Week 1-Social Media

The proposed "Bullet" train company would need to make good usage of Social Networking opportunities. This would namely include the use of Facebook and Twitter. These sites are becoming a more and more important part of society today, so any new enterprise will need to make use of them.

There are two main players in the Social media advertising game. One of them is Facebook. The new bullet train system will need a Facebook "page" so that people can "like" the company. Unlike an advertisment on television, Facebook "likes" give a more personal aspect to the advertisement. Someone is more likely to like a company if they see that their friends use and like the product. The bullet train may also see complaints on the Facebook page. There will need to be an employee ready to respond to these posts as soon as possible to keep customer satisfation high.

We all know that Twitter is becoming more and more popular. People tweet millions of times a day. If a train is running late, there will be tweets about it. Complaints will be prevelant on Twitter as well. Twitter is a new source of customer service, where customers can complain and expect something in return rather fast. In order to follow the recent trend, the Bullet Train company must be prepared to use Twitter to respond to complaints and criticisms.

The First Post

With such a clever blog title, you're likely wondering what my idea is for this project. It's actually quite simple. A high speed, magnetic levitation, "Bullet" train system connecting the Northeast corridor. In my proposed system, there would be several "Hub" Stations: Albany (NY), New York City (Either Penn Station or Grand Central Station), Binghamton (NY) and Philladelphia (PA).

This train system would vastly improve travel times between all cities on the map. With current technology, top speeds of these "Bullet" trains is about 180 miles per hour. To put that number into prospective, a normal train from Albany to New York City is about 2.5 hours long. The trip is about 140 miles long. With the "Bullet" train, this trip would take 45 minutes, making New York City a very doable trip for Albany area people.

The "Bullet" train has endless economic, political and social opportunities, and technology will play a major part in those opportunities.

"Seven times as long as flying, costs twice as much!"