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Thanks for checking out this episode of BanktasticTV’s “The CU Scoop” featuring Mark McSpadden. Here are some important notes about this episode:

Finovate Startup 2008
Mark & Brad Garland (host of BanktasticTV’s The Burst) will be at Finovate Startup on April 29, 2008, in San Francisco, CA! Finovate Startup showcases some of the most innovative companies that are changing the financial industry. Mark & Brad are going to be blogging their reviews of company demos live on the Banktastic Blog on Tuesday, so be sure to check in and see what they think!

What Should We Ask?
The guys are going to be going around and checking out some of the companies during the 2-hour mingling time. If you can’t attend Finovate Startup, let us know what you want us to ask! If you have any questions you want answered from any of the Finovate presenters, comment on the Banktastic Blog, send an email to mark@banktastic.com, do whatever you have to do - just get it to us! We’ll ask them whatever you want - that is, if it’s within reason.

You can be on The CU Scoop!
We’re interested in your thoughts on topics and trends in the credit union industry. If you want to be a part of our show, record your own video (roughly 2-3 minutes long) and upload it to our Viddler.com account. Here’s the log-in information:
username: thecuscoop
password: markymark
Remember the rules: 1.) no bank bashing, and 2.) don’t self-promote too much. If you have any questions about sharing your video with The CU Scoop crew, send an email to mark@banktastic.com.

What’s on the whiteboard this week?
See what’s behind Mark’s head this week!

Email Us!
Feel free to email comments or suggestions about “The CU Scoop” to mark@banktastic.com, or post your thoughts on the Banktastic Community. We’re always looking for your input.

See you next week!

-The Banktastics

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Thanks for checking out this episode of BanktasticTV’s “The CU Scoop” featuring Mark McSpadden. Here are some important notes about this episode:

BarCampBankNewEngland
BarCampBankNewEngland was held on April 5th, 2008 in New Hampshire. There was a ton of really great coverage was posted online for those who couldn’t attend to check out. BarCampBankNewEngland was held at the America’s Credit Union Museum. See? BarCampBanks aren’t JUST for banks at all!

BarCampBankDallas
Speaking of BarCampBanks, we’re going to hold a BarCampBankDallas on June 21-22 in the Dallas area. We encourage all credit union people who want to attend to come be a part of BarCampBankDallas! BanktasticTV’s very own Brad Garland & Mark McSpadden will be in attendance! It’s going to be great, and we hope to see you there!

Christian Mullins’ Blog
Mark stumbled across Christian Mullins’ blog, which will soon be the CU Potential website. Christian currently keeps his readers up-to-date with information that you’d be pressed to find anywhere else. He keeps daily tabs on news including information on crimes related to CUs. We highly suggest you keep an eye on his blog, and while you’re at it, check out his 4-part series on the anatomy of a merger.

You can be on The CU Scoop!
We’re interested in your thoughts on topics and trends in the credit union industry. If you want to be a part of our show, record your own video (roughly 2-3 minutes long) and upload it to our Viddler.com account. Here’s the log-in information:
username: thecuscoop
password: markymark
Remember the rules: 1.) no bank bashing, and 2.) don’t self-promote too much. If you have any questions about sharing your video with The CU Scoop crew, send an email to mark@banktastic.com.

What’s on the whiteboard this week?
See what’s behind Mark’s head this week!

Email Us!
Feel free to email comments or suggestions about “The CU Scoop” to mark@banktastic.com, or post your thoughts on the Banktastic Community. We’re always looking for your input.

See you next week!

-The Banktastics

Today, April 1st, we released the brand-new version of Banktastic.com. The site got a complete facelift including a new feature - company & product reviews! This is a great way for companies & consumers alike to get involved and help members of our community learn more about specific companies & their products.

We’re really excited about the big changes we’ve made to Banktastic. We spent a lot of long hours working to make this site better, and, of course, ran into a few bugs in the process. By the way, a huge thanks to those watching the countdown and endured the delay of the new site with us. It was completely worth the wait!

So take a look around the site and see what we’ve made better. Feel free to give us your feedback by commenting on this blog. Oh, and if you happened to miss our April Fool’s video about the Banktastic Water Cooler, you can watch it here:

Thanks everybody!

-Lisa Randolph, Community Manager

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Thanks for checking out this episode of BanktasticTV’s “The Burst.” Here are some important notes about this episode:

How long should The Burst be?
We’ve been going back and forth on what we feel is the right length for each episode of The Burst. We want to know what you think! Do you feel like it’s too long? Are you aching for just a little bit more information? Maybe a Banktastic minute? Let us know your thoughts by commenting on the blog!

Big Changes to Banktastic
Banktastic’s a-changin’! Expect some really big things on April 1st. If we say much more, we’ll have to kill ya. All we can say is be there, and be there early!

FiServ Galaxy Facebook Application
Mike Templeton posted a really great article about FiServ Galaxy’s Facebook application calledMyMoney. Though Brad has run into a few issues finding more than just a hand full of FIs on the application, they’ve done a great thing moving to Facebook to get in touch with this younger market. Good on ya, FiServ Galaxy!

Finovate Startup
Brad & Mark (The CU Scoop) will be attending the Finovate Startup in San Francisco on April 29. This event features companies that are helping to change the way of the financial industry. A lot of innovative companies are going to be there, like last week’s Website of the Week FindABetterBank.com”, so look forward to some great footage when they get back.

Website of the Week: CakeFinancial.com
Brad’s favorite site of the Week is CakeFinancial.com. CakeFinancial merges social networking and stock trading in a really awesome way. You can see your friends’ recent trades, track the top companies, and so much more. It’s a smart way to track your investments while connecting you with the best information available. It’s good to see a site making trading really interactive like this.

BanktasticTV Podcast Now on iTunes!
You guys asked for it, so we did it! All of BanktatsicTV’s shows are available on iTunes now! Click here to access our podcast page to subscribe, or open iTunes and search “BanktasticTV.”

Email Us!
Feel free to email comments or suggestions about “The Burst” to brad@banktastic.com, or post your thoughts on the Banktastic Community.

See you next week!

-The Banktastics

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Thanks for checking out this episode of BanktasticTV’s “The Burst.” Here are some important notes about this episode:

Banktastic Schwag!
We’re looking to get some awesome give-aways for Banktastic members, but we want to know what you want first! We like the ideas of wristbands, nerf basketball goals, etc. So what would you want? Let us know by commenting on this blog post.

Time Banks
Brad was very interested in an article that Banktastic’s own Community Manager Lisa Randolph posted this week about Time Banking. It’s a great service created to change society through giving and getting. Check out their website for more details and to learn how to get involved. If you want to continue on the discussion about Time Banks, click here to make comments in Banktastic.

Banktastic Featured Member: Mike Templeton
We are announcing our first Banktastic Featured Member on this episode of The Burst. The featured member is Mike Templeton of The Members Group, and has been very involved on Banktastic for quite a while. Brad discusses more about Mike in this episode’s video, so be sure to check it out. Thanks so much for all your involvement, Mike!

Website of the Week: FindaBetterBank.com
Brad’s Website of the Week is FindaBetterBank.com. The website is a useful tool for people looking to change banks to get better or different services, elimination of fees, etc. They’ll even help you switch from your current bank to a different one from using their services. To follow the discussion on Banktastic.com, click here.

BanktasticTV Podcast Now on iTunes!
You guys asked for it, so we did it! All of BanktatsicTV’s shows are available on iTunes now! Click here to access our podcast page to subscribe, or open iTunes and search “BanktasticTV.”

Email Us!
Feel free to email comments or suggestions about “The Burst” to brad@banktastic.com, or post your thoughts on the Banktastic Community.

See you next week!

-The Banktastics

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Thanks for checking out this episode of BanktasticTV’s “The CU Scoop” featuring Mark McSpadden. Here are some important notes about this episode:

Our First Viewer Submission - Citizens Bank of Canada
The CU Scoop would like to give a HUGE thank you to Nancy Zimmerman, Cassidy & Vanessa from Citizens Bank of Canada for our first viewer video submission. You all did a fantastic job (really great video quality, too), and your segment was really interesting. There are some really awesome things going on at Citizens Bank of Canada, so go check them out!

You can be on The CU Scoop!
We’re interested in your thoughts on topics and trends in the credit union industry. If you want to be a part of our show, record your own video (roughly 2-3 minutes long) and upload it to our Viddler.com account. Here’s the log-in information:
username: thecuscoop
password: markymark
Remember the rules: 1.) no bank bashing, and 2.) don’t self-promote too much. If you have any questions about sharing your video with The CU Scoop crew, send an email to mark@banktastic.com.

What’s on the whiteboard this week?
See what’s behind Mark’s head this week!

Email Us!
Feel free to email comments or suggestions about “The CU Scoop” to mark@banktastic.com, or post your thoughts on the Banktastic Community. We’re always looking for your input.

See you next week!

-The Banktastics

Just released: Banktastic News! This is one of the features we have had in mind from the get go: a place where you can share the news you read online with others in the banking community. Not only can you share this news, but you can also talk about it via the comments.So go check it out. Do it now!