I'm a Web Science student at the University of Southampton. I am interested in innovation and banking on the Web.
The unique selling point (USP) of Skillted is its geolocation functionality. Geolocation is the identification of the geographic location of an object such as a mobile phone. The geolocation functionality makes the Skillted app different from existing and similar tools. The geolocation functionality works this way: it pinpoints the location of Skillted users and identify users with similar skills or… Read more →
This post looks at related news to our proposed social networking app. Just 5 days ago, a swap swapping skill website called Vendeve was launched. This site caters only for women and is by invitation only. The website claims to be the world’s first skills marketplace for women only. “On Vendeve, you can market up to 10 of your skills… Read more →
With social networks, social and ethical considerations need to be taken into account when designing the proposed idea. Some of the common ethical considerations include: Privacy and trust: How do you form trust in relationships with people you may just be meeting for the first time? How do you know that the person you are meeting up with has good… Read more →
For the purpose of this coursework, we have highlighted three websites with existing similar ideas as the one we are proposing. These three websites were located by using a keyword search on Google.com. 1. SwapRight – www.swapright.com SwapRight is a free website for swapping and bartering services. You can find people offering the services you need and they can find… Read more →
One of the variables determining the rate of adoption of an idea is the perceived attributes of innovation. According to Rogers(1995) there are five perceived attributes of innovation and these are namely: Relative Advantage: This is the degree to which an innovation is perceived as better than the idea it supersedes. The underlying principle is that the greater the perceived relative advantage… Read more →
The need to connect to other people with similar interests brought about the idea of social networks. With social networks you are still able to express your individuality as you would have a profile with contents controlled by you. Boyd and Ellison (2007) define social network sites as web-based services that allow individuals to: (1) construct a public or… Read more →
This is just a brief summary of what has been going on in the group in the last few weeks. An ERGO application has been made and still awaiting approval from our supervisor. We have had weekly meetings to fine tune the idea we have presently by thinking of other additional features which would make it different from existing similar… Read more →
Hello everyone! This is team Skillted and this blog will be a repository of all our ideas in bringing to you a new innovative social network that matches people with different skills, the app to be developed will match people based on their skills, needs and geolocation. The team is made up of six members with different skill sets and… Read more →