With the success of some social networking site like Facebook and Myspace, lots and lots of new social networking services are being launched every month. Out of them only a few services has their unique model. I mean, most of them looks like same. Then also people are accepting them. Some are gaining popularity and some are struggling to survive. Today I would like to tell you about a different kind of service that actually rewards you for using social networks. The service is called urTurn (www.urTurn.com).

UrTurn is a first of it’s kind reward marketplace related to social networking. It offers it’s members the unique opportunity to get some rewards, based on their activity on the social network. They have a point system for this and they call it urPoints. The model is simple. You will earn points by using the two most popular social networks, Facebook and Myspace. The urPoints have cash value and can be redeemed for prizes like iPhones, urTurn branded Visa Gift Card or sold for hard cash on the urTurn marketplace!

How to start?

UrTurn is a free service and it is very easy to join. To join, you must be 18 years or old and a PayPal account is required to participate in the urTurn Marketplace. To start earning urTurn points, you need to add a simple urTurn widget to your profile pages of Facebook and Myspace.

You can earn points in many ways. For example, subscribing to urTurn rewards widget, forwarding urTurn widget to a friend, posting a blog, adding friends to Facebook etc. The more content you generate, more connections you make, the more urPoints you will earn. There is not a maximum amount of points you can earn, however, there are restrictions on how many points you can earn on a daily basis. Right now, the Facebook application is working and the Myspace application will be added soon.

About the marketplace:

Say you earn 1000 points for your activities on Facebook and would like some cash – sell ‘em via the marketplace. You can offer a sales price for points, accept a lucrative offer to buy points, or make a counter-offer for a buy offer on points! Say you earn 25000 points for your activities on MySpace (coming soon) and you need 5000 more to redeem an iPhone – buy ‘em via the marketplace. You can place a buy offer on the cheap to get the points you need for the iPhone! Go to the marketplace to find offers to sell and buy points.

I think that this is an interesting concept and a great opportunity for the users of social networking sites to earn some money. Just add your widget to your profiles, make friends, generate and share your contents and get rewarded for your good work! Virtually you will be rewarded for just about every click you make on Facebook or MySpace. Try urTurn today.