Xobni for mobiles

#1

Post by mellampudi » Fri, Dec 28, 2007, 5:04 PM UTC

I am planning to make a software similar to the one that xobni is making, but for mobile phones. Any thoughts,suggestions?

Re: Xobni for mobiles

#2

Post by rokhayakebe » Fri, Dec 28, 2007, 5:47 PM UTC

What's up there. I have a mobile app that mines your phone and sends it to the server. it is up, and runnning and I have 1 corporate client. what is a good way to contact you?

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#3

Post by danw » Fri, Dec 28, 2007, 6:08 PM UTC

For myself and almost everyone I know the mobile phone is the definitive buddy list, so this is an excellent idea.

Once you've gathered information about who people contact and how often what will you do with it?

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#4

Post by shayan » Fri, Dec 28, 2007, 6:11 PM UTC

just curious, but what makes you think xobni will not be offering the feature soon, and if they will what makes you think that yours will have an advantage to theirs, knowing they are already ahead, have users, and done a good job executing it and will probably offer the services faster than you can!!!

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#5

Post by jey » Fri, Dec 28, 2007, 6:11 PM UTC

shayan wrote: post #4

just curious, but what makes you think xobni will not be offering the feature soon, and if they will what makes you think that yours will have an advantage to theirs, knowing they are already ahead, have users, and done a good job executing it and will probably offer the services faster than you can!!!

You'll never start a startup with that attitude. ;-)

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#6

Post by DarrenStuart » Fri, Dec 28, 2007, 6:32 PM UTC

make it web based and target all web enabled devices. At least that way your not going to limited by device memory.

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#7

Post by nextmoveone » Fri, Dec 28, 2007, 6:53 PM UTC

jey wrote: post #5

shayan wrote: post #4

just curious, but what makes you think xobni will not be offering the feature soon, and if they will what makes you think that yours will have an advantage to theirs, knowing they are already ahead, have users, and done a good job executing it and will probably offer the services faster than you can!!!

You'll never start a startup with that attitude. ;-)

Everyone needs critics, it helps create drive. IMO.

Re: Xobni for mobiles

#8

Post by simianstyle » Fri, Dec 28, 2007, 8:42 PM UTC

i still don't really get xobni :-\

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#9

Post by ntoshev » Fri, Dec 28, 2007, 10:33 PM UTC

Great idea, with one serious problem though. Xobni data are useful mostly to infer social relationships. You can get the data you need only for smartphones, which are small proportion of all phones. Social data are useful if you don't have big inherent holes in that social graph.

So you need to target smartphones and can't use the social network effect. But you can still add big value to the phone's owner.

Re: Xobni for mobiles

#10

Post by angstrom » Fri, Dec 28, 2007, 11:35 PM UTC

nextmoveone wrote: post #7

jey wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You'll never start a startup with that attitude. ;-)

Everyone needs critics, it helps create drive. IMO.

Devils advocate or not, it's like saying you should only seek out opportunities that have no competition.