Final Post

As stated in the "Entrepreneurial Idea" post, the unsend app is an app that "unsends" any unread message that you no longer want the recipient to read. The unsend app has already been created, but only for the blackberry email accounts and gmail. By making the app accessible for texting (on most phones) makes the app more sufficient because people text every day and some people throughout the day regret sending a text message to someone.

If the unsend app was real, many people would use it on a daily basis. The unsend app went from a random thought to a great entrepreneurial idea, that might develop in the future. The entrepreneurial idea showed me how it is related to social media and how it should be featured on some social networks.

Privacy and Computer Forensics was also an aspect of the unsend app because user's messages would be deleted and there would be no trace of those messages. The unsend app also would have competitors, such as gmail and the blackberry email, but seeing the competitors app gave me a chance to improve my idea. The competitors app has a time limit on how long you can unsend an e-mail, while the unsend app would unsend any message as long as it's unread.

I learned how the unsend app could use databases and cloud computing when data has to be stored or used.  The database would contain a database schema  to maintain the database and security management so only a few people would be able to access the data. Using cloud computing would make the unsend app more sufficient because cloud computing is internet based, therefore the network updates itself automatically.

I could make the unsend app a reality by learning the basics of creating an app. I could also do research and see how the competitors: gmail and blackberry email were designed. Using that information, I can store it in a cloud computing network. Once I become tech-savvy I will know all the codes in order to create the unsend app and thanks to this project I know the fundamentals to creating an entrepreneurial idea in technology. 

Databases

Entrepreneurial Idea:

As stated in the "Entrepreneurial Idea" post, the unsend app is an app that "unsends" any unread message that you no longer want the recipient to read. The unsend app has already been created, but only for the blackberry email accounts and gmail. By making the app accessible for texting (on most phones) makes the app more sufficient because people text everyday and some people throughout the day regret sending a text message to someone.

Lecture:

The unsend app is related to the database lecture because in order for the unsend app to function there would have to be data available to make the connections of "unsending" a text message possible. Since a database is a set of tables that contains attributes, the unsend app would have attributes in the tables regarding the process of making sure the message the sender wants to "unsend" is still unread. The database of the unsend app would contain a database schema to keep the database organized. 

In the database of the unsend app, there would also be a security management because not all employees would be allowed to view the database. The database of the unsend app would also have the back-up and recovery management  to back-up information in the database automatically. As stated in the privacy lecture post, the unsend app would not keep record of any content from the unsent message, therefore the database would only consist of  the unsend app blueprint and process of "unsending" and connection to cellular devices. 

Networking

Entrepreneurial Idea:

As stated in the "Entrepreneurial Idea" post, the unsend app is an app that "unsends" any unread message that you no longer want the recipient to read. The unsend app has already been created, but only for the blackberry email accounts and gmail. By making the app accessible for texting (on most phones) makes the app more sufficient because people text everyday and some people throughout the day regret sending a text message to someone.

Lecture:

The unsend app is related to the Networking lecture because the app would have to be connected to a network that would be able to transmit communications to cellphones, in order to "unsend"  a text  message. The unsend app would have a wide area network (WAN), because the app will be used worldwide. Since the unsend app would be connected to the WAN the sharing of hardware would be very accessible. 

The unsend app would also have a client/server network because a lot of information would have to be "unsent," therefore more computers would be needed to process the the information that is "unsent" in a timely manner. The unsend app would have an website for advertisement and customer support, therefore a domain name would be needed. The domain name would be "unsendapp," so customers can easily remember the website's name. 

Blogger Review

My Blog URL: candacebrook94.blogspot.com
Blogger URL: http://www.geekologie.com/2013/03/uh-oh-robotic-bigdog-now-has-a-brick-thr.php
Blogger Topic: Big dog robot head throws brick

The blogger that this review is based on, goes by the name of "geekologie." Geekologie is a blogger about new technology ideas that this individual comes across. Geekologie's blog contains many different post relevant to technology and a variety of abstract topics.

In the post "Uh-Oh: Robotic BigDog Now Has A Brick Throwing Head," the blogger talks about a robotic dog that is able to throw bricks with its head. The robotic dog is able to throw a brick really far. There is no evident application for the brick throwing robotic dog, but it shows great programming skills.
     
The style of Geekologie's blog is somewhat unorthodox in his/her approach of the robotic dog post. The blogger gave me a biased view of how he/she felt about the brick throwing robotic dog. The blog lacks information about the robotic dog and why it was built. The blog does not give it's readers a chance to decide, whether or not a brick throwing dog is a good idea or bad idea.

Cloud Computing & Bits and Bytes

Post URL: candacebrook94.blogspot.com

Entrepreneurial Idea:

As stated in the "Entrepreneurial Idea" post, the unsend app is an app that "unsends" any unread message that you no longer want the recipient to read. The unsend app has already been created, but only for the blackberry email accounts and gmail. By making the app accessible for texting (on most phones) makes the app more sufficient because people text everyday and some people throughout the day regret sending a text message to someone.

Lecture: Cloud Computing & Bits and Bytes

Cloud computing relates to the unsend app because the data that makes the app work would be stored on a cloud computing site, such as dropbox. Cloud computing will help the unsend app by updating the program without needing someone to manually click update. Cloud computing allows the unsend app to work with wifi, since cloud computing only works when it is connected to the internet. The unsend app would use cloud computing "platform as a service" (PAAS). 

The unsend app also relates to the lecture about bits and bytes because text messages can be computed in bites and bytes. So depending how many bytes a message is, it might take longer for a longer message to "unsend" because there are more bytes of space being occupied. Bits & bytes take up space in storage, so in order to "unsend" a message those bits & bytes have to disappear.

Competitive Analysis

As stated in the "Entrepreneruial Idea" post, the unsend app is an app that "unsends" any unread message that you no longer want the recipient to read. The unsend app has already been created, but only for the blackberry email accounts and gmail. By making the app accessible for texting (on most phones) makes the app more sufficient because people text everyday and some people throughout the day regret sending a text message to someone. 

Competitor 1: Undo Send Gmail http://email.about.com/od/gmailtips/qt/undo_send.htm
 Google mail has a setting just like the unsend app, where you can "unsend" an email up to thirty seconds after you have sent it. The setting is very easy to access, a person would have to go to their settings in gmail and enable the "undo send" setting under the "lab" section of the settings. In the settings a person can also change the time limit from 10 seconds to 30 seconds after the email is sent it can be "unsent." This setting is very useful for who made a grammatical error in their email or even forgot to attach a document to the email. The gmail "undo send" setting is different from the unsend app because the " undo send" setting is only for email and there is a time limit on when you can "unsend" an email. The unsend app "unsends" any unread text message, so as long as the message is still unread the person will be able to "unsend" their text message. Another thing that is different, is the procedure of "unsending" an email in gmail, with the unsend app the option would automatically be in the texting menu once the app is downloaded. 

Competitor 2: Unsend Email Blackberry http://www.getempower.com/product.php?appid=149&n=Unsend-Email-for-BlackBerry
The blackberry app store: Empower sells the unsend email app, where a person can "unsend" any email up to 15 seconds after it has been sent. This app only works on certain blackberry's, the app delays the email that you want to unsend then you have to recall the email so the email can be fully "unsent." When the app delays the email it just pauses the email being sent to the recipient. The unsend app email is used for people who made a mistake on an email and want to unsend the email. This app is different from the unsend app for text messages because the unsend app for text messages works on Iphones and Androids. The unsend app for text messages will also be free, unlike the unsend email app for blackberry's which cost $.99. Also there is not a time limit for the unsend app for text messages, just as long as the message is still unread, the message can be unsent. 

Both of the competitors have the same purpose as the unsend app, which is to be able to "unsend" a message/email you regret that you sent. Competitor 1 only works in google mail, but is free and the time limit is up to thirty seconds after you sent the email. Competitor 2 only works in emails on certain blackberry models, and you have to buy the app from the app store. The unsend app I came up with works with text messages on Iphones and Androids and it's free. The unsend app does not have any time limit, any message can be "unsent" as long as the message is unread it can be "unsent."

Computer Forensics

As stated in the "Entrepreneruial Idea" post, the unsend app is an app that "unsends" any unread message that you no longer want the recipient to read. The unsend app has already been created, but only for the blackberry email accounts and gmail. By making the app accessible for texting (on most phones) makes the app more sufficient because people text everyday and some people throughout the day regret sending a text message to someone.

Computer Forensics is the art and science of applying computer science to aid in the legal process of evidence found in computers and digital storage media. The unsend app applies to the lecture about computer forensics because unlike most deleted messages on cellular phones, the unsend app doesn't keep any information that anyone "unsends." Even though, this app would not help computer forensic scientists, the app will help the users by not exposing their "unsent" messages and their messages will not be traceable or able to be found by investigators, if necessary.

In order to make the unsend app have the feature of untraceable sent messages, some concepts of computer forensics would have to applied. The unsend app would have privacy settings that would secure the user's "unsent" messages from the process of file carving, which is used to reconstruct deleted messages. This feature might cause problems with future court cases, because investigators will not be able to trace the deleted information. I think this feature is efficient because people do make mistakes, whether it's an act on impulse and a person recognizes their mistake once they decide to "unsend" a message, so letting the "unsent" messages disappear forever benefits the user's life.