Re:Facebook's phone as obvious as nose on your face
by Encosia on Sunday September 19, 2010 @02:54PM
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He couldn't be more dead wrong about the mom-usability factor of the iPhone.
I know this because my mom bought one a couple years ago and was able to set up her email and start emailing me photos from the camera before I even knew she had it. This is someone who can't set up her desktop email client without calling me for help.
Re:Facebook's phone as obvious as nose on your face
by davewiner on Sunday September 19, 2010 @04:23PM
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Guess this stuff comes more easily to your mom than it does to mine. Trust me, I was there -- she's learning how to use it very slowly, over a period of many months.
Re:Facebook's phone as obvious as nose on your face
by siglesias on Sunday September 19, 2010 @03:06PM
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I'd be very interested in just how much social plays into the mobile experience. For example, although Facebook is one of my most frequented apps, I also to check news, play casual games, view website statistics, manage email, listen to music, check my finances, track my weight, calculate tips, read ebooks, watch Youtube and Netflix, and manage to-dos.
Is it entirely certain that designing the operating system among sharing photos and posting status message updates will be optimal across all mobile functions? Not sure that it's the case.
Re:Facebook's phone as obvious as nose on your face
by Psyonic on Sunday September 19, 2010 @03:05PM
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His links from "everyone" and "knew" are both from today... so how would everyone know this already?
That said, if they can penetrate the high school crowd, this might be a success. I don't think his mom is really the target market, but I could be wrong.
Re:Facebook's phone as obvious as nose on your face
by Psyonic on Saturday September 25, 2010 @01:04AM
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Yes, but would a facebook phone really appeal to them? Also, if a market is saturated (i.e. high school kids), it can't grow by definition, so growth can be a misleading statistic.
Re:Facebook's phone as obvious as nose on your face
by luminary on Sunday September 19, 2010 @02:20PM
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The mobile versions of FB etc. won't cut it if the next 5-10 years are going to be all about mobile. And thus the need for a true mobile-only social app or "social OS" pending already existing vertical data.
Re:Facebook's phone as obvious as nose on your face
by darwinGod on Sunday September 19, 2010 @02:09PM
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I bet not many saw that coming though.
Is this really Dave Winer, the guy behind RSS??
What do you think their selling point would be? "The socially connected phone"
And why would people want that??
I know this because my mom bought one a couple years ago and was able to set up her email and start emailing me photos from the camera before I even knew she had it. This is someone who can't set up her desktop email client without calling me for help.
Is it entirely certain that designing the operating system among sharing photos and posting status message updates will be optimal across all mobile functions? Not sure that it's the case.
That said, if they can penetrate the high school crowd, this might be a success. I don't think his mom is really the target market, but I could be wrong.