Week 7 EOC: The Pitch

This product is unique in that its chips made with a combination of various types of olives. Each bag will have different types of olive flavors or perhaps a combination of all the olives in one. I find that it is unique because as I have done research I found products that were close but not entirely what I imagined this would be. Since this product has to be consumed with drinks it will be a salty delicious treat that will hopefully want the customer coming back for more. The flavor and taste will perhaps become modified to have an exquisite taste that will be tangy and salty and overall delicious.  “Our very goal at Zappos is for the Zappos brand to be about the very best customer service and customer experience” (Marketing: An Introduction, 10^th ed. Prentice Hall Publishing, pg. 6) is a quote that I wish to follow for my product. I want provide the best customer service and experience so they want to come back for more.  Hopefully little “Indiana Jones” like stories or perhaps something entirely new altogether will entice the customer to want to buy more of these chips.

Week 6 EOC: Me x 3

The first product that I think defines me or that I really like is my computer. I think it defines me in many ways and it’s what I love. It allows me to connect to a web of information that is accessible at my fingertips. I’ve always been one to search for knowledge and a computer is a sure way of being in touch with that. I also love coding and the “equations” that go into creating something unique online. It makes me feel like I’m keeping up with technology especially when having a computer with up to date graphics cards, RAM, processor, etc.

Second product that I enjoy would be games. I really enjoy playing video games but not console games necessarily. A lot of what I do involve the computer hence I tend to stick with games for the pc. It doesn’t have to be in a physical disc as nowadays things can be downloaded online which gives me the choice of a large selection of games to play without ever leaving my seat. I don’t have to go to some game store to buy a console and games with it or even have to worry about losing the cd or else I couldn’t play the game. I think some of the games that I play really kind of show the kind of person I am.

The final and last product that I like or defines me would probably be

Headphones. I am ok without having the best phone but I do tend to listen to music. I enjoy listening to either music or an audio book and with headphones I can “drown” out the surrounding noises. With them plugged in I can even focus on my work without being distracted from hearing everything around me. Certainly when contacting or talking with important people. To be able to hear what someone says without worrying about the rustling or bustling sounds that goes on around me has been quite helpful.

Week 5 EOC: Social Networks and Job Hunting

After reading this article thoroughly, I fully understand why companies would go around Facebook looking for candidates. However, I do believe there would be some kind of backlash from doing something like this. Facebook is one of the, if not the largest, social media websites. This allows employers to not only get to learn more about their potential employees but to find the kind of people they network to get a good assumption about who they want. Personally it’s a tactic that I think would upset a lot of people.

Week 4 EOC: New Original App

I think an idea for a phone app would be an app that allows you to find out originally where an image comes from. There are many times online when someone runs into a picture or image and wonder to themselves where the image originally came from. This helps because many times people use images for various purposes but could be copyrighted. Another feature of the app would be able to tell you who the person in the image is or what they have been involved with. Sometimes people see pictures online and wonder who that person is in the image. It could be a model, actor/actress, and you would never know who it was exactly. With the app, it would not only show the name of said model or actor but also where the image came from and perhaps where it was taken and, obviously, the size of the image itself. I think this app would incredibly handy with any kind of degree that involved manipulation or control of images. 

Week 3 EOC: My Demographics

Ironically enough, when I was very young, I was never really surrounded by much technology. I lived in Jamaica for some time and not even Nintendo made its way to the small island.  Outdoors and nature had always fascinated me during that time and for the most part I actually enjoyed it. It wasn’t until much later that I moved to the US and that is when I became engrossed in technology.

It became a part of who I was growing up. If I couldn’t have access to a computer or some kind of up to date technology I felt like I was left behind.  Thanks to the schools I went to, everything I did or had to turn in was dependent on technology of some form. Especially when it comes to typing up and printing out assignments. When I got my first cell phone it made a large impact in my life. I was able to talk with people over a long distance rather than face to face.

Computers were a major system that took a large hold of my life. Games was something I enjoyed playing a lot and I had access to various types of games compared to a PlayStation, for example. Turbo Pascal, a software development system, interested me ever since I had a class on it in high school. From there I wanted to understand what coding was and how it worked. Most of my time was spent on forums actually learning everything I could about the parts that made up a computer and the operating system that ran it. I think for the most part, computers became more of a fascination than a cell phone or ipod. It was the window to the world and like a spider web that kept me connected to everything that was going on in the world.

So yes in conclusion I think I am fluent in digital technology as I have to be especially when pursuing the career and degree I’m in at the very moment.