IT Milk: archive

There is active research being done at Penn State on the topic of search engines. You may not be surprised that a large university is pursuing an obvious topic like internet search, but I am amused to find it right under my nose in the College of IST.
I stumbled upon this interesting discovery totally by […]

Ning just announced its new Wordpress plugin to integrate a Wordpress blog with a Ning social network.
This is great news for social networks that have sprung from blogs, such as NewCadet.com and Get Into Academy. Because now members on the Ning can comment with a synchronized profile on the Wordpress blog. Meanwhile, the Ning […]

There is a free, detailed report on TrendWatching.com about trends to watch out for in 2008. The author outlines 8 new trends that should be attractive targets for entrepreneurs in the near future, and here is a quick summary of each:

Status Sphere: Status is not just a measure of how much money you have. There […]

I never thought that my summer internship at Pepperjam would prove to be useful for my academic career at Penn State University. But an IST professor just announced an independent study for Penn State to compete in the Google Online Marketing Challenge. The following is the email from Professor Jim Jansen, who is organizing the […]

There was an article in the Collegian yesterday stating that Penn State plans to upgrade its wireless network to “Wireless 2.0.” I’ve never heard of such a technology, other than abstract definitions of the new phase of wireless internet. The Collegian says that this plan includes making VPN obsolete and extending the range of the […]

Professor Ken Pasch who leads my ACCTG 211 course starts each class with a tip that has nothing to do with the class but everything to do with life. I have been writing down each of Ken’s Business Tips for Life for my own record, and now, as the end of the semester approaches, I […]

During my four years of going to high school in the Poconos, I had never hit a deer while driving. People around me were constantly hitting them and having their windshields cracked or their cars totaled, but not me. I thought I was lucky. That luck changed this morning, while driving back from New York […]

If making money online is really what I want to do with my future, most of my college courses are a big waste of time. Whatever does prove to be useful in certain classes could be accomplished quicker and better by reading on my own. Does that mean I should drop out of college to […]

I’ve been receiving a lot of legal notices as of late, but it must be something that comes along with trying to succeed on the internet. Two issues in the past couple of months have been being threatened by the US Military at West Point for copyright infringement and receiving legal notices for collegiate trademark […]

This post details an ongoing list of technology companies started by Penn State University student entrepreneurs. Please leave a comment for an addition to the list.
BSF Media
Founder: Brendan Falkowski
Location: State College, PA
What is it: BSF Media is a web design company.
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Fuse Media
Founder: Rick Harrison
Location: State College, PA
What is it: Fuse Media is a […]