Wyclef Jean Partners with Shopit to Offer Exclusive Merchandise to Fans

New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Shopit) - Calling all Wyclef Jean fans: Win a signed guitar from Haiti's hottest export when you sign up for his online merchandise store on Shopit!

Jean has joined forces with Shopit, the world's first and largest peer-to-peer social commerce network, to offer fans exclusive access to limited edition merchandise.

Beginning January 20, 2008, fans who register for Shopit and join Wyclef Jean's network will be entered to win a guitar signed by the man himself! In addition, fans visiting Wyclef Jean's Shopit store (www.shopit.com/wyclef) will find some of his personal items for sale, including a signed vinyl copy of Jean's single "Cheated (To All The Girls)" from his Wyclef Presents the Carnival Featuring the Refugee All-Stars.

Fans who grab Wyclef's Shopit Widget from his profile and post it into their own social networking profiles will double their chances of winning the signed guitar! They simply need to click on the "Grab" button of the widget anywhere they find it, and then email the URL where they've posted it to [email protected]. Once verified, they will gain an extra contest entry.

One of the places where you can see Wyclef Jean's Shopit Widget in action is the Zude network - (www.zude.com/shopit). "Our partnership with Shopit lets Zude play a vital role in helping anyone create an e-commerce website," said Brian Young, SVP, Business Development of 5g. "Combining the power of Zude's social computing platform with Shopit's ease-of-use, we are giving small businesses, retailers, and individuals the power to sell nearly anything through an e-commerce website and extend the reach of artists like Wyclef."