Evernote Hello
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Evernote Hello
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#2Interesting concept. After spending the last week at Startup Riot and LessConf, intensely socializing with several hundred people, I'm not convinced this would have helped much. The one thing that stands out is taking a photo of the person, though I'm not sure I'd feel comfortable handing my phone to a stranger (nor would they).
I still hand business cards to people, but only after 2-3 minutes of conversation and only as a means to prevent having to spell my name and email/twitter in a crowded, noisy environment. I collect all of the cards I get and batch process them later, following folks on twitter, adding contacts, etc. This systems works much better for me and seems more efficient than typing into my phone.
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#3Am I the only one who see's the whole "meet someone, and fill out a profile (or have them fill out a profile)" to be a major source of friction?
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#4Yet another app I'd buy immediately if there were an Android version...
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#5Am I the only one who see's the whole "meet someone, and fill out a profile (or have them fill out a profile)" to be a major source of friction?
That was my first thought. Does the iPhone support something like near field communication?
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#6This app fails to do anything innovative in my opinion, as the fact that you have to hand your phone to a stranger and ask them to add their details illustrates. How is that better than just using the contacts app on your phone?
I think Cardflick is a much better solution. It is still not optimal, but definitely a better solution than Evernote's hello:
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#7I think that there's definitely room for an app that helps you remember people, but this is not it. First of all, photographing people to save them in your phone is just plain weird. At least in my circles, it is not socially acceptable to acquisitively photograph people and add them to your own personal database. I think many people would react with, "Is this because you don't think you'll remember me?"
Secondly, "Add an encounter" is too involved.
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#8This app fails to do anything innovative in my opinion, as the fact that you have to hand your phone to a stranger and ask them to add their details illustrates. How is that better than just using the contacts app on your phone? I think Cardflick is a much better solution. It is still not optimal, but definitely a better solution than Evernote's hello: http://cardflick.co/
It would be cool if they implemented a QR style code that would work out as such:
1) I have evernote Hello and create my profile. You do the same on your device.
2) We meet and each snap a picture of our QR-like codes generated by the app.
3) Data is imported into our devices and we go on our merry way. It's like bump, but using a QR code.
Downsides: both of you would need the app, but if it saved a lot of typing a networking event I could see it being really popular. Why make someone type their details more than once?
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#9Am I the only one who see's the whole "meet someone, and fill out a profile (or have them fill out a profile)" to be a major source of friction?
That was my first thought. Does the iPhone support something like near field communication?
The 4S doesn't have NFC but speculators assume the iPhone 5 will.
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#10I'd really rather just find out their full name and add them on Facebook or LinkedIn. Pictures then show up automatically, and it's already a shared platform with network effects that add value while reducing the awkwardness.