That Jay-Z guy sure has some nice websites. He recently partnered with Bing to launch a promotional site for his book Decode, which includes a location-based scavenger hunt. Jay-Z’s Hits Collection Vol 1. is just as Flashy, pun intended.
The site puts different eras of Jay’s life to music. As you browse through each one, a video introduces a different track and a related quote is displayed. You can view Photos, Videos, Discography, and Milestones for that particular era. While a BUY NOW button is featured at the top of the site, there is Twitter integration along the bottom.
Tweets is Watching! You add your voice by connecting to Jay’s site via Twitter OAuth. You can then choose an era to tweet about, compose your tweet and send it. This will post a link to the era you choose to your stream. Clicking the Share button near the bottom left makes it easy to share the site on Facebook.
The site is simple, but media rich and eye-catching. Definitely a good example of a direction an artist may want to go to give their fans with a nice web experience. You can just sit back and enjoy the experience while Jay-Z walks you through it in the background.
