Watch commercials and get free stuff with AdPerk

Tired of being bombarded with advertisements and commercials every time you turn on the TV or open a web browser? That's the price you pay for "free content."

But AdPerk wants to offer you something a bit more direct. The startup has partnered with advertisers to provide you free goods, like magazine subscriptions, in exchange for your time. Right now, AdPerk is running a deal with Dwell Magazine, which has convinced several of the advertisers from its print publication to participate.

When you visit AdPerk's site, you can choose from a list of videos to watch. For each 30 second video, you'll get 1 credit. A 90 second video will get you 3 credits. You get the idea. 10 credits gets you 5 issues of Dwell Magazine. The company plans to offer a similar promotion next month with Popular Science.

The idea is that the magazines can expand their readership with the free issues, and advertisers can get active viewers. In order to redeem your credit, you need to watch a complete video and enter a code that pops up at the end. You can't walk away from your computer while the commercial plays in the background, because you only have about 30 seconds to enter the code after the video stops.

Given the fact that it's not that hard to get free magazine subscriptions these days (it seems like you can pick them up by opening a bank account, making a pledge to your local public radio station, or just crossing the street), AdPerk might need to get some more compelling gifts in order to convince people to treat ads the same way they do dramatic videos of prairie dogs.

[via 9:01AM]

Tags: adperk, advertising, commercials