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04/30/2010

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02/16/2010

The Olympics Online

With Olympic fever sweeping the world, and especially Canada, people everywhere are glued to their tv screens or radio. Unfortunately for many, there’s a little obstacle called work that prevents us from watching the excellent 24/7 coverage that CTV, Sportsnet, TSN, and the FAN590 are providing.

Luckily for many, CTV has provided us with a way to keep in touch with the Olympics when a tv or radio is not immediately accessible. From live streaming video to athlete profiles, CTV’s Olympic website provides users with an excellent experience. The live streaming feature is second to none. Every channel that is part of the Canadian Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium is available to all Canadian users for free. On top of that, there is a rewind feature that allows a user to check out missed highlights, features or interviews. Not sure when the missed highlight occurred? Not to worry! The function has checkpoints that tell users exactly where to rewind to for each significant event.

Live streaming is only the tip of the iceberg. On the homepage, there are athlete profiles featured in a very cool “player card” type widget. A photo gallery, polls, video features, updated medal counts, results and articles and blogs from renowned writers.

The bottom line is that the online coverage of Vancouver 2010 has been outstanding. CTV’s use of the internet to bring Canadians closer to their athletes has been creative and outstanding thus far. As the games continue, if you find yourself bored at work and out of the loop, check it out. Or, if you’re as crazy about the Olympics as I am, consider getting your fill at ctvolympics.ca instead of or in addition to the tv, radio or newspaper.

CTV's Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games Coverage. Watch The Olympics Online for Free! Get the latest news, real-time results, analysis, photos and videos.

02/04/2010

The Influence of Websites on Pop Culture

Where do you go to read about a new movie? Or watch the trailer for a new video game? Some rely on television commercials. Others stick to the newspaper or magazines. But as the power of electronic news grows, most use the internet to listen, watch and read about the newest film, game or television show. Take the popular online database, imdb.com; according to alexa.com, IMDB is consistently among the top 50 visited websites on the internet, top 25 within the United States. So that begs the question, what influence does the internet and electronic media have on movie ticket sales and dvd purchases? Does a movie having an interactive and innovative website influence viewership?
Let’s take the second highest grossing movie ever, James Cameron’s Avatar, for example. First, check out the movie’s website. If you actually waited for all the loading and watched the intro and the trailer, I expect you spent a significant amount of time on the site. By the time you get to the official site, you’ve spent a minute looking at reviews, four minutes watching the trailer and another two or three minutes staring at a status bar that tells you the site is loading.
When you finally reach the main page, you are greeted with an interactive and engaging website done completely in flash. From the music to the alternating backgrounds to the mac-esque scrolling features, this website is an epitome of the creativity present in the movie itself. While I spent most of my time admiring the technical aspects of the site rather than watching the videos and playing the games, I must admit that the features certainly intrigued me. I had seen Avatar before I landed on this website. Now I want to see it again, just to relive the amazing special effects, CGI and even the great soundtrack.
What did this website do for you? Do you think it effectively captures the essence of the movie? Does it draw you in? Most importantly, will you go to the theatre to experience the phenomenon that the website seems to promise potential viewers? And will you buy or rent the DVD so that you can explore the features that, if they live up to the promise that this website and the movie seem to provide, will be exciting, stimulating and worth every cent you pay?
The bottom line is that every trailer seen on TV advertises a website at the end. Top dollar is spent on those websites in the hopes that they will drive traffic, excite potential viewers, and generate revenue. In the case of Avatar, I think they’ve done a great job: a perfect example of an online marketing campaign that enhances the entire Avatar experience.

James Cameron's epic motion picture, Avatar - in theatres December 18th worldwide. Starring Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez, Zoe Saldana, Giovanni Ribisi, Stephen Lang

01/26/2010

Our latest website to launch is a travel agency specializing in pilgrimages to Europe and the Holy Land. Design and map graphics created from scratch by our excellent design team.

12/09/2009

December 9: Our most recent website launched! Onside Promotions is a small Mississauga-based company specializing in promotional products. Need to spread the word about your business, a marketing initiative or a promotion? Onside Promotions is the answer.

10/21/2009

Web Throttling: What does it all mean? The CRTC ruled this week that internet service providers such as Bell and Rogers could "throttle" their traffic, but only after giving their customers fair notice. In other words, they can slow down internet service to customers for things like downloads and streaming to save themselves some money. On the surface, this seems like a disaster for internet users but the fact is, this ruling actually helps us. Before this ruling, there were no restrictions on throttling and the large ISP's did it all the time. Now they have to publicize their throttling and give notice of at least 30 days to their customers.

For more information, check out this excellent article in the globe and mail. The comments at the bottom of the article are also very insightful, for the most part.

Decision allows service providers to control Web traffic over their networks, but only when necessary

10/06/2009

Check out our new and improved home on the web!

BAM Media is a Mississauga-based web development company specializing in web design and software development. We focus on delivering high-quality software at a competitive price.

09/30/2009

Check out our latest website, delivered in early September.

With over eight years of lease administration experience for a tenant with over 400 locations across Canada and over 25 years of experience in the municipal, private and retail sectors, LMC Services is the answer for your business.

09/21/2009

SEO and marketing your website is an essential part of the website development process. We're not the only ones that think so...

Aaron Wall and Andy Hagans team up to write about 101 ways to build link popularity to improve your search engine rankings.

09/21/2009

BAM Media was started by three childhood friends interested in building efficient software that looks appealing. Websites are an invaluable marketing tool that thousands of companies have taken advantage of. BAM is doing its best to help others do the same.