VH1 Debate: T.O. vs Ochocinco
VH1 expanded their Sunday night lineup with a block of programming around NFL widereceivers T.O. and Chad Ochocinco. At the end of each episode, a question was asked and viewers were invited to go online and cast their votes.
Myself and another co-worker were tasked with extending an existing platform to enable viewers to login using Facebook or Twitter and cast their vote. These votes were shared with their social networks via posts / status updates which link back to the main site, thus encouraging participation. New features such as displaying the question as a video and displaying voting statistics on the result pages were also added to the platform.
Posted
The Posted platform was created for shared fans of MTV/VH1 and CMT. The goal was to bring fans closer to the artists they love, and expose them to new ones. Each month, a new artist is featured with a variety of exclusive content and social media touch points.
My responsibilities included developing the main Posted site for all three brands, adding a Posted module to the standard artist page, and skinning and adding tracking information for related video, photo and news pages.
Posted was also the recipient of the ARF Ogilvy Award. This achievement was honored at the Ogilvy Awards Gala, which celebrates excellence in Advertising research.
ACM Awards 2010
Each year, CMT provides coverage for the Academy of Country Music Awards. I was the main developer for the 2010 site.
Mobile Widgets
These widgets were developed as reusable HTML modules that could be shared globally across Music & Logo. Mobile web, video, apps, alerts and ringtone modules could be used individually, or collectively as an “uber” widget.
These widgets rely heavily on Javascript and Ajax, as each one contains a list of items that pull in additional data when clicked. The uber widget also provides a tabbed interface to navigate between them.
MTV Tr3s Video Detail Pages
Music & Logo’s Video Platform is a collection of templates and modules allowing brand flexibility and franchise branding while re-using as much code as possible. Its goal is to generate more video streams by providing a premium viewing experience and driving socialization around video-based content.
I implemented this platform on MTV Tr3s, adding custom skinning and modules.
Los Premios 2009
Los Premios MTV is the Latin American version of the Video Music Awards.
I was the developer for the main event site and sweep-stake pages. Read more
Hip Hop Honors 2009
VH1’s Hip Hop Honors features some of hip hop’s greatest artists. In 2009, the show honored a record label for the first time, in celebrating the legacy of Def Jam Recordings.
I was part of a small team tasked with developing the main site, and was chiefly responsible for developing the voting pages.
Divas 2009
Each year, VH1 Divas brings together music’s most powerful women and greatest performers live on one stage.
My responsibilities included developing the main, vault, photo, voting and about pages.
