Blog for the Research Group

Hey Y'all!

I made this for the research group. This way you can keep in touch, and the rest of us can kind of see what you are working on so there can be a little more collaboration. You can place or find comments about the website part of the project here, just click Comments.

As of Sept 8th, that was

Duston

Danielle

Chris D.

Yousuf Ahmed

Whitney Skeeters

Geneva Whitmore (Team Leader)

Courtney Crosby

Adriana Jaar

Blog for the Website Group

Hey Y'all!

I made this for the website group. This way you can keep in touch, and the rest of us can kind of see what you are working on so there is some collaboration.  You can place or find comments about the website part of the project here, just click Comments.

As of Sept 8th, that was:

Todd Maher (Team Leader)

Sarah Chadwick

Lauren Mullins

Geneva Whitmore

Stephen Taylor

Greta Barker

Blog for the Presentation Group

Hey Y'all!

I made this blog for the presentation group, in case you need to post/discuss anything. You can place and find comments about the presentation part of the project here! (Just click on Comments)

As of Sept 8th, that was ...

Stephanie

Caitlin

Claire

Kiel

Blakely McKnight

Posts from the Research Group

For some reason, it is not letting me post links on the site right now, so if you want to access the links, check on the facebook group. I will try to upload the links again later.

Adriana Jaar wroteon Sep 10, 2008 at 8:43 AM
This is a very useful link... It points out how much energy you save as well as resources when you recycle certain materials. *link here*
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Geneva Whitmore wroteon Sep 11, 2008 at 12:29 PM
Thanks Adriana! I would just like to remind everyone of the meeting time and location for the research group next week at 6pm at jittery joes in the SLC.Again if anyone has any ideas that they would like to present please don't be a stranger to doing so.See you all next week!

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Geneva Whitmore wroteon Sep 11, 2008 at 1:21 PM
It would be a lot easier if we all had each others contact information. So here's my cell number 404-935-1021

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Adriana Jaar wroteon Sep 13, 2008 at 2:03 PM
Adriana : (706) 206 05 65Tuesday right?

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Danielle Kraselsky wroteon Sep 15, 2008 at 11:16 AM
danielle 678-571-0618

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Geneva Whitmore wroteon Sep 15, 2008 at 6:02 PM
Yeah we are all meeting at Jittery Joes in the SLC at 6pm on Tomorrow.See you there!

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Adriana Jaar wroteon Sep 16, 2008 at 3:39 PM
More sites .... *link here*

Facebook Wall Posts: Sept 3rd-16th

Whitney Skeeters wroteat 2:52pm on September 16th, 2008
OUR BLOG: trashcotmascot.blogspot.com

Kate Brearley wroteat 1:27pm on September 15th, 2008
Question: I wasn't at the last group meeting (last Monday) and was wondering if I can join the web design team. Objections? Is the web team going to meet before Friday...?

Lauren Mullins wroteat 8:32pm on September 9th, 2008
In case you didn't already notice, Dr. Shamp edited the calendar on WebCt. The next group meeting day got switched. Our next meeting time is on Friday the 19th.

Greta wroteat 11:03am on September 9th, 2008
This is Greta:I was just thinking that maybe before each video plays the video could be sponsored by some company and they could be like the following video is sponsored by whoever. I'm not really sure if this idea fits in but i just thought it might be a way to make money for somebody. i'm not sure though

Stephanie Friedrich wroteat 4:43pm on September 8th, 2008
Other Ideas to Include: - EPSN Gameday promotional video/advertisement- PSA's on college campuses to promote involvment- Large PR/Advertising involvment to get the word out about competition Feel free to post any more ideas of ways to incorporate the media!

Stephanie Friedrich wroteat 4:41pm on September 8th, 2008
Main Ideas for Project: - Trashcot Mascot - Change behavior of individuals to impact a greater good- Individuals/groups will take photos or videos of creative ways to recycle on their college campus- Pictures/videos will be sent into our website- These pictures/videos will be played on the big screen each Saturday during football season, fans will have the opportunity to text in their vote for which picture/video they think is the most creative (picture/video will be shown and voted on at the beginning of the game, with results reported at half time) - The winning picture/video will receive the campus prize and be entered into the national contest - Each college campus will submit their single winning picture/video to the website - People will have the opportunity to go online to the website and vote for a particular picture/video - One final winner will be selected nationally and rewarded some kind of prize

Stephanie Friedrich wroteat 4:36pm on September 8th, 2008
Hey! We went over alot today in class so I am going to type it up here: Groups: Our next in class group meeting is next Monday, September 15th, it would be great if the research team could meet sometime before that to get us all started. Other groups should try to meet atleast once in the next two weeks. Our project isn't due for a while, but as we all know, due dates sneak up fast... Presentation Group - StephanieCaitlinClaireKielBlakely McKnightWebsite: Todd Maher - Team Leader Sarah ChadwickLauren Mullins Geneva Whitmore Stephen TaylorGreta BarkerResearch: DustonDanielleChris D.Yousuf Ahmed Whitney SkeetersGeneva Whitmore - Team Leader Courtney CrosbyAdriana Jaar

Kiel Voight (University of Louisville) wroteat 2:09pm on September 8th, 2008
I do like the recylcing idea at the tailgate. but i also agree with what lauren said if we could dull it down a little bit maybe not inventing amaching but just using technology we already have it would make it easier. we could still use the telephone numbers and give awards away that would be a great idea. I think it would create a buzz around recycling and encourge people to do it more often.

Kate Brearley wroteat 12:19pm on September 8th, 2008
I have a terrible cold; not coming to class today. I would love to hear what y'all accomplish in the meeting today. And let me know my assignment! Thanks :)

Lauren Mullins wroteat 11:40am on September 8th, 2008
I like the tailgate recycling idea, but the can crushing machine seems like an complicated piece of machinary that we'd have to "invent." I don't know how in depth we wants us to go on the plausibility of the projects. I think that is something we could use but work with to make it less complex.

Danielle Kraselsky wroteat 2:01pm on September 5th, 2008
i like the tailgate recycling idea!

Kate Brearley wroteat 9:51am on September 5th, 2008
I've had another idea since our last meeting, too. If everyone's on board with the texting thing, then don't bother with this. But I was thinking on a smaller scale, how many coke/beer cans and water/beer bottles are thrown away during college campus tailgates. What if we designed a recycling system that gives rewards? I was envisioning something similar to a newspaper stand with a garbage bin attached to the bottom of it. You would open the door and place your beer/coke cans on the plate. The machine would crush them and send them into the bin. Every time you recycle something and close the door, you enter your telephone number on a touchpad. At the end of gameday, five numbers are chosen from all the numbers. There would be five rewards-- donated iPhones, per say. And five people would receive a text that they won the phone! There could be an advertising campaign for it with cool slogans and colorful posters. Just a thought... may be too complex.

Kate Brearley wroteat 9:43am on September 5th, 2008
I think we need to be careful about the voting text message idea. I like it in general because I don't feel like young people care/are informed about political issues. However, the danger would be finding an organization that can do an unbiased job at informing youth about issues. Politics in America via network news is targeted to boost audience ratings, hence are biased sources of info. Another thing that we should think about is that youth may get bothered by texts... I know that I don't want my cell phone to become public information so that I start getting "junk mail" coming via texts just as much as they crowd my inbox. Not dismissing the idea, I think it's a good one! Just some things to think about...

Greta wroteat 1:30pm on September 4th, 2008
This is Greta... I really liked the idea that people will be more in tune with local politics too... but do we need to have something that will make a profit for a company? And the only other thing is that maybe we can come up with something a little more innovative because obama already did the text message thing? i dont know what though.

Adriana Jaar wroteat 8:59pm on September 3rd, 2008
I really liked Stephanie's idea about rewarding if they visit websites after receiving the text mes. I think I would vote for the text mes. although I really like the one where u conserve resources by not using the plastic bottles and going online instead of buying an actual newspaper.

Stephanie Friedrich wroteat 8:02pm on September 3rd, 2008
I really like the political info text messaging idea. I think it is a great way for especially younger individuals to stay in-tune with national and local candidates. Many people won't take the time to read newspapers or articles regarding certain issues, but if they could get a direct response sent to their mobile phone explaining their specific quesiton, they would probably be more receptive to learn about particular views. I also think linking this to a website to engage the reader into further research and information about the candidates would be helpful. This system to also help voters learn where and when to vote as well as stay up to date with key debates and meetings in the political scene. If we could also think of some kind of reward system for participating that might enhance participation.

Geneva Whitmore wroteat 4:50pm on September 3rd, 2008
I also like the idea of the political info being received text message. I think that there would have to be a group within this group that just handles the research associated with the candidates on both the national and local front.I also like the idea that Lauren presented.

Blakely McKnight wroteat 1:52pm on September 3rd, 2008
I think the political information is the most creative. I think we could jump start it using the 2008 campaign and then continue it to cater to local people

Courtney Crosby wroteat 1:20pm on September 3rd, 2008
I think the political info text message idea sounds the best so far also. Maybe when new voters register to vote,they have to give their cell numbers, and when old voters go to vote, they have to give their numbers. So the texts could reach as many people as possible

Stephen Taylor wroteat 12:24pm on September 3rd, 2008
I like the political information via text. Maybe we could make it part of some sort of brief candidate information package that would be mandatory for newly registered voters.

Facebook Wall Posts: Sept 2nd-3rd

Whitney Skeeters wroteat 12:16pm on September 3rd, 2008
i wasn't there on group day and i had an idea but it isn't as good as the others on here, so I dont want to waste time, but I like the homeless gift card idea and the voter text ideas. Maybe we can scale them down a bit if they get too confusing and unworkable, but I think that the text idea is especially feasible and will bring a lot of good because the texts will reach out to the younger generations and get them involved in political issues. We should also have a website link attached to the bottom because we wouldn't be able to fit a lot of info on a small text.

Lauren Mullins wrote at 11:35am on September 3rd, 2008
I had another idea that I didn't share the other day. People usually have to pay a premium to upgrade their cell phones early. It is the price to pay to have the newest hottest phone. Cell companies make huge profits on early upgrade fees. If some of this money were to go to a worthwhile cause (like feeding children in Africa or whatever else), technology would be helping the world. So by being "techknowledgable" a person is not only fulfilling their need for technology but also helping someone in need. We could have a particular cell phone company that pioneers this idea.

Lauren Mullins wroteat 11:30am on September 3rd, 2008
My idea was being able to get voter registration info by text message. A person could send in a text to recieve a voter registration card by mail. Also, they could send a text in about a particular topic and get both candidates positions on that topic sent to their phone. For example, if they want to know about alternative fuels they could send in a text saying "alternative fuels" and get a message back with both candidates position on that.

Yousuf Ahmed wroteat 9:26am on September 3rd, 2008
and i ran out of room, but yeah, my idea is that in a nutshell

Yousuf Ahmed wroteat 9:26am on September 3rd, 2008
my idea was actually kind of like the amazon kindle:you have a sheet of clear material that's the same size as a piece of paper and is flexible. it comes with a stylus (the pen's that people use on palm pilots) and you can write and draw on the piece of electronic paper. you can also use the stylus to kind of "scroll" through different things a la the iphone's feature of flicking things around. what the device does is this: you can download and save books to the device and scroll through them page by page; using the stylus you can make notes, highlight, do whatever. you can also subscribe to different magazines. all of these will be delivered to the e-paper via wifi. students can use it to cut down on paper usage and reduce cost of books; it can be recharged using solar energy; it's mobile media because it's small and manageable enough to carry around and you can get different types of media on it (magazines, books, you can draw/send/receive pictures)

Claire Rock wroteat 7:55am on September 3rd, 2008
here is duston's idea that he emailed me:I wasn't sure if I was supposed to send this to you or stephanie! I was just going to ellaborate on the recycling with the reward system thing. I thought that was a good idea. Maybe you could have a card that the garbage men could scan at each house that they get the garbage at. The people with the most can get rewards based on who has the most recycling cans. That is why I thought was the best idea and what I got from the group was that recycling was the best idea. So that was my ellaboration and let me know if this is the wrong person to send it too!Thanks,Dustondharp@uga.edu937.470.3997 cell

Claire Rock wroteat 7:53am on September 3rd, 2008
I like that idea danielle! My idea was a repeat of one said during our meeting. I liked the idea about getting cell phone numbers from public schools and texting young people information about elections (national and local). they could text links to voter registration, info websites, even a phone number they could call to get the candidate talking about issues or something.

Danielle Kraselsky wroteat 10:55pm on September 2nd, 2008
but... my idea was that there could be a little business card type of thing people could have and it could have an amount of money put on it with your phone. So people could hand it to homeless people or whoever so that they knew the money would go to someting beneficial like food, and the giver would get a text message asking if the money could be spent on the item the poor person was trying to buy. That way drugs and alcohol wouldnt be spent with the money you gave away. This would help in urban cities, because many people are worried their money will just go to drugs or alcohol.