There's a new website in town, and it's called
Famesource.com. It's a very simple concept, which is what makes it so appealing: People with talent upload videos, music, and pictures (or they can link their YouTube, Vimeo, etc. media) and other people, the fans, vote and comment. It's American Idol meets YouTube.
Allen and Anto, my clients, approached me regarding this project back in August of 2006. I liked the idea from the very beginning and we started development. While the premise is simple, the backend is fairly robust. There is a lot of coding to make the site run smoothly and it took many months, many meetings, and many endless nights to get the initial beta to launch. We are still making a lot of changes to the site and you'll probably notice a new feature every couple of days.
There is one rather nifty feature that is fairly unique: The
Wall of Fame. Want to be famous and on the front page but can't get people to vote on your media? Well, now you can pay to be on the Wall! You basically use "
Famebucks" to bid on a position on the wall and wait for the talent agencies to call.
Check it out, tell your friends about it, and keep checking back, because this site is going places!