Blog: Next New

New Media is constantly changing and new additions always arise. With each advancement, the society strives to make everyday tasks as well as complex tasks simpler and more convenient to do. Though this form of "new media" may be out of reach due to not all restaurants (especially mom and pop businesses) using online websites and apps, it would be a great idea to develop a mobile application that allows users to know exactly what the wait times are for restaurants near them. In addition, it would allow users to reserve a table without having to call in or walk in. This would benefit customers as dinner plans are sometimes made at the last minute and many high-end restaurants require reservations. Also, customers are able to utilize the app to know which restaurant has either no wait time or a short wait time and decide where to go. The app could include the restaurants full menu along with pictures to give the customer a better perspective of the ambiance of the restaurant and what they could be served. This type of new media would be beneficial for just about anyone, in particular "foodies" so they would know when is the best time to try out new restaurants.

Comments

  1. Gisele CalleDecember 8, 2019 at 7:00 PM

    Hi Connnie,
    I really like your idea!! I am definitely that person that makes last minute plans and this new technology is something that would be very useful to me. I have had the experience of walking in somewhere hoping that I would be able to be seated right away, and once I take the time to get there, I am told that there is a long wait time. Then I start considering less appealing alternatives that I know are fast or easy to get to being that I do not want to waste more time looking into other places only to get the same results. Having an application ahead of time, that provides real time data to consider what places to go to and where I will be seated right away as well as how busy they are, is something I would use. This should also not be limited to restaurants but other businesses as well such as salons.

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Blog: Privacy

New media encourages users to get into contact with others across the world, opens doors to opportunities, and share content. When users sign up for an account on the web, they are asked to agree to certain terms and agreements. Such terms are usually long and require time to read through, thus most users do not read it and give their consent. In said "contracts", there are sometimes ridiculous terms such as Amazon's clause concerning a zombie apocalypse for lumberyard materials. In other cases, not reading terms and services could lead to consequences such as possible privacy and confidentiality issues. When users utilize new media, they are putting themselves at risk of exposure of private content and loss of confidentiality. Their activity on the web can be monitored by companies that use the information to their advantage. These companies could use it to aid in their marketing efforts and/or sell it to other entities. Hackers over the internet could get private inform
Read more

Creativity and New Media

Image
As online chatting becomes more apparent in society, more accounts on various platforms are created daily. To separate one profile to another, people will tend to create avatars, uploads pictures, and generally, have something that would greatly distinguish their account from others. Other than that, many platforms such as Bitmoji (which has since been acquired by Snapchat) enable users to create personalized cartoon avatars of themselves. Bitmoji can currently be linked to be used on Snapchat, Facebook, Facebook Messenger, Slack, and Gmail. Nowadays, there are many websites that allow for creating a personalized avatar. Below are three such examples using Avatar Maker (a Google Chrome extension), Avatar Maker (avatarmaker.com), and Avachara (avachara.com/avatar/). The avatars could be as simple or as fancy as the user wants depending on what he/she wishes to use it for and/or how much he/she is willing to pay for extra features. In the past, I remember creating individual avatars
Read more