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Contest: Take the WU World Network Challenge

Q: Key Point 1: This is just a simple contest Western Union is sponsoring...

This is just a simple contest Western Union is sponsoring in connection with the WU World Network Challenge -- to seek out the most globally networked person in the world.

Q: Key Point 5: Disclosure: I was invited by Western Union to be the...

Disclosure: I was invited by Western Union to be the "ambassador of sorts" for Western Union World, along with Divine Lee and Carlos Celdran; and were compensated for doing so.

Abe Olandres August 23, 2011 · 2 min read

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This is just a simple contest Western Union is sponsoring in connection with the WU World Network Challenge — to seek out the most globally networked person in the world.

I wrote about it here before back in July. There are currently over 225,000 people who got indexed by WU World but only around 3,000+ are from the Philippines. We wanted more people to visit and check their “Global Network Index” and be counted so we’re running this simple contest.

1) Login to Western Union World (click here) and get your score/index (just need a Facebook account to log in). Keep a screenshot of your score for proof later on.

2) In your Twitter, Plurk, FB or Google+ enter and complete this statement and post it there:

“I scored < your index score > in the Western Union World index. Check out your scores and see how globally networked you are: http://www.yugatech.com/wuworld”.

3) Leave a comment in this contest page with your score and the link to your post. Also answer this question in the comments — “What year did the first money transfer arrived?” You should find the info in the WUWorld microsite.

That’s it! (Note: The log in process may take a while since it indexes all your friends and their country of origin to compute your score.)

We will randomly pick 5 winners from all entries, regardless of index score, each of which will win a Php1,000GC from SM/Sodexho, Rustan’s or Stores Specialist.

Contest starts today and ends on September 1, 2011. Announcement is on the same day as well and will ship it to you anywhere in the Philippines within the week.

Disclosure: I was invited by Western Union to be the “ambassador of sorts” for Western Union World, along with Divine Lee and Carlos Celdran; and were compensated for doing so. Western Union is the prize sponsor for this contest.

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214 Comments

Raf · 15 years ago

My Western Union World Index is: 481

https://twitter.com/#!/rafkei/status/106537154280292352

What year did the first money transfer arrived?

Answer: 1871

knel macasinag dakis · 15 years ago

â€œI scored 8,856 in the Western Union World index. Check out your scores and see how globally networked you are: http://yugatech.ph/wuworldâ€.

Daryle · 15 years ago

My score is 235.
http://www.facebook.com/d4ryl3/posts/146865142068131

Answer is 1871.

willravi · 15 years ago

I scored 77 in the Western Union World index.

http://facebook.com/willravi57

What year did the first money transfer arrived?

Answer: 1851

Leonard Angelo · 15 years ago

My index: 200
https://www.facebook.com/lenard5
â€œWhat year did the first money transfer arrived?â€ 1851

bariles · 15 years ago

I scored 250 in the Western Union World Index.

https://www.facebook.com/avelmanansala/posts/203430419716799

Year: 1851

Lor · 15 years ago

â€œI scored 2340 in the Western Union World index. Check out your scores and see how globally networked you are: http://yugatech.ph/wuworldâ€.

https://plus.google.com/114486128266980414341/posts/EqDKhMtKtnV

What year did the first money transfer arrived?
1851

Lor · 15 years ago

Change my answer to 1871 please :)

Lei · 15 years ago

I scored 496 in the Western Union World index.
http://twitter.com/#!/leicaido/status/106376619106643968

What year did the first money transfer arrived?
Answer: 1871

gchang · 15 years ago

Score: 912
Link: http://www.facebook.com/geff.chang
Answer: 1851

Kevin · 15 years ago

URL: https://twitter.com/#!/johnkevincheng/status/106375782586261505
Score: 1394
Answer: 1851

ilaybalilay · 15 years ago

i scored 1044 and tweeted it here: http://bit.ly/pBdVO4

the first money transfer arrived in 1851.

joelan delota · 15 years ago

I scored 4080
What year did the first money transfer arrived? ANSWER 1871

Geoffrey Reyes · 15 years ago

Score: 173,891.

http://twitter.com/#!/repageo/status/106294393350270977

What year did the first money transfer arrived?: 1871

JosephLou · 15 years ago

I scored 2,147 in the Western Union World index. Check out your scores and see how globally networked you are: http://yugatech.ph/wuworld

What year did the first money transfer arrived?
1851

http://twitter.com/#!/JosephLou/status/106283896123031552

sherwood · 15 years ago

Index Score is 660

tweeted: https://twitter.com/#!/sherwoodhere/status/106278017822752768

What year did the first money transfer arrived?
Answer: 1871

jonaflormicfren · 15 years ago

Index score is 133
Posted it here: http://www.facebook.com/jonaflormicfren

jonaflormicfren · 15 years ago

Answer to question:
1871

Sha · 15 years ago

Index score is 152.

Post here: https://plus.google.com/115117515904753904375/posts/WyaEdf1EU1n

What year did the first money transfer arrived?
Answer: 1871

CBLazaro · 15 years ago

My WU world index: 1320

i posted it on my FB: http://www.facebook.com/cblazarojr

Ans: 1871

Levsky · 15 years ago

Answer: 1851

https://plus.google.com/105590906*******60916/posts?hl=en

fmfallar · 15 years ago

My Western Union World Index is: 12

https://www.facebook.com/fmfallar/posts/271208526238576

What year did the first money transfer arrived?

Answer: 1871

Aida Villanueva · 15 years ago

Joining!

World Index Score: 1992

FB POST: http://www.facebook.com/slither1004/posts/155645054517788
TWEETED: https://twitter.com/#!/slither1004/status/106214416671969281

What year did the first money transfer arrived?

Answer: 1871

Jerry · 15 years ago

my index is 3065…
http://www.facebook.com/jerryculala/posts/181721681900916

ans is 1851

Agnes Dc · 15 years ago

My world index score: 448

http://www.facebook.com/magz.dc/posts/262267960459585

Answer: 1871

Jonha Revesencio · 15 years ago

My Western Union World Index was: 49191
23rd most networked in the Philippines

http://twitter.com/#!/jonharules/status/106206962714292224

What year did the first money transfer arrived?

Answer: 1871

Lawrence Fernandez · 15 years ago

Index Score – 9061

http://twitter.com/#!/lancefernandez/status/106206419979747329

What year did the first money transfer arrived? 1871

ryan tiu · 15 years ago

My WU world index: 546

https://www.facebook.com/rrgtiu/posts/210852212306606

What year did the first money transfer arrived?

Ans: 1871

ceejeey · 15 years ago

I scored 1007 in the Western Union World index.
very interesting..

The first money transfer arrived was in 1871.

http://www.facebook.com/ceejeey/posts/166687453408607

Verlin Casunuran · 15 years ago

My bad. Another mistake. Disregard previous 2 posts.

I scored 231 in the Western Union World index.

Facebook: http://on.fb.me/ob8uwl
Twitter: http://bit.ly/noo0au
Google+: http://bit.ly/nuGDIj

What year did the first money transfer arrived? 1871

Omar Parian Adam · 15 years ago

My score: 2443 in western union world index

http://www.facebook.com/momochan100188/posts/141264579296167

1871 – Money transfer arrived

Verlin Casunuran · 15 years ago

Please disregard my previous post. I put the wrong index score.

I scored 163,364 in the Western Union World index.

Facebook: http://on.fb.me/nW7vTX
Twitter: http://bit.ly/qDSLiu
Google+: http://bit.ly/nuGDIj

What year did the first money transfer arrived? 1871

Verlin Casunuran · 15 years ago

I scored 61 in the Western Union World index.

Facebook: http://on.fb.me/nxTRBy
Twitter: http://bit.ly/qaMNhV
Google+: http://bit.ly/osrDUH

What year did the first money transfer arrived? 1871

Gilbert Sepillo · 15 years ago

I scored 9 in the Western Union World index.
Not bad for a beginner.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002490536541&sk=wall

In 1971,the first money transfer arrived.

Ferdinand Angeles · 15 years ago

Score: 2,652

FB Post Link: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=210732675652097&id=100000148102005

Year: 1871

Jefferson Quidor · 15 years ago

â€œI scored 3088th in the Western Union World index. Check out your scores and see how globally networked you are: http://yugatech.ph/wuworld . Also in 1871, the first money transfer arrived, pioneered by Western Union.â€

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2128159936121&set=a.1715048488593.90408.1609643287&type=1&theater

baterya · 15 years ago

â€œI scored 30628 in the Western Union World index.

Twitter : Septicvault
https://twitter.com/#!/septicvault/status/106131315618885633

Google+ : baterya ginoo
https://plus.google.com/101776695688957565380/posts/KxpqFvYt6GP

Facebook : Baterya Ginoo
http://www.facebook.com/pj.padilla/posts/254354644587611

JayL · 15 years ago

I scored 132,220! and here’s the post: https://plus.google.com/115297218388433515340/posts/MQML3uW1EMT#115297218388433515340/posts/MQML3uW1EMT and it’s 1851.

einnor · 15 years ago

I scored 912

And also the answer to the question â€œWhat year did the first money transfer arrived?â€ â€“ 1851.

link to my post:
https://twitter.com/#!/einnorlester/status/106054982603784192

Jeff · 15 years ago

Galing talaga ni sir Abe. Globe nominee na, Ambassador pa!

^_^,

yugatalk · 15 years ago

sipsip!

TheWunderDhog · 15 years ago

2,944th – https://twitter.com/#!/TheWUnderDhog/status/106035003988783104

It was 1871 when it arrived

benchmark · 15 years ago

“I scored 2967th in the Western Union World index. Check out your scores and see how globally networked you are: http://yugatech.ph/wuworld . Also in 1871, the first money transfer arrived, pioneered by Western Union.”

Hmmm It didn’t automatically show in my FB page…how come? :( Anyway I will just wait and repost for the link…there is my answer. :)