Archive for November, 2008

YouTube goes HD

YouTube launched a new 16:9 format.
The quality is beautiful!

Rock of Ages on Conan

TADA! Receives BIG award

On Friday, Laura Bush honored TADA! at the White House with the Coming Up Taller Award, given to the top 15 youth development organizations in the nation.  (PCAH member Debbie Allen was also recognized.)

Congrats, TADA!  Just in time for their newly designed (by us) site.

Easy Super Fun Web Tip: Make a Widget!

Widgets are easy internet applications that allow your fans to easily spread the word by putting the content you create onto their websites, blogs and social networking pages.  Here are a few sites that I like to use:

It’s pretty easy to design and their tutorials are fast.  If you’re on a budget, you can use it as an inexpensive way to make banner ads, mini websites and feature video.  Try it!

The Internet President

Let’s face it.  Obama and his team are internet geniuses.  Since the very first eblast, I’ve been amazed at the cunning technology and first-class marketing that has been developed to shape the campaign.  Experts are saying that he’s only just begun.

Mr. Obama has said he’d like to appoint a chief technology officer, perhaps at the cabinet level, and he’s made it clear he will embrace new technologies in office — technologies such as Skype, a video tool Sieberg used to get this quote from John Tedesco, a Virginia Tech political communications professor: “(Mr.) Obama recognized that young voters are using social networking sites and social networking software, and he brought his campaign to the young voters online.”

Ultimately, according to tech experts, the most important part of Mr. Obama’s future strategy is to ensure his digital followers continue to feel empowered.

Click here to read the full article.

A few months ago…

During Cherry Lane Theatre’s The American Dream and The Sandbox, I had the awesome opportunity to meet the legendary Edward Albee.  Our first words went like this:

EA: What are YOU doing on the show?

JG:  I’m doing the internet marketing. (cue big smile)

EA: Whatever THAT means. (walks away)

It was awesome.

Promo Video for Mindgame