Google Is Taking Over The World, Starting With Your Wallet

Seriously Google? You own everything, you need my wallet too? I love when I have an idea and I wake up and "boom" it's invented over night. I've been thinking about an app that stores your credit cards, gift cards, and customer loyalty cards. Google to the rescue! I really like this idea. I'm huge on carrying the minimum amount when I leave the house. This would greatly benefit me and others who feel the same. This idea would make my shopping experience easier and it has amazing possibilities for the Market Researcher who follows our shopping trends. One thing to note is if I lose my phone, I'm losing my wallet too.

Be Smart

-Erica

Walk With Your Head Down

The next time you see someone pointing their Smartphone at
you, think twice. They could be using a new app called Viewdle which uses
facial recognition software to link your face with your social media pages
(like Facebook and LinkedIn). At first glance it seems like an amazing idea.
Why would you want to waste time tagging all those pictures you took during spring
break if an app could do it for you? But, think about all the creeps out there.
While walking innocently through the mall someone snaps a shot of you and now
they know your name and have access to all of your sites linked with your
photos. I’m all for new technology but it even alarms me from time to time. As
the internet grows our privacy lessens. Who will regulate and enforce privacy
rules, the government? Another question is how do we protect ourselves from
people we don’t want to know our information? For now what I can suggest is to
keep tight eye on your privacy settings on all accounts (e-mail, social media,
etc) and to walk with your head down or with a nice pair of un recognizable shades.

pleaseeee be safe and smart

-Erica

R.I.P. MySpace

Oh, MySpace. I used to religiously log in and stay on for days and days. Now, the word MySpace isn't even in my vocabulary. What happened?! It was all about customizable pages, having your “top” friends, and snooping around on your friends’ pages to read comments. For me it was graduating high school and finally getting a Facebook. At first I hated Facebook for its lack of customizable image but, as I grow older it’s what I appreciate most about it. Juggling class, work, social life, and family life I don’t have the time or motivation to sit at a computer and mess around with fonts and layouts. Facebooks simplicity is why I still have an active account and why my MySpace was left in the dust.

What does this mean for MySpace as a business? Personally, I don’t think they have many options for survival. They’ve recently been given a face lift, but not much has been promised. MySpace is been riding on their music capabilities to save them but it still isn’t strong enough for a boom to put them back into the “cool” market. Integration is a key issue here so “MySpace started letting users sync their account with other social-media sites, including Twitter, YouTube, and yes, even Facebook” (Andy Fixmer and Ronald Grover). The domain “MySpace.com” has amazing potential, as far as beating Facebook in the title for “the leading social entertainment destination powered by the passion of fans” MySpace is “down and out”.

Be smart (I'm talking to you MySpace).

-Erica