2. SLC Rental Website (why it will be awesome)

3. Problem: Finding the RIGHT apartment or house to rent is a pain in the arse

4. Solution: Our innovative interactive website!!!

5. Overview of Website Ability to easily post an ad for your apartment and house rentals Ability to easily post an ad for your apartment and house rentals  Upload Pictures Ability to do a customized search through posted ads according to user’s specifications Ability to do a customized search through posted ads according to user’s specifications  Provide more area specific information

6. System Architecture Web-based user interface Web-based user interface  HTML, Javascript Java based server program Java based server program  Java, JSP, JDBC Database Database  mySQL

7. Why we need something like this….. With the upcoming Olympics, people might decide they want to move here and need a good way to find a decent place With the upcoming Olympics, people might decide they want to move here and need a good way to find a decent place Other web sites are more general…..and can’t/don’t provide area specific information Other web sites are more general…..and can’t/don’t provide area specific information Web sites that DO provide area specific information don’t have decent apartment searches Web sites that DO provide area specific information don’t have decent apartment searches

8. Case Study: Yahoo What they do well: What they do well:  Good user interface  Several search customizations How they suck: How they suck:  Lack of area specific information  Poor ability to narrow search down to specific areas of town

9. Case Study: CitySearch What they do well: What they do well:  Provide very area specific information How they suck: How they suck:  Search engine has very limited search customizations (can only search by city)

10. WE NEED A MIDDLE GROUND HERE PEOPLE!!!!

13. How our website is unique…… We try to incorporate a strong customizable search engine with access to area specific information We try to incorporate a strong customizable search engine with access to area specific information