Archive for March, 2010

Are You a Winner? March 2010 Social Media Contest Winners!

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

Every month, we are giving away great ItalianPod101.com prizes to 4 lucky listeners. Sign up to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube or ItalianPod101.com to be eligible to win. Increase your chances of winning by following us on all four sites!

Here are March’s winners:

Facebook: Tore Haglund
Youtube: Dorothy
Twitter: mkb0861
ItalianPod101: polmino

See your name here? Email us at contactus@italianpod101.com to claim your prize. Check back next month for April`s winners!

March 2010 Newsletter

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

In this month’s newsletter:

1. Knocking on 101 MILLION! ItalianPod101.com and our sister sites at Innovative Language Learning are fast approaching a big milestone - 101 MILLION lesson downloads! You could win a Premium LIFETIME Subscription! Best of all, you’re already entered to win! Click here to find out more

2. Festa della Bella! March 8th was International Women’s Day! Click below to read about the Italian festivities!

3. Best Lessons and Blog Entries for March! Find out what’s popular this month! The blog has great content for you to see.

Welcome to the ItalianPod101.com newsletter. Spring is coming and we are ready to welcome in the new season with fun and exciting lessons! These periodic newsletters will deliver exciting developments that are going on at ItalianPod101.com. With each issue, you will receive the latest announcements, promotional offers, blog news, and forum news, while getting a rare glimpse of the behind-the-scenes life at the ItalianPod101.com office!

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“With the Fly” per favore!

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

“Waiter, there’s a fly in my cup!”
How many times have we heard jokes and real anecdotes of this nature?
However, did you know that in Italy, some people like to drink their coffee “with the fly”?

Coffee is always present in a typical Italian breakfast, which usually consists of light pastries, croissants, and the simple bread, butter and jam.
Italian style coffee though, has many variations and is usually much more concentrated and strong that the American one, and is usually served in a smaller cup.
In Italy, your coffee can be served in many variations, the most popular ones being the espresso, made by machine; and the napoletano, prepared home-made style and in small kettles.

Furthermore, coffee can be machiato (spotted, with a dash of milk), or corretto (laced, with liquour).

And surprisingly enough, you can order your cup of coffee “con la mosca” (literally, “with the fly”)!

This means that inside the little coffee cup, you will be able to find either:

- a chocolate

or,

- a real coffee bean

In Italy, coffee is as rich and interesting as its culture. Next time you have an Italian breakfast, surprise the locals and request “the fly” in your cup!

February 2010 Social Media Contest Winners!

Monday, March 1st, 2010

Every month, we are giving away great ItalianPod101.com prizes to 4 lucky listeners. Sign up to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube or ItalianPod101.com to be eligible to win. Increase your chances of winning by following us on all four sites!

Here are February’s winners:

Facebook: Susanne Moller
Youtube: asamayama450
Twitter: knittwiter
ItalianPod101: CHITO6X

See your name here? Email us at contactus@italianpod101.com to claim your prize. Check back next month for March`s winners!