Wednesday, 3 December 2008
Tuesday, 11 November 2008
Yes We Can
So, Barack Obama took the presidency in the end. The campaign was peerlessly conducted, combining traditional grass roots canvassing with the creation of a social networking platform that may become the text-book example of the media going forward. This was combined with a strategy that couldn't fail to work: identify areas of potential vote conversion, and mobilise any potential voters accordingly.
Here's the link to the site:
BarackObama.com
And here's an interesting article from Techcrunch about Obama's victor's speech and how the YouTube clip has become the most virulent in history.
How To Make Your Video Go Viral: Become President
Here's the link to the site:
BarackObama.com
And here's an interesting article from Techcrunch about Obama's victor's speech and how the YouTube clip has become the most virulent in history.
How To Make Your Video Go Viral: Become President
Wednesday, 29 October 2008
Thursday, 11 September 2008
Little Boots
Little Boots has built an impressive audience by generating and posting her won content on line.
As an ode to her, the good folks at World TV have developed a channel containing all her best youtube moments:
As an ode to her, the good folks at World TV have developed a channel containing all her best youtube moments:
Thursday, 28 August 2008
The Race For The US Presidency
Social Networking's power is pretty pervasive at the moment; responsible for bouts of public disorder, huge public events, flashmobs, and hordes of party gatecrashers wreaking havoc as kids publicise their house parties on Facebook and Myspace.
Such powerful forces, though, can be harnessed to great effect by those with knowledge. Witness the US presidential election. Barack Obama's campaign to take the democratic nomination is attributed to his knowledge of grass-roots campaigning, which was ultimately encapsulated in the creation of Obama's superlative campaign website, built as a social networking portal. Read more about it in this excellent essay from the London Review Of Books:
OBAMA VS CLINTON - A RETROSPECTIVE By Eliot Weinberger
Meanwhile, John McCain quietly does his thing, attacking Obama with a combination of scaremongering ads and blog coverage, which is eating away at the feel-good campaign of the democratic nominee. A good summary of how they stand right now is in the following TechCrunch article:
OBAMA VS MCCAIN - TECHCRUNCH
And John McCain gets in on the game with his new Social Networking platform:
JOHN MCCAIN'S SOCIAL NETWORK - MASHABLE
Such powerful forces, though, can be harnessed to great effect by those with knowledge. Witness the US presidential election. Barack Obama's campaign to take the democratic nomination is attributed to his knowledge of grass-roots campaigning, which was ultimately encapsulated in the creation of Obama's superlative campaign website, built as a social networking portal. Read more about it in this excellent essay from the London Review Of Books:
OBAMA VS CLINTON - A RETROSPECTIVE By Eliot Weinberger
Meanwhile, John McCain quietly does his thing, attacking Obama with a combination of scaremongering ads and blog coverage, which is eating away at the feel-good campaign of the democratic nominee. A good summary of how they stand right now is in the following TechCrunch article:
OBAMA VS MCCAIN - TECHCRUNCH
And John McCain gets in on the game with his new Social Networking platform:
JOHN MCCAIN'S SOCIAL NETWORK - MASHABLE
Monday, 18 August 2008
World TV create embeddable player
Our friends at World TV have allowed us access to their beta version embeddable player.
This means we can now create fully embeddable personalised TV channels. Once they've developed the widgets for the social networking spaces, we anticipate the player's use increasing exponentially.
Here's an example of the player in action using our Alphabeat's A-Z of Wonky Pop channel:
This means we can now create fully embeddable personalised TV channels. Once they've developed the widgets for the social networking spaces, we anticipate the player's use increasing exponentially.
Here's an example of the player in action using our Alphabeat's A-Z of Wonky Pop channel:
Tuesday, 12 August 2008
Facebook Hegemony Rolls On!
Facebook's expansion seems all encompassing given the stats; but many critics ask what the visitor numbers really mean, which is a fair point.
Here's the link to the TechCrunch article:
Facebook Is Not Only The World’s Largest Social Network, It Is Also The Fastest Growing
Here's the link to the TechCrunch article:
Facebook Is Not Only The World’s Largest Social Network, It Is Also The Fastest Growing
Monday, 4 August 2008
Frankmusik
We've created new social networking spaces for Island Records artist Frankmusik.
He's already got a lovely Myspace page:
Frankmusik MySpace
On Facebook, a group where fans can interact and we can communicate directly with them.
Frankmusik Facebook Group
An an "official" fan page, where we can host official content, music, etc.
Frankmusik Facebook Page
Given the artists' music and style, we just had to create a Bebo space too.
Frankmusik Bebo Page
He's already got a lovely Myspace page:
Frankmusik MySpace
On Facebook, a group where fans can interact and we can communicate directly with them.
Frankmusik Facebook Group
An an "official" fan page, where we can host official content, music, etc.
Frankmusik Facebook Page
Given the artists' music and style, we just had to create a Bebo space too.
Frankmusik Bebo Page
Monday, 21 July 2008
Social Networking on IPhone
Whilst may us of us fumble around the social networks on our desktop computers, there's a world of applications for the Iphone user as described by Mashable.
Mashable Link
Mashable Link
Monday, 9 June 2008
Wonky Pop
Darling Social Services are working with the good people at Wonky Pop on their forthcoming series of events. Details for the first event are as follows:
THE WONKY POP CLUB
www.myspace.com/wonkypop
THURSDAY 10 JULY 2008
CARGO, RIVINGTON STREET, LONDON EC2
7pm-1am
Tickets £6.50 / www.wegottickets.com/event/32117
LIVE
ANNIE
THE CLIK CLIK
HELOISE AND THE SAVOIR FAIRE
DJs
ALPHABEAT DJS
RICHARD X
POPJUSTICE DJS
THE VOGUETTES
The Wonky Pop Club open's its doors for the first time on Thursday 10th July, with a line-up that bulges at the seams with alternative pop royalty. With live sets from Norway's very own pop princess Annie, hotly tipped London teens The Clik Clik and NYC's Heloise And The Savoir Faire plus DJ support from Alphabeat, Richard X, Popjustice and The Voguettes, Cargo is set to go off like a particularly impressive firework.
Wonky Pop is a celebration of all that is warped and pleasingly eccentric in modern pop music. The first ever Wonky Pop tour in April gathered together Alphabeat, Leon Jean Marie and FRANKMUSIK together to spread the Wonky Pop gospel up and down the country. The gigs were packed, and the kids were crazy - ample proof that there is something happening out there in the land of pop and it’s nothing to do with phone votes or panels of judges.
This is the first ever Wonky Pop Club night, but from now on Shoreditch will get a regular dose of skewed magic on the second Thursday of the month. Expect more amazing live acts, unexpected DJs and other beautifully twisted performances guaranteed to stimulate and entertain the most jaded music lover. The future is bright - the future is Wonky...
ANNIE
www.myspace.com/anniemusic
www.anniemusic.co.uk
Currently taking over the airwaves with her new single 'I Know Your Girlfriend Hates Me' and with a brand new album 'Don't Stop' waiting in the wings, Annie will be giving us a taste of her new material live at Wonky Pop Club.
THE CLIK CLIK
www.myspace.com/theclikclik
Fresh from support tours with Hadouken and Alphabeat and with a two week residency at the Ibiza Rocks Hotel on the horizon, these four London teenagers drop fizzpop bombs that are as colourful as a new rave hoodie.
HELOISE AND THE SAVOIR FAIRE
www.myspace.com/heloiseandthesavoirfaire
Heloise And The Savoir Faire are set to bring a little NYC glamour to Shoreditch with their glamorously bombastic live show. Signed to Elijah Wood's Simian Records label and boasting collaborations with Debbie Harry on their new album, expect an exploding glitterball of music delights.
The fantastic new single from Annie:
Heloise and The Savoir Faire on Grahame Norton:
THE WONKY POP CLUB
www.myspace.com/wonkypop
THURSDAY 10 JULY 2008
CARGO, RIVINGTON STREET, LONDON EC2
7pm-1am
Tickets £6.50 / www.wegottickets.com/event/32117
LIVE
ANNIE
THE CLIK CLIK
HELOISE AND THE SAVOIR FAIRE
DJs
ALPHABEAT DJS
RICHARD X
POPJUSTICE DJS
THE VOGUETTES
The Wonky Pop Club open's its doors for the first time on Thursday 10th July, with a line-up that bulges at the seams with alternative pop royalty. With live sets from Norway's very own pop princess Annie, hotly tipped London teens The Clik Clik and NYC's Heloise And The Savoir Faire plus DJ support from Alphabeat, Richard X, Popjustice and The Voguettes, Cargo is set to go off like a particularly impressive firework.
Wonky Pop is a celebration of all that is warped and pleasingly eccentric in modern pop music. The first ever Wonky Pop tour in April gathered together Alphabeat, Leon Jean Marie and FRANKMUSIK together to spread the Wonky Pop gospel up and down the country. The gigs were packed, and the kids were crazy - ample proof that there is something happening out there in the land of pop and it’s nothing to do with phone votes or panels of judges.
This is the first ever Wonky Pop Club night, but from now on Shoreditch will get a regular dose of skewed magic on the second Thursday of the month. Expect more amazing live acts, unexpected DJs and other beautifully twisted performances guaranteed to stimulate and entertain the most jaded music lover. The future is bright - the future is Wonky...
ANNIE
www.myspace.com/anniemusic
www.anniemusic.co.uk
Currently taking over the airwaves with her new single 'I Know Your Girlfriend Hates Me' and with a brand new album 'Don't Stop' waiting in the wings, Annie will be giving us a taste of her new material live at Wonky Pop Club.
THE CLIK CLIK
www.myspace.com/theclikclik
Fresh from support tours with Hadouken and Alphabeat and with a two week residency at the Ibiza Rocks Hotel on the horizon, these four London teenagers drop fizzpop bombs that are as colourful as a new rave hoodie.
HELOISE AND THE SAVOIR FAIRE
www.myspace.com/heloiseandthesavoirfaire
Heloise And The Savoir Faire are set to bring a little NYC glamour to Shoreditch with their glamorously bombastic live show. Signed to Elijah Wood's Simian Records label and boasting collaborations with Debbie Harry on their new album, expect an exploding glitterball of music delights.
The fantastic new single from Annie:
Heloise and The Savoir Faire on Grahame Norton:
Friday, 30 May 2008
The Clik-Douken! Tour
Fantastic little diary piece from The Clik Clik following their recent support tour with Hadouken!
The Clik Clik - Did You Wrong
New content on The Clik Clik's YouTube channel...no 9 most viewed music channel on 3th May 28!
Friday, 23 May 2008
Thursday, 15 May 2008
Friday, 9 May 2008
Monday, 21 April 2008
The Clik Clik play Archway swimming pool
Not quite Ibeefa but full marks for performance at Pure Groove's closing party.
Monday, 14 April 2008
Friday, 11 April 2008
The Clik Clik blidget
Amazing stats from our Clik Clik blidget. We're getting 500 hits a day and 15,000 hits so far, mostly from the embed on their myspace page.It;s pretty impressive stuff.
Top 20 Viral Clips
Guardian's top 20 Viral Video Chart
With thanks to Ed for the nice html code.
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/digitalcontent/2008/04/guardians_viral_video_chart_4.html
With thanks to Ed for the nice html code.
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/digitalcontent/2008/04/guardians_viral_video_chart_4.html
Thursday, 10 April 2008
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Feel free to add comments or contact us.
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