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| Thursday, April 19, 2007 |
| Week Awakening |
Update: See Part 2 of this post, with more details on #6 below, and more.
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I haven't found the time to give as much attention as I would've liked, to the Awakening the Airwaves campaign we started a few posts ago. But I hope you all have been viewing, rating, commenting and favorite-ing the video on YouTube meanwhile (200,000 hits now, by the way - good work!), but if not, this reminder is for you! I was thinking, why not have this week be 'Week Awakening'? So if you'd like to do the following, every day of this week (and hopefully beyond), and don't think you're too cool to admit it, please sign in the comments section saying you will - as that would encourage others, too. :)
_ 1) I will view the "Awakening" video at least 5 times every day, this week. (Don't hit "watch again" after you finish watching, but refresh the page.)
_ 2) I will leave at least two comments a day on the video's YouTube page, rate it and favorite it (if you haven't yet, that is. For those of you who don't have an account at YouTube, this is the perfect time to get one! Do it. Seriously. I'll give you an e-cookie.)
_ 3) I will embed the video on at least 2 places this week. (your MySpace, sharing on Facebook, embedding on your website, blog - they all help. If you don't have enough sites to do this, or you've already embedded it everywhere you could, then request someone with a website to embed it! the wider the range of their influence, the better. I googled some sites and wrote to them and they put it up - so it does work. Maybe you could tell them you're part of Switchfoot's Street Team, and they'll do it for you, cause Switchfoot street teamers are hotshots, right? Right.)
_ 4) I will show the video to at least 3 friends who haven't seen it before, this week.
_ 5) I will request the video on TRL every day. (enter '96718' as the zip code while registering, if it says yours is invalid. Scroll down the list of videos, and you'll have to enter 'Switchfoot' and 'Awakening' manually.)
_ 6) I will email Fuse (fuseinfo@fuse.tv) and request them to add the video to their database! (Remember to link the video in your email.)
_ 7) I will request the video at at least one of the radio stations listed here, at least once a day (if none of those are in the area, try the ones that have e-requesting. And I'll be updating that post soon, meanwhile the comments section of that post should give you a few more requesting links.)
(signed) Phil
PS: Thanks for teaming up with us to help get the video and the song out there!
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A blog review of the video reads thus:
Remember the good ol’ days of 2003 when Arrested Development was still on the air and a little band was daring you to move? Now they are both back (sort of) and together in this video. Apparently Buster asking price is so high that Switchfoot couldn’t even afford the licensing fee for Guitar Hero. And if there were an video equivalent to jumping the shark (okay that was a blatant AD reference) it would be when the dead chick from Heroes goes all eighties. I know the guy was trying to be funny, but I'd bet part of the reason for not having the real Guitar Hero was so the video wouldn't come off as a part-advert for Guitar Hero, besides, leaving the real Guitar Hero out gave them a lot of scope for creativity.
This ring that made it on the Daily Foot was presented to the guys by Emily, a veteran switchFeeder who comments on here often.
(( NEWS ))
I had the chance to speak with the lead singer of needtobreathe a few weeks ago in Toronto, and he told me of how Jon was gracious to join them for a show with an acoustic performance, on 23rd April in Nashville. Check out a poster here, courtesy WeAreMadeOfLove.
(( CONCERT REVIEWS ))
"c" emailed us a brief review of the Springfield concert:
We went to the Springfield, MO concert 4-16-07...it was awesome!!
It was at Missouri State University and there were a lot of college students... however i was a little disappointed at the turn out...the place should have been packed... but no matter how many people are there...SWITCHFOOT always plays their hearts out...and Jon is always so personable w/ the crowd. I loved it that he commented on the situation at Virginia Tech (since it had happened that day... Monday) and how he and the guys had been watching the news on TV. So... they sang SORROW and YESTERDAYS in memory of the students. As always.. it was a great night!!!
A concert review of the recent Avalon show.Labels: concert reviews., news |
posted by phil @ 4:23 AM  
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| 17 Comments: |
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Do you happen to know when the video is going to make it to iTunes?? I've been checking almost every day and it's still not on there. I think iTunes would help in getting the word out also. I'll do as much as I can to help, though!! -Nat
PS-I just delurked!!
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I have been spreading the word about 'Awakening' via e mail and im to my friends,even the ones who arent really fans. They all like it! I love the video and my friends and i like alot of the same things,and the 'Awakening' video just happens to be one of them!!
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And those are the 7 switch-commandments!!!
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Well I'll try and do as much of that as I can.
I've put it on my myspace and I'll put the link back in my msn personal message. I have to create a youtube account, once I find a name that isn't taken.
I'll request as much as I can through the net. I'm not sure radio stations are playing it here yet, not that I've ever heard SF on the radio, but I listen much.
And what's TRL?
-Nat
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@natalie
i suggested to tim that they should release the video as an iTunes free video of the week, but i don't know if it's gonna happen. but i'd assume it'll eventually be available on iTunes for 2 bucks. or maybe not, since it's not a record company production. i frankly don't know.
@anonymous/Nat
TRL is MTV's request program. I've updated the post with a link to the requesting page where I mentioned TRL... I forgot to include that earlier, sorry.
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{same} let's get crackin!
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I mukta, promise to uphold my duty as a Switch-fam, and get awakening out there...to ears near me.
ha, okay so I'm lame
By the way, this is unrelated, but how does one actually become a footsoldier? I've been trying to figure it out for a while...but I just can't seem to find out.
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and I'd like to put in a request for an e-muffin
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i'd like an e-muffin : )
i got an account on youtube and have been viewing the "Awakening" video but i was wondering if the number of views is supposed to go up or not cuz the number doesn't seem to change after i've seen it. i dunno. i'll keep watching anyway =D
-Christina
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Ill do it!
Does Week Awakening start now or Monday?
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What do we write in the email to fusetv? I've never even heard of it or know what it is so I don't want to write the wrong thing...
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Ah the ring. Thanks for the mention. Veteran switchFeeder ;D made me laugh.
And does Week Awakening begin now until the end of this week or start on Monday? I'd love to participate. It's a great idea!
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I'm in! I already vote for it on TRL but I'd also like to know how to vote for it on Fuse. I thought about setting switchfoot.com/awakening as the homepage on the computers in my computer lit class but I think the teacher wouldn't be so jazzed at that idea as I would. ; )
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I'm in for Week Awakening!
--Coralee
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All right, all right. I'm in. Even though this week is going to be way busy for me finishing up stuff for my classes and studying for finals next week. I just signed up for a youtube account because of this so I want my e-cookie!
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Do you happen to know when the video is going to make it to iTunes?? I've been checking almost every day and it's still not on there. I think iTunes would help in getting the word out also. I'll do as much as I can to help, though!! -Nat
PS-I just delurked!!