WEEK 3 My Office

Although I feel I have a fairly well developed plan for the site itself,  there are certainly kinks to work out with the actual hardware itself.  For example, how will I start the site?  I'm assuming the site itself will grow.  I can't go into an entrepreneurial venture without planning for growth.  Therefor, I will have to have a space to work out of-- an office, computers, etc.  While the general layout may be developed from my own personal computer, if I desire to have this venture grow into a company, I can't stay with just my laptop.

TheI plan on starting an office from "scratch," so to speak.  When doing so, it should be built using the most economic means possible.  I plan on building all my computers from parts.  Financially, I won't be  spending money for additional components (or excessive components) I won't need.  I would designate different computers for different things.  That way,  each computer can have the best version of the components and, more importantly, the programs needed to do each particular job (such as web design, content editing, or just writing)

Although computer forensics can recover files,  and I would invest in a recover method,  I don't want to depend solely upon computer forensics.  Therefore, every computer in my office will be connected to a singular storage space on the web.  Each design, file, etc. made for the development of the company would then be stored on the "cloud" as well.  This way, I would have no fear of losing files and I will have an ideal office setup that will work at the start and allow the wiggle room my site and company will need to grow.

WEEK 2 Privacy Settings

With new technologies,  it's becoming more and more difficult in today's world for the average citizen to protect his or her personal information.  By merely typing my name into Google,  I can find my parent's names, the high school I attended, my home town, my age, and almost everything I've tweeted.  It's all out there, for the world to access.  Nearly everything I, or others, do on the web is public.

For this reason,  I aim to make my site's privacy policy easily manageable and, more importantly, easily understood.  To begin with,  I wouldn't make access to the site solely for members.  Those without an account can access general beauty articles, comments, and tips from other users, but cannot access personalized beauty information.  Upon registering,  a user must enter his or her email address, login and password.  Other than that, any information users wish to give is optional.

After registering, users will be presented with a series of "personalization options," asking them the following:

Hair Color
Hair Texture (Curly, Wavy, Straight)
Hair Thickness
Eye Color
Skin Tone
Height
Weight
Body Type (Petite, Pear Shaped, Hourglass, etc.)
Face Shape (Oval, Square, Round, Heart)
Age

All of these questions will be optional, but in answering them using will be permitted access to more and more tips, articles, and comments, specially designed for themselves, which will encourage users to give their information.  They will be able to remain completely anonymous.  The information will also enable advertisers to target specific clients.

I believe this system will not jeopardize member's rights to privacy, but will still allow them to have a personal experience online.