Week 4 EOC: There's an App for That!

"Help Yourself"

A “self-help” app. It could help the kids, teens, or adults get help. It could have success stories within it. One section could have contacts to the suicide hotline, a counseling hotline. Self-harm seems to be a growing problem. I hear about it all the time. It’s usually involved with either mental illnesses, or abuse, or bullying. Many of my “friends” have self-harmed and haven’t really known how to get the help they need because they are afraid of the judgement.

                Maybe if there is like a social media but not really social media app that could have positive helpful stories, or ways to not hurt yourself, many people could confide with those people and seek help. The app could have private messaging so you could talk to someone and maybe make friends and you could help each other out. Could also be a self-help for mental illnesses, such as depression, anxiety, paranoia, etc. Just a community of people who are there to help you, and help you understand that it does get better.

                The app could have a calendar; tracks how many days you’ve been clean of whatever you’ve been doing to take the pain away. And you get like a notification congratulating being clean for a month, or six months, even a year. When people get those positive feedbacks, they feel good and want to continue to get better. And with the friends you make, they can cheer you on, as well as you cheering them all.

                Another section of the app could have specific websites that can help you understand more about what you are going through. Ones that have steps to help you calm down from a panic/anxiety attack, or steps to just help you resist urges. In general, this app can be a positive community of people helping others. And if people are getting bullied on said app, they can report them and it will be taken care of right away, instead of waiting days.

Week 3 EOC: Making Money for Good

The company I chose is Staples. They give back to schools. They want to show support when it comes to teachers and students, and make a difference. I had some knowledge to this, because my mother is a teacher, and when we've gone to Staples, they have rewards for teachers. I found out through this website: http://www.staples.com/sbd/cre/marketing/about_us/how-we-give.html and it's just Staples website explaining what they do and how they do it.

• Staples has donated more than $2 million to Donorschoose.org to fund nearly 1,800 classroom projects for more 2,000 teachers and impacted more than 200,000 students.
• Over the years, the Staples Canada Annual School Supply Drive has generated over $11 million dollars for schools, nonprofit organizations, and community groups.
• In 2015 alone, with the generous support of customers across the country, the drive raised more than $1.6 million dollars to assist thousands of students in need. All proceeds go to local community organizations and schools to help send students back to school with essential school supplies.

Week 3 EOC: My Demographics

I am apart of the Millennials group, people born between 1979 and 1994. We are the babies of the baby boomer generation, we've come a long way and we are a BIG generation. From the book, a quote, which says,
    "One thing that all of the Millennials have in common is their utter fluency and comfort with digital technology. They do not just embrace technology, it is a way of life.  “All generations are comfortable with technology, but this is the generation that’s been formed by technology,” says a Yahoo! executive. For them, “it is not something separate. It is just something they do.”
    I personally agree. I grew up not having the "latest technology", I had the outdoors. Yes, I did have TV, but my parents wanted me to go outside, play, and not just watch cartoons all day. But today's generation, a four year old knows how to operate an IPad, a four year old! A lot of kids don't like going outside anymore, all they want to do is stay inside, watch TV all day, or play on their iPads, iPods, computers, whatever. 
   I have to help my mom, or my grandma with certain technology, but even I don't know too much. I didn't get my smartphone until after i graduated high school, same with having my own laptop. I sometimes have to call up my older brothers to help me or even my ten year old niece knows more than I do.
   It's very mind blowing how far we have come with technology. Some good and some bad. It just depends on what you do with it and how it affects your choices.

Week 2 EOC: Boston Consulting Group - Video Games

I believe the star game system as of right now would be the PS4  because you can do more than play video games on it, you can download Netflix, Hulu, and YouTube. Their customers can either purchase games online or at an actual game store, such as GameStop. 
"To determine the future cash contributions and cash requirements expected for each SBU (strategic business units), managers can use the Boston Consulting Group's portfolio matrix. The portfolio matrix (a tool for allocating resources among products or strategic business units on the basis of relative market share and market growth rate), classifies each SBU by its present or forecast growth and market share. The underlying assumption is that market share and profitability are strongly linked. The measure of market share used in the portfolio approach is relative market share, the ratio between the company's share and the share of the largest competitor." (MKTG 18)
In my opinion the cash cow would be a Nintendo DS . With the DS the games are slowly diminishing, not a lot of games are coming out for the DS anymore. But because the DS is portable, more people buy those, because you can take it on trips, or to school, and just play it anywhere you go. Next I would say the question mark is PC games just because it's only on a computer, only portable if you have a laptop. It's popular, but not as popular as the PlayStation and it's outdated and the games are not that great, but that's just my opinion. Finally I'd say the dog of the game world would be the Wii, it was fun while it lasted, but it slowly faded out and i think the only good use for it now is to watch Netflix on it. 

Week 1 EOC: My Voice

Hello,

                My name is Amy, and I am currently studying to become a photographer. What got me into photography? It’s crazy but I’ll tell you. Back when I was in fifth grade, my older brother wanted me to take a picture of him for myspace, and since then, I’ve liked capturing people’s emotions in photographs. Now my goal is to be a touring band or band magazine photographer. But until I reach that goal, I would be a wedding and portrait photographer. I love capturing the emotion of weddings, and just people in general. I have grown and learned to think outside of the box since going to college, and that’s helped me mentally and physically when it comes to meeting new people and taking their photos.

                Back to my goal. Band photography. I am very music oriented, and people always ask why I’m not in audio or music production, and that is because I can’t actually play any instrument. So the next best thing is taking pictures of the people who have all that talent. I’ve followed the photographers for my favorite bands to see what it’s like to take those pictures, and as tough as it looks, it also looks extremely fun.

                That’s  me, and I hope you enjoy this blog.

Week 1 EOC: Great Customer Service

                I received fantastic customer service when I went to upgrade my phone. The customer representative, Diane, was not only very helpful, but very kind and outgoing. When it came to talking about the phone updates, she went through every option. Talking about which phone was best for your buck and explained the different storage sizes and letting you know what’s best. When it came to questions, she listened to you with her full attention, and answered with full knowledge. Going into a store, and me not knowing too much about phone, and then getting a representative who actually takes the time to explain and listen, was refreshing. When it came down to actually buying my phone, she helped me understand everything they were going to do, because I have anxiety about the cloud, and she showed a different way of transferring everything without iCloud, which was very relieving.

                After purchasing and setting up my phone, my mother had questions, and she was very helpful towards her as well. Also showed us this device for the car, how it works, how they install, everything you need to know about said device. My mother was hesitant about it, but with Diane answering every question, it helped ease our thoughts about it. We ended up buying the device and got a great discount on it.

                At the end, as we were leaving, Diana thanked us for coming in and purchasing the phone and car device. She even gave us a business card, and put her name and number on the back, if we had further questions, or if something broke she would help use out. Having representatives that actually care was so nice to see, because the lady that was the greeter was rude, but getting Diane to help, made the experience so much more relaxing and easier.