iWon.com was a free

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site and web portal that offered the chance to win cash for charities through activities such as playing online games. iWon started as a

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, similar to

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, that entered its users into daily, weekly, and monthly cash prize drawings. Users earned entry drawings based on a point system for using the website. Activities that earned points included clicking on links, using the search features and participating in its online games. The site was shut down on January 6, 2016. Among major early backers of iWon was Viacom, parent of

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and MTV. It was last owned by

Barry Diller Barry Charles Diller (born February 2, 1942) is an American businessman. He is Chairman and Senior Executive of IAC and Expedia Group and founded the Fox Broadcasting Company and USA Broadcasting. Diller was inducted into the Television Hall o ...

's IAC, as well as

Time Warner Warner Media, LLC ( traded as WarnerMedia) was an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate. It was headquartered at the 30 Hudson Yards complex in New York City, United States. It was originally established in 1972 by ...

, parent of

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and Cartoon Network.

Social media

In January 2011, in an attempt to reach out to users through

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, iWon launched an interactive game portal similar to the one found on their website, which offered similar games and features, including a daily prize draw during its opening months.

iWon E-mail

iWon E-mail service was a feature that was first available during the launch of the iWon platform in 1999. On October 2, 2017, iWon shut down their free e-mail service in preparation for Time Warner's merger with

AT&T AT&T Inc. is an American multinational telecommunications holding company headquartered at Whitacre Tower in Downtown Dallas, Texas. It is the world's largest telecommunications company by revenue and the third largest provider of mobile te ...

, with their final message simply reading: "As of October 2, 2017, iWon Email will be shut down. If you are an iWon Email account holder, please log in and save all information you wish to save. After October 2, 2017, you will not be able to access your emails. Please visit our support page to learn how to save and download your emails. Thank you for your years of loyalty using iWon Email!"https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:RGnV-GhB8l4J:https://cc.iwon.com/btlogin/login2.html+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

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