1. When did you start working here?

 
Freelancing since 2009, full time as of April 2011

2. What’s your favorite thing about working at Click 3X?

 
The energy and creative flow from the full time staff coupled with the freelance pool provides a great environment to thrive in. The free beer on tap is pretty amazing as well.

3. What’s your favorite project that you have worked on since you have been here? Why?

 
We recently produced a promo package and ID spot for Nicktoons launching the latest season of Power Rangers. We had the opportunity to take a relatively stale and cheesy looking brand and make them look like ROCKSTARS!  From the shoot (thanks Ders) to post (thanks Jeremy, Theo, 3D dept., Rogers, Morrison and Finney), the job looked and felt great. Kudos to the Click 3X team for killing it and Nick for being great clients, we even got to keep some of the weapons from the shoot, which we use around the studio every once in a while to settle disputes.

4. Who is your favorite cartoon character?

Daffy Duck. We share the same substance abuse problems.

5. If you could have one superpower, what would it be and why?

 
Break wind that smells like fresh BBQ…I mean who doesn’t like the smell of fresh BBQ?

1. When did you start working here?

 
August 2006

2. What’s your favorite thing about working at Click 3X?

 
The people first. And, then the proximity to the F train

3. What’s your favorite project that you have worked on since you have been here? Why?

 
Getting people to come to our happy hours, two times a month. 

4. Who is your favorite cartoon character?

Scooby Doo.  Because of Rut Ro.

5. If you could have one superpower, what would it be and why?

 
Flying.  So, I could stop taking cabs. 

By: Jessica Malnik

Unless you have been living under a rock for the past month, you have probably heard something about Google’s latest attempt to break into the social media space. After failed launches with Wave and Buzz, it looks like the third time may be the charm for the search engine giant. Google Plus is taking the early adopter circuit by storm, and now has close to 18 million users. The odds of it taking off and becoming a real Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin contender are becoming stronger everyday. We’ve compiled five tips to help you navigate G+.

1. Fill out your Google Profile Completely.

Your G+ profile will likely be the first thing that shows up when people search your name. Take advantage of this to the fullest by completely filling out your Google profile with specific keywords, a thorough description and links to your other social profiles, blogs and sites. Not only will your other G+ users know more about you, but everyone on Google will too.

2. Organize Your “Circles” From The Get-Go

Unlike Twitter and Facebook, G+ is adding people at an alarming rate. While technically still in beta, it’s up to 18 million users and that number continues to grow. Adding people to circles early on will only make it easier to organize and declutter your feed.

3. Read all the Google Cheat Sheets

There is a lot of great advice circulating through the inter-webs already. Many of the users, myself included, have been adding advice, tips and tricks to a massive crowdsourced Google doc.

However, if you don’t want to wade through pages and pages of information, there is also this cheatsheet infographic.

4. Test out Google Hangouts

Google Hangouts may be the breakout feature for G+. It’s a multi-person, free video chat feature. Several journalists have already used it to do some pretty creative things, including KOMU-TV, the NBC affiliate in mid-Missouri, broadcasting a Google+ Hangout on-air (see image above).

The potential uses don’t stop there. The uses for marketers and advertisers go well beyond yet another broadcast medium. It has the potential to be a great focus group and customer service channel tool.

5. Beware of the “G+ Expert!”

Lastly, there’s a disturbing trend that is starting to appear. It’s not a new phenomenon. It happens everytime a new social media site appears. It’s the rise of the “expert.” Or, ninja, guru, jedi or whatever they are calling themselves these days. It’s a load of crap.

G+ has been around for about a month. There’s no way anyone can be a credible expert in that period of time. Chances are they are just out to make a quick buck through their “5 ways to make millions from G+ seminar.” Be on guard, and realize that everyone is pretty much on an equal playing field here.

1. When did you start working here?

 
May 2011

2. What’s your favorite thing about working at Click 3X?

 
The people. There is this saying “A company is only as good as the talent that it holds.” I have met amazing people with such talented skills. It is such a collaborative, creative environment and I really enjoy that.

3. What’s your favorite project that you have worked on since you have been here? Why?

 
Right now I am working on a lot of new business proposals. So it has been really fun doing the research to prepare. It’s an opportunity to learn something new everyday.

4. Who is your favorite cartoon character?

Bobby from Bobby’s World. I appreciated his sense of adventure and imagination.  Also, his mom kind of reminded me of my mom. You could tell she loved her kid for his creativity, but his antics always kind of drove her crazy. haha!

5. If you could have one superpower, what would it be and why?

 
Transformation. Because then I could just transform into whatever superhero power I wanted for that moment, right?

The Travel Channel and Scripps Network challenged ClickFire Media to build an engaging, free and easy-to-use mobile game application for their popular show, Man v. Food. The app, which runs on both the iPhone and Android platforms, also has several special features including video clips from the hit TV show, voice activation within the gameplay, and in-app purchasing.

CFM Senior Interactive Producer Matt DeSimone describes the process of developing the app from start to finish in this short video.