Hello, my name is Dervens Jean-Baptiste. I am a Sophomore at the University of Florida. For the past 3 three years, I have been studying computer science learning both Java and C.
Today, I am offering a solution to all of your technical problems. I want to build a website that will help the common man connect with professionals all over the world and help teach them the ins and outs of their household technologies that they use every day. The problem I see in today’s society is the idea that with technology becoming a crucial part of our society yet so many people lack the proper knowledge of how to use their “technologies” to its fullest potential. I want to create a social media/news outlet/forum that is accessible to everyone. For years I have seen all these resources on platforms that are all independent of each other but what I want to do is combine all of them onto one platform. This site would be a great resource in educating the average user as well as a place for many companies to see what features customers enjoy and what features they can live without. Similar to how Twitter connects users to their favorite celebrities, I want to make a platform that connects users to technologies and express how they feel about features whilst also using them.
I feel the biggest problems this idea faces is competing with other social media outlets as it only appeals to those who want to learn about tech which surprisingly niches.
Hey there Dervens, I'm interested in your perspective in tackling the issue of a service like social media, but being from a journalistic background I have some concerns. First, would this website as you describe it be an open or closed source project? If it was closed, there is concerns for the integrity and speech rights that still plague companies like Facebook and Twitter. Design can be the solution for easy on-boarding of non-technically inclined people to use the platform/service, but how are you planning on mitigating the damage of having control over what could be argued has become a public service i.e. a means of general assembly and communications rather than a private means of communications?
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of an all inclusive and open marketplace for talking and socializing, but while the issues of central control are still in place it's much harder for me to be a fan of new projects. Keep at it though, it seems like you have a novel idea with the accumulation of other sources so there may still be an opportunity.
That was a well-put, articulate idea that could pretty much pass for an elevator pitch as well. It seems like an idea that addresses a real world, tangible issue that can apply to a vast market, not a niche one. It's nice to hear about someone who is very computer-savvy/competent who is interested in de-mystifying some of it and making it understandable to the layman.
ReplyDeleteHi Nadeem,
ReplyDeleteIt's a wonderful idea, especially since your reasoning is 100% on point with the world heading into a technological future, it's considerate that you thought to include those generations that had the awkward transition of growing up without the advantage of learning while in school. However, I would say that it would be reasonable to include other groups in this project. Social media is also a big part of our world and merging the two is an excellent concept.