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Message from discussion New project idea: Bringing back Twitter SMS
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Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 05:33:40 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: Re: New project idea: Bringing back Twitter SMS
From: small <sherifgmans...@gmail.com>
To: Silicon Beach Australia <silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com>

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=A0am, "Mark Neely" <mark.ne...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm sure that developing a Twitter-to-SMS would be a fairly straightforwa=
rd
> 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 th=
at
> matter) is a classic case in point. They charge like wounded bulls becaus=
e
> 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 servi=
ce
> - 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 b=
y a
> lot more people than just Twitter users.
>
> Regards,
>
> Mark
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>
> 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.p=
hp