CodeOrgan.com turns your every day URL into sweet beats. What’s your website’s personality? Plug it in, and check it out*. The MadisonMain.com melody is a complex mix of kicky drum beats and synthesized sound effects that transport us to a mashup of 80′s disco dance party and sci-fi settings. Complimentary dances include: the Robot and the Running Man (of course!). Put your website to the test and hear the methodical rhythm that your content and images make together.  Try each page of your website and see if the tunes are…

What’s the coolest thing you’ve ever done with your mouse? We’re making conceptual art with ours. Using the mouse path tracker app from IOGraphica we’re creating some pretty wild art pieces as we go about our normal work tasks. As you move your mouse around opening windows and computer files, using various programs,  or clicking on YouTube videos the IOGraphica app tracks your mouse movements and generates stunning visuals. Check once every few minutes, a few hours, or at the end of the day to see how productive you’ve been….

Continuing our behind-the-scenes coverage of the second annual 2010 Shorty Awards in New York City we bring to you our exclusive new video.  Catch Advertising category nominee David Saunders (@madmain) as he mingles and poses on the red carpet for photo ops with…Grover from Sesame Street? You never know what you’re going to get when you mix new media personalities! Didn’t know you could win an award for tweeting? It’s true. Business owners and individuals are just beginning to recognize the true power of Twitter for its fundamental purposes: information…

Flashbulbs, trophies, celebs, and…Sesame Street? Yes, these were the makings of 2010’s Shorty Awards, the Twitter community’s answer to the Oscar Awards. The Shorty Awards works to honor the most movin’-est and shakin’-est among the Twitter fellowship – the types of people who use the social media platform for its original intents and purposes – to inform, to educate, and to entertain. Shorty Awards are an exercise in democracy: the community nominates its most outstanding members. Voting is presided over by the prestigious Real-Time Academy; a group of pioneers in…

Watch live streaming video from shortyawards at livestream.com If 2010 is the year of the Tiger, 2009 was “The Year of the Twitter,” especially in Richmond, Virginia. Our proud city produced 5 competitive finalists for Shorty Awards this year. All of them are on their way to NYC for the “Twitter Oscars” ceremonies and celebration. Wish them well and follow them on Twitter: @madmain, @VaStateParkes, @AustinPrime, @Flack4RIC, @LewisGinter 03.03.2010

The campaign has a few unique elements that the media has found interesting; and eSmart’s new campaign spokesperson, Daryl Johnson, coincidentally enough is from Richmond, VA. Daryl Johnson, a 28-year-old, fun-loving, golf-playing, lawn care company owner, is the new spokesperson for eSmartTax.com, the online tax service powered by Liberty Tax Service. Before Daryl meets the entire United States, eSmart Tax is introducing him to his hometown of Richmond with radio, television and web ads, in addition to a digital billboard broadcasting his posts from Twitter in real-time.

“Why should I vote for you?” I guess it’s a legitimate question, but nevertheless I was unprepared for it. Recently, I’ve been asked, “Why should I vote for you for a Shorty Award?” …I don’t know, maybe because we’re friends?Or because we work together?Or because you’re in my Mass Comm. class?Or because I donate a lot of money to charity?Or because, as Willford Brimley said one time, “It’s the right thing to do.” But he was talking about Quaker Oats and I don’t have “Diabeetus.” Yet. Anyway… Here are some…

Posted by Joshua Barber, Creative Director – December 5, 2009 Madison+Main was named a finalist for the Greater Richmond Chambers IMPACT Award for the second year in a row. Check out our video for the event to learn more about what makes us tick. Teleo Films did a great job capturing the spirt of what Madison+Main is all about.

With two new clients at Madison+Main, 2010 is looking—well—busy! We’re happy to introduce you to: Napier Realtors Napier Realtors ERA® is one of the leading, full service real estate brokerage firms in the Richmond metro area, with offices in Colonial Heights, Midlothian, Powhatan and the West End. M+M will help Napier with some of their online marketing and recruitment initiatives. University of Richmond This top-notch university (ranked 12th for undergraduate business programs and 30th for liberal arts colleges in the US) needs no introduction, but here goes: The University of…

The next New Media Seminar will be held November 18th, 2009 from 10am – 2pm at the Holiday Inn Select Koger Conference Center. Join nationally recognized new media expert Dave Saunders, Chief Idea Officer of Madison+Main, for an exciting half-day seminar. Learn about web, search engine marketing and measuring ROI. Find out how you can use Facebook, Twitter & LinkedIn to find and engage customers. Register Today! Please RSVP by November 13th. Call Lisa at 877-623-6246 or register online at NewMediaSeminars.com. Presented by Madison+Main and NetSearch Direct.

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