Wegman's LPGA Championship.  http://www.wegmanslpga.org/default.aspx


It is a well known fact that the LPGA is not the most well known sport league in the world.  Wegman's Championship is a stop on the LPGA tour that runs in August every year.  Wegmans is has a vast history.  It's description is:

"Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. is a family-owned U.S. regional supermarket chain headquartered in Gates, New York, near Rochester. Wegmans has 83 stores in the mid-Atlantic region, in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey,Maryland, Massachusetts, and Virginia. Founded in 1916 in Trenton, Wegmans has appeared on Fortune's annual "100 Best Companies to Work For" list since its inception in 1998, and has ranked among the top 10 for eight consecutive years.  Food Network recognized it with its award for Best Grocery Store in 2007, and Consumer Reports ranked it the top large U.S. grocery chain in 2012. It was also profiled as part of "Here Are The Jobs" segment on MSNBC'sPoliticsNation on July 6, 2012."

This Wegman website is out of date now, but It has some very cool features, but, also so lackluster ones.

Just in terms of the apperane, it is defiantly appealing with the red and gold color scheme.  I do not like the green inlet because it doesn't match the rest of the site.  It is obviously updated semi regularly because the past champions are on the top of the screen.

The page is very accessible with the border being broad enough to know what is under the title, but not specific enough that you need eighty titles.  The site also has a ease to it that makes it very easy to use.  Along with that, the rest of the website main page is made up of sponsors and social media outlets.  This shows that the Wegmans Championship puts its sponsors on a pedestal.  With the LPGA needing a significant amount of money to function, it is pleasing to see why they are here.

The actual pages within the site are terrible.  Half of the pages have one paragraph of information, if that.  The contact page is email based, but after that they have a number but don't give any information past that.  The history page has the last four winners and a picture, but doesn't give any previous stats, records, or photos, along with, not giving any past information of the event.  Specifically, how it started or how it belongs to the LPGA.

Secondly, many of the pages are based in pdf.  The sponsor info and marketing take a long time to load because of this, but also, it would not open up on any other devices.  The pdf also makes the website harder to access.  They should have the capabilities to make everything sit on the website and not have to open another page.

The only title page I like is the page of the course.  It shows each hole, and gives a background on each including distance, par, and navigation.  They need to make each page this detailed and as easy to access.

All in all, this website has a lot of room to improve.  It is a pretty pathetic website for a major golf event.  For the golf tournament in Ammon's class, we made a similar website in less that a couple weeks.  This tournament has been open for years, and should be more well rounded then this.

Technology Deprivation

Technology is one of the most important parts of my life.  Cell phone, internet, and tv are 80% of my day.  So when Dr. Bracey challenged us to see how long we could go for without using any digital media I thought he was crazy.  I decided that if I was going to do it I was going to do it right.  No phone, no problem.

I started on Saturday morning.  The first thing I did was reached to grab my phone to text or snap chat.  I took all my might not to click on the apps.  The most frustrating thing I noticed right away was the badges on top showing I had notifications.  On any other day I would be on my phone until I got rid of all the notifications.  To get by this, I decided to call people because thats not against the rules.  A couple of my friends were confused on why I was calling them.  One even straight up asked why I didn't text him.  

I found that the only way I could do this is to take my mind off of it.  Golf!!! I had to uses the phone book to look up the number for the club house.  It may be the first time that phone book has even been open.  Once on the course I found it easier to not use my phone.  I did however have friends that used their phones, so if I need anything I would just talk to them.  

 I was on the course until 9 pm.  Their were times where a grabbed my phone for one reason or another and had to catch myself.   To be honest, I may have used my phone and not even realized it.  I found it was a constant struggle to stay ahead of this challenge, but I just had to keep off until i went to bed.  So to do this, I left my phone at home when I went out on Saturday night.  Once I got home I went to bed and made it!!

I could go for long periods of time without a phone.  I have had to before and I don't want to do that.  I use my phone for everything.  Games, tv, sports updates, social media, and communication all at least once a day!! Its not a fact of being able to, its more about wanting to do the challenge.  I don't think my girlfriend would like me not having a phone for a long time.  All in all, I missed my phone to much to do that.  That's not to mention the internet and tv that I use all the time.  Fun experiment but no thanks!!