Last and Final Post

So, everything has to come to an end and its the time for  "A Taste of Sweets on the go" blog to come to a close.  I believe that through this class, I have learned about what goes into making a successful business within the technological field.  I think that I have had some good idea but at the same time, it was sometimes challenging for me to pin point how to connect everything we learned in class to my business.

When we had a discussion, a lot of people had some great ideas.  I completely agree that making this food truck business at night, when most of the restaurants are closed.  This would definitely attract a lot of people considering who doesn't like desserts late at night when they are starving, for a pretty cheap price.

I now know how to work with colors, security, social networking and so much more.  All of the aspects that we have gone through is knowledge that will definitely come in handy.  I also enjoyed reading other student's blogs.  I felt like they all had some really great ideas, from food, to sports, to entertainment.  Everyone has such great entrepreneurial ideas that it really did impress me.

Ta ta.

http://zachmeagherist195.blogspot.com/  Zachary Meagher
http://baconflip.blogspot.com  Terry Li
http://cine-mate.blogspot.com/  Eric Charles

Week 7: TechCrunch

This week, I looked into well known bloggers within the technology industry.  I found a blog called TechCrunch which is currently the third most popular blog out there.  It was started in 2005 by Michael Arrington as just a blog talking about dotcom starts up in Silicon Valley but as the days and months have gone on, has erupted into something that no one had seen coming.  Currently though, it has become into a website more than a blog for people to find all they need to know about the technology industry.  Arrington went through various entrepreneurial jobs before landing with TechCrunch.  Basically, if you look on the blog, there are people who post almost every hour.  People blog about anything to do with technology.  They are able to go on and post new updates, come up with an article on their own or articles which they find are important.  Of course, people who work for the blog are the only ones who can actually post blogs.  This blog is well organized and split up into various categories as well.  It is the perfect place to go to get that update that you might want about technology.

http://techcrunch.com/

Week 6: digital color

Due to my computer crashing last night, I was unable to write on the blog before midnight.  I am now back in action though!  My advice, do not get a dell but that's just my opinion.  This past week, we learned about digital color.  We learned about the difference between rbg and cmyk.  Basically rbg is composed of three colors, red, green and blue.  These are the primary or what we can call additive colors.  When you add all of these colors together, you get white.  On the contrary, cmyk are used in the print world and consist of cyan, magenta, yellow and black.  These are called our secondary or also known as subtractive colors.  When you add all these together, you get black.  When you mix any two primary colors, you will get the secondary color.

This is important when looking into my business, for pr purposes.  If I want to get a certain color for a poster, for my truck, or for any publicity signs/commercials, I will want the perfect color.  It is important to know how to combine the colors to get what I want.  We know that red is FF0000, green is 00FF00, and blue is 0000FF.  With that, we can make the colors darker or lighter, and combine them as well to get other colors.  For example, if I want a yellow truck, it would be FFFFOO which is the combination of red and green.  Of course, this may be confusing but once you get the hang of it, I will be able to make every color imaginable.  I also want to make my business "pop," in order to attract all different crowds.  Color is the one thing that really catches the viewers eye.

Week 5: Bits/Bytes

This past week in lecture, we learned about bits and bytes.  Basically, they determine the amount of space you have in an electronic device such as a computer.  For my business, I will divide my computer up into different folders and sections for each part of my company.  One folder will be food ordering, one will be the budget, one will be any expenses, and one will be miscellaneous.  I will then be able to see how many bits/bytes each folder and section of my business takes up.  Organization is key and if I run out of space, I should know how to fix it within my computer.  That is why staying on top of how much space I have left is very important.

Being organized connects straight into my food truck.  I need to organize my food truck just like bits/bytes organize a computer that I will be keeping my information in.  Having my business succeed is based on how organized I am with my food truck.  The money must be kept in the proper place as well as the food and anything else that I may have in the food truck with me to run my business.  I know this is a pretty abstract way to think of connecting bytes to my food truck business but it was the best I could do.  Any better ideas?  

Week 4: Radio Frequency Identification

This week in class, there were two topics that I felf could be helpful when it comes to the success of my food truck.  First, we have this thing called Radio Frequency Identification.  This is basically a little chip that can be put into anything you want so you can keep track of its location at all times, through the use of radio waves.  Considering I will be a moving food truck, why not put a RFID in my truck so people are able to find out where I am located at all times?  This will not only make my life easier but it will make the lives of all my guests easier as well.  All they have to do is call a number, find out where I am (the people who are tracking me), and then come and find me at that location.  In my opinion,this will help my business a great deal.

Once the guests arrive at my truck, individuals may not automatically have cash on them.  In order for me to save time with swiping cards instead of taking cash, guests can use good wallet.  This is basically a system that is faster than bluetooth.  All that these guests will have to do is scan the barcode to the barcode on the truck and be able to pay within seconds.  This is a free service that I think people should use.  It is safe if they lock their phones with their credit card information.  They just need to tap a button, pay, and then save.  This will be much more time efficient all together, and will benefit me a great deal when it comes to time management.

Both of these ideas will help me increase my revenue and also help me to publicize my business.