An End To "Shoot First. Agree To Terms & Conditions Later"

In this modern age of social media and SEO (search engine optimization), the internet has completely reshaped the face of marketing. With this shift to the digital side of marketing comes a whole new set of legal challenges the likes of which the world has never seen. As sites stack on pages upon pages of terms of agreement for use that hardly any of its users actually take the time to read, what user info can be used for what purpose has really caused a stir and businesses are taking notice. Because businesses are usually on the hook for most alleged mishandling of user information which users may or may not have agreed to in the terms of service, businesses are beefing up their legal teams to brace the impact that might occur. For more on EBSCO Spring Company's journey into the world of social networking, SEO, and the legal implications involved, check out COO Todd P's blog. For even more the provider of excellent springs for various uses, check out of the official site of EBSCO Spring Company.

How Springs Changed Rock-n-Roll

Though many consider springs to be a relatively boring subject, these very seemingly simple devices have been entrusted with the task of making sure our lives go smoothly... literally. From the suspension systems in our cars cushioning the blow of every rough spot and pot hole we hit on the way to work to the door knob that let you in your office door, cushioning your duff in your office chair, and pushing your computer's keyboard keys back up after you push them down (otherwise, this blog entry would just read "TTTTTTTTTT..."), springs have allowed us to bounce back from mechanical dilemmas; both figuratively and physically. Did also you know that springs are also responsible for some of your favorite musical sounds? Though many different musical instruments contain springs, from most every woodwind instrument to the valves in a brass instrument, this post will be focusing on an integral component of rock-n-roll sound; spring reverberation.

In the 1935, the Laurens Hammond Organ hit the market. For the first time, anyone could have the sound of an organ in their living rooms or a smaller venue. Before this time, listeners had only been used to hearing such sounds from full pipe organs that filled large churches and concert halls. Part of the appeal of a traditonal organ was its huge sound that would bounce off the walls of cathedrals and amphitheaters to give the listener the effect that the room itself was generating the monstrous sound of a full pipe organ. With most people's homes being small, carpeted rooms with draperies and other sound-absorbing elements, what was to be replicating the large resonating sound of a pipe organ was reduced to a small, tin-sounding keyboard. 

To expand the sound and give the listener the illusion of resonance, the Hammond Organ Company borrowed some sound-enhancing technology from the Bell Phone Company to enlarge the tone of their organs. The device was a series of dampening springs contained in long oil-filled tubes that controlled the decay length of the sound. By expanding the sound-decay replication device to be amplified through larger speakers, spring reverberation (or spring reverb, as its known in modern times) was born. Overtime, the long tubes were redesigned to fit into more compact spaces which expanded their application beyond the world of the organ. 

Because of their compact size and uncanny ability to simulate the resonance of a larger venue from a small amplifier, Fender Electric Instrument Company decided to install the spring reverb device in some of their models of amplifiers. The most popular of these amplifiers were the Fender Twin Reverb and the Fender Super Reverb. In addition to simulating resonance and generating swelling sounds, spring verb also had a side effect of a loud thunderous crash when amplifiers were shaken, rocked, or dropped due to the internal springs colliding with the tubes and other components inside the amplifier. Once posing an ear-ache from bumped organs in smaller churches, the progression of heavier, grittier sound in rock-n-roll music actually had musicians seeking after the roaring crash from a spring reverb pushed through an overdriven speaker. Famous rock bands like The Who and others were known to purposely rattle amplifiers to awaken the booming crash of the spring reverb.

Though digital synthesizers have taken the place of many spring reverb sounds in modern music, there has been a great longing for the unique swells and ringing spring tones that modern technology hasn't been able to completely reproduce. Even for many younger musicians who were born after the invention of digital reverb, their ears have been trained to crave the organic sound of real spring reverberation from listening to recordings of some of the pioneers of rock-n-roll and rhythm-and-blues music. The raw sound of real spring reverberation will always be a crucial ingredient in the history of rock-n-roll sound. 

For more on superior spring products and support, be sure to check out EBSCO Spring Company for springs that rock. 

We've been growing more and more accustomed to acronyms as names for many devices, services, types of media, and beyond. From the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA), American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to types of media, like the Joint Photographic Experts Group which brought the world the JPEG and the very convenient Portable Document Format (PDF). Is this shift to using acronyms more prominent because we're lazier as a society? Is it because we want to be more descriptive with our terms, while keeping their names short so they're easy to recite and use? Explore these line of thinking with Todd P, EBSCO Spring Company COO on his blog and be sure to spot by EBSCO Spring Company's website and see everything that springs do for you on a daily, even hourly basis.  

In Todd P (COO of EBSCO Spring Company)'s latest blog, he brings you the lean on the concept of Lean. Though many a book as been written on the complex subject, Todd explains that the concept is as simple as it sounds and really boils down to common sense around the work place. Still, with this seemingly-obvious approach to business, incorporating Lean business practices is really a team effort. It is for this reason that Todd is proud that EBSCO Spring Company has been implementing a system of training their employees on what it means to operate as a Lean mean team. For more on Todd's adventures in the land of Lean and what he plans on doing with EBSCO Spring Company, click here to read his blog. For the latest happenings with EBSCO Spring, be sure and check out their official site frequent to stay up to date on new with the company.

Springs are all around us and integral in the devices we use everyday; from our cars, toys, beds, phones, computers, and beyond. While this excites us here at EBSCO Spring to no end, this might not be as captivating to the average reader. Never to fear, Todd P, COO of EBSCO Spring Company, is here to show pull back the curtain on the wide world of springs that you never even thought to think about. As technology goes more and more towards less and less moving parts, springs still play an extremely necessary purpose in even some of the most high-tech devices with the fewest moving parts. Here to bring an extremely interesting twist (no pun intended) on how the world of springs impacts your world, check out Todd's latest blog. As always, for a superior spring for every purpose, be sure to check in with the experts at EBSCO Spring Company.

There Is Nothing New Under The Sun

It is the innovators of today that we ought to thank for the modern conveniences and technology that we use on a daily basis that make our lives more simple, but even more so, we should be thanking all the innovators that preceded them. Innovation is not about coming up with a completely new concept, but using what currently exists in a radically new way in order to meet the needs of a changing world. According to Todd Pfeifer, COO of EBSCO Spring, on his latest blog, the only thing new about the innovation today might be the new way of revamping a pre-existing concept for modern use. 

"Innovation is the art of listening to what the people want and then looking at all the elements out there to create the right combination to meet those wants."

 For more on this concept, check out Todd's blog through EBSCO Spring. For the finest in springs and their countless uses, visit for your friends at EBSCO Spring for more information.  

Let's Spring It Back: A Brief History of Springs

Though we at EBSCO like to look more towards the future in springs, we also feel it’s important to take a look in the past. Today, springs are used in many items we use every day, but the concept of the spring has been utilized by humans since the invention of the first bow and arrow; the bow essentially being a large spring used to launch an arrow through the air. So, from the time of the caveman till this modern age of robot technology, we’ve always been looking to the device that gives back…literally.

Though the most basic spring was a bow and arrow, the groundwork for modern-day springs was laid down by civilization's need for transportation. Some of the first springs found by archeologists were found on King Tut’s chariot some 1,300 years before the Common Era. Not everyone could afford the King’s suspension, but the King had a cushier ride than most. The Romans took spring-suspension a little bit further and finally, the first steel suspension system was invented by the French in the 1700’s.

Like many technological innovations, the next came about by way of defense as the famous Leonardo da Vinci invented a mechanism that allowed for a firearm to be triggered with one hand behind your back. This took place by winding a steel wheel that was wound on a spring to be released and make contact with a piece of iron pyrite to spark the gun powder in the pan. This later evolved into a hammer and firing pin which is still utilized in all firearms to this day.

As history progressed and civilization thrived, so did the need to keep better track of time.  Around the late 17^th Century, Christian Huygens invented the first balanced spring to power the first generation of timepieces. Pocket watches remained the popular fashion for time-keepers until the wristwatch took off around World War I.

Today, springs are used in everything from staplers to medical robots and outer space exploration, but the technology has been in use since the dawn of civilization. For more on what springs can do for you, check out EBSCO Spring for more info.