhouse Entertainment presents Calabar Swag . A song which features fast rising 19yr old rapper Ice Boxx and 21yr old singer, songwriter and producer TeeGo. Ice Boxx – Calabar Swag f. Teego
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• It’s Mega Swagbucks Friday

  
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• Freebie Friday: $10 Kindle eTextbook Credit, Snapily, thredUP and More!

  
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• Mega Swag Bucks Day

  
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  This is just a reminder that today is Mega Swag Bucks Day ! Every Friday is Mega Swag Bucks Day , which means you have a better chance of winning the big Swag Bucks! You can snag from 30 to 1,000 Swag Bucks with just one search! What are Swagbucks? Swagbucks is an online search and win site, powered by Ask.com ...
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• It’s Mega Swagbucks Friday (01/20/12)

  
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• Time for Mega Swagbucks

  
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  Swagbucks is a search engine that rewards you with swagbucks for using it to do your normal day to day searches on the internet.  Youll randomly be awarded swagbucks while searching.  You can then redeem these swagbucks for rewards like Amazon and Starbucks gift cards. Every Friday is Mega Swag Bucks Day ...
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• Yay Free Swag Friday is Here! #FREE #SWAG #FREESWAGFRIDAY!

  
  The Queen of Swag! — Authority: 118
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