Group 2 - Talklio

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  Talklio company logo

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  Talklio website logo

Inspiration

In the wake of Covid-19, university student communities have been fragmented by online learning, quarantine mandates, and social distancing requirements. Frankly, university just isn't as fun anymore. Talklio is an app to foster connectedness among UCL students in a fresh format, bringing together remote and on-campus students.

What it does

Talklio is a live social media feed bursting with opinions, pro-tips, confessionals, and jokes. The app features three sections: In a live image feed, you can see what other UCL students are up to - all raw, unfiltered, and spontaneous. At a random time each day, you get a notification to snap a picture of yourself in a two-minute timeframe. Unless you post yourself, you cannot see the pictures of others. Snap quick! In a Q&A section, give your hot take on polarizing questions and see how the UCL community ticks. Ever wondered if anyone else shared your unpopular opinions? Check Talklio! In an advice column, ask for and receive real-time advice on all life situations, completely anonymous. Picking an outfit for date night, oversleeping your job interview, or handling a friendship break-up - we've got you covered.

How we built it

React.JS for website front-end Python for website back-end SQL-implementation of database, using PostgreSQL Potentially, implementation on cloud-based environment in future

Challenges we ran into

As business students without a tech background, connecting our back-end and front-end posed challenges for us.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We genuinely believe Talklio would provide an authentic, valuable platform to connect the UCL community in an unconventional format.

What we learned

We solidified our knowledge of the steps required to build an application, in particular setting up a SQL-based schema. We were able to implement our classroom learning in a real-world environment.

What's next for Talklio

In the future, we're looking to add new, engaging features, like a secondhand marketplace, a bulletin to reach out to other like-minded students, or a micro job platform. Moreover, we aim to make it a cross-university experience by allowing users from other London universities to sign up.

Built With

• html
• postgresql
• pymongo
• python
• react.js