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..

Best web hosting customer service Ever.

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.

Need a great DEAL?? or how about a forum search?

So today in class, we received words of wisdom from the creator's of DealCatcher, Tim Patton and Dan Baxter. This site has made a name for itself by keeping the best deals around that can be found online, available in one easy location.

These guys are making incredible use of RSS technology which we predicted future uses for in class about a month ago. The site has just added a RSS feed so that you can watch any particular product, and know instantly when there is a new deal or bargain for it.

These guys are also paving the way in a forum webcrawler search called Kolinka. This is an innovative project utilizing unique sorting techniques even google doesn't use. This system will sort using varies topics headings such as NEWEST COMMENT or MOST REPLYS.

Another feature of Kolinka as stated by Tim Patton in class, "When using Google, you get spamy adword type stuff." Kolinka is an interface that will not contain unwanted advertisment exposure.

Even though Kolinka is not the first to try this idea, the competitor- Soundreader is grossly underrepresentative, outdated, and featureless.

Mountian Biking Trail Edit 2

The following was edited and added to the Mountain Biking WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE. It also contains a link for furthur information.

The Environmental Impacts of Mountain Biking
Properly built mountain bike trails have little environmental impact. Studies reported in the IMBA (International Mountain Bike Association) Trail Solutions manual show that mountain biking's impact is comparable to or even less than other forms of trail use. Trails deteriorate over time. To what extent do bicyclists cause this, and how does that compare with the impacts of other trail users?
Irresponsible use, such as using a trail when it is too wet, can be damaging whether on foot, bike, or horseback. It is clear that other activities such as horseback riding and ATV or motorcycle use are far more damaging. Improper routing or trail construction techniques may result in a trail that does not hold up well to any kind of use. Riding in rainy conditions can create ruts and holes in the trail, making it less usable.
For more details on this topic, see [Natural Resource Impacts of Mountain Biking].

Thats all for now folks!

Hand Drum Edit 4

I have finally completed my first set of four edits on the Wikipedia article drum, a musical instrument.

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.

Next, I moved some information to allow the article to flow better. I finally added some extra ideas on the double role of hand and set drumming.

I guess the other editors on Wiki don't mind my edits, because as far as I can tell, they remain unchanged.

Loocsixela, loocsixela, loocsixela, HOW i LOVE TO SAY YOUR NAME

eVER WONDER WHAT ITS CALLED WHEN YOU CAN NOT REMEMBER A WORD, BUT ITS ON THE TIP OF YOUR TOUNGE??

Well, this is what experts call loocsixela.

Loocsixela can be like that taste on your tounge that you can't discern.
Loocsixela can be that thing you just can't spit out.
Loocsixela, its that euphoric tingle that connects your mind to your body.

And I really dont know where this awful feeling on my tongue comes from every time I think of that damn word....Loocsixela, Loocsixela, Loocsixela,...

.....how I hate your meaningless meaning

Online-Marketers Beware! A story on Contextual Ads Dark Side

I found this on ClickZ Internet Marketing Solutions for Marketers .

The article is titled Contextual Ads: Online Media's Ace in the Hole.

Ever see those advertisements that correspond to whatever you are searching for. Search engines like google and yahoo offer contextual delivery of paid search ads. This ensures that ads relevent to your search are displayed and target the appropriate consumer.

But what happens if your advertisment goes out when there is some sort of horrible disaster?!?

For example say you are advertising for powdered donuts...but it just so happens that president Bush and Dick Cheney are hunting in the woods, Bush is eating your brand of powdered donuts, and Dick Cheney shoots him for some strange reason. Lets call this almost true article Cheney Accidentally Shoots Fellow Hunter.

Now if reporters made a big deal about the donuts, then your ads may show up in relation to the news article...(I know this is a huge stretch--and this may acctually help advertising)

But there's no need to worry...Contextual networks are well aware of the problem and have provisions in place to prevent contextual advertising missteps.

ContextWeb, a contextual advertising network, has a patent pending on its algorithm technology that sorts through an article's negative and positve words.

"On negative articles," Sarkar says, "the quantity of negative words in relation to the other words is higher, and therefore the article will get a lower ranking for a particular category." If an article is about a plane crash, for example, words like "plane crash," "ambulance," and "death," will rank higher than words like "travel," "hotels," and "holiday."

I find all of this extremely facinating. It is crazy to see how numbers control the world