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1. Igor Mouity: http://scoffeecup101.blogspot.com/ (Week 1)
2. Oscar Chan: http://ochansyr.blogspot.com/ (Week 1)
3. Corinne Sartori: http://theteacart.blogspot.com/ (week 1)
This project on creating an entrepreneurship idea was quite interesting. Never have I thought about starting a business and thinking about all the situations a business owner has to encounter, whether it be technoloy or financial issues. There are many ways to advertise for a business. When something goes malfunctioned, we have to fix it as soon as possible to keep a business, especially the online business I have.
Technology is advancing day by day. Before starting the project, Google Wallet was not introduced; a month later, Google Wallet is a new form of payment that consumers can choose to use. Technology makes things simplier for everyone, as business owners or consumers. Business owners have easier ways to manage data of customers. Customers have easier access to see what products a company has.
By the time I actually have the money to invest in my own business, I am sure technology would be ten times more advanced, making it simple to get things going.
Friday, October 28, 2011
Monday, October 24, 2011
Week 7
Prior to the Internet, we had circuit switched networks. Protocols include rules of communication, syntax and semantics, small acts, and can relate to other protocols in terms of layers. For my business, the web protocol is the most important since it is an online business. There are four steps between the client and web server for the hypertext transfer protocol, (1) Connecting to the protocol (2) Requesting from the protocol (3) Getting the request/response from the server and (4) Web server closes connection.
I would suggest my company to use the IMAP because even after reading the email, it would be copied from the server and will still remain in the email server. Unlike POP, after the client receives the mail, it would no longer remain in the server. Parent Protocols are also important becayse TCP guarantees delivery of packets and IP contols the route that packets takes.
Instead of having our customers memorize our IP address, we can just have a domain name. It is simplier to remember and we can get creative with the domain name to attract more attention of consumers. If the online business does get successful, my domain name would be protected under WIPO (World Intellectual Proporty Organization). No one else can create a domain name similar to mine to get customers for themselves.
I would suggest my company to use the IMAP because even after reading the email, it would be copied from the server and will still remain in the email server. Unlike POP, after the client receives the mail, it would no longer remain in the server. Parent Protocols are also important becayse TCP guarantees delivery of packets and IP contols the route that packets takes.
Instead of having our customers memorize our IP address, we can just have a domain name. It is simplier to remember and we can get creative with the domain name to attract more attention of consumers. If the online business does get successful, my domain name would be protected under WIPO (World Intellectual Proporty Organization). No one else can create a domain name similar to mine to get customers for themselves.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Week 6.
It is very important for the computers delegated to receive the online orders to have a good operating system. There are many functions of an operating system, for example, CPU management, process management, memory management, file system management, device management, and user management. It would make work more difficult if either one of these functions is malfunctioned. Every information about our customers, supplies, ingredients, and etc. must be in an organized manner.
If possible, we can start an application in the Android market. This application can inform users about what service we provide, the pricing, and every information about the sweet shop. It is easier to start an Android app as opposed to an iPhone app because we would not need to get an approval from Apple if we decide to change things up.
In the printing world, the colors are cyan, magenta, yellow, and black. We would be using these colors to print out flyers and posters to advertise. It would be very helpful to know how to get the hex triple of a desired color when creating our website. We would not need to spend time figuring out how to get the hex-triplet.
If possible, we can start an application in the Android market. This application can inform users about what service we provide, the pricing, and every information about the sweet shop. It is easier to start an Android app as opposed to an iPhone app because we would not need to get an approval from Apple if we decide to change things up.
In the printing world, the colors are cyan, magenta, yellow, and black. We would be using these colors to print out flyers and posters to advertise. It would be very helpful to know how to get the hex triple of a desired color when creating our website. We would not need to spend time figuring out how to get the hex-triplet.
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Week 5-Blog
http://simplysweetsaz.blogspot.com/
This blog that I found is similar to what I have in mind for my entrepreneurship idea. The writer of the blog, Dana Brown, is the owner of Simply Sweets. It is a blog that talks and sells sweets, for example, cupcakes, brownies, cakes, and etc. They have specials depending on the upcoming holiday. Currently their specials are heavily promoted with Halloween ideas since Halloween is coming up in three weeks. Their homepage is promoting cake decorating class for Halloween, which gives consumers an option to learn and decorate their own cakes for Halloween.
This blog gives me a very warm and joyful feeling because of the background, green and orange polka-dots. It is simple, but yet it attracts my attention because the blog isn't overdramatized with pictures of their products. The writer knows how to organize the information being presented. It is very easy to find contact information, pictures, pricing, and different events they have baked for.
Just by looking at the pictures, I would want to order because the products look very delicious. If my website/blog had the same effect as Simply Sweets, I'm sure I would be able to make a decent amount of money. Dana Brown is very creative with the designs of the cakes and cupcakes. If I were to start the online sweet shop, I would definitely use her ideas of different events and holidays as promotions.
This blog that I found is similar to what I have in mind for my entrepreneurship idea. The writer of the blog, Dana Brown, is the owner of Simply Sweets. It is a blog that talks and sells sweets, for example, cupcakes, brownies, cakes, and etc. They have specials depending on the upcoming holiday. Currently their specials are heavily promoted with Halloween ideas since Halloween is coming up in three weeks. Their homepage is promoting cake decorating class for Halloween, which gives consumers an option to learn and decorate their own cakes for Halloween.
This blog gives me a very warm and joyful feeling because of the background, green and orange polka-dots. It is simple, but yet it attracts my attention because the blog isn't overdramatized with pictures of their products. The writer knows how to organize the information being presented. It is very easy to find contact information, pictures, pricing, and different events they have baked for.
Just by looking at the pictures, I would want to order because the products look very delicious. If my website/blog had the same effect as Simply Sweets, I'm sure I would be able to make a decent amount of money. Dana Brown is very creative with the designs of the cakes and cupcakes. If I were to start the online sweet shop, I would definitely use her ideas of different events and holidays as promotions.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Blog 4-Input, Output.
With an online business, it is very important in how we input and output our information and data from customers. We do not have direct contact so everything would have to be done via the Internet. Some input devices that we might use are keyboards, mice, Google Wallet, and perhaps Google Maps also. Since Google Wallet is newly introduced, I would consider Google Wallet as a form of payment. Customers would be able to pay when we deliver their orders to them, instead of punching their credit card numbers online. I believe that customers would feel more secure if we offer Google Wallet as a form of payment. Google Maps would enable the deliverers to be able to find locations easily.
Even though this is an online business, I still need to have a storage area for my supplies and ingredients. To prevent not being able to find ingredients and supplies I need when the storage area gets disorganized, I would use RFID. I would put a tag on every group of products so later on I would be able to locate them with an interrogator or scanner. It makes it easier to know how much supplies I have remaining also.
QR codes are also hitting the trend now. It makes it easier for consumers with smart phones to find the website of my online business. I would just have to set up a quick response code, which is simple to make, and post the code wherever it is accessible to my target customers. They could just scan it and it would direct them to the website. With the convenience, more people are willing to visit the site.
Even though this is an online business, I still need to have a storage area for my supplies and ingredients. To prevent not being able to find ingredients and supplies I need when the storage area gets disorganized, I would use RFID. I would put a tag on every group of products so later on I would be able to locate them with an interrogator or scanner. It makes it easier to know how much supplies I have remaining also.
QR codes are also hitting the trend now. It makes it easier for consumers with smart phones to find the website of my online business. I would just have to set up a quick response code, which is simple to make, and post the code wherever it is accessible to my target customers. They could just scan it and it would direct them to the website. With the convenience, more people are willing to visit the site.
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