Inspiration
Social media lets you follow many people, but are you really making friends? LinkedIn is the same. it lets you “connect” with many people, but are you really building your network? If you make connections without a strategy, you cannot unleash the full power of networking.
What it does
BLU is a revolutionary new way to manage, grow, and imagine your network. Networking may sometimes feel like a vast ocean of uncertainty. BLU aims to make networking simple for beginners and more organized for professionals. With an easy interface to add, store and manage connections, smart suggestions to build, improve and maintain your network, and an amazing visualization tool, BLU is the perfect way to enhance your network.
How we built it
- used three.js to render a dynamic and interactive graphic network
- used trig functions and geometric equations to dynamically alter graphics in the network page
- used HTTP request methods to convert HTML form inputs into a Python dictionary and JSON file
Challenges we ran into
- how to make data accessible between HTML forms (which collect user input to send to a database), javascript (which adds nodes to network page based on inputted information), and python (which controls web interface, user inputs, and outputs)
Accomplishments that we're proud of
- completing a working prototype of the product
- successfully overcoming technical challenges
What we learned
- how to manage databases with javascript, including appending and retrieving data
What's next for BLU
- implementing more features, such as:
- import connections from professional networking websites — such as LinkedIn, and personal contacts
- use ML models to generate connections and suggestions depending on user activity and goals
- expand into other platforms, such as mobile (iOS, Android) and desktop apps (Windows, Linux)
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