Lately I’ve been taking on a few side projects for fun. Alright, maybe “fun” is pushing it — “challenging” is probably more apt.

The latest of these is a video I created for a site called SeeClickFix. I’ve been working with these guys a lot lately, getting up a variety of widgets and embedded maps onto the InJersey blogs (Cherry Hill, Collingswood, Flemington, Freehold, Madison, Vineland, and Somerset Hills). The maps allow you to submit reports on potholes, graffiti, and other things in your neighborhood that need fixing. What I did was create a short video for them that explains how users can also create “Watch Areas” — which in turn allow them to be notified every time somebody submits an issue in their area. This is how, say, the Public Works Dept in a town can get notified about each and every new pothole.

Just my way of saying thanks to the developers there for all the hard work they’ve been doing to get their snazzy new widgets fully compatible with InJersey and the Gannett NJ newspaper sites.