My TPR Project - Consumer Apps by Courtney Nachlas https://padlet.com/nachlac/v21mjozyeuv8 Using smart phone apps to make conscious consumer purchases en-us 2019-02-27 14:36:09 UTC 2024-07-15 00:42:05 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Cornershop.png nachlac https://padlet.com/nachlac/v21mjozyeuv8/wish/335904506 2019-02-27 14:39:15 UTC https://padlet.com/nachlac/v21mjozyeuv8/wish/335904506 "Buycott" nachlac https://padlet.com/nachlac/v21mjozyeuv8/wish/335904993 is a smart phone application where consumers can scan a products' unique barcode to see if the making of that product aligns with the consumer's values. ]]> 2019-02-27 14:40:04 UTC https://padlet.com/nachlac/v21mjozyeuv8/wish/335904993 "Sustainable Palm Oil Shopping" nachlac https://padlet.com/nachlac/v21mjozyeuv8/wish/335905789 is a smart phone application where consumers can search for a product or scan a barcode to find out if that product uses sustainable palm oil.]]> 2019-02-27 14:40:58 UTC https://padlet.com/nachlac/v21mjozyeuv8/wish/335905789 What is a Conservation-based Comsumer App? nachlac https://padlet.com/nachlac/v21mjozyeuv8/wish/335906786
These smart phone apps are designed to help consumers navigate the complexities of our market by showing them products that align with their conservation goals. The three apps shown to the right are some of the most popular conservation-based consumer apps. Previous research examines how effective these consumer influencing platforms are in making conservation related decisions (Yalowitz, 2004). Researches can also utilize the data in these apps to see how consumers interact with eco-labeled products to make the market more effective. 

]]> 2019-02-27 14:42:26 UTC https://padlet.com/nachlac/v21mjozyeuv8/wish/335906786 "Seafood Watch" nachlac https://padlet.com/nachlac/v21mjozyeuv8/wish/335920591 is a smart phone application, developed by Monterey Bay Aquarium, to inform consumers on purchasing sustainable seafood by allowing them to search for products by species and by fishing method. ]]> 2019-02-27 15:02:09 UTC https://padlet.com/nachlac/v21mjozyeuv8/wish/335920591 Impact this? nachlac https://padlet.com/nachlac/v21mjozyeuv8/wish/336098222 2019-02-27 19:11:18 UTC https://padlet.com/nachlac/v21mjozyeuv8/wish/336098222 The Benefits of Conservation-based Consumer Apps nachlac https://padlet.com/nachlac/v21mjozyeuv8/wish/336151047 1. Smart phone applications can give consumers enough power to verify the authenticity of a product (Rana & Ciardulli, 2014).

2. These programs raise consumer awareness about sustainable food productions, (Kemmerly & Macfarlane, 2009). 

3. Using consumer guides has led to consumers asking more sourcing questions from retailers (Kemmerly & Macfarlane, 2009).]]> 2019-02-27 20:47:38 UTC https://padlet.com/nachlac/v21mjozyeuv8/wish/336151047 References: nachlac https://padlet.com/nachlac/v21mjozyeuv8/wish/336156328 Aquarium, M. B. (2014, February 10). Make Better Seafood Choices - Seafood Watch. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoIuOcMfc50

Baby Orangutans Enjoy the Early Years with Mom. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.babyanimalzoo.com/baby-orangutans-enjoy-the-early-years-with-mom

Banks, C., & Dunstan, E. (2014). Zoos Victoria influencing consumer palm oil purchasing behaviour. Oryx, 48(02), 171. doi:10.1017/s0030605314000052

Eli, K., Dolan, C., Schneider, T., & Ulijaszek, S. (2016). Mobile activism, material imaginings, and the ethics of the edible: Framing political engagement through the Buycott app. Geoforum, 74, 63-73. doi:10.1016/j.geoforum.2016.04.002

Hassan, M., Kouser, R., Abbas, S. S., & Azeem, M. (2014). Consumer Attitudes and Intentions to Adopt Smartphone Apps: Case of Business Students. Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences, 8(3), 763-779. Retrieved from https://eds-a-ebscohost-com.proxy.lib.miamioh.edu/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=1&sid=e505a699-157e-45a9-aeed-8ae9a4b24691@sessionmgr4008.

Kemmerly, J. D., & Macfarlane, V. (2009). The elements of a consumer-based initiative in contributing to positive environmental change: Monterey Bay Aquariums Seafood Watch program. Zoo Biology, 28(5), 398-411. doi:10.1002/zoo.20193

Rana, A., & Ciardulli, A. (2014). Enabling consumers to self-verify authenticity of products. The 9th International Conference for Internet Technology and Secured Transactions (ICITST-2014). doi:10.1109/icitst.2014.7038816

Yalowitz, S. S. (2004). Evaluating Visitor Conservation Research at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Curator: The Museum Journal, 47(3), 283-298. doi:10.1111/j.2151-6952.2004.tb00126.x

]]> 2019-02-27 21:00:56 UTC https://padlet.com/nachlac/v21mjozyeuv8/wish/336156328 A typical smart phone with conservation based consumer apps nachlac https://padlet.com/nachlac/v21mjozyeuv8/wish/336471521 2019-02-28 16:04:38 UTC https://padlet.com/nachlac/v21mjozyeuv8/wish/336471521 Take The Poll by Commenting! nachlac https://padlet.com/nachlac/v21mjozyeuv8/wish/336480074 2019-02-28 16:17:43 UTC https://padlet.com/nachlac/v21mjozyeuv8/wish/336480074 The Drawbacks of Conservation-based Consumer Apps nachlac https://padlet.com/nachlac/v21mjozyeuv8/wish/336490305 1. These apps can paint an unrealistic picture that individuals are responsible for social change rather than institutions (Eli, Dolan, Schneider, & Ulijaszek, 2016). 

2. Conservation impacts are not the only factor when purchasing products, such as price and food freshness (Kemmerly & Macfarlane Year). 

3. They give individuals false senses of power by 'voting with their walles' (Eli, Dolan, Schneider, & Ulijaszek, 2016). ]]> 2019-02-28 16:32:18 UTC https://padlet.com/nachlac/v21mjozyeuv8/wish/336490305 Should I Eat This? nachlac https://padlet.com/nachlac/v21mjozyeuv8/wish/336838555 2019-03-01 13:58:17 UTC https://padlet.com/nachlac/v21mjozyeuv8/wish/336838555 Or Should I Eat That? nachlac https://padlet.com/nachlac/v21mjozyeuv8/wish/336838944 2019-03-01 13:59:16 UTC https://padlet.com/nachlac/v21mjozyeuv8/wish/336838944 How Does This? nachlac https://padlet.com/nachlac/v21mjozyeuv8/wish/336840197 2019-03-01 14:02:28 UTC https://padlet.com/nachlac/v21mjozyeuv8/wish/336840197 nachlac https://padlet.com/nachlac/v21mjozyeuv8/wish/336841276 2019-03-01 14:05:11 UTC https://padlet.com/nachlac/v21mjozyeuv8/wish/336841276 nachlac https://padlet.com/nachlac/v21mjozyeuv8/wish/336844258 2019-03-01 14:11:30 UTC https://padlet.com/nachlac/v21mjozyeuv8/wish/336844258 How do we make Conservation Based Consumer Apps better? 1. Studies show that increasing marketing via social networking sites gives apps a more competitive advantage (Hassan, Kouser, Abbas, & Azeem, 2014). 2. Utilize research on such apps to determine conservation-related behaviors associated with purchasing sustainable products, barriers with these purchases, and how successful these purchases can be as a behavior impacting and conservation tool (Yalowitz, 2004). 3. Increase labeling and up-to-date information for consumers. For example, where sustainable sources are unlabeled, consumers do not realize they contribute to animal threats, like palm oil and orangutans (Banks & Dunstan, 2014). nachlac https://padlet.com/nachlac/v21mjozyeuv8/wish/337290879  ]]> 2019-03-03 23:05:31 UTC https://padlet.com/nachlac/v21mjozyeuv8/wish/337290879