Comments on Nate Denver's Blog

I just read through Nate's blog and there were many things that caught my eye. The first thing was that he had added a picture of himself, which I found tempting to do to my own blog, it was the first one I had seen with this and I thought it was pretty cool.

I also found most of his Wikipedia articles to be very interesting as well. I am a big fan of the Roots and have seen them in concert a few times, so it was nice to see that he is adding some useful information to the bands Wikipedia article, like the fact that they are playing at this years Lollapalooza.

Overall I found his blog to be very well put together as well as up to date one everything that we are expected to have on our blogs. His blogs URL is http://natesudblog.blogspot.com/

Bob Shillinglaw Wikipedia Edit

The first edit on Bob Shillinglaw was one that I had to make up, because the post did not exsit. I thought that Shillinglaw deserved an article on Wikipedia because he is one of the top coaches in mens lacrosse. The edit was pretty simple to make as I become more familiar with Wikipedia. This is another page that I hope to add more to over the next few weeks.

The articles URL is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Shillinglaw

Blue Crab Wikipedia Article

For my second Wikipedia edit on blue crabs I deiced to talk a bit about how to prepare "soft shell" crabs. The article had nothing in regards to the preparation of the topic so I figured it was something that a reader would have interest in.

I added: "Soft shell crabs are typically prepared by first cutting out the lungs, face, and guts. The soft crab is then battered in flour, egg, and seasoning then fried in oil until crispy."

The edit is one that I think will add a whole new topic of discussion for the blue crab post, hopefully more ideas will come from my post. The URL is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_crab

Wakeboarding Wikipedia Post

I just made my first Wikipedia post on Wakeboarding. Wakeboarding is a water sport that is much like water skiing, but rather then a ski the rider rides on a board similar to that of a snowboard. The post on Wikipedia was very informative, but I though that the intro could have added a bit more about the make up of the line used to tow a rider.

I added: "The lines that tow the rider typically are made of simple rope, but more advanced riders use a line with a wire core to prevent stretching of the line as a rider approaches the wake."

This addition gives a bit more information to the already informative wakeboarding post on Wikipedia. The URL of the post is, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wakeboarding

Delaware Lacrosse Wikipedia Edit

I just made my first Wikipedia edit to University of Delaware Mens Lacrosse. The subject previously did not exist on Wikipedia so I simply created the post, and added some current information to the post. It was interesting to see just how easy it is to add information to something the previously did not even exists. Here is the URL for the edit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Delaware_Mens_Lacrosse

I hope to add much more information to this page over the next few weeks. Possibly some pictures as well as a roster and statistics.

Google AdSense

Recently in class we discussed the importance of the new way of marketing known as Google AdSense. AdSense is a form of marketing where someone can sign up a URL to host advertisements on it that pertain to the content of the URL. So say someone has a website that is about surfing, Google will crawl through the internet and place adds on the URL for say a surf board company, which will hopeful be hit as someone reads through the site. The idea is that after someone clicks on the advertisement a small portion of profit will go to the person whose URL is hosting the advertisement. Overall I find that this concept of marketing is beneficial to both the company who is trying to market over the internet, and sites that provides the hosting for the ad. The idea if someone were to search sailing on Google, open up a random page on the search results, and have an ad for foul weather gear waiting in the content of a website that previously had no ad, but does now because Google added one for a company is very interesting. I think that AdSense is another one of the many ways that Google is the front runner for the most innovative company on the planet.

Digg

A recent topic that we discussed in class last week was the website digg.com. Digg is a multi user based internet site whose content is filled by its users. I recently made an account on Digg and find the website very interesting. The concept of the sight is where I find my most interest. The idea of all new news that is on the website be posted by its users it something that not many other media sites are like. There are your typical news sights that comment simply on what is going on in the world today such as MSNBC.com, but Digg is essentially different then the likes of MSNBC.com. The way the website is set up is very interesting as well, there is a list of all the articles posted when first looked at, but there is an array of categories to choose from to make your search that much easier. I even went through and added a story to see how just how easy it is to post on the sight. The URL is http://digg.com/other_sports/Delaware_Men_s_Lacrosse_Win_CAA_Title. Overall I found www.digg.com/news a great way to share and learn over the internet.