Comments on: A crystal ball – Seeing the future from the habits of today ..

By: muthu

muthu — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:54:50 +0000

excellent structure of article. i could feel the taste of article.

By: ram

ram — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:31:57 +0000

ajit
pretty impressive way of putting it.i had never thought of it this way. we have tried in our own little way to be reference point site in user mind either through sms query or wap.findnearyou.com or our regular site

By: PCap

PCap — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 23:28:44 +0000

Ajit
I want to tell you a strange way I am used to use SMS: when I am in the underground in Milan (where GSM coverage is not available) on the way to reach my office sometimes I need to call someone (customers, colleagues, etc.) and I need a way to be reminded when I’ll be “out in the GSM coverage”.
So I am used to send an SMS to myself. The phone will retry many times to send the message to my number while I am not under coverage and will send it succesfully to me as soon as I will reach the coverage. I use this SMS as a reminder.
It’s a silly way to use SMS but I think that there are no other way to be reminded when phone reaches the GSM coverage. Am I wrong?

By: Atul

Atul — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 15:28:44 +0000

Ajit,
Good post. Hard to say which one attracted me more – Floyd videos or the crystal-balling Let’s just say, both did.
1. Re: Mobile Video/TV, I do agree that YouTube is paving the way for masses to consume video on the mobile. I like your dissection of ‘screens of life’. Having worked in the Mobile TV area, I know first hand that *first* user experience is key to retaining viewers. Attracting them in the first place, is compelling content. And YouTube offers plenty of it!
On the same note, Mobile TV service providers should be providing more of must-see content. Here in the US, I do not see much of it, sadly. Though UK providers are doing a better job of content like soccer, etc.
Secondly, note that we as users have now come to accept the video on a portable screen, thanks to Apple’s convincing and alluring devices. That’s just paving the way and priming the users for on-the-air video consumption.
2. Re: Mobile Address book: Yes, this is an untapped resource. Note that many social networking sites (atleast those on the mobile)start off as an off-shoot of the mobile address book. After all, the people you call most are already on your list. What better way to exploit this? Yet, social networks are more than just glorified address books.
3. Re: Google Phone – I do agree that the GPhone will be something inherently familiar. But I do suspect that Google has atleast a few aces up its sleeve. We will likely see a familiar service with a drastically different/simplified use.
Thanks, and keep the posts and videos coming.
-Atul

By: George

George — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:50:10 +0000

The address book as a battlegrounds seems to be gaining steam.
This is clear in Facebooks integration with the iphone. Now you have one place to find all your contacts, centrally located and accessible in the same way on your phone as on your computer. AND it has the added value of the social networking experience on the desktop.
Can you point to other indications that the address book is the future battlegrounds for the ownership of customers?