Blog Review

     My roommates and I always say how we wish we had a sink in our dorm room. It is always a pain to have to walk back and forth to the bathroom to either brush our teeth or spill something out. With this new product, this small contraption is space efficient and easy to use. Since dorm rooms are not conducive to rearranging, this portable sink does not need to be connected to any water source in order to work. It's that easy.
     Sebastian Anthony is an English blogger, blogging primarily about technology. Him being very interested in taking things apart and putting them back together, led him to becoming an engineer. He finds he has an objective perspective about things due to his friendless "hobo existence." When he's not writing or editing he enjoys theatre, traveling, and live music. http://www.extremetech.com/author/santhony 
     Sebastian blogs mostly about new innovations in technology. Topics range from Mozilla partnering up with LG, to a Metratronic Chip Replacing Electricity. The blog post i found most interesting was his post on the Android-powered Google Glasses that will come out at the end of 2012. The glasses will have a front camera, gps, and full array of movement sensors. Overall his blogging style is really good and informative. Since I don't consider myself a "techie," a few of his blog posts i find to be extremely boring, however the majority of them are really interested and grab my attention. In a couple of his posts he mentions David. I don't know who David is just by reading his blog so i think he should clarify that. 

There's No Such Thing as Competition

     My roommates and I always say how we wish we had a sink in our dorm room. It is always a pain to have to walk back and forth to the bathroom to either brush our teeth or spill something out. With this new product, this small contraption is space efficient and easy to use. Since dorm rooms are not conducive to rearranging, this portable sink does not need to be connected to any water source in order to work. It's that easy.
     There are other products that may be similar to mine, however, it is the fact that my products target audience is for college students that separates these two versions. The BBB (Better Business Bureau), came out with portable sinks designed for preschool, healthcare, classroom purposes, baby changing, and food service. For all of these situations, there is a different design of the sink ranging from a bigger counter top, to a smaller one. Also the heights of the sinks vary due to the environment it is used in. 
     Another consumer that makes portable sinks is Ozark River. The biggest difference between my product and all other competing products is the price. Since mine is made for college students, the price point is one of the most important factors. My product is a couple hundred dollars, where as the other ones can cost up to $2,000. In addition my product would be a little more appealing to the eye, considering its meant for a college dorm room whereas the other ones are meant for a more professional environment. Although in theory these are two very similar products, my portable sink reaches a completely different audience, and almost creates a different use.
   

My roommates and I always say how we wish we had a sink in our dorm room. It is always a pain to have to walk back and forth to the bathroom to either brush our teeth or spill something out. With this new product, this small contraption is space efficient and easy to use. Since dorm rooms are not conducive to rearranging, this portable sink does not need to be connected to any water source in order to work. It's that easy.
     It would be hard for any business to run without the use of technology. Not only does this business need computers to log sales and consumer data, but we need proper hardware to support the needs of our business. The main component of our systems unit that needs to be top of the line is the central processing unit (CPU) because this impacts the overall computing power and manages most of a computers operations. If the CPU goes down, than that can affect our business sales dramatically. It would be wise for us to purchase a multi-core processor because it would increase the overall performance of our computer. It is better for us to splurge on a higher quality CPU, because there is nothing worse than having technology fail on you. 
     Another part of the processor that is essential for this business is the arithmetic logic unit (ALU). This part of the system performs arithmetic, comparisons and other operations. This can be useful when comparing the amount of sales from month to month. In addition this saves us a lot of time when determining how much employees need to be paid, depending on how much they worked over time. Overall, my company would not be able to run if all parts of the systems unit were not there to help simplify the many tasks that come with owning a business.

     My roommates and I always say how we wish we had a sink in our dorm room. It is always a pain to have to walk back and forth to the bathroom to either brush our teeth or spill something out. With this new product, this small contraption is space efficient and easy to use. Since dorm rooms are not conducive to rearranging, this portable sink does not need to be connected to any water source in order to work. It's that easy.
     In these times, social media is a large put of all businesses. Whether its to advertise, connect with consumers, or to provide instant news, it is an essential part of either making or breaking a product or service. Many businesses use social media websites such as twitter, to promote their brand, provide customer service, and also to provide an ear to their consumers. We would use various social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook, to create attention towards our product.
     The great thing about these social networking sites is that you can target your product towards a certain market. For example, our product is targeting towards college students who live in dorms. Through Facebook we can post links on different college groups as well as specifically find people who might be interested in our product. Something to look for are people who would be graduating in the year of 2014 or 2015, because its mostly freshman and sophomores that live in dorms.
     In addition to social networking sites helping us promote our brand, they also give us a platform to receive comments and criticism. This criticism is important in helping us make our product the best it can be. We want to show our consumers that we listen to what they are saying, and that we use it to make the product better. Pictures are also a factor when it comes to social media. There are millions of photos shared on Facebook and Twitter daily and this would allow us to upload all the different models of the portable sink which allows viewers to browse through them. Overall, social media definitely contributes to the success of a product.