Maybe it's just me, but I left class the other day feeling excited and realistically invigorated by the plan my classmates and I came up with during our group discussion in class. After much deliberation, we settled on an idea that would involve an online calendar that would list events that are being held in a town/on a campus, etc. The way we saw it, it would list the event, and when you clicked on it, a tab would pop out with a preview written about it, and with relevant social media information on it. Each even could come with a hashtag that could be used via Twitter and Instagram and could be linked to the article. When the event is actually occurring, or after the fact, there could be a live feed of information via Twitter, Facebook and Instagram so that when you click on the event, you could see a live feed of pictures from the event.
I can just see this working out in my head if the interface was easy to use and aesthetically pleasing. I think it would work in a small town or on a college campus where there are many events, but not so many that it becomes overwhelming. The money spent on printing, we decided, would be spent on reporters so that the news that is being delivered would be accurate and well-written.
We also figured that since we would be reporting on local events, many local businesses would want to advertise with us, knowing that there would be many page views and a very central, local audience.
As I mentioned before, I think that this kind of idea might not just be something that I pursue in class and then forget about. It could really be something.
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