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Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

No, you’re not having a deja vu! But yes, we have done this feature before. However, we thought we’d make it more of a regular item and bring you footage from our 1Click2Fame archives as often as we can.

So, this week we’ve had Tom look through the many videos that he’s filmed and edited and this one still managed to put a smile on our faces and gives us such precious memories of being back at the Turning Point Festival held at The Roundhouse in May last year. We took our first Performance Pod there and it was a huge hit, if we do say so ourselves. Have a watch as we meet London-based busker, Puncture Kit and convince him to have a go in the Pod.

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Web site story

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

We have given you lots of lovely films to watch this week, but if you view one, make it this one.

Our movie magician Tom has rifled through the archives here at 1Click2Fame and created a snazzy clip encompassing our colourful history, from humble beginnings to the digital glory you see before you today. So put your sepia-tinted glasses on, sit back and prepare to relive the good times…

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Give it your best shot

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

Living in the future is great isn’t it? You can chat to people all over the world for free, record every moment of your life on digital cameras and computers and travel everywhere in flying cars.

Okay, we all know the flying car bit hasn’t happened yet (damn you Robert Zemeckis!) but the rest is here and there have never been more ways to document our existence. With even the most basic digital camera you can film yourself doing everything from performing a hit single in your bedroom to, er, sleeping in your bedroom.

But with all these microblogs, vlogs and wooden clogs (As featured in Dutch rapper MC Windmill’s smash hit ‘I got 99 problems (but clogs ain’t one)) how are we supposed to know which bits to look at? Once again your friends at 1Click2Fame rush to the rescue, with all your solutions for modern living.

In our ongoing mission to explore new functions, seek out new useability and new gadgets, to boldy go where no talent contest has gone before, we bring you the ability for performers to pick their favourite audition. That’s right, now you can tell the world which is your signature video, simply with the click of a button. To make your pick simply log in, edit your profile and chose the ‘my auditions’ option.

And judges, don’t feel left out – tell your favourite acts which vid you think they should be putting forward as their number one. Whichever gets picked will be the one shown when the competitor profile is selected for our video carousel, so chose wisely young grasshopper.

Right, we’re off to teleport to our farm on the moon where we grow spacehoppers (of course). Until next time: “Klaatu barada nikto.”

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We're back and we're…awesome

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009

Have you seen it yet? 1Click2Fame

No, I’m not talking about bigfoot, Cthulhu or Britney Spear’s latest hair colour, I’m talking about the new look 1Click2Fame.

That’s right, our team of top developers have worked into the the small hours of the night (missing Hollyoaks and everything) to bring you a brand-spanking-new look site, with all sorts of funky new widgets and neat little extras. In fact it’s so new and shiny you might want to consider giving your monitor a polish before you look at it to avoid dirtying it up.

There are still all the great videos of the hottest new talent, with new ones being added every day. But now we have a nifty new player which you can make fullscreen or even embed in your own website, to let all your friends and fans see. We also have improved voting graphics, making it easier for you to support your favourite acts and help them reach the top. And if you’re still not sold, we’ve got a spinny video thing on the home page (officially called a ‘carousel’) which made us go ‘ooooh’ when we first saw it, and we work here.

I could go through all the wonderful new bells and whistles we’ve added in the redesign, but surely it would be more fun for you to explore yourself. So why not have a look now? After all, we built it for you. Enjoy!

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Normal service will be resumed shortly

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

Facebook has a warning window, Twitter has the Fail Whale, but what about 1Click2Fame?

Well, while our site is down we have produced this helpful little video featuring cameos from several of the team here at 1Click2Fame towers. In case you’re wondering, this wasn’t entirely an excuse for us to wear silly glasses and create a Thierry-test card girl hybrid that wouldn’t look out of place in a Stephen King film – the video will be displayed any time we get our wires crossed at the new 1Click2Fame site.

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Gone, but not for long

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

Don’t panic.

Remain calm faithful 1Click2Famers (or should that be famees? Answers on an email please). Right now I imagine you sitting at a keyboard contemplating the very point of existence, having attempted to log in to 1Click2Fame this morning, only to find the site you know and love replaced by a simple message explaining that we are currently offline.

At first this might seem like terrible news, leading you to begin penning angry letters to your MP/ Jimmy Saville/ the 1Click2Fame team. But this cloud definitely has a silver lining – while you sit there in a cold sweat, unable to view and vote on your favourite new competitors, here at 1Click2Fame towers we are preparing to unmask a brand-spanking superstylish new-look site.

That’s right, a new 1Click2Fame is just hours away. I’ve seen a sneak preview and it’s very exciting – there’s the same community of performers and judges you know and love, but it promises to be a lot easier to find your way round, with several spiffing new bells and whistles. But I won’t spoil the surprise here, you’ll just have to wait (until about 4pm according to latest estimates).

In the meantime, because we wouldn’t want to leave you with nothing to do, here’s the second part of our look back at Boot Camp video series, focusing on the coaching sessions with our Star Coaches:

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It's nice to share…

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

The eagle-eyed among you might have spotted a new feature on the site, sitting beneath every performance video. Our new Share functions are designed to make it easier than ever to spread the word about your own videos, or give a shout out to a performance that you’re a fan of.

You can either choose from the list in the Share menu, or just click one of the icons for Facebook, MySpace, Google or Twitter. You’ll be whisked off to the site you choose, where all you have to do is type a little message to go with the link.

Give it a go! Start sharing the best videos today and you could be giving your favourite performer a much-appreciated ratings boost.

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If you don't upload, you can't win…

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

As ever at 1Click HQ, we’re eager to know how we can improve 1Click2Fame.com, so from time to time we’d like to check in with you guys on a few topics.

Our first poll, as you’ll see below, is directed to those of you who haven’t uploaded videos to 1Click2Fame.com yet. There are loads of good reasons why you should, but we’d like to know any reasons that might be putting you off.

If we haven’t covered anything in the poll, just drop us a comment. Any feedback we get is really valuable, and we can hopefully solve whatever problems you might have. Apart from the “not having talent” issue. You’re on your own there!

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How to Get Satisfaction

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

You may have noticed our new “Feedback” widget on 1Click2Fame.com.

We have recently introduced this brand new feature on the site with a little help from Get Satisfaction.  Here, you can ask us questions, report a problem, share your amazing ideas with us or simply tell us how great we are!  It is a brand new tool which allows us to connect with you, our users, and which also allows you to see what other users on the site have posted and the responses they’ve received.  You ask, we respond.

So, to break it down for you, here are the DO’s and DON’T’s:

DO…give us as much information as you can if you’re reporting a problem or asking us a question.  This will allow us to resolve your problem as best we can.

DO…let us know your feedback and lot’s of it. We are constantly making changes so, any feedback you have is extremely valuable.

DOsign up to Get Satisfaction and see who shares your opinions and answers to questions that have already been asked.

DON’T…comment about a Competitor’s video. We’re sure said competitor would love to see all the praises they’re receiving, so use the comment box under each video to boost their ego instead!

DON’T…forget to tell us how you feel by choosing one of the smileys :) . It’s optional but we always like to see a happy face…or maybe a silly one!

DON’T…make outrageous demands that are impossible for us to deliver. We will never be able to turn water into wine or Thierry into Brad Pitt…I wish!

Ambreena x

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