Sprint gives YouTubers $20 for product placement

Want to make an easy $20 bucks? Then head over to Instinctthephone.com, and add some Hollywood-style product placement to your best YouTube video. Sprint is running a marketing campaign called "Sell Out!" that will compensate the first 1,000 aspiring filmmakers who feature the new Instinct phone in a home video.

The official rules have been released, so read them before uploading your video to ensure your video is accepted. The touch-screen enabled phone itself has been creating some buzz online due to its resemblance to the iPhone and a low introductory prize of $130 with a two-year contract. Sprint is putting a lot of marketing power behind this phone hoping to lure back some of the subscribers it has lost in the past.

Also, those who submit a video of themselves shilling for Samsung will be part of a bigger contest that carries a $10,000 reward for the best viral video. The contest will go live on June 30th, so you better start getting your storylines ready if you want to compete for the prize money. If you need a little inspiration, check out Samsung's own movie-themed viral videos.

Updated: Sprint has finally launched the viral marketing campaign, so I've updated the post. 

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