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'''Hidden In The Sand''' is the "Ultimate Tally Hall Fan Headquarters". Often abbreviated "HITS", it is a comprehensive fan site that is run independently by [[User:Coz|Coz Baldwin]]. The site has continually been a cornucopia of information for new fans who like Tally Hall but don't know where to start. The site often updates through its blog and a twitter account. It also contains the | '''Hidden In The Sand''' is the "Ultimate Tally Hall Fan Headquarters". Often abbreviated "HITS", it is a comprehensive fan site that is run independently by [[User:Coz|Coz Baldwin]]. The site has continually been a cornucopia of information for new fans who like Tally Hall but don't know where to start. The site often updates through its blog and a twitter account. It also contains the [[Tally Hallmanac]], a fan-run wiki about the band. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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In the words of Coz, <blockquote><em>"I didn't want this to be a typical fan site. I felt it was important that the content was fan-driven as much as possible. It's not a knock-off of the official site, like many fan sites are. It's quite literally the fan's site. The one-stop shop where you can get all the information you need in one place. If the content you want isn't there, the fan puts it there. From buddy icons, to avatars, to photos and videos. The FAQ was an original part of the site. It was intended to answer any questions people had and allow new ones to be added by the people using the site. This is a Grand Central Station of Tally Hall information."</em></blockquote> | In the words of Coz, <blockquote><em>"I didn't want this to be a typical fan site. I felt it was important that the content was fan-driven as much as possible. It's not a knock-off of the official site, like many fan sites are. It's quite literally the fan's site. The one-stop shop where you can get all the information you need in one place. If the content you want isn't there, the fan puts it there. From buddy icons, to avatars, to photos and videos. The FAQ was an original part of the site. It was intended to answer any questions people had and allow new ones to be added by the people using the site. This is a Grand Central Station of Tally Hall information."</em></blockquote> | ||
The site is constantly evolving. Some ideas stick, some ideas don't. Reviews and articles were dropped due to the simple fact that Tally Hall's popularity grew. At the time, the mentions were few and far between so it was easy to keep them all together and there was necessity in doing so. Now you'll find pages upon pages of results when you search for Tally Hall. The LiveJournal community continues to exist but is rarely updated. | The site is constantly evolving. Some ideas stick, some ideas don't. Reviews and articles were dropped due to the simple fact that Tally Hall's popularity grew. At the time, the mentions were few and far between so it was easy to keep them all together and there was necessity in doing so. Now you'll find pages upon pages of results when you search for Tally Hall. The LiveJournal community continues to exist but is rarely updated. <br/> | ||
On April 23rd, 2007 Hidden In The Sand launched a YouTube page called HITSdotcom.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/user/HITSdotcom/about HITSdotcom YouTube Page - About]</ref> Which hosts an interview with [[Tally Hall]] | |||
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=== Version 2.0 === | === Version 2.0 === | ||
Hiddeninthesand.com underwent a major facelift and changed its look to a sand-colored body area topped with an actual photo of the band looking as if they're climbing on top of the page. | Hiddeninthesand.com underwent a major facelift and changed its look to a sand-colored body area topped with an actual photo of the band looking as if they're climbing on top of the page. The content stretched to the width of the browser window. The debut of the new design was on July 7th, 2008. With it, HITS also launched a Facebook Fan Page, a Twitter page<ref>[https://twitter.com/hiddeninthesand Hidden In The Sand Twitter Account]</ref> and a Myspace page. | ||
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Note: During the year of 2016, the logo of HITS was adjusted from an "H" to a "10" in celebration of HITS' 10 years on the web. This was reflected in the masthead image and on social media accounts. | Note: During the year of 2016, the logo of HITS was adjusted from an "H" to a "10" in celebration of HITS' 10 years on the web. This was reflected in the masthead image and on social media accounts. | ||
== Recent times == | |||
Every April 1st, HITS is known to post updates that are in fact April Fool's pranks, such as the death of [[Henry Hume IV]], a fictional character from [[Tally Hall's Internet Show]]<ref>[https://www.hiddeninthesand.com/blogs/2017/04/henry-hume-iv-dead-36 Hidden In The Sand. Henry Hume IV Dead at 36]</ref> | |||
On November 16, 2018 the Hidden In The Sand twitter account tweeted regarding a logo update<ref>[https://twitter.com/hiddeninthesand/status/1063226759368323072 HITS "New profile image"]</ref>; the same day they tweeted an alternate version<ref>[https://twitter.com/hiddeninthesand/status/1063230379761512448 Twitter "Or maybe this instead"]</ref> and a poll to decide which one would be used as the twitter logo. <ref>[https://twitter.com/hiddeninthesand/status/1063230644535418881 Twitter Poll for new logo]</ref>. | |||
The same day, Hidden In The Sand experienced some problems with it's database<ref>[https://twitter.com/hiddeninthesand/status/1063481944883765248 Twitter "Weird database problems"]</ref> however, as of December 2018, the site remains active<ref>[https://www.hiddeninthesand.com/ Hiddeninthesand.com]</ref> | |||
===References=== | |||
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