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New Phone and Mobile Networking

As you know if you’ve read my blog, I’m all about meeting new people. I’m endlessly interested in what other people are working on in SL and out. I believe in the great good of the collective mind. The more people communicate, the more people work together, the better the world will be for all of us. Pierre Levy’s Collective Intelligence is a work of genius!

At least, this is how I justify my new phone. I recently purchased an XV6700. It’s a pocket PC with constant internet access. My email is finally truly in my pocket. I had a Sidekick in the past but the connection was hit or miss and I was never happy with the keyboard because I prefer to have girly long nails and the buttons were difficult not to fat-finger when I tried to type. The new phone solves all of the fingernail problems with an awesome touch screen with a stylus (though I’ve learned that the corner of my nail works just as well!). It has the Pocket PC Windows on it complete with Office. I can make PowerPoint presentations in the car! Woot!

No longer am I tied to my desk or afraid that I’ll miss an important email while I’m away. On this baby I can check email, listen to music, make a spreadsheet, and answer a call all at the same time! I’ll never be disconnected from the world again.

But enough about how great my phone is…here’s the real point. Because of Bluetooth and GPS built into phones like this, I think we’re going to start seeing more and more applications that let us not only communicate with people far away, but also the folks sitting right next to us at a conference, on the bus, or waiting in the airport. Software like Imity will allow folks with Bluetooth enabled phones to see profiles of people nearby and find out if they have things in common. Just imagine sitting in the airport bar fiddling with your phone when you realize that a guy at the other end of the bar works for a company you’ve been trying to get a meeting with for months. Striking up a conversation and making that connection is easier than ever. With these new technologies we can let people know who we are and what we do in a passive way. You can market yourself while waiting for a flight, standing in line, or attending a presentation. I know, you’re thinking that this is the digital Dating Game but it can certainly do much more than tell someone what your sign is. A profile on a service like Imity can announce to other users what business you’re in, that you have a great website, and that you’re open to conversation.

One more argument against the naysayers who think that technology will drive a wedge between people. Technology, if used correctly, will NOT destroy interpersonal communication. It will enhance it. So get out there and start letting your phone do the work for you!

10 January 2007 | Intellagirl, mobile, networking | Comments

3 Responses to “New Phone and Mobile Networking”

1 Patrick Berry 11 January 2007 @ 5:17 am

I too am getting into phones lately.Have you heard about iphone — Apple’s new computer, ipod, phone. It’s $500 and coming out in June. http://www.apple.com/iphone/
2 Audio Zenith 11 January 2007 @ 6:44 am

Sarah…

I find this initiative superb, and we seem to sing from the same song sheet on many concepts.

As part of my online presence and digital ethos I have been experimenting with mobile phone technology for a number of years and run a popular Phone Blogging website which is part of my company network.

Users are able to send an MMS to the site (or e-mail) and blog cell phone pics and or video, yep right from the phone to the internet!

I find this is a fascinating study into how people record moments in their life, a snapshot into someone’s world.

Let’s see how good your phone is then, create an account and send away!

http://www.thephonecam.com

Audio Zenith
Aka: Chris Hambly
3 Mark Bell 11 January 2007 @ 6:49 am

Patrick,

See the entry below this one on the iPhone.

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