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Corey Mack
College / Program / Year:
COE / Mechanical Engineering / ‘10
Notable Accomplishments:
Created http://thecollegedriver.com, a car news and reviews site geared towards college students, in the RIT Student Business Lab.
Co-Creators:
Zeid Nasser: CAST / MET / ‘12, Dan Cirillo: COB / Graphic Media Marketing / ‘10, Nick Quaranto: GCCIS / Software Engineering / ‘10, Adam Richlin: CIAS / Film / ‘09
http://thecollegedriver.com features a news blog which is updated on a daily basis by students at various colleges. If you want to write, all you have to do is email corey@thecollegedriver.com; he tends to give anyone who asks the privilege of posting their own story. The reviews section is still under development and is rumored to launch at the end of the month. What makes the reviews section different from that of other car sites is that anyone can edit the content of a review, though the site recommends that you only write about the car that you currently own. You will also notice the site tends to focus on cars that are currently under $25,000, so you will hardly ever see any news about an expensive car. The site also has a little known social network called “Dashboard,” that gives users the opportunity to search for friends. Instead of only having a profile picture, you also can upload a picture of your favorite car. In Dashboard, you don’t communicate via notes and messages; instead, you issue other drivers “tickets.”
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Dan Leveille
College / Program / Year:
GCCIS / New Media Interactive Development / ‘10
Notable Accomplishments:
http://bookmaid.com is a free textbook trading site exclusive to RIT students that was launched in December of 2006. It was originally named RITBook.com, but Leveille was forced to change its domain name due to trademark infringement claims by RIT. When President Destler was named president, he granted Leveille the right to use the trade name “RIT” to advertise the site and the domain change for the 2007-2008 academic year.
The service allows RIT students to negotiate book purchases. Prices are competitive and convenience is unmatched. The system is quite efficient since many students at RIT have a need for the same books year after year. Since BookMaid.com has no shipping or listing fees and there is no middleman to deal with, it makes it much easier and quicker than ordering from Amazon or any textbook trading website.
Dan also created http://rit.edu/go/eat which is an iPhone application that lists facility hours on campus, such as food places, services, and Park Point restaurants.
Breana Sniezek, Christopher Geiss, Marc Baumbach
College / Program / Year:
Breana Sniezek: CAST / Hospitality & Service Management;
‘08 & COB / MBA / ‘09, Christopher Geiss: COE / Computer Engineering / ‘08, Marc Baumbach: GCCIS / Software Engineering / ‘08
Notable Accomplishments:
http://hotelproxy.com is an exclusive online community for hotels to share rate and availability information on a daily basis. The system alleviates the need to both make and receive a large number of phone calls to gather this data. By simply decreasing unnecessary interruptions, customer service and employee satisfaction benefit. Hotel Proxy has been successfully running with hotels from the Rochester area for over a year.
Andrew Williams, Mike Thomas, Dominic Holt,
Joseph Plourde, Paul Solt, Ben Solt, Andrew Ray
College / Program / Year:
Andrew Williams: GCCIS / Information Technology / ‘08, Mike Thomas: GCCIS / Computer Science / ‘10, Dominic Holt: GCCIS / Software Engineering / ‘09, Joesph Plourde: GCCIS / Software Engineering / ‘09, Paul Solt: GCCIS / Computer Science / ‘10, Ben Solt: Art Institute of Philadelphia, Andrew Ray: GCCIS / Information Technology / ‘08
Notable Accomplishments:
http://impulse-game.com and PAX 10 Finalist (Top 10 Independent Game) at the Penny Arcade Expo 2008 in Seattle, WA. Impulse is a student-created action and puzzle game with an emphasis on magnetic and explosive forces. The player takes command of a ball and uses direct and indirect means of control to navigate around the environments. Throughout the levels, the player will encounter explosions, black holes and magnetic platforms that have been combined to create an entertaining experience. Release date is expected in 2009.
One thing that has been made abundantly clear through this experiment: Crowds do not stick to word count. To read about the other
entrepreneurs that were submitted for this article, check out
the wiki version. --
Laura Mandanas, Editor in Chief 23:57, 25 January 2009
(EST)
