miXXerS Website Development Theory

The miXXerS Web Application is about the sharing of anything that is related to Music. A registration/login system is implemented so that only registered users are able to post/edit/delete/rate/comment on recipes. Moreover, music can be organised by categories, users can view any music update that under a specific category.

Cookies: Our website uses “cookie” technology. A cookie is a small data file that is placed on the hard drive of your device such as laptop or mobile browsers when you a website. A “session cookie” expires immediately when you end your session (i.e., close your browser). The cookie allows us to recognize you or/and your device when you return to our website. You can disable cookies at any time by using your browser options; however, if you do not register with us, we will not able to recognize you as our miXXerS member.

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miXXerS Copyright Policy

It is important for users to be well aware of copyright policy page. miXXerS respects intellectual property rights and expects its users to do the same. If content submitted by users in miXXerS infringes copyrighted work, you may submit a report via a web form which gives us a notice of any alleged copyright infringement.

A notification of alleged copyright infringement must be addressed to miXXerS’ copyright agent as listed above. Please include as much detail as possible to allow us to identify the facts or circumstances, including, where possible:

  1. A physical or electronic signature of the owner (or person authorised to act on behalf of the owner) of the copyright that is allegedly infringed;
  2. Specific identification of each copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed;
  3. A description of where the material believed to be infringing is located on miXXerS  or the miXXerS Websites (please be as detailed as possible and provide a URL to help us locate the material you are reporting);
  4. Contact information for the complaining party, such as a complete name, address, telephone number, and email address;
  5. A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the work(s) in the manner complained of is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
  6. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and that the complaining party is the owner of the right that is allegedly infringed, or agent for the owner.

Furthermore, miXXerS has a policy to terminate in appropriate circumstances the accounts of subscribers who are repeat infringers.

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Terms and Conditions, Privacy and Trust

Below is a summary of our privacy policy. We will adhere to the mischance principle and the voluntary principle for our site as outlined by Robert L. McArthur (2001). miXXerS cannot feasibly be reasonable for the privacy of information that can easily be discovered. Users that want to anonymise or encrypt their communication would not be able to use miXXers and it is inevitable that records will be left in caches, cookies and servers as with all websites. In addition to gain users trust we will be transparent on how information is being used in line with Weitzner et al (2008). We will also adhere to the EU’s Data Protection Directive, which is also internationally regarded as one of the most stringent data privacy laws globally. By adhering to this standard we will not only be able to expand successfully in Europe but also internationally and in a way which respects the privacy of our users. In addition given the difficult users face in reading privacy policies (McDonald, A. and Cranor, L. 2008) we will attempt to make our policies as user friendly as possible and let users know whenever we have made a change to our policy. However given the service is free to users there will inevitably be a privacy trade off and this will entail some level of risk management on the part of our users (Dunfee T et al. 1999).

miXXerS’ Web Application is about the sharing of anything that is related to music/events. A registration/login system is implemented so that only registered users are able to post/edit/delete/rate/comment on recipes. Moreover, music can be organised by categories, users can view any music update that under a specific category.

Users will be engaging in Policy based trust by signing up to our network and we will be utilising the concept of provenance based trust for the site (Moreau 2009). However reputation based trust is extremely important and so we must ensure we adhere to the policies that our users have signed onto to ensure that we do no risk our reputation, increase trust which would in turn support user growth.

Cookies: Our website uses “cookie” technology. A cookie is a small data file that is placed on the hard drive of your device such as laptop or mobile browsers when you a website. A “session cookie” expires immediately when you end your session (i.e., close your browser). The cookie allows us to recognize you or/and your device when you return to our website. You can disable cookies at any time by using your browser options; however, if you do not register with us, we will not able to recognize you as our MiXXer member.

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Terms and Conditions

Welcome to miXXerS.com. This section will describe the standards and protocols as a Privacy Policy. As a visitor to miXXerS, your trust is our most important asset. This Privacy policy is provided to inform you of our policies and practices regarding how we collect, use, disclosure, transfer and store information about you.

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Thanks for choosing miXXerS. In this policy, the words “we”, “our”, and “us” refer to miXXerS. In order to use our miXXerS service or website, miXXerS Limited may need to collect personally identifiable information and this Privacy Policy is where we describe the information we collect, how we use such information, and how you can manage and control the use of your information.

When using or interacting with our website, you are entering into a binding contract with us and consenting to the use of your information as explained in this Privacy Policy.

 

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General Data

When you register for an account to use our service, we collect “personally identifiable information” or “personal information” mean any information by which you can be identified or contacted, such as your name (first and last), address (city, state, zip), e-mail address, telephone number, etc. We may store this information so that it can be used for the purposes in connecting you with others.We may also disclose your personally identifiable information when you ask us to do so or when we believe it is required by law.

Payment Data

When you sign up for a Premium Account that require payment subscription or make other purchases through the service, your credit card information and other financial data we need to process your payment are collected and stores by a third party payment processor.

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We use your personal information that we collect to provide you with the best services and experience. We may also, (ii) communicate with you for Service-related purposes, including promotional e-mails, sponsorships or messages, (iii) enable and promote the Service, including features and content of the Service, and products and services made available through the Service such as sharing, user interactions, notifications and suggestions, and integration with third party services.

 

How is this information shared_Blog

The miXXerS Service is a social service for music which offers many ways in searching, share the music or content related to music at music board, and we enable users to explore who else is using the Service and their public profiles.

Your account information is or may be publicly available to others by default, such as your name and/or username, profile picture, location, including the music you add or favourite. Your activity on the Service will automatically appear in the activity feed of friends and other users who follow you or your profile content.

 

References:

Dunfee T.W, Smith N. and Ross W.T. Social contracts and marketing ethics. The Journal of Marketing (1999) vol. 63 (3)

McDonald, A. and Cranor, L. The Cost of Reading Privacy Policies. I/S: A Journal of Law and Policy for the Information Society. 2008 Privacy Year in Review issue

Moreau. The foundations for provenance on the web. Foundations and Trends in Web Science (2009)

Weitzner DJ, Abelson H, Berners-Lee T, Feigenbaum J, Sussman GJ. Information Accountability, Communications of the ACM (2008) vol. 51 (6) pp. 82-87

Mobile Apps

You get a ton done when you’re at your computer, speeding away on the day’s social media strategy.  In the last year alone, mobile payments apps has generated a total $235.4billion worldwide.

Mobile apps and tools can make it easier for a marketer’s entire day as it is filled with easier ways to tap opportunities to connect, engage and share. You can get more done while waiting, lounging, and at anytime when you’re not tethered to a desktop or laptop. The palm size, weightlessness and wireless technology that comes with mobile makes it convenient and primary for miXXerS users on the go,

It necessary for miXXerS’ future development that in addition to being a mobile first site we  create mobile apps that enable users to log-on their account just by clicking a miXXerS app icon on the mobile screen. This allows all users  to stay on top of the latest news or music posts, share music and all the service that we offers are now able to access from mobile apps.

In summary, you can enjoy complete page management controls like you can with the Facebook app, making life super easy for admins who need to make changes on the fly, while you’re on the go.

The following picture is the sample of the front page when you click on our future miXXerS app on your mobile.

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Figure 1: miXXerS Future Mobile App

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Figure 2: miXXerS Welcome Page After Click the miXXerS App Icon 

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Figure 3: miXXerS Log-In Page (Only for the first time Log-in)

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Figure 4: One of the miXXerS App Functions

Favourite Music

Figure 5: The User Profile and the user able to view their favourite music that they  save

 

Location Tracking

Figure 6: The user allows to share their piece of music with optional related details such as description of the songs, Location or event. 

Notes: Figure 6 content such as location of events and songs will be provided based on users approval

 

Music for Partying and Studying?

Music for Partying and StudyingGiven young people are our chosen demographic focus one suggested feature is advice on what music is useful for studying. However, miXXerS is specifically for people who go to parties. While the idea came up it is quite a divergence from the main aim of the site which targets DJs, party/concert goers and musicians and party producers/promoters. Given we are a team of all students that like music we are getting our music on as we work on this project.

The old-age Question: Do you prefer to have music while you’re working?  Some people, just like myself, most of the time have it on when completing assignments. However like others students either thrive off listening to music while study OR find having music on in the background incredibly distracting.

The timeless debate has been made. Meanwhile, a number of academic studies suggest listening benefits the brain, sleep pattern, the immune system and stress levels. This is extremely true for music lovers. Furthermore, many people, including researchers and scientists have a theory that music without lyrics such as Mosaic is the best music for study. According to research, listening to classical music help students in studying by increasing the concentration, improve the retention and ensuring more successful study. While is not the focus of miXXerS, we’ll turn our music on when we do our miXXers research!