19/01/2009

Throw your shoes at Bush! And everyone else!

Before Christmas Fubra bought SockandAwe.com from entrepreneur and PopJam founder Alex Tew on eBay.

I haven’t managed to find the time to write about everything that has happened as a result of Fubra taking over the site, so here’s a quick list of links:

Seven days of SockandAwe

Fubra buys SockandAwe.com

Global press coverage – including Reuters, Channel 4 News and Kevin Spacey telling Piers Morgan about the site…!

SockandAwe.com ‘Christmas Message’ (more than 31,000 views)

Competition to throw Bush out office and win $1000

So yes, it’s been a bit busy!

I’ve finally got round to blogging about it because Fubra’s talented developer Steve has just shown me two really cool things:

Shoe counter widget

Anyone can now add this widget to their website using Steve’s instructions – you can also add it to iGoogle as it’s a Google Gadget. I love it! We’ve been working on a similar thing for OurProperty.co.uk, but I just think it’s a great way to drive traffic to our sites. More like this in the future hopefully.

FOUR new SockandAwe.com levels

Steve has also been working hard on new levels for SockandAwe.com, which are due to launch this Wednesday. I’ve just previewed them, and I can honestly say that even though I helped to plan the new levels and knew what was coming, my mouth dropped open with shock-amusement. You’ll see what I mean. Sneak preview below… and levels for Robert Mugabe, Nicolas Sarkozy and Dick Cheney coming Wednesday…

SockandAwe Level 2 - Gordon Brown

SockandAwe Level 2 - Gordon Brown

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