The email was received by a number of subscribers seemingly at random, with no regard for how long their account had been active or whether it was Gold or Silver level. Recipients were invited to register (which entails filling out a short survey) before October 21st for a chance at the beta, which will cap at 60,000 members.

A copy of the message, courtesy of :

"This is an exclusive pilot rewards program. That means that the people who get in get stuff. Cool stuff. You want cool stuff, right? Sure you do, we all want stuff. Especially cool stuff. Well, you've only got until October 21, 2009 to let us know you want cool stuff, because after that, the doors close and someone else gets the cool stuff.

So, you click the button below and register to let us know you want in and pretty soon we'll let you know if you got in or not - and not everyone will (that's why it's called exclusive).

This offer is for a select few - you can't send it to anyone else (why would you send something this awesome to someone else, are you nuts?). If you make the cut, you can pass or opt-out whenever you want.