postings on other blogs

Here are some permalinks of my teammates' and classmate's blog posts and my responses.

Video games in schools

Seinfeld

Slashdot

Promotional mix

Wawa

Bittorrent

final class material post..

Since we've covered Search Engine Optimization in class I just wanted to chat about it for a few. Since searching is the second most popular thing done online (email first), alot of companies are looking for ways to reach their audiences in searches. Due to this goal, companies like Google have created ways for key search words to result in a hit for a particular company. Adwords, Google's program, is one of the biggest SEO tools out there today. It was definately nice to actually see the program in action while in class, where one can even set a daily budget and pick the actual keyword to link to one's website. This also goes into "google juice," which affects SEO by the ranking of which one's website turns up in search results. Apparently, my blog doesn't have much juice..haha.

post on class material..

This article was covered shortly after the Virginia Tech tragedy last month, and it came across as very important to me. The article discusses how long it took Virginia Tech to notify its students of the situation at hand, for mediums like email and blogs on the school website were used instead of faster things such as text messages. In class we made the argument that the new instant tools should be used, and there is no doubt in my mind that if the students had received mass text messages then the result would have been different. I came across another article that revealed 16.6 million students have cell phones, which is nearly 95% of the college student population. Because of this startling statistic, schools such as Florida, Penn State, and Syracuse have either installed or are considering to install this pricey, yet effective, means to alert students.

Last required blog :-)

Ok so we all love Google, but I came across this article through John Battelle's Searchblog that alerts consumers of a recent court action where Google background checks are legal in finding potential employees. First of all, I didn't know that Google can contain so much incriminating evidence on one person. But hey, in a day and age with blogging and pretty much everything on the internet i guess its possible. The judges agreed that the internet isn't any different than other background search methods and that it shouldn't be scrutinized. I definately disagree with this ruling, for I do not trust the validity of some of the things on the internet. I would hate to be denied employment or, even worse, fired over something said about me on the internet. There are probably hundreds of people with my same name out there, just like this guy.

Required Blog...

I came across this article that talks about Google Local and Superpages, something we also covered in class a month or so ago. The blog simply talks about how businesses neglect to take advantage of this popular feature and, if they do, even correct information that could be wrong. Alot of the URL's for some of the searched criterion are incorrect, and the blog urges those to correct information as soon as possible. A comment also states it could take between six weeks and six months to finally correct. I definately find this article important for the services Google offers are vital to running a business, and that if a business is not listed or has incorrect information that it be fixed as soon as possible.

Phillies Wikipedia article evolution

I'm sorry to admit it, but I love the Phillies. I was hoping to add good news to the article, but a bad season so far has not allowed me to do that. My first edit consisted of updating info on Veteran's stadium, which was the old stadium in which the Phillies played. I also added info to the 2007 season, including the projected starting lineup. My second edit consisted of updating information on the current season, which consisted of updating the Phillies' current season record and adding information to the 2007 season heading about their terrible 4-11 start. My edit last evening updated some of my own edits, changing some grammar and updating things to relate the past tense. I also added information on a former coach John Vukovich, who recently passed away. So, as far as a reaction the only changes are to the current season record, which would need to be changed to reflect the ongoing season. Information on the horrible start and projected lineup are still there. Check out the article.