Monday on the Hill
The Spirit of Things Boy, you guys really hate the “Any person, any study” slogan. Personally, I rather like it. And I’m not just saying that because it was the brainchild of my VP (Tommy Bruce). I have been affiliated with Cornell in one way or another since the late 1980s and I will confess [...]
Dispatch from the Front
Well, we’ve been live for six days now and I’m happy to say that the only major complaints we’ve received are about the weather page. That, in my not so humble opinion, is pretty darn cool. In an obsessive way that can only be attributed to those of us who understand just how big a [...]
You Like it. You Really Like it.
Here are some answers to specific comments from the past couple of days Whoa… just saw the image called ‘panoramic view from McGraw Tower.’ Totally awesome!! The panoramic view of campus shot from the top of McGraw tower (featured in rotation on the home page) is by local Ithaca Photographer Shai Eynav. He does fantastic [...]
Live and Kicking
As Sanjeev mentioned in the comments from my post last night, the site is now live on the Ithaca campus and probably for most of the north-east. Roger tells us that it’s live in Dallas, too…so it looks like the DNS propegation is cruising right along. You will no doubt notice the decided lack of [...]
Locked and Loaded
Having learned my lesson about speaking too soon, I offer you the following. Hypothetically, were there a team of web professionals working on a redesign for a university in upstate NY and, hypothetically, were these people looking to roll out their launch beginning in the wee hours of Saturday morning; they would have hypothetically locked [...]
Fate and the Tempting Thereof
When I was a kid, my grandmother always knocked on wood if I tempted fate with utterances like Two days until launch. You’d think I would have learned. There have been some interesting issues raised here in the blog since Tuesday. Never let it be said that Cornellians are not vocal, thoughtful, and concerned about [...]
Concerning the logo process
I am delighted to see that the community cares so much about the logo and the image of the University. Over the past three months, I heard with my own ears the depth of your commitment to Cornell University and the principles for which it stands. It is refreshing indeed to be in the company [...]
The Light at the End of the Tunnel
Two days until launch. This is my new mantra. Two days until launch. Two days until launch. Two days until launch. It’s only Tuesday and, so far, this week has seen: The departure of our intrepid leader, Thomas Richardson, who leaves Cornell for warmer climes. The timing is unfortunate, but we’re soldiering on without him. [...]
Straight from the Bear’s Mouth…
[In regards to the recent conversations about the Cornell Athletics site - I'm very pleased to post the following response to the concerns expressed on this blog from Jeremy Hartigan, Interim Director of Athletic Communications. It's clear to all of us here how many of you out there care deeply about Cornell's Web presence in [...]
If I had a nickel…
So many good ideas over the past week and a half. I am going to highlight a number of these ideas and expound upon where we are going or would like to go with them. Q “…the search engine on the site does not work at all.” A Take another look at the screenshots of [...]
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