WordPress Cometh!

Happy New Year!

Soooo much has been going on my head hurts with ideas pecking at the back of my skull to be born (hatch?).

This site is due for an overhaul and the first order of business it to install a proper blog. That blog is WordPress. Coming very soon.

Also working a new site called Astral Zombie which will showcase virals with special features to playtesters (top secret stuff).

Merry Christmas
Boys and Girls!

Something for the kids (seriously): an online Christmas Coloring Book.

Digital Mazes

New section called Digital Mazes dedicated to my love of mazes. It is just a start but you can download some free samples.

And check out my interviewed for the local Business Journal's Profits & Passions.

Capturing the Moment

Interactive promotional web site for New York-based photographer Una Petrino-O'malley, specializing in children portraits.

Vintage Tees Get Boost from Viral Game

Started by a couple of business students from Bentley College of Boston, Dusty Brand Clothing has been selling vintage tees for men and women since 2003.

Going Beyond the Walls

Created XHTML web site for Prison Communities International, a nonprofit organization concerned with criminal justice issues and especially rehabilitation.

How Much is that Puppy in the...

PrairieView Kennel wanted a quick and affordable way to generate traffic to their web site with two purposes in mind: showcase their shih tzus, yorkies, and maltese puppies in front of prospective buyers and create passive income from advertisers during the slow month (they only handle so many puppies a year).

Created a viral Flash game Puppy Match based on the classic memory card game except these cards are of the actual puppies sold through the kennel. The cards are dynamically replaced as new puppies become available.

In addition, added Google AdWords to the bottom of the page for some PPC income. As the kennel traffic grows they will offer other breeds advertising space at a monthly rate.

Dirty Dick's Tattoos

Viral Flash game developed for Passions Network to promote their 100% free interest-based dating sites, allowing visitors to ink their own tats, save it, and send to friends.

Girls! Girls! Girls!

Flash photo hunt game featuring the "ultra swanky" work of retro pinup and glamour photographer Octavio Arizala.

Podcasting Goes Mainstream

Yahoo! launches Yahoo! Podcasts, offering one-stop-shopping of music and podcast downloads in MP3, Microsoft's WMA, and Apple's AAC (iPod only) file formats.

More Hunting in New York City

New viral Flash game to compliment The Great Central Park Treasure Hunt web site, promoting city-based orienteering games for outdoor, family fun!

Kind of a cool concept... using 360 degree photo to orient yourself to map of Central Park. If you take too many guesses before finding the spot, the game gets snarky.

Darek Shapiro for Mayor

Launch new political site for Darek Shapiro, Green Party candidate for Mayor of Stamford, Connecticut.

Google Video Blog Cometh

Since April of this year Google has been beta testing its new service Google Video, which offers a way to see material from archived TV programs, educational videos, personal productions and more.

On the heels of this, Google is accepting personal and commercial videos of any length or size as part of their Video Upload Program, anticipating a new wave of blogging called vblogging.

Now as one who produces viral marketing campaigns how can we capitalize on this... hmmm.

On a related topic, July 2005 audience figures from ComScore Media Metrix found that 36.5% of all US searches were conducted via Google. Yahoo had a 30.5% share, MSN Search 15.5%, AOL Search 9.9%, and Ask Jeeves 6.1%.

Realizing Children's Strengths

A simple little XHTML site for RCS Learning Center, provider of special needs services to parents and schools in the Boston area.

Step Write Up to Better Writing

Connecticut-based writing coach Henry Hecht, veteran editor and journalist for Newsday, New York Times, New York Post, and Sports Illustrated (to name drop a few), required a clean and easy XHTML web site with a PayPal component (and a little bit of Flash).

Had a funny experience with Googlebot on this one -- it only indexed the secure pages, even after submitting to Google directly. Will have to write a little piece about Google hiccups and what to do about 'em.

Japanese Supermodels! Enough Said

Well, maybe not quite enough. I created this viral Flash game for the relaunch of answerYES Consulting. It serves as a good example of a "word-of-mouth" marketing initiative. If that doesn't spin your wheels, how about Japanese Supermodels you can actually touch.