Since "The Orange Bazaar" is a website only open to Syracuse University students, everyone registered to buy, sell, or trade products on the website is a current student at the University, making all of the transactions completed through the website trustworthy. After a current student sells or buys a product to another student, the two students need to communicate with each other in some way so that the final part of the transaction can be completed. They can do so by emailing, meeting up with one another, or connecting via a social networking site. Social networking sites allow buyers or sellers to put a face on the people they are buying from or selling to. I believe this is a safe maneuver because in order to participate with the site, you need an @syr.edu email address, so one can be confident that they are selling to a Syracuse University student, rather than a complete stranger.
To make sure that the students know exactly who they are selling their products to or buying their products from, the website should be connected to Facebook, since almost every college student at Syracuse University seems to be active on that website. "The Orange Bazaar" should be compatible with Facebook or Twitter so that student buyers or sellers know exactly who they are selling to or buying from. Students can view other students profiles and communicate with each other via the website in order to exchange products bought on "The Orange Bazaar." From there, students can decide where to meet up with one another, or where to deliver or pick-up the products bought or sold on the website, thus completing the transaction.
This would also help with the design and layout of the website. For example, when a student buys a product, he or she is curious to see who the person is he or she is buying from. Next to the product they are selling, the student selling the product should have a link in the upper righthand corner saying "Connect with me on Facebook," or something similar. However, the student looking to buy the product will not be allowed to connect with said student they are buying from until they have purchased the product, showing that they are interested in what that person has to sell, and therefore establishing a connection. Students are welcome to also connect with other students they are buying from via Syracuse email, because the email address will be listed under the buyer's name. Facebook will help "The Orange Bazaar" because it allows students to make connections with one another and to find out exactly who you are buying from or selling to.
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