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From: small <sherifgmans...@gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 05:33:40 -0700 (PDT)

Local: Mon, Aug 18 2008 10:33 pm

Subject: Re: New project idea: Bringing back Twitter SMS

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Guys,
Interesting conversation. The key issue here is one thing - Google.

Remember Google bought Jaiku a few months ago? Well Google has big
plans for it, and I would not be surprised if FREE SMS is on the
table. Why not? They have done this with Google Calendar.

I love Jaiku, thought it was way better than twitter. Once Google
opens it back up and integrates it with all their other products game
over - Google wins :-)

I would not be surprised at all once they go live with it (very soon I
hear), FREE SMS to anywhere in the world is a feature....

Sherif

On Aug 18, 11:59 am, "Mark Neely" <mark.ne...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,

> I'm sure that developing a Twitter-to-SMS would be a fairly straightforward
> exercise, given their API and the fact they currently support it in other
> countries.

> I am just wondering if this is a retrograde solution.

> Anyone who has dealt with telcos will tell you that they love to skim
> profits. The artificially high data rates for mobile data (and SMS for that
> matter) is a classic case in point. They charge like wounded bulls because
> they can - they own the infrastructure and, in the case of SMS, they own the
> billing engine.

> Given that 3G is fast becoming a standard globally, why would you develop a
> solution based on 1G technology - and force yourself into bed with the
> profiteering telcos?

> Why not look at the other data channel (IP) and use that to create an
> SMS-esque application? Create a solution that gives a SMS-like experience -
> beeping/vibrating when incoming messages are received, with a reply service
> - but which operates independently of a specific carrier?

> And, if you're going to go down that path, why not build the app in such a
> way that it can be interfaced with other social services?

> The pain that has been articulated - wanting to keep an eye on 'social
> updates' when away from your primary computer - is real. But it is felt by a
> lot more people than just Twitter users.

> Regards,

> Mark
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> Subject: [SiliconBeach] Re: New project idea: Bringing back Twitter SMS

> I don't think pricing is an issue at all... I just build it with my modem
> for fun... using a gateway is just as easy and just as cheap...
> 5c to 7c per message...http://www.clickatell.com/pricing/pricing_wizard.php

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