Favorites
History
- Member for
- 13 years 7 weeks
-
[a pause] Just to clarify, my comment was not that the tech is in any way fishy but that that the site in question is bent, just a list of client work to boost client downloads/ paid links. "The Viral Chart is a huge leap towards quantifying audiences.” Gee... you think? I*m sure we can all think of similarly *helpful* lists. Likewise DMC run a latest-greatest virals *blog* called Viralmeister, and I*m not even going to bother checking if they only *pick* their own stuff I know I would. None of this would matter to me one tiny bit except that you have to trust the same people to reliably track views across networks and in effect help you work out ROI, so if I*m paying anyone to count views, I kind of want to A believe them, and B know how they actually do the counting. This last bit can*t be rocket science (says me) since all you have to work with is Quicktime (etc), and embedded files therein. So that would account for the *don*t mention the tech* attitude. There is none, or nothing more than a transparent gif and regular old server logs gussied up for nonclueful adland types. So smart customers should maybe roll their own, or avoid *viral specialists* entirely and head for good-old-fashioned interactive agencies to track it? (I may be very wrong about this, it*s happened before.) @DaBitch Great to hear you*ve had a postive experience with DMC, though. Thanks for the tip in any case. For you, I suspend my general hatred of mankind. How about posting a (very blurry aka lawyer-proofed) screenshot of what these people (or any of them) actually give you by way of stats/raw data? @Everyone else anyone worked with solid citizens in this area? NOW SHARING various random links about the wonderful world of viral I*ve found, so that you can find them too www.kontraband.com/ -"Check out this guy getting sprayed with urine" Get the picture? www.adbrite.com/mb/commerce/purchase_form.php?opid=18292 -Now check what it costs to get your urine-soaked friend on the front page www.adbrite.com/mb/also_advertised_here.php?zone_id=18292 -come quick! the urine man! www.mochibot.com/ -Flash Movie Tracking. Imagine. www.viraltracker.nl/EN/index.htm -Rated uninformative. www.maverickmedia.co.uk/ -successful actual splashers of urine. www.vbma.net/members.html -big list of splashers, possibly THE big list. A grope for respectability. Happy hunting. And keep your money somewhere safe, y*hear? cheers Ploneon the post: Viral information needed, Pt.1:) Tracking : is it all just d
-
Good hello, I*m working on the development of a series of frankly hilarious and informative virals (more like branded public information slots than regular virulation to be honest) which will be used to promote my client*s website, also forthcoming. I need to know (yes, for my own delight as much as my client*s) if he*s blowing his cash on general joy or investing wisely. Monitoring traffic to the site means nada, because it hasn*t launched. We*ll be seeding the work at monster video outlets like YouTube, MySpace, GoogleVideo, AOLwhateveritscalled, etc etc. so we can just count views there, and inbound clicks from there too, naturlich. But we*ll also be sticking it on a variety of P2P networks where nobody counts nothing, see? And hoping passersby start hosting/mailing etc in time-honoured fashion, you know... virally. So how can we get a real picture of how it*s going down? Is the viral-tracking *embed a sprite* crowd a scam? It certainly looks like one to me. See here for fishiness http//viralchart.com/ Your help in this matter is much appreciated, Ploneon the post: Viral information needed, Pt.1:) Tracking : is it all just d
-
Yes, sorry to have been of service. Until next time.on the post: AXE peep hole
-
regrettably not: it's for the ca-ca. The local faecal tradition is that the khazis do not come equipped with toilet paper as a default option: just the damn hose-thing, as I found to my cost while working in Qatar. That's also why you never pick up food with the left hand. Move along now, please.on the post: AXE peep hole
-
Hello About me I*m a designer attempting the transition to art director. I*m not quite at Day 1 in adland. I*ve even I*ve done a little art direction work I*m actually mildly proud of, so it*s more like Day 2, or even 2.5 perhaps, although I still need to keep my regular design clients to keeep rolling at present. Can anyone here give me any advice in finding A) some ad-education in London? This year I*m resolved to join everything, read everything and meet as many people as possible. Beyond joining D&AD and trying to get on one of their workshops where else do I get to learn more skills formally and you know... B) hang out w. copywriters who are not freshly birthed students? I*ve done some research into courses and .orgs and there*s not much out there. I feel 36 is kind of old to be first-dating for copywriters, n*est-ce pas? Am I wrong? Where*s the gang-hut? What clothes do I need? Etc. Thanks Ploneon the post: Ad-curious designer (London) Help needed.
