During last week's lectures, Professor Rubin spoke about the intricacies of computer hardware and the shocking but fascinating truth about computer forensics. In relation to my Entrepreneurship Project Idea, hardware plays an important factor into the "musical tweeting" application while computer forensics reminded me of important precautions to take with the "add resume" option.
In order to have an input and output of sound coming from a computer, a sound card must be bought and installed. Having a sound card allows you to plug in headphones or a microphone to produce or receive sound. Therefore when using the musical tweeting option on Twitter, one could listen to the music they find on other's twitter accounts either through the speakers of there computer or headphones which they would plug into the jack of the sound card. Whether your using the musical tweeting option or not, having a sound card is vital for computer users who listen to a lot of music. It also gives people the ability to plug in speakers so they can amplify the sound there computer produces.
On Wednesday when our class learned about computer forensics, the information was exciting to learn about yet at the same time terrifying. I had no idea how easy it was for private information to surface on technology. Therefore going along with my resume option on Twitter, I would make sure this document stayed a secure file and did not ask for personal identification information like one's social security number. Allowing others to see private yet valuable information like a resume would have to be a security matter that Twitter would not take lightly.
With regards to your concerns, you're absolutely right. At this point, security plays a critical role in the everyday lives of all businesses that interface with the Internet on some level.
ReplyDeleteYou do a nice job stating how hardware is a component of which your business idea relies upon, however you don't make entirely clear how your business will leverage hardware in a unique way to excel. How will the ways your business uses hardware distinguish yourself from the competition?
In the context of music applications, there are perhaps better ways to leverage hardware for certain things more so than others. Think critically about those and reflect upon how your business would fully take advantage.
How are applications like Pandora and Spotify effectively taking advantage of hardware?