http://www.clickfiremedia.com/home.php/site/blog/ Clickfire Media is a multi-platform digital design studio specializing in integrated media for the web. en carolyn@click3x.com Copyright 2012 2012-05-16T14:25:16+00:00 http://www.clickfiremedia.com/home.php/site/blog/a_tribute_to_steve_jobs/ http://www.clickfiremedia.com/home.php/site/blog/a_tribute_to_steve_jobs/#When:14:27:25Z “The world has lost a visionary. And there may be no greater tribute to Steve’s success than the fact that much of the world learned of his passing on a device he invented.” -President Barack Obama From the first Mac computer in 1984 to the launch of the iPad2 and iPhone 4S, Steve Jobs has had a profound impact on technology. From the now-characteristic minimalist design to his approach on useability, Jobs was a true American visionary, creative genius and tech innovator. It wasn’t just all the revolutionary Apple products that he created over the course of four decades. His… C3X - Blog, CFM - Blog 2011-10-06T14:27:25+00:00 http://www.clickfiremedia.com/home.php/site/blog/click_3xs_brian_scibinico_creates_music_for_mixx_awards/ http://www.clickfiremedia.com/home.php/site/blog/click_3xs_brian_scibinico_creates_music_for_mixx_awards/#When:22:13:52Z Sounds Like Click’s Emmy Award-winning Composer and Sound Designer/Mixer Brian Scibinico recently created several pieces of original music for the IAB MIXX Awards, the all-star interactive awards event. The tracks will debut at the Oct. 4 ceremony, and are a deft mixture of modern electronic and classical music. The first piece, which accompanies the opening show graphics, is a two-minute, high-energy track featuring a massive breakbeat, intense staccato violins, soaring horns, and bubbly acid lines. Four additional one-minute pieces run during other parts of the ceremony. Each is sonically related to the opening piece, with the same… C3X - Blog, C3X - Press, CFM - Blog, ENT - Blog, ENT - News 2011-09-29T22:13:52+00:00 http://www.clickfiremedia.com/home.php/site/blog/smwstrategy_webinar_recap/ http://www.clickfiremedia.com/home.php/site/blog/smwstrategy_webinar_recap/#When:16:57:07Z On Wednesday, we held a panel discussion on Facebook strategy. Panelists included ClickFire Media Digital Marketing Strategist Jennifer Winberg; Buddy Media General Manager and Webby Award-winner Myles Kleeger; SVP and Global Creative Director at Tribal DDB, Jim Marcus; and agency veteran and current TigerLogic VP of Marketing, Cliff Torng. DBA’s Managing Director Kendra Bracken-Ferguson will moderate the panel. The panel was part of Social Media Week-Chicago. Here’s some tweetable nuggets from our panel. View “#SMWStrategy Webinar Recap” on Storify C3X - Blog, CFM - Blog 2011-09-22T16:57:07+00:00 http://www.clickfiremedia.com/home.php/site/blog/youre_invited_clickfire_media_hosts_webinar/ http://www.clickfiremedia.com/home.php/site/blog/youre_invited_clickfire_media_hosts_webinar/#When:20:53:48Z Interested in creating more buzz, traction and compelling content for your Facebook page? ClickFire Media is hosting a free webinar on Wednesday September 21 at 12 p.m. EST/11 a.m. CST about social media strategy. Tune in at www.clickfiremedia.com/socialmediaweek. C3X - Blog, CFM - Blog 2011-09-16T20:53:48+00:00 http://www.clickfiremedia.com/home.php/site/blog/clickfire_media_to_co-host_social_media_week_panel_on_facebook_strateg/ http://www.clickfiremedia.com/home.php/site/blog/clickfire_media_to_co-host_social_media_week_panel_on_facebook_strateg/#When:14:41:18Z Social Media Week is less than two weeks away. ClickFire Media has organized a panel for Social Media Week Chicago on Facebook Strategy. Date: Wednesday September 21 Time: 11:00AM-01:00PM Where: Tribal DDB Offices, 200 East Randolph Street, Chicago, IL RSVP today here. This panel will also be livestreamed on our site. Stay tuned for details.  Panel Topic: “MY FACEBOOK PAGE NEEDS A STRATEGY?  As a brand have you ever wondered how often you should engage with your Facebook fans, why your followers are not retweeting… C3X - Blog, CFM - Blog 2011-09-08T14:41:18+00:00 http://www.clickfiremedia.com/home.php/site/blog/clickfire_media_featured_on_fwa_site/ http://www.clickfiremedia.com/home.php/site/blog/clickfire_media_featured_on_fwa_site/#When:14:22:39Z CFM - Blog, CFM - News 2011-08-11T14:22:39+00:00 http://www.clickfiremedia.com/home.php/site/blog/day_1_highlights_from_140_conference_140conf/ http://www.clickfiremedia.com/home.php/site/blog/day_1_highlights_from_140_conference_140conf/#When:03:59:55Z Unlike many social media conferences, the #140conf, which took place in New York City on June 15-16, takes a slightly different approach. While a good chunk of the conference is about marketing, Jeff Pulver, the conference organizer, opened up the conference to anyone and everyone. Because of this, you get to listen to sessions from mom bloggers, dad bloggers, support groups on Twitter and yes, even Chuck Norris fans. It’s often times marketers can learn just as much from how ordinary community members are using social media as from a marketer talking about their brand. Here’s some tweetable nuggets… CFM - Blog 2011-06-17T03:59:55+00:00 http://www.clickfiremedia.com/home.php/site/blog/will_augmented_reality_change_how_we_shop/ http://www.clickfiremedia.com/home.php/site/blog/will_augmented_reality_change_how_we_shop/#When:14:06:40Z It’s no secret that augmented reality has come a long way in the past year. In particular, the fashion industry is really beginning to embrace the technology. A Moscow Top Shop recently tested out a virtual fitting room, where shoppers can superimpose garments in 3D, using augmented reality and Microsoft Kinect. From the video, it’s clear that the AR fitting room application has a few kinks, but it will be very interesting to see how this technology evolves in the near future. Related Link: CFM - Blog 2011-05-11T14:06:40+00:00 http://www.clickfiremedia.com/home.php/site/blog/creating_music_for_little_tikes_facebook_game_one_kazoo_note_at_a_time/ http://www.clickfiremedia.com/home.php/site/blog/creating_music_for_little_tikes_facebook_game_one_kazoo_note_at_a_time/#When:22:36:50Z Kazoos, slide whistles and penny whistles are probably the last thing you would expect to hear in a studio. But that’s exactly what you could hear in the Click 3X audio studio, when Senior Sound Designer Brian Scribinico orchestrated a kazoo and slide whistle band to create the sound effects and music for The Little Tikes “Go Turtle Go” Facebook game. “We wanted to create something that was both cute and compelling,” said Brian Scibinico, senior sound designer.  “We felt it was crucial that the audio matched the great visual and interactive design that the ClickFire… C3X - Blog, CFM - Blog 2011-05-06T22:36:50+00:00 http://www.clickfiremedia.com/home.php/site/blog/5_reasons_to_use_facebook_ads/ http://www.clickfiremedia.com/home.php/site/blog/5_reasons_to_use_facebook_ads/#When:22:09:08Z By: Jessica Malnik It should come as no surprise that Facebook ads are quickly becoming a heavyweight and a go-to form of advertising for businesses of all sizes. With a user base of more than 500 million, the potential to reach your target audience with a specific campaign is high. 1. Facebook now makes up 31.2% of the U.S. ad display market with just over 346 billion impressions. That’s more than Google, Microsoft and Yahoo and AOL sites combined. Source: Comscore 2. According to a BAI/Kelsey report, social media advertising… C3X - Blog, CFM - Blog 2011-05-04T22:09:08+00:00