VZ's has a decently established web footprint, with the majority of their sales taking place right on the website. As I have talked about before, it is extremely organized and well ordered. As you open the site, not only are you greeted with a flashy hi-res pic of a product, but you also get to choose the country wish you intend to shop in. The choices range from North America, South America, Australasia, Europe, South Africa, Japan, and Korea. A banner also rests on top of it all, "A land where dreams come true... and we all live happily everafter.. VONZIPPER".
Once I click on the North America banner, again I am greeted with a hi-res pic but this time of an American sponsored female surfer sitting on top of a sheep in more or less a skanky farmer's daughter outfit. She is rocking her trusted Von Zipper's though, exemplifying the art, totality, and sexiness of the company. The banner has changed however, now reading "It's a salute to the flag of radness... with a pledge of allegiance to bitcheness".
From this point forward you have the option to check out all their products, press, news, company bio, media, people, dealers, and your cart. Much like any other online retailer, there are copious routes you can go when searching for different products. These include style, frame, lens, colors, and strap preferences.
At the bottom of every loaded page rests the social media icons VZ is associated with. Facebook, Myspace, and Twitter are all linked with a direct request to their profile pages once clicked on. Unlike most surfer/skater/snowboarder websites out there, I am shocked as to the quality and user accessibility of this one. It's like a surfer tech nerd out there was able to asses the needs of the typical user and create the site based on that. Unreeeaaalll!
After searching more into some of the Web 2.0 related Von Zipper material out there, I stumbled upon the official Australasia blogspot created for Von Zipper AUS. Although it hasn't been updated since March 30, 2009 it was neat searching the posts and reflecting on where VZ was two years ago compared/contrasted to where they are now.
This video was found from two years ago as well, and although it doesn't really embody any of their web 2.0 related material, I figured it is awesome enough to be posted.
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