Template

My eyes are now starting to hurt because I have been staring at the computer screen for a long time. I just changed the template of my blog to look like the class blog. Took a lot of work and searching for codes in the template but I did it! All done!

E-Commerce

So I have been trying to figure out how to add e-commerce to my blog for the past 2 weeks but I couldn't figure it out. The stress I had from classes and the frusturation from it not working was not mixing well so I decided I would try again. I finally did it! I became both an affiliate for Amazon and I signed up to host Google Adwords. For Amazon, I added two product links for one of my favorite designers Marc Jacobs, and a search box link that will take the customer back to the Amazon website when they do a search. Then, for Google Adsense, I added a google search box that can be found at the bottom of my blog site. I think my site turned out pretty good.

Summary of Matthew McConaughey Edits

Matthew McConaughey is one of my all time favorite actors. Over the past few months I have been editing his wikipedia article to contribute to the community and add some information that has not yet been noted. I must say that it has been extremely hard because so much was written on him before I even began. For my first edit, I chose to add a movie to the selected filmography section that was not listed on the chart. I added the movie Glory Daze that was filmed in 1996 in which Matthew played a rental truck delivery guy. My second edit to the article was two minor details. I added that he was the youngest of three boys and that he was voted most handsome his senior year of high school. The last edit I made was the addition of two new movies that were just announed that he will be starring in, in 2007. First is Hammer Down and the second is Dear Deliah.

Summary of Syosset High School

Over the past couple of months I have been making edits to the wikipedia article for Syosset High School located on Long Island, NY. The first edit I made was very minor. I added the street that Syosset High School is located on, Southwoods Road. The second edit I made had a little bit more substance. I added a new section called Interesting Facts where I listed interesting facts about the school. The last edit I made was the addition of the school's mission statement, but someone after me has taken it out of the article.

Last Edit for Matthew McConaughey

Today I made my last edit to Matthew McConaughey's wikipedia article. I added two new movies that he will be filming in 2007. The first movie is called Hammer Down and the other movie is called Dear Deliah. I added both of these movies into the selected filmography section of the webpage.

Final Blog for Syosset High School

I just made my final edit to my high school's wikipedia article, Syosset High School. I added the mission statement of the school which is to produce graduates who have the skills necessary to think analytically, communicate clearly, and perform independent and cooperative tasks effectively. Syosset High School offers students of all abilities and learning styles the opportunity to cultivate their individual talents and interests. We believe it is essential to introduce our young people to a variety of educational experiences, career paths and vocational options, including computer-based tasks, to prepare students to live in a rapidly changing environment. Furthermore, we must instill in each individual a sense of community by fostering understanding of and respect for others.

How many times are people coming to my blog?

So as you may have noticed if you scroll down my blog you will see that I now have a site meter that counts the number of people that visit my blog. I got this site counter by going to Bravenet.com There I registered for a site meter, picked out how I wanted it to look, linked my blog to the meter and edited my template to add it in the sidebar. Now I can see how many people visit my site!

Summary of Jennifer Aniston Wikipedia Edits

As I posted my last edit to the wikipedia article for Jennifer Anison I realized I was very proud of myself. For my first edit I added a film that Jennifer was in but was it was not listed in the filmography section. I added the movie Dream for an Insomniac in which Aniston played Allison in 1996. Searching for something to add to the site was hard especailly because SO much information was already listed there already. For my second edit, I added another movie that Jennifer Anitson acted in but was not listed, 'Til There Was You. In this movie Jennifer Aniston played Debbie in 1997. Since there was already another movie listed under that year, I had to learn to reformat the chart so that 2 movies could be listed. For my last edit, I learned that 2 new movies that Jennifer was going to star in was just announed so I added that to the filmography secion.

Summary of AEPhi

So as I look back on my edits that I have made to the Alpha Epsilon Phi wikipedia webpage I am proud. Although each change was minor, I think that each change is important because every little piece of information helps to make the webpage better. The first edit I made was that I added my sorority's national magazine which is known as Columns. Every sorority and fraternity has colors that represent their chapter. My colors are green and white and although it was already listed there I thought it was important to explain what the colors represented. This is what I edited in my second edit I added that Green represents growth and white represents fellowship. The last edit I made was I added the mission of the sorority. The mission for my sorority is to inspire and support exemplary women dedicated to friendship and a lifelong commitment to Alpha Epsilon Phi while building on the vision of our Jewish founders. Although each of these edits are minor, I believe that they have made a huge impact. A sorority is something that is not supposed to have an unlimited amount of information available to others and that on it's own makes it hard to find information to add to the wikipedia article.

MySpace Skype Interview

So the last time I blogged about MySpace was in the beginning of the semester. I heard about it at a concert I was at but was not familiar with it at all. This week in class, we had a skype interview with Travis Katz, a VP at MySpace. Before the presentation, I knew that people had an account with MySpace and a profile about themselves and it first started as a place for bands to post their music for people to hear them. I found it extremely interesting when Travis was telling us that not only are people using it to make personal profiles but companies are now using to promote their brands.

Ads are everywhere!

Advertising today is everywhere! You can't escape it. I was reading one the blog postings on Scobleizer. In this article Nick Bradbury brought up some issues since Microsoft wants to get more involved in advertising. Today, many companies are finding it hard to reach consumers due to TiVo, digital cable, sirius radio and XM radio. With these new products, consumers no longer need to sit and listen/watch commercials. It is now more important for companies to find new ways to promote their products. Pop-ups on the computer are so annoying and blogs are becoming more and more popular as each week passes. But at the same time, flooding consumers will ads will just be as ineffective. I tend to "X" out of the pop-ups on my computer before I even notice what the ad is for. Finding new places to "stick?" ads is not going to help out companies, they need to think of an idea that will be effective as opposed to a spot that is just available.

Slashdot Article

So i was reading some of the blog posts on Slashdot and I came across one that was interesting. BearShare, one of the programs that people used to use to download music, has been shut down by the RIAA. There is going to be a $30 million dollar settlement with the music industry. I think that downloading music illegally without paying for it is not right but at the same time when do you ever buy a full cd and want every song on it? Apple has created a brilliant program called iTunes. This program which is available to those who do not have an iPod as well, is organized and has every song as well as podcasts, and television shows. Each song is $0.99. I think this is the way to buy music of the future.

Podcasting

So I was reading my teammates blogs today and came across one that Hans wrote about podcasting. I think that podcasting is a really interesting concept and is going to be huge in the next few years. I recently did an informative speech in my communications class and the topic I chose was about Ipods and how they benefit college studentsas well as podcasting. Many professors today at other colleges are recording their lectures and uploading them onto the internet in such a way so that students can listen to their lectures on their ipod so they can listen to them as they wish. I also think that podcasting lectures are a good for audio learners. Although this concept is still relatively new, I think that it is a brilliant idea and will help students learn in the future. Can't wait to see what the future holds...

Jennifer Aniston

I just made my last wikipedia edit to my Jennifer Aniston article. It is hard to find information to add when so much information about her is already there. Once again I edited the "Selected Filmography" Section. I added two new movies that she just announced she will be starring in. The first movie, is called Wanted and the title of her character in that role will be announced later. The second movie that was announced is called Diary and she will be playing the role as Kathryn Fayer. Both movies are said to be coming out in 2007. As a huge Jennifer Aniston fan, I can't wait!!

My Love

It's getting harder to edit my wikipedia article for Matthew McConaughey. Why? Because all the information that most people know about him is already on his article. For my second edit I decide to make 2 small changes. The first edit i made was about his family. Originally it said he was the youngest of 3 children, but since he has 2 brothers, I edited the sentence to "the youngest of 3 boys." The second small edit I made was that Matthew was voted the most handsome his senior year of high school. Although both of these edits were extremely small every minor change helps.

The Phinal Post for Alpha Epsilon Phi

Today I made my last edit to my sorority's wikipedia edit, Alpha Epsilon Phi. I added the mission statement of the sorority which is, The mission of Alpha Epsilon Phi Sorority is to inspire and support exemplary women dedicated to friendship and a lifelong commitment to Alpha Epsilon Phi while building on the vision of our Jewish founders.

Another One for Syosset

Today I made my second wikipedia edit to my high school, Syosset High School. I decided to add an entirely new section, "Interesting Facts." In this section I added the following facts: 99% of the students attend college, the SAT scores in the high school are above both the state and national average, over 40 students are accepted into an ivy league schools each year, AP courses are available in each subject area, and there are 105 clubs that students can join. I thought that these facts were interesting since many schools are not like Syosset High School.

I GOOGLED MYSELF...

A few weeks ago I did a vanity search on Google and typed in my name, Lindsey Zucker to see what came up. Nothing related to myself was listed unless I typed in more information such as University of Delaware. So today I randomly decided to type in my name again to see what would come up, and to my suprise my blog is #1!! It was pretty cool to see my blog listed as the number one, even though its there because I used my name multiple times throughout the blog to increase my google juice.

More Wiki's....

So this morning I decided to edit two more of my wikipedia articles. My two favorite actors of all time,
Matthew McConaughey's wikipedia article and Jennifer Aniston'swikipedia article. In both articles, I realized that movies they have been in were not listed in the "selected filmography" section of the article. In Matthew_Mcconaughey's article, I added his small role in Glory Daze (1996)where he had a minor role as a rental truck guy. I added that role to the movie list.
In Jennifer Aniston's wikipedia article I realized that her role in 'Til There Was You. In this movie that was released in 1997, Aniston played Debbie. I added this to the fimography chart but since there was already another 1997 movie listed, I had to reformat the chart so that the year 1997 would show there was more then one movie.