Weel 4 EOC: A New App

Procrastination seems to be a huge problem for many people I know myself personally I struggle with this problem constantly. So as a solution to this problem I suggest an app that helps the user to stop with procrastination. This app would be available to both Android and iPhone users and would cost 99 cents to buy. When activating this app it would lock the user out of all other apps on their phone but still allow messaging and calls in case of emergency purposes. By doing this it would cause the user to have to focus on whatever their task was because they would have nothing else to distract their attention away from their work in theory. Of course this isn't 100% full proof as their are other things that can distract people besides their phones however I feel for the typical college student it would be some help to the problem of procrastination. It just takes one more distraction out of the equation. Now the way it would kind of work is there would be an amount of time you can select in increments of 15. So the least amount of time you wouldn't have access to all your phones feature would be for 15 mins with the most probably only being 2 hours. During this time you would receive no notifications from any of your apps whether it be social media an app game etc. The whole point is to keep maximum attention on your task at hand while minimizing the amount of distractions available to you. The best thing about this to is that apps can now be put onto computers too. So you could activate this on a laptop and it would limit your ability to access social networks online also. I feel that this is an app that could be very successful and helpful to some users. 

Week 3 EOC: My Demographic

My demographic is the Millennials. From reading out of the book I would say I identify with a lot of what it said. I am definitely very comfortable with technology and find that it comes very easy which is good because I am an audio student. However I would say that I don’t think I frequent the web as much as it implied in the reading. I am on social media also but I don’t find my self not being able to live without it or constantly having to check it like most millennials do. But I do use instant messaging everyday which I am sure half the people in America do by this point it’s 2016 we don’t live under rocks anymore. I agree with the fact that we are bombarded by ads and I do often seek my own research to make informed decisions about those ads before clicking on them. I really don’t agree with the last part of the passage at all to me it seemed as if it was trying to say our generation is easily influenced by technology and almost that technology controls us. I feel that doesn't apply to me at all I form my own opinions. Although smart by the obama campaign to use the strategy they did to attract millennials I definitely don’t identify with the supporters because I made my own informed decisions on the matter. Rather than buy into the website they created for him and the brand they built of uneducated millennials. I think the assessment of millennials is fair for the most part in my opinion however I think the book also suggests a little to much that we are controlled by technology and that doesn’t apply to me at all. I am my own free thinker that uses the technology to make my own informed decisions. 

Week 3 EOC: Making Money for Good

NBA cares is a division of the National Basketball League who's mission is simply just to give back. They do this not only through money but also through starting programs for families all over the world. Since 2005 they have donated more than 270$ million dollars for charity. Spent more than 3.5 million hours of hands on service. Also have built more than 995 places for children and families to learn and play in their communities. As a former college basketball player and athlete for all my life this is something I can personally identify with I really think it is important to always give back. I like the fact that an organization such as the NBA recognizes that they are nothing without the support of fans and many of the communities they help out are the very fans who support them. I think it is amazing that the players spend their own time to donate to this cause also. These aren’t just professional athletes to a lot of children out there they are real life super heroes. As a fan of the NBA personally I feel good knowing that I support a company that goes above and beyond to give back to people. I am and will continue to be a fan of the NBA due to these contributions they make.