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Re: Show HN: Crowd² - A viral marketing campaign creator I wrote in 72 hours

#51

Post by fitztrev »

swalkergibson wrote: post #50

Looks great! One thing, Firefox 3.6 on Ubuntu 9.10 the "Download for Free" button has an outline, I presume that was not intended :)

Ah, yes. Cross-browser testing is one thing I was not able to do yet. If anybody is using IE, I apologize. Although the Bootstrap framework should do alright rendering in IE.

Re: Show HN: Crowd² - A viral marketing campaign creator I wrote in 72 hours

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Post by rokhayakebe »

fitztrev wrote: post #51
swalkergibson wrote: post #50

Looks great! One thing, Firefox 3.6 on Ubuntu 9.10 the "Download for Free" button has an outline, I presume that was not intended :)

Ah, yes. Cross-browser testing is one thing I was not able to do yet. If anybody is using IE, I apologize. Although the Bootstrap framework should do alright rendering in IE.

https://browserlab.adobe.com/en-us/index.html

Re: Show HN: Crowd² - A viral marketing campaign creator I wrote in 72 hours

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Post by buzzedword »

Hey, I work on several of the networks you're promoting this service on. The implementation of crowd2 is definitely spammy, although I'm sure you've had the best intention at heart.

For points of reference, this violates Facebook's terms of service, Twitter's, and several of Google's, though not directly mentioned for Google+ I'd still err on the side of caution.

One of the things you can do to be more compliant is to offer an "opt out" option, or an alternative method (like a unique URL) that doesn't directly involve the social networks sharing plugins but still provide an effective gate. Just be aware that this will cause issues with at least three of these services. Can't speak for LinkedIn, but I'd assume it's probably the same deal.

Re: Show HN: Crowd² - A viral marketing campaign creator I wrote in 72 hours

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Post by fitztrev »

Tomer wrote: post #48

may i ask where do you get the resources like buttons/templates, which language framework tools do you use? what made you able to create such an app in such a short time? thanks

The template is the Bootstrap template from Twitter. I mentioned in another comment that I would not have even started this project if it weren't for that. It made development so much easier.

It's built in PHP using a custom framework that I've developed over the years for fast development.

Re: Show HN: Crowd² - A viral marketing campaign creator I wrote in 72 hours

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Post by DanielRibeiro »

fitztrev wrote: post #49

For those of you interested, here are all of the tools and resources I used to produce the demo video. Various stock illustrations, Keynote, GarageBand with a blanket over my head to reduce the echo, Screenr.com (free screencasting and they give you the raw mp4 at the end), iMovie (to import the mp4 and add the audio track), and VidYard (for video hosting and analytics) I suggest checking out the Mixergy interview wi…

Direct link to the Mixergy interview: http://grumomedia.com/how-to-create-videos-that-get-you-cust...

Re: Show HN: Crowd² - A viral marketing campaign creator I wrote in 72 hours

#57

Post by fitztrev »

buzzedword wrote: post #54

Hey, I work on several of the networks you're promoting this service on. The implementation of crowd2 is definitely spammy, although I'm sure you've had the best intention at heart. For points of reference, this violates Facebook's terms of service, Twitter's, and several of Google's, though not directly mentioned for Google+ I'd still err on the side of caution. One of the things you can do to be more compliant is t…

Thank you for the information. Because of this, and others', comments, I added an opt-out button. While the customer can still share, they have the clear option that they can download the offer without having to do so.

Re: Show HN: Crowd² - A viral marketing campaign creator I wrote in 72 hours

#58

Post by fitztrev »

powertower wrote: post #29

I like the name... Can you go into the details of how you came to it and the other alternatives?

The name was the result of a 5 hour long brainstorm with a friend. It was difficult to come up with one that somewhat made sense and was available. I have about 3 pages of scribbled out words and ideas. He proposed the original idea of "shared squared". All variances of that were taken, but I liked the concept of using "squared" and being able to draw a graph with "y = name^2" on it. Crowdsquared.com was available so I went with that.

Re: Show HN: Crowd² - A viral marketing campaign creator I wrote in 72 hours

#59

Post by sbochins »

fitztrev wrote: post #31
nicpottier wrote: post #19

Nice concept. If it doesn't work out maybe you should start a demo video service of some kind. Totally impressed that you could put that video together so quick, looks really nice.

Thank you. Fortunately, I really enjoy video production so it was a lot of fun to work on.

How much of the 72 hours was spent on the video? For someone like me without any animation/video editing experience, it would probably take up most of it.
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