College Bar Scene In the Press
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Publication Date: 11-15-2004
I found a cool website called www.collegebarscene.com that lists college bars across the country with ratings on important criteria such as the prices, the smokiness and the general level of attractiveness of the patrons. CollegeBarScene.com has been open to the public since May 2004. During that time, creators Brandon O'Brien and Eric Johney have added over 1700 bars from college campuses all across the country. The site allows members the ability to comment on all the bars and cocktails so other people can see which ones they like.
In October, a Mixed Drinks section was added to the site. There are currently over 1800 mixed drink recipes. O'Brien, a senior in the School of Technology at Purdue University, said that one day last fall he was just driving around and the idea hit him: Wouldn't it be nice to have a list of all the bars in the area? He and his friend Eric Johney, a senior studying computer graphics technology, spent much of the fall and spring semester setting up the site, creating all the graphics and code. "He told me about it last fall and I really liked the idea, so we pretty much spent months coding the thing," said Johney, who met O'Brien in their freshman-year high-school Spanish class in Carmel, Indiana. "We kind of had to learn a lot along the way."
There are currently about thirty-nine Houston bars and nightclubs listed on the site, and the sites members have ranked Houston's very own Ruby Room as the most popular establishment. Also ranking in the top 10 is Dixie Chicken in College Station, and Slainte Irish Pub. Membership is free, and for all you club owners and promoters out there, it is also FREE to list your bar on the site. I've been in touch with Brandon and he is anxious to see how many new Houston members and bars will be added as a result of being mentioned in Queen of Clubs. There are also some forums on the site to discuss common College Topics, like sports, food, classes, drunken ramblings and a few others. I wish Eric and Brandon tons of success with this fantastic website. It's a great one!
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I found a cool website called www.collegebarscene.com that lists college bars across the country with ratings on important criteria such as the prices, the smokiness and the general level of attractiveness of the patrons. CollegeBarScene.com has been open to the public since May 2004. During that time, creators Brandon O'Brien and Eric Johney have added over 1700 bars from college campuses all across the country. The site allows members the ability to comment on all the bars and cocktails so other people can see which ones they like.
In October, a Mixed Drinks section was added to the site. There are currently over 1800 mixed drink recipes. O'Brien, a senior in the School of Technology at Purdue University, said that one day last fall he was just driving around and the idea hit him: Wouldn't it be nice to have a list of all the bars in the area? He and his friend Eric Johney, a senior studying computer graphics technology, spent much of the fall and spring semester setting up the site, creating all the graphics and code. "He told me about it last fall and I really liked the idea, so we pretty much spent months coding the thing," said Johney, who met O'Brien in their freshman-year high-school Spanish class in Carmel, Indiana. "We kind of had to learn a lot along the way."
There are currently about thirty-nine Houston bars and nightclubs listed on the site, and the sites members have ranked Houston's very own Ruby Room as the most popular establishment. Also ranking in the top 10 is Dixie Chicken in College Station, and Slainte Irish Pub. Membership is free, and for all you club owners and promoters out there, it is also FREE to list your bar on the site. I've been in touch with Brandon and he is anxious to see how many new Houston members and bars will be added as a result of being mentioned in Queen of Clubs. There are also some forums on the site to discuss common College Topics, like sports, food, classes, drunken ramblings and a few others. I wish Eric and Brandon tons of success with this fantastic website. It's a great one!
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