Comments on: When old becomes new again – SMS and Twitter http://conversations.nokia.com/2008/06/09/when-old-becomes-new-again-sms-and-twitter/ Stories from around the Nokia neighbourhood Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:04:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Gabriel http://conversations.nokia.com/2008/06/09/when-old-becomes-new-again-sms-and-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-4328 Gabriel Fri, 08 May 2009 14:06:48 +0000 http://conversations.nokia.com/?p=537#comment-4328 It would be really neat if there was a way to update a twitter account by sms using more than one number. For example for use with a business more than one person would be able to update the corporate account. It would be really neat if there was a way to update a twitter account by sms using more than one number. For example for use with a business more than one person would be able to update the corporate account.

]]> By: Debi Jones http://conversations.nokia.com/2008/06/09/when-old-becomes-new-again-sms-and-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-925 Debi Jones Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:37:24 +0000 http://conversations.nokia.com/?p=537#comment-925 Reuters is looking to use Twitter in the newsroom as a way to break news. This is an obvious use, especially when the Twitter to Gtalk gateway and track function are working. The Gtalk connection is streamed live using XMPP versus all other clients which use polling. The results of polling solutions are batched and not streaming which is less desirable as it's almost impossible to consume batches of tweets. Anyway, some thoughts from Reuters. http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/2008/05/06/breaking-news-twitter-style/ Reuters is looking to use Twitter in the newsroom as a way to break news. This is an obvious use, especially when the Twitter to Gtalk gateway and track function are working.

The Gtalk connection is streamed live using XMPP versus all other clients which use polling. The results of polling solutions are batched and not streaming which is less desirable as it’s almost impossible to consume batches of tweets.

Anyway, some thoughts from Reuters.

http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/2008/05/06/breaking-news-twitter-style/

]]> By: David http://conversations.nokia.com/2008/06/09/when-old-becomes-new-again-sms-and-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-926 David Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:51:35 +0000 http://conversations.nokia.com/?p=537#comment-926 and remember; like twitterfone, the first commercial SMS product came from another Irish company (Aldisocn) and remember; like twitterfone, the first commercial SMS product came from another Irish company (Aldisocn)

]]> By: alfie http://conversations.nokia.com/2008/06/09/when-old-becomes-new-again-sms-and-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-927 alfie Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:48:07 +0000 http://conversations.nokia.com/?p=537#comment-927 Well, we work with the voice to text company Spinvox at moblog.co.uk You can call a dedicated number and that then gets posted into a blog format, ordered by recency, as normal. Marry that with say, a call in service about traffic and you have one of the most revolutionary ideas for radio broadcast: moblog.co.uk/blog/rogers That moblog has had over 20k messages sent by Rogers radio listeners since November. Where Voice to text is also very interesting in terms of blogging is that you will often have no Data connectivity, so being able to access your GSM network and still make a rich blog post is extremely useful. Well, we work with the voice to text company Spinvox at moblog.co.uk

You can call a dedicated number and that then gets posted into a blog format, ordered by recency, as normal.

Marry that with say, a call in service about traffic and you have one of the most revolutionary ideas for radio broadcast:

moblog.co.uk/blog/rogers

That moblog has had over 20k messages sent by Rogers radio listeners since November.

Where Voice to text is also very interesting in terms of blogging is that you will often have no Data connectivity, so being able to access your GSM network and still make a rich blog post is extremely useful.

]]> By: Matt (Ovi.com) http://conversations.nokia.com/2008/06/09/when-old-becomes-new-again-sms-and-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-928 Matt (Ovi.com) Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:06:44 +0000 http://conversations.nokia.com/?p=537#comment-928 As you know, I do love Twitter. But I keep wondering - once the money runs out, then what? Twitter with ads? I don't love it THAT much. As you know, I do love Twitter. But I keep wondering – once the money runs out, then what? Twitter with ads? I don’t love it THAT much.

]]> By: charlie http://conversations.nokia.com/2008/06/09/when-old-becomes-new-again-sms-and-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-929 charlie Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:33:14 +0000 http://conversations.nokia.com/?p=537#comment-929 Oren, Awesome. I've been pounding the drum of SMS web services in emerging markets for a long time. I met Nathan a while back and heard he was doing cool stuff in Kenya. Now I think I need to catch up on his doings again. For me also, the combination of SMS and voice can be powerful too. Tchau, Charlie Oren,

Awesome. I’ve been pounding the drum of SMS web services in emerging markets for a long time. I met Nathan a while back and heard he was doing cool stuff in Kenya. Now I think I need to catch up on his doings again.

For me also, the combination of SMS and voice can be powerful too.

Tchau,

Charlie

]]> By: Oren Levine http://conversations.nokia.com/2008/06/09/when-old-becomes-new-again-sms-and-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-930 Oren Levine Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:38:02 +0000 http://conversations.nokia.com/?p=537#comment-930 SMS may be even a bigger deal in the developing world: just read what Nathan Eagle and others are doing to support SMS-based mobile Web services in Kenya and other countries (http://blogs.forum.nokia.com/blog/nathan-eagles-forum-nokia-blog/developing-world/2007/11/19/the-mobile-web-is-not-helping-the-developing-world...-and-what-we-can-do-about-it.) "In Kenya there are countless SMS-based applications that provide subscribers with a different mobile web experience: helping people find jobs, keep up to date with sports scores, get weather information, find a date, get information about commodity prices, etc... All content we expect from a mobile web-experience, but now it can be accessed on any phone in Kenya." -Oren (Nokia S60 marketing) SMS may be even a bigger deal in the developing world: just read what Nathan Eagle and others are doing to support SMS-based mobile Web services in Kenya and other countries (http://blogs.forum.nokia.com/blog/nathan-eagles-forum-nokia-blog/developing-world/2007/11/19/the-mobile-web-is-not-helping-the-developing-world…-and-what-we-can-do-about-it.)

“In Kenya there are countless SMS-based applications that provide subscribers with a different mobile web experience: helping people find jobs, keep up to date with sports scores, get weather information, find a date, get information about commodity prices, etc… All content we expect from a mobile web-experience, but now it can be accessed on any phone in Kenya.”

-Oren (Nokia S60 marketing)

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