Another great social network that would be great is something that would allow users to trade services without a fee. In this way people could meet others in their local network and even take it abroad. If someone wanted to learn German and the other user wanted to learn Spanish the two can connect and learn languages. This would be a great way to interconnect the SU community and encourage more integration instead of segregation. It can even be taken abroad by connecting with a user who is a German native and connect with them using Skype and Facebook to learn German.The site can also be used for recreation purposes. If you have always wanted to learn how to juggle and another user wanted to learn how to ride a unicycle the users can be linked. Through this way, both users can fulfill this desire. Users can stay updated with one anothers progress by posting pictures and videos on their FB page and Youtube. This again showcases how social networking have become a major part in our modern life and can be used for a more productive purpose.
With this website, I think it would be a great way to make the world smaller once again, a great way to connect with people on the SU campus. With people connected on their personal laptops and mobile devices, it would be easier for users to connected.
Another idea that I worked on in IST 444, is Ratemylandlord.com. This would be something similar to ratemyprofessor.com where students can talk about their experiences about their landlord and give them a rating. This would be a great addition for the SU campus as something of this sort does not currently exist. In this way, students can feel more comfortable about making housing decisions and landlords can interact with prospective tenants. Students can read previous tenants review and comments and landlords can market their property and interact with tenants beforehand. Both parties could be happy and have a forum/space to connect with one another.
This is another area of the web that has been getting a lot of attention recently. I think you should look at products like Zaarly and see where they are falling short because it is definitely needed out there. Bartering is still a good form of trade that makes it really easy for people to get what they are looking for yet offer up services that they can provide besides money. Starting campus by campus would be a great testbed, but i feel like once you get the model perfected, that it could be easily expanded.
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