Archive for: October 2007

Well, okay not one million but almost - 983,801 unique site visits!

That’s a lot of traffic and a testament to using Web 2.0 technologies, like RSS Feeds for our event calendars.

We first installed our new event calendars back in May and shortly there after started to see the site activity climb even though there wasn’t much else going on with the site (e.g., in process of site upgrade we closed down all other applications such as the directory, classifieds, announcements and private subscriber sections).

The previous event calendars were based on cgi technology that is impossible to bookmark since they were dynamically generated per user session. The replacement calendars are built using php with rss feeds that make it very easy to bookmark and therefore are search engine friendly - hence the increasing numbers.

Now that our blog is live, we anticipate that site activity will only continue to grow.

During the next couple of months we will continue to roll out new site features and functionality so to be continued …

I’m thrilled to announce that my good friend Ethan Winer has just gone live with his latest video and DVD release.

Tele-Vision is an orchestral rock video by Ethan Winer that follows on the heels of his wildly acclaimed, “A Cello Rondo” - a video that has received critical acclaim and has exceeded over half-a-million downloads.

Tele-Vision is dedicated to the electric guitar and features original music written and produced by Ethan. His exciting soundtrack is mixed visually with an array of over 40 different Ethan’s on stage (via green screen technology) performing each of the instruments used in the score, timed exactly to the beat.

And would you like to take a guess at who did all the filming - yes, homeboy - some of you might even recognize some of my CoolTea event wardrobe being repurposed, like the multi-colored jacket, hats, glasses, etc.

This was a great summer filming and working with Ethan on his latest release. At 4:30AM this morning we went live with the CoolTea shopping cart, and by 11AM we had already sold several orders from around the country.

Not only is this a very entertaining DVD, but it is also jam-packed with hours of behind the scenes and making of sections that cover the principles behind audio and video editing on today’s PCs, plus interviews with guest performers like Ed Dzubak, three-time Emmy winning composer, who sat in on drums for this production.

Follow these links to Watch Tele-Vision on YouTube or click on flash clip below, Buy the DVD, and/or learn more about Ethan and Tele-Vision.