Have been watching with interest the developments and discussions. Seems to me the idea of combining all these prototypes could be a good one. But surely some direction is needed? Why do you need a web/sms/voice/im tv scheduler? Surely 'just cos we can' is inspiring technically but maybe not in terms of usability.
But then again second guessing user profiles (and therefore guessing technology merges) is a futile one? To me the ideas services offered comes in two forms: - Search - Reminder It is how the combinations of these produced that is important... Or am I just rambling? ;-) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mario Menti Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 3:30 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [backstage] combining prototypes? In response to a couple of previous posts: - a PSP/mobile browsing solution (based on XHTML MP) would definitely be nice, but would presumably be a separate front-end from a more AJAX-y all-singing full web browser interface - SMS costs could be covered by users registering for the service, and paying for "bundles" of texts to be used. I believe there is an existing service (groupSMS) that does something along these lines already, so I don't think covering SMS costs is considered a commercial application (and would therefore not cause a problem with backstage conditions of use) In a way though I think we're jumping the gun a little - I was first of all wondering who (if anyone) would be interested in combining some efforts. What shape a combined app/service should take is probably the second step. Oh, and before I forget - whoever wins the server has to host the beast :-) On 10/6/05, Adam Leach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I will very happily help in the development of this system. My > current VoIP phone system could easily be slightly modified to work in > nearly any setup. The only requirement is a connection to an upto date > database that contains all the listings and a PC powerful enough to re > generate all the sound files when required. > > Its all developed on mainly opensource software, ie Asterisk, Perl and > a few modules. The only other problem is a licence or suitable > replacement voice would be required. > > SMS is another problem as there don't appear to be any free/cheap SMS > gateways. I just decided to use a Pay as you go phone with SMS bundles > and just pay for all the texts. > > Regards > > Adam > > Quoting Mario Menti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Looking at the prototypes published on this list and on the > > backstage site, it occured to me that by combining some of them, we > > may end up with the ultimate multi-channel multi-purpose > > "web/SMS/IM/VoIP/chatbot tv schedule > > search/suggestion/comparison/reminder" app (ok, the name will need > > some work...) > > > > Is anyone interested in sitting down together and discussing the > > potential of integrating some of the various ideas and concepts > > shown in these prototypes? > > > > Cheers, > > Mario. > > > > - > > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, > > please visit > > http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > > Unofficial list archive: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > > > > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, > please visit > http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial list archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
