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Our Widget Made TechCrunch!

farrelley — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:57:04 +0000

[We stole the cheezy headline from Zvi Band - Ok the Headline "Look Mom...I'm on TechCrunch" was an embarrassing move for Zvi so I'll change it! - "@skeevis that headline was one of my more embarrassing moves ever"

Our amazing yet simple McCain/Palin '08 widget made TechCrunch yesterday. Thanks to Justin [Clearspring Employee] for pointing that out. This is pretty amazing since we have had 13,763 [as of this writing] installs while the widget has only been on the net for 62 days. TechCrunch points out the view Vs. install ratio for Obama’s tax cut calculator and our simple McCain/Palin YouTube campaign video aggregator. Our views are far less [only 56,507 as of this writing] but our installs are far more.

It’s kind of amazing that this widget which took only 20 minutes to build, install and distribute has been installed so many times. I think it only testifies that Clearspring [I don't work there either] has such a superb platform for this. Every time I create a widget with the Clearspring framework it is so super simple and easy to go from having nothing to having the world. And the world it is. Congrats to Clearspring for reaching the status of #1 worldwide for its widget network [comScore Ranking].

So with that said, why not install our widget and help spread the word. There is only 4 more days left for our widget to make an impact. If that’s not your slice of bread then jump over to clearspring.com and try the widget creation yourself.

Meet the Real John McCain

farrelley — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:43:36 +0000

This is the real McCain!

I’ll Tap That!

farrelley — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:43:42 +0000

Video is @ http://meview.metro.co.uk/?id=37786

Sarah Palin Owns A War Protester in Florida!!

farrelley — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:05:14 +0000

Click here to view the embedded video.

Obama the Messiah

farrelley — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:20:15 +0000

Branding Youtube Channels

farrelley — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:40:55 +0000

Company branding is pretty much everything these days and with the onslaught of social media applications taking over as a key marketing tool, company’s must keep in mind how they brand them. Take for an example YouTube. Many people use YouTube as a marketing tool which is great way to get in touch with millions of people, but have you seen some of the branding on these channels? I think this is a key area where company’s are losing out. Look at the two presidential candidates YouTube Channels (Obama, McCain). They aren’t that great are they? Look at one of the most subscribed to channels of all time the Universal Music Group. Look at that background, that’s so 1997 when I was in 9th grade.

I spent a while yesterday looking for good branding of YouTube Channels and didn’t find many. Below are a list of channels that I thought were awesome and had a clean design.

What do you think about those? I think they get it when it comes to branding. When I look at a bad design all I can think of is a cluttered MySpace page or Wal-Mart, but when I see the designs that look amazing and easy on the eye I instinctively think Target or Facebook. If I was a consumer of a product or your marketing technique, I would definitely want to feel Target-ish and Facebook-ish because I want to be with the in crowd.

So that brings me to this. I am interested in finding more YouTube page designs and what you the consumer of these channels are looking for? Do you link simple or complex? What is the makeup of a good YouTube Channel and what are some good channel designs that you like?

McCain Palin Widget

farrelley — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:03:35 +0000

Last week I created the McCain/Palin 08 Widget and it’s gaining popularity. Though some like andrewwirtanen.com who are die hard Obama/Biden fans don’t like it but lets all face the fact, she has inspired lots of McCain supporters. So, let’s keep the inspiration going with our McCain/Palin widget.

All you have to do is click on the “Get & Share” button. Post it where ever you want!

Thanks to the following for posting the widget on there site! If you have posted it and are not on the list sendme an email @ mccainpalinwidget@kapsutabrothers.com