Bellow is a PDF of my writing but in IEEE format
Bellow, is a link to my project
My project is a way to allow for other people to feel what other people are feeling during times of hardship. For example, the original concept of the app was based on helping people and animals through natural disasters that destroyed their homes. The second part of the app is to help those whose businesses are near bankruptcy. So a small Business such as Alex’s Toy Store can come to this site and use it to maybe stay a float for a bit longer. Obviously it is more complicated than this but the gist of it is, if a business is near bankruptcy, they can ask their fans for a bit of help.
They can ask for help in three ways, one way is through donation. People who really love a store might donate to them simply out of kindness. Another way of supporting small businesses is by lending money with zero return. In other words, the lenders are giving money to the business that the business will one day return in one of two ways. Either the business gives the money back or the business gives credit back the lenders can use in their store. The third way and most effective way this app can help is by investing. This way, the lenders can give money to the business and the lenders will have some sort of extra. The reason why I decided to keep this is because this seems to be a win win situation for both parties. The business attracts more people than they would have if they didn’t have a returns option but also, the lenders can make sure their favorite business isn’t going to go bankrupt.
The people who will use this are everyday people, because it is for everyone. We all go to some type of small business if we know it is a small business or not. So in quarantine, one can search up if their favorite comic book store is going to shut down or not. It can also be used by people who want to make sure their favorite cake store is going to survive. The only people that I think of who will fall through the cracks are very new businesses. They’re the unfortunate losers of the situation because they don’t have any recognition. If I randomly saw a Chipotle store asking for help, I’m gonna think it’s a scam and I wouldn’t want to help. This is despite the fact that it might actually be a new store, it is just hurt by the pandemic.
I did present this to my cousin and asked him what he thought of the project that I specifically told him to picture his favorite store almost closing and how he would feel about it. He told me that he would 100% use this app to help out the stores because it looks like something he could definitely benefit from. He really likes Cheesecake Factory and A LOT of stores closed due to CoronaVirus. This isn’t a small business but it is a good example. Before the pandemic, there were a total of 295 stores, but since the pandemic started, only 187 of those stores are still open for business. My cousin told me that he really liked the idea because now he can pay 100 dollars and have that 100 dollars be worth 100 dollars plus the interest. He said that if he had the app and if it were legit, he would have been able to donate the money and more stores could potentially have been kept open. I never understood what was so great about this place.
Some people might wonder why this would be successful or how this will do when competing against sites like Patreon or GoFundMe. The Biggest difference is that this app draws everything together that one is involved in. If my cousin donated to both Cheesecake Factory and Economy Candy, there is a feed that allows him to make sure his money is going to great use and to see updates on the store. But there is also the money making aspect of it, Those who invest their money can make a significant return. Places like Patreon and GoFundMe don’t have this part. This app can also rely on ADs to make money and support itself. Kind of like how Youtube forces ADs on the homepage, this app will force targeted ADs based on people’s searches.
This app is really based off of Twitter and twitter does something unique that not many other apps are not as effective in doing- it is live connections. Like twitch, people can join the site and see what the latest games being played are, with twitter, people can log on to see what drama the Beauty Community has gotten themselves into this time. It is fresh and people can interact with the ensuing chaos. They can make their mark in time. As stated by Business News, the creation of the hashtag search made is possible for people to engage themselves in a single situation. If I search up beauty community drama, I would only be surrounded with the drama in the Beauty Community. This is similar to my app in the sense that people are able to interact in real time with other people and businesses. I think that this interaction that made twitter popular would make this app popular. Of course, I don’t know if it actually will.
This is the second part of my project, i am unable to share my first part because i have to pay. Anyway, this is just a continuation and I already share with you guys the first part, Comments and criticism is welcome
Article I used: https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/7488-twitter-for-business.html
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Hi Michael – Your final paper should be formatted according to this template:
IMPORTANT: Make sure that your final has sharing settings to public or if you don’t want it to be public, you can add my email address to the sharing settings.
Here is a link to that template your final papers for Google Docs: https://docs.google.com/document/d/0B-9sQq9x70jLOU95VE1XaVRUZTA/edit
Hi Michael – you still are not using the correct format for your paper. You have it in two columns but you are missing the headings for each section. You are also missing a “Precedent” section where you outline Apps or projects that influence your project or are similar to your project. Then you need a section which explains why your app is different from these projects. You are also missing a “Conclusion” section and one that explains how to use your app in detail with some screens of your App. Please fix these errors.
Hi Mike – what is the name of your App?
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Hey, I have completed everything you asked. i will also make another post with just the paper in it.