Last Updated by Tom on March 6, 2010 at 12:41 am
The jingle craze seems to be catching on! I thought I would let everyone know that you can subscribe to tomlany.net. This is a great way to be the first to know about the latest tunes without having to visit the homepage.
Thanks for your support!
Last Updated by Tom on February 15, 2010 at 9:59 pm
I attended the Associated Collegiate Press Best of Midwest journalism conference in Minneapolis this past weekend along with four other members of The Weekly staff.
It was interesting. There were a lot of sessions on new media, relevant to what I do.
At the conference, publications were given the opportunity to submit their work in a convention contest. I am excited to note that The Weekly received a fifth place award for its website. See the complete contest results.
Thank you to everyone who has submitted story ideas, commented on the site, written articles, or otherwise helped in the process. We appreciate your contributions.
I should also note that Gustavus was recently recognized by collegesurfing.com as being a top social media institution.
Last Updated by Tom on February 9, 2010 at 5:16 pm
Did you drop by 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway in Mountain View, California on your way to work this morning? Okay, probably not; but according to Alexa, more than forty percent of you have visited a product managed at this address today.
1600 Amphitheatre is the home of Google, Inc, the world’s largest search company. Does this name ring a bell? Okay, you are on the internet, that was a stupid question.
Google is a huge company, controlling everything from the search platform I used to search for how large their infrastructure is to tomlany.net E-mail.
Google is so huge that I begin to worry sometimes. What are they doing with all of the information they have about me? Maybe that question should remain unanswered.
Google does some neat things, though. I noticed today that they have added maps of the ski slopes that will be used in the Olympics. They are pretty cool – something I would encourage you to check out.
Google is amazing in the sense that they are able to deliver products that market themselves. People don’t need Superbowl commercials to remind them where they can go for maps, or a phone call to remind them that Google offers free translations. People just gravitate towards their products.
When you think about it, this is really amazing.
No door-knocking + No billboards + No direct sales = Global success and industry domination in fewer than ten years?
This is an interesting formula, certainly one that would not have been feasible before the internet.
Google obviously has a marketing department, who produces privacy videos, deals with the media, and more – but they are not cranking out more traditional materials, such as television commercials.
It will be interesting to see how the marketing field will change in the next few years, in the ways companies like Google are demonstrating will be possible.
Last Updated by Tom on January 23, 2010 at 8:24 pm
The T-T-T-T-TOMLANY jingle that plays when you hop on this site has been amazingly popular, so I decided to add a jingle section on this website. I have just recorded the first jingle.
I also bought a new domain to make it easier for people to remember how to get to the jingle part of my site. Just go to http://jingletom.com/ and you will be redirected automatically!
I hope you enjoy the new feature; but let me know what you think, and if you have any ideas!
Last Updated by Tom on January 22, 2010 at 5:20 pm
Why sit at your computer pushing the ‘refresh’ button all day, when you can instead take advantage of the exciting new subscription options that automatically notify you of new content from tomlany.net?
I just setup an E-mail feed service. Just enter your E-mail address, verify it, and you will receive an E-mail every day there are new posts.
While I have had an RSS feed for ages, for the first time today, the feed now includes images from my posts. Just add it to your live bookmarks or feed reader, and you are set.
I am also on Twitter (@tomlany) and tweet my posts. Follow me for the latest news.
These are three great ways to stay up to date! Let me know if you have any other ideas, or suggestions.
Last Updated by Tom on January 16, 2010 at 12:59 am
I have been working on a report for my Journalism class about Google recent announcement that their days in China may be numbered.
I, like many, was surprised by the announcement. The question I have is why Google would forgo millions of dollars in advertisement revenue and potentially let the second largest search company dominate the world’s largest market of computer users.
Really, I don’t think there is an easy answer to this question. I initially began to wonder if the attacks cited on Google’s blog were as big of a deal as they made them to be. The piece stated that only two Gmail accounts were actually hacked. I am sure that being as large as it is, Google’s systems are constantly under attack. Is this just a ploy to get out of a country they don’t lead in? For the first time, I saw a report which actually discussed the technical nature of the attacks on Google, and suggested that there may be evidence that links the attacks back government entities. If that is the case, Google’s claims begin to make more sense.
I really can’t see a reason this for profit company would want to move out of China unless the conditions really bad, such that business would be an impossible task. I think Google really hopes to put pressure on the Chinese government, have restrictions removed, and then continue its business. Time will tell whether or not things are that easy.
One of the most surprising parts of my project was the strange discovery that the word Google was not in the Microsoft Office 2004 (who buys the upgrades, anyway) dictionary on my computer. While this is of course Microsoft, who is probably not that interested in Google getting big, I was surprised that they were able to totally leave them out of the picture just a few short years ago. Clearly Google has been very successful in its relatively short existence. I think the company has done some wonderful things, but that it needs to be continued to be monitored as its powers grow.
Last Updated by Tom on January 7, 2010 at 4:16 pm
My blog is four years old today. I just wanted to pause to say, Happy Birthday, blog!
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