by Amanda Duncan on 5/14/2012
Remember back when MTV and VH1 played music videos morning, day and night? More importantly, do you remember “Pop Up Video?” You know, those little bits of trivia and facts popping up all over the music video. Well, PopSpot, created by Eyeboogie (the geniuses behind Pop Up Video), are now adding “pop ups” to your favorite YouTube videos!
Bringing this concept to YouTube is still fairly new. Right now PopSpot has just a few Pop Up videos with only 1,965 subscribers on YouTube. In my opinion, this number will soon skyrocket if they continue to do Pop Up YouTube videos due to “Pop Up Video’s” nostalgic nature. One of their most popular pop up videos is Antoine Dodson’s “Bed Intruder.” Who knew the rolled up piece of paper in his hand was actually a bus schedule? Or that the auto-tuned version climbed to #1 in Sweden?
Bottom line; take something nostalgic and reinvent it to something modern and current. Bringing Pop-Up Video to YouTube reaches today’s audiences better than early morning music videos on VH1. Antoine Dodson’s “Bed Intruder” song has over 101 million views since its posting on July 31, 2010. All eyes are on your PopSpot, let’s see what YouTube sensations you “pop” next!
by Stuart Koenig on 5/11/2012
We've been taking a very proactive approach to getting more involved in the South Florida design community. In addition to our ongoing initiative to found a Palm Beach chapter of the AIGA, we had the pleasure of being invited to Blood, Sweat & Beers last night in downtown West Palm Beach. Our good friends Andy and Rob from Evan Sewell Advertising were on hand along with long time design diva Lisa Bruder from Blue Box Design Studio. We had a great evening chatting up all things design related and even managed to put back a few "adult beverages". Thanks to…
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by Signal Staff on 5/4/2012
Social media star, Pinterest, has announced its plans to go international. Since its launch in March of 2010, Pinterest has become one of the fastest-growing social networks ever and now ranks as the third most popular social network in the U.S. There is no question that Pinterest is rapidly growing and its next step is expansion. Pinterest is currently looking for translators in French, German, Japanese, Portuguese and Spanish. To make the site truly global, they want to offer the site in a variety of languages. Social media icon, Facebook, currently has 97 language options. According to a blog post…
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by Signal Staff on 4/10/2012
Facebook first surprised us with their new Facebook Timeline layout and now with an unexpected purchase. Facebook has bought the popular iPhone (now Android friendly) application, Instagram, for $1 billion dollars. Instagram and Facebook have both released statements that say Instagram will continue to work with rival social networks such as Twitter. This will allow users to post on other services, follow users outside of Facebook, and to opt out of sharing on Facebook. Mark Zuckerburg, CEO of Facebook posted this on his Facebook Timeline, “For years, we’ve focused on building the best experience for sharing photos with your friends…
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by Stuart Koenig on 3/14/2012
After reading numerous positive and negative reviews about the new Facebook Timeline, I came across an article that pointed out some underlying factors you may not have realized about the new timeline. Only time will tell if the new changes will end up generating positive or negative experiences for most of us. All we know for sure is that Facebook timeline will affect the way we market on Facebook forever. The most obvious change is the layout. The cover photo at the top of a company’s profile seems like good advertising space correct? Wrong. Facebook has created a strict…
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