Because of our growth, SodaHead.com needs to move servers into a bigger building with more power and bandwidth.

So we leave the comfort of our first data center and say hello to a new one that looks amazing. This means that the site will need to shut down temporarily as we run between the two facilities carrying the servers with really long cables and wires. Well, not really, we bought more servers and it is really complicated so just sit back and write your good thoughts down on paper and save them up for when the site comes back online.

The maintenance will start at 11 pm Pacific Time.

Thanks for your patience!

Now that your New Year's resolutions are as ancient history as 2007, it's time for your first newsletter of '08!

Election 2008
This is going to be a super exciting year for the top online social polling community because there's some pretty important polling goin' down offline too! Let SodaHead be your top destination for interactive election coverage by posting and commenting on political polls. Find out what will happen in the elections before it happens by staying tuned-in at SodaHead.

Check out some of the latest politically charged polls that your fellow SodaHeads are bubbling about:

Is America ready for a female or black president?
Will you vote this year?
What do you think of Oprah and John Kerry endorsing Barack Obama?
Which candidate would be bad news for the US?
If you haven't already, be sure to check out Ross "the Intern" Matthews asking celebs their choice for Democratic candidate in our video poll and cast your vote.

Highlighted Feature
Don't miss our first new feature of the new year! Flash your permasmiles because we've added PERMALINKS to each comment on all polls. Now when you see a particularly handsome comment you want to share with friends or refer to, you can link straight to it instead of skimming through every comment -- just click the graphic .

Friends
Grab your opinionated relative, your gossipy coworker, your know-it-all ex... everyone with something to say belongs on SodaHead.com, so invite your friends and duke it out on a poll!

Contest Winner
Congrats to the the winner of our UFC contest with Matt Hughes. The lucky SodaHead won a trip to the fight in Vegas - check out the photos!

Thank You

Happy Holidays

Hey SodaHeads,

Seasons greetings! It's hard to believe it's already the end of 2007 and we still don't have hovercrafts or a bullet train to Vegas. Still, there's lots to celebrate and reflect on before we toast to '08. Check out some of the cool "Best of '07" polls and throw in your two cents.

Don't see any "Best of" polls you care to rant about? Create your own polls about topics you care about and send them around to your family, friends and co-workers to reminisce about some of the best moments and developments of the year. It'll help you forget you still can't teleport to work in the morning.

And of course, we have a snazzy new feature for you to play with on the site while you're home enjoying your holiday break! We've added a "search for images" button so you can dress up your polls without flipping back and forth through search engines to find URLs. Based on the question or answer text you typed, we'll give you some relevant image options to attach. Now you have no excuse to leave your polls naked and photo-less! Get creative and have fun!

Also, check out the winner of the pimped profile contest - leave the winner a comment, maybe ask for some help customizing your profile. Look forward to more contests, swag and prizes.

SodaHead really broke out this year thanks to some great new content partners, a sleek new design, and most of all our fantastic and outspoken SodaHeads! Have a safe and happy New Year!

Thank You,
- Team SodaHead