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About TyCorp

TyCorp is a fun, refresing new way to enjoy the Internet. With a dedicated team of writers, TyCorp brings you the latest in news, current affairs and entertainment.

TyCorp launched in May of 1999 as a way for Tynan (TyCorp creator, president and writer) to rid himself of boredom, and report on the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) to all his friends. The site was crude, with not much than one page and a small audio clip on the bottom, demonstrating "69FM", the first ever amature internet radio station.

As boredom progressed over the next few months, the website evolved into a sleeker, more modern looking site with many pages, profiles of Tynan's friends and more news about gaming and other issues that local media wouldn't touch. Demand grew for the site, and when June of 2000 approached, TyCorp reinvented itself once more, now sporting a much more user friendly interface.

TyCorp 2.0 introduced the first interactive reality internet program. What started as a daily spoof of Big Brother (the hit reality TV series all over the world), turned into a ratings winner with over 400 people clicking onto the website daily to read what the people inside the fictional house were up to.
"TyCorp Big Brother was murder!" Tynan says. "I had to race home from school every day and hurridly type up a story about what a group of people had done that day. It had to be interesting, funny, and serious at the same time. If I ever put the page up after 8 o'clock I would get lots of angry e-mails." laughes ensued.

But for all it's popularity, Tynan forgot to ask for any money, and when TyCorp Big Brother left, so did some 300 loyal viewers. However with more experience in page design warrented a new look TyCorp. This new style also introduced an amusing adventure program called TyCam. Tynan explains.
"Ha ha, TyCam. We basically took a very cheap USB camera and walked around the town, taking pictures of what we saw. Everyone seemed to love it, so we did it about four times. We would put witty captions on the pictures and people loved it. Unfortunatly, the camera we used was very cheap, and later blew up!"

With TyCam out of the picture, the site still managed to putt along, focusing on media events more than anything.
"What we managed to do was take elements of TyCam and introduce them into the news. It resulted in a more...interactive way of seeing the news on the internet. We created a sense of 'being there' which really brought the news alive."

TyCorp went on location to events such as concerts, TV show fanales, and game launch events. Ratings were steady, but far from target.
"The site was doing good, but not great. We didn't have much money at the time, so we couldn't really advertise. It was a word of mouth system. So, we tried to enhance graphics, and site design. We also teamed up with a friend to create a 'Neopet' style game, but plans fell through with lack of programming knowledge."

The site was nearing the end of it's heyday in 2003, four years after first launching. To re-kindle obsession with the site, Tynan attempted TyCorp Big Brother 2.
"Looking back on TyCorp Big Brother 2 I can see where we went wrong. The idea was there -- we were willing to take it one step further with pictures and such. I had about five writers approach me, wanting to take up the challenge. I think I hired two, and they both had very different opinions. The series was taken in two very different ways and was very unsuccessful."

There was interest in the series, but not enough to keep it going. After just two months, the series was axed.
"A sad time for the website -- we never turn our backs on a project. But there was too much involved and we couldn't keep pumping resources into a dead river. We noticed, though, that everyone became interested in using forums. So, we set up a new forum system."

The new forums was better than the old. It allowed viewers to sign up, win competitions, and discuss what they wanted. However, for whatever reason, intrest died down, and at the beginning of 2004, Tynan moved interstate.
"I had to take a job at a fast food store. I had even less money than I had when I left! So, TyCorp slipped away."

2006 is here and TyCorp is back, bigger and better than before.
"We have huge ambititons for the site this year! More staff, more features and more fun! I hope everyone likes it."

They sure will.