Final Magic Hat Summary

Magic Hat Brewery: This is where you can find the Wiki entry.

Haha I finally found a fourth article to edit!!! : After searching for a final article which I felt I could add some sort of knowledge to, I inevitably got drunk. As I was drinking, my girlfriend said, "Why not write about Magic Hat stupid!" SO.. I found that there wasn't very ,uch info and that it was not being kept up-to-date.

Magic Hat Brewery edit 2 : The community has not touched or reedited anything, which leads me to believe that no one views this Wiki post. So, I added special event info here.

Three times the Magic: Will it drive three times the traffic?:

I did not have much time between yesterday and today to wait a week for anything to happen, So I am going to assume that my edit has stayed in place. I hope people are always able to contact there favorite alcohol distribution center. Especially when piss drunk, with a phone book, and a bunch of idiot friends telling you to call them for a free 6-pack.

Final Mountain Biking Summary

This was a topic which the community had a field day with, whether I made an edit or not. I found that my edits were generally accepted, but there was edits to my grammer, because I never perform splle cehck on mine own wrk.




Mountain Biking: This is were you can find the Wiki entry.



Mountain Biking grammer edit: I started this article out the easy way with a general grammer check. There was a lot of content and I had a lot to edit.


Mountian Biking Trail Edit 2 : It is this edit which I added info on The Environmental Impacts of Mountain Biking. For more details on this topic, see [Natural Resource Impacts of Mountain Biking]

Mountain Bike edit 3: I had only days left by the time I got to this one. The Mountain Biking post had a lot of useful info, and I did not want to just asdd clutter, but I felt that this info would be accepted as a final farewell to my mountain biking community.

Final Hand Drum Summary

SO I posted up four edits becuase I love to do extra work and now I am going to do my fifth blog which will be my summary of my four posts. Right now I am dizzy.

Drums: This is were you can find the Wiki entry.

First Wiki edit:

This was my initial entry for the class altogether. I started off the easy way by editinng all of the gramatical errors, and there were a lot.

Can I do this? :

Next I added some information about other types of drums within the Wiki community by upgrading an internal link: tar (drum) .

this is a tar drum

Yet another Drumipedia edit:

For this edit, I found that someone has been editing this wiki, but my edits seem to be favorable and are not being changed. I added some info and un-dummed up the language.

Hand Drum Edit 4:

I feel that the WIki community has embraced the changes I have provided and was able to expand on a couple of ideas. For my final edit, I added another external link which I found to be full of usefull information which is under the following ... DRUMMIN' MEN-The Drummer's Resource. I then edited the links so they would all be uniform in appearence.

Final Jam Cruise Summary

This is the boat for Jam Cruise 5

So I have finally organized all of my wikipedia edits into my side bar, and now all I have to do is my final summaries.

Jam Cruise: This is were you can find the Wiki entry

Jam Cruise: The Entry Voyage ,
This was my initial entry, and also a new entry for the Wikipedia community to play with. It was ultimately deleted for sounding like an advertisement within the first 5 minutes of creating.





The return of a deleted wiki. Jam Cruise 2 ,
This is where I fought back. I talked on the talk page, which acomplished absolutly nothing. I also changed the article up to sound more professional and comparitive to past events in order to show the importance of maintaining the article. I also created internal links to artists within wikipedia to give the article a higher connectivity.

Jam Cruise Edit 3
I read some comments posted here by my fellow group member Keith Nemzer . I checked out his posting about my posting and discovered his edit would make more sense, so I used it to upgrade the Jam Cruise infomational Wiki Post.

Final Blogline requirement number 4

So I was reading my RSS feed from Slashdot and came across an article which rang tune to a Wikipedia entry I created which has come off as being biased.

I can feel the connection, because my Jam Cruise article was deleted for having a biased view with advertisement sounding mumbo-jumbo.

Titled.."Wal-mart's Wikipedia War"
Posted by Zonk on Fri Apr 28, '06 10:27 AM

This news blog feed about a news article is an argument stating "lobbyists for Wal-mart have successfully waged a war against a fair viewpoint on Wikipedia's Wal-mart page".

Basically, Walmart has been able to influence the Wikipedia with a less than nuetral viewpoint regarding their business.

The only thing I want to know is... How come Walmart can do this, but I can't even keep my Jam Cruise article around for a week?

Class Comment 2

I got the inspiration for my Jam Cruise edit 3 from my good friend who is an under-cover brother from another mother.....Keith Nemzer .

Keith thought about the connection of Festival Express, which took place on a train across Canada., to the connection of Jam Cruise being on a boat at sea. All I had come up with in my previous post was Woodstock. I am an Idiot, but it does not matter, that is what music is all about.

For furthur info on Festival Express, check out the wikipedia entry. But, I also like the link Keith chose, as it shows you the musical mix and line-up.

Check out his input.. Great guy.

He has been that voice inside my head from his spot behind my seat for the last few semester's classes. I felt that sharing music, like sharing inbound, external anchor links, will build a connection.
Yup, our group is an interwoven network of diligent bloggers who all deserve the highest grades available for students of our astute technological skills; with advancement through this mess of RSS feeds, blogs, wikis, and Skyped out of your mind presentations which warped our senses of this world into viewing technological advancements as a necessary, but unstoppable force which is revolutionizing the understanding of conversation as we know it.

Mountain Bike edit 3

I was hard pressed to find more information for this article. It covers most of what needs to be known about Mountain Biking .

So I added an external link along with some info on Canadian trails which goes like this...

Canada Trails
There are a variety of trails for: Bicycling - road routes, city biking, clubs and tours; Mountain Biking - mountain biking trails and events. Hiking - hiking trails and clubs; and Multi-use Trails, through out the Canadian territories. These territories include, but are not limited to British Columbia, Alberta, The Yukon, Northwest Territories, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland, and Labrador. The North Shore is an especially well known mountain biking area.
For more details on this topic, see [[Canada Trails Site Map]].

I Also added a some more info to the Street/Urban section which I credit to mitch_dmr... He posted a quote on a message board which I thought described Street Biking well. The Quote can be found here.

I edited his words a little ino the following..There is so many tricks; generally when you ride, you just make new tricks up and find new runs to hit. On street and park you can manual, box jump, do 180's, 360's, 720's (if your good), flips, nose manuals, grinds and many many more.

Three times the Magic: Will it drive three times the traffic?

So I posted Magic HAt's address and phone information for consumers and the like to be able to contact Magic Hat .

Due to time constraints, no one from the class may find out if it has been de-edited..., but I will eneivitably check to ensure my work remains.

The edit is not large, but I did not want to risk an "advertisement looking" description in fear of loosing the article altogether...

Magic Hat Brewing Company
For more information, write to:
5 Bartlett Bay Road
South Burlington, Vermont 05403
Or gives us a shout:
P: 802-658-BREW (2739)
F: 802-658-5788


Hopefully, people will not contact one of my favorite beer distributors.

Jam Cruise edit 3

So the people at wikipedia still believe my article is kinda biased and reads kinda like an advertisement.

Guess its hard not to write so positively about something that is life changing and shows you that there are still level minded crazies out there somewhere jamming on the ocean...

I have just been talkling on the talk page to the admin guy, but he hasnt written any comments.

I got the inspiration for my re-edit from my good friend who is an under-cover brother from another mother.....Keith Nemzer .

Check out his input.. Great guy.

Here is my edit for Jam Cruise.

Jam Cruise: An unrivaled music and sensory experience at sea.
Jam Cruise is the newest addition to the plethora of music based festivals followed by fans everywhere. Like the Festival Express, Jam Cruise is an innovative event which hosts a variety of the generation's most compelling and jam-based musical artists in motion. The artists on the Festival Express played music from morning until night throughout their ride on a train. The artists on Jam Cruise play music from morning until night while out at sea.
Since January 6, 2004, Jam Cruise has sailed for five different voyages, creating a culture of criusers like no other. The boat is your family at sea, and this family has a strong connection, returning year after year. One may run into and mingle with any number of famous musicians throughout the journey. The artists are humble and return year after year to sit and play some music for you.
Musicians from previous cruises include artists such as Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Yonder Mountain String Band, Les Claypool, Particle, and the list goes on. The performers on the boat are passengers just like everyone else. The passangers on the boat are performers just like everyone else. Performances on the boat include The Everyone Orchestra, in which all of the passangers participate in making music through beating, clapping, harmonizing, and yelling "YES....NO!"; The Disco, for a DJ; the Theater for an intimate performance; and Pool-deck jams which play through out the day, long into the night.

The return of a deleted wiki. Jam Cruise 2

So I went onto Wiki, and saw that my previos post was deleted because it read like an advertisement. So I changed up the previous posting to make it more informative and less like a marketing initiative.
Hopefully this Jam Cruise. article will be considered more educational. The posting reads as follows...

Jam Cruise: An unrivaled music and sensory experience at sea.
Jam Cruise is the newest addition to the plethora of music based festivals followed by fans everywhere. Like Woodstock, Jam Cruise is an innovative event which hosts a variety of the generation's most compelling and jam-based musical artists. These artists play music throughout the voyage from morning until night.
Musicians from previous cruises include artists such as Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Yonder Mountain String Band, Les Claypool, Particle, and the list goes on. The performers on the boat are passengers just like everyone else. The passangers on the boat are performers just like everyone else. One may run into and mingle with any number of famous artists throughout the journey. The artists are humble and may even sit and play some random music with you.
The cruise has been running for five years, creating a culture of criusers like no other. The boat is your family at sea, and this family has a strong connection.
The cruise has traveled throughout the Caribbean Sea visiting a number of islands including Ochos Rios, Jamacia; Grand Cayman Islands; Costa Maya, Mexico; and Nassau, Bahamas. The ship combines the elegance of Italian design and style with modern comforts and conveniences creating the best of both worlds on board, an elegant musical ambience, with rock-out, pool-deck staged jams

Magic Hat Brewery edit 2

Just did another edit. No one seemed to notice or add anything to my previous post, so this one will orobably remain as good info on.................................drum-roll----------------brnbrnbrnbrnbrndaadadadadaddomdomodoooomdooomdmdmomd.....


Special Events and I added the following...

Special Events
Every year Magic Hat hosts Special Events to mark memorable memories. The memorial of a passing brew, Special Interest Festivals, and Benefits are just a few of these promotional and beneficial events.
-Win a Bar Contest- 2002-2003 A Contest of Creativity -Night of The Living Dead-held October 26, 2003 A Costume Contest -Mardi Gras 2004- held February 25, 2004 a parade and float contest in Burlington, VT raised $12,000 for the Women's Rape Crisis Center-Humble Patience Memorial Service- held Saturday, June 4, 2005 marked the passing of the 12 year old brew -Hurricane Benefête- held Friday, September 16, 2005 A concert to raise money for the Hurricane Katrina Reflief -Mardi Gras 2006-held February 24-26, 2006 a parade and float contest in Burlington, VT raised $15,000 for the Women's Rape Crisis Center

Haha I finally found a fourth article to edit!!!

After sitting back trying to figure out what I could possibly edit in Wikipedia, my girlfreind had an epithany.

"Why not write about the beer your drinking stupid!" she says...

So here I go, off to the Magic Hat Brewery definition, and lo and behold, there is no good info.

I did not add a lot, but I did update the active beerlist. The only issue is that some of these beers are not always active. This is a subject I will deal with in a later edit.

Jam Cruise: The Entry Voyage

I created the first posting for Jam Cruise on Wikipedia tonight, and it seems that the administratorz are on top of randomness.

I entered just the name Jam Cruise with the intention of furthur editing the post. By the time I had created the small amount of descriptive content, User JDoorjam deleted this article after I started editing it, with a reason of: content may meet Wikipedia's criteria for speedy deletion. The given reason is: {{{1}}} . I guess since I did not enter any definition, it was instantly deleted, which shows that Wikipedia is always being watched.

Since I started the article, I am going to add a post at the JamCruise.com website letting the 2,000 or so people who actively post everyday know. Hopefully, I can spark some interest and get the Wiki article to grow exponentialy without my own efforts.

The following is what I wrote...

Jam Cruise: An unrivaled music and sensory experience at sea.
Jam Cruise is a cruise line which hosts a variety of jam based musical artists who play music throughout the voyage from morning until night. The cruise is running for its fifth straight year and boasts a following of loyal cruisers who get the option of being the first to return every year.
Musicians from previous cruises include artists such as Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Yonder Mountain String Band, Les Claypool, Particle, and the list goes on. The artists on the band are passengers just like everyone else. One may run into and mingle with any number of famous artists throughout the journey. The artists are humble and may even sit and play some random music with you.
The cruise travels throughout the Caribbean Sea and will hit a number of islands before returning to Fort Lauderdale, where it launches. Previous islands the cruise ship visited include Ochos Rios, Jamacia; Grand Cayman Islands; Costa Maya, Mexico; Nassau, Bahamas. The voyage is extremely comfortable and is currently utilizing the MSC Opera, one of the newest cruise ships sailing the Caribbean, which made its maiden voyage in June 2004. The ship combines the elegance of Italian design and style with modern comforts and conveniences creating the best of both worlds on board. Public areas offer spaciousness both inside and out. The 856 cabins, many with private balconies, are roomy and comfortable.

Until next time my fellow insomniacs..

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HostMySite came in today (Monday May 1) to discuss the company, its growth and successes. Essentially looking at the entrepreneurial side of business.

The CEO, Lou Honick, who couldn't be older than 30 years old, and his business partner, are running a muti-million dollar cash cow that has nothing but growth in its future.

A topic we hit on in class had to do with the "magic switch" which would give the company the edge to gain a larger new customer base. Well, I was thinking of a way which could help his marketing efforts.

HostMySite's competitive advantage comes from its ability to provide the best customer support 24/7/365. The company needs to be able to do this 100% of the time, or else some of the 20,000 or so clients could up-and-tech away to another of the thousands of web hosting web sites available.

My idea is for Lou to do what he did today. Go to as many campuses throughout the country as he can find which could benefit from his knowledge and presentation. I feel like I learned a lot even though I had no idea what it was his company could do.

Then, have everyone in the class blog about the experience. As more blogs appear praising his company and explaining why it provides a better service to differentiate it from the rest of the clutter, I believe there will be more of a chance his site will pop-up in random searches looking for high quality service web hosting sites. This could be considered a search engine optimization technique.

Plus, it would put a face to a name and humanize the technology in a way which could only provide benefit to HostMySite.