Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Reaction to the iColor Studio Wikipedia Article

The only edit to the iColor Studio, LLC article was that it was declared to be a "stub". I think that once my mom and I add more content to the article, it will probably lose the classification of a "stub".

Reaction to the Berlin Township, New Jersey Wikipedia Article

The Berlin Township, New Jersey article was overall a pretty inactive article on wikipedia. The only edit made to my entries was linking New Jersey Route 73 to its article page. Berlin Township was an important article to edit because it is the neighboring town to my hometown and it is important to differentiate it from Berlin, New Jersey.

Sunday, May 13, 2007

12th Wikipedia Edit

I've made my final wikipedia edit to the article iColor Studio, LLC. I added the phrase, "because it offers high quality products and services at relatively inexpensive prices." I will probably work with my mom and continue to edit this article after this class has ended. Check it out!

11th Wikipedia Edit

I have made my final edit to the Berlin Township, New Jersey article. Under the transportation section of the article, I added the sentence, "New Jersey Route 73 also passes through Berlin Township." It is important to know that this route runs through the town because it is a heavily traveled road, especially during the summer because it takes many people to the entrance of the Atlantic City Expressway- which takes you to the South Jersey shore points. Check it out!

Wednesday, May 9, 2007

Class Material Post 4

In class today we learned about the basics of HTML. I think this is very important for everyone to learn and have a general understanding of. I thought it was a good demonstration to have one of my classmates create a website using HTML during class today to show how easy it is to create a basic website.

10th Wikipedia Edit

I have made my 2nd edit to the iColor Studio, LLC article that I created. I added the sentence, "iColor Studio designs are very corporate, sleek looking, user-friendly web designs as well as edgy, creative print design." I thought this sentence was important to add so that it is known that this company is very creative and professional. Check it out!

Monday, May 7, 2007

Class Material Post 3: Stiuqxela

In the beginning of class today, we talked about the "Stiuqxela" experiment. The top 3 entries were done by Chris Einkauf. He created an article about stiuqxela and linked other students to his article on e-zine. The students that are linked to his article are ranked higher when doing a keyword search on google for stiuqxela. Therefore, if Chris linked my blog as "stiuqxela" to his article, my blog would most likely be ranked higher in a google search.

Sunday, May 6, 2007

9th Wikipedia Edit

I've made my second wikipedia edit to the Berlin Township, New Jersey article. I condensed the second paragraph of the education section into one sentence because the previous version seemed a bit redundant to me. The new version says, "Students from Berlin Township and Clementon attend Overbrook High School in Pine Hill for grades 9-12 as a part of a sending/receiving relationship with Pine Hill schools." Check it out!

Friday, May 4, 2007

Classmate Comment Post 2

After browsing through some of my classmates' blogs, I came across Kerri Angell's blog post on an article from Slashdot called, "Should Chimps Have Human Rights?". I checked out the article through the link she had in her post and I think its absurd for them to even consider chimpanzees having the same rights as humans and that they could be charged in the court of law. Primatologists think that chimps should be treated like humans because of the many similarities between the two groups. I just thought that this article was really weird and amusing at the same time... and I'm glad that others feel the same way that I do about it.

8th Wikipedia Edit

I've created the article iColor Studio, LLC. When speaking to my mom earlier in the semester about the wikipedia project about ideas for articles, she asked if I could create an article about her company. I just put in a brief history about the company and what the company does. It was much easier to create an article than I had thought it would be. Check it out!

Reaction to the Eastern High School Wikipedia Article

I also looked at the history to the Eastern High School article on wikipedia that I also edited earlier on in the semester. One person added another famous alumni to the page--Adam Taliaferro. Adam was a senior football player at my high school when I was a freshmen. The following year he was awarded an athletic scholarship to play football for Penn State. During one of the first games of the season versus Ohio State, Adam went in for a tackle and was nearly paralyzed. Today, he is functioning at 90% of what he could previous to the injury. He also wrote a book called "Miracle in the Making" which is now a required reading assignment for freshmen at Eastern High School. There was another edit that just cited some numbers I had added to the article. I'm really glad someone took the time to acknowledge Adam Taliaferro in the Eastern High School article.

Reaction to the Berlin, New Jersey Wikipedia Article

I reviewed the history page of the Berlin, New Jersey article that I have made three edits to on wikipedia earlier this semester. The only change that had been made since I made edits was that someone cited something I added to the article from the US Census Bureau. Other than that, the article has not been changed and my edits have remained in the article.