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Re: MIR Show goes to Rome and finds locals using N73s

SMSblack — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 08:16:13 -0000

Me too :)

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Re: MIR Show goes to Rome and finds locals using N73s

SMSblack — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 04:19:42 -0000

Edgar - it was a Saturday. Although I'm sure he had one with him just in case of emergencies ;-)

Re: Normob is ‘ugly word’, use ‘people’ instead

SMSblack — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:34:59 -0000

Ah, the fun of language. You can be almost certain to offend someone, even if you don't mean to.

Personally I have no problem with the term 'normob' (and I don't think my mum would either). But I understand Matt's point as it can appear to be a pejorative term. I'm sure you don't mean it like that Ewan and as you rightly point out 'people' just doesn't work.

The trick is to divide us (the readers and those who are more au fait with mobiles) and them (those who are less au fait with mobiles) without insulting either ... tricky.

Re: Youth: Text in Knife Crime Concerns

SMSblack — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:03:09 -0000

Samantha, the scheme seems to have been successful and has been extended - http://smsisthenewblack.co....

Re: Who does T-Mobile UK whitelisting?

SMSblack — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:49:47 -0000

Oh Lord won't you you buy me a James Whatley?
My friends don't use social media, I must make amends ...

Re: Sms Or Die – Mobilestorm Whitepaper

SMSblack — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 14:57:11 -0000

Unfortunately I think the whitepaper is far too simplistic and is a FAIL: http://smsisthenewblack.co....

Re: The Toleration Of Public Transport

SMSblack — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 14:34:41 -0000

Great post and Oh, so true.

It can be like this in the mobile industry too, especially for pre-paid. I've already paid for the service - so why is it *sometimes* so poor. If I'm paying good money for the service I don't expect dropped calls etc etc.

Part of the problem is that at the root of all of is is a disregard for basic customer services in this country. Almost anywhere you go people do not consider customers to be special - yet we are the ones that pay your salary.

In the distant past I worked in a restaurant in Canada and I know that it's possible to serve people well (very well), without being servile or subservient. Unfortunately that culture doesn't exist in the UK at the moment.

Re: Got my Mobile World Congress press credentials

SMSblack — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 14:21:59 -0000

See you all there!

Re: Interesting Facts From Around The World!

SMSblack — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 14:08:52 -0000

Love some of those images :-)

There's also a scheme in South Africa using SMS to help stop the spread of AIDS http://smsisthenewblack.co....

Re: How good is Google getting? ;-)

SMSblack — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:03:15 -0000

Ewan, I love the fact that whenever I'm in my spam folder, Google tries to advertise recipes for Spam Fritters to me!

Re: Amy Cope added to the Who’s Who

SMSblack — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:15:25 -0000

It wasn't Amy, but the eForum jumped into action to respond to my recent post:
http://smsisthenewblack.co....

Re: A Twitter Debate with James Whatley

SMSblack — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 09:00:53 -0000

My 2p worth - http://smsisthenewblack.co....

Re: Texperts sold to 118118 owners kgb

SMSblack — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:21:02 -0000

Any update on that?

Re: Texperts sold to 118118 owners kgb

SMSblack — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:57:17 -0000

Nice comments by Colly Myers, CEO of AQA here: http://smsisthenewblack.co....

Re: TweetMinster brings your Twittering MPs on to one screen

SMSblack — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:59:19 -0000

Ewan, while I think it's great that MPs are trying to communicate more with their constituents, I still think that there are a number of other channels that would get the message across to more people, more effectively.

Maybe they should take a leaf from the Thai PM's book and send 'illegal' text messages to all: http://smsisthenewblack.co....

Re: Texperts sold to 118118 owners kgb

SMSblack — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:17:43 -0000

So is this a sign that Texperts is great, or that the 118118 service is not that great?

Re: Mobile Industry Review is the 18th most clipped site

SMSblack — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 10:14:40 -0000

Awesome, well done!

Re: Smartphones are shit; I’m going back to a real phone

SMSblack — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:06:07 -0000

Ewan knew you were going to say that.

Re: My arse with Twitter. Help.

SMSblack — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 08:19:17 -0000

By the way Ewan, what did you have for breakfast?

Re: Help, I’m stuck up a Spanish mountain

SMSblack — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:14:31 -0000

Don't forget the story of the life-saving surgery by text message - http://smsisthenewblack.co....

Re: Condom sales soar in India because of ringtone

SMSblack — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:28:27 -0000

I'm not sure I'd want a ringtone that said that, but if it works ...

In the UK, they want to start texting sex advice to teenagers:
http://smsisthenewblack.co....

Re: SpinVox vs HulloMail — they’re not competitors

SMSblack — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:00:35 -0000

Love the phrase "social quarterback".

Re: SpinVox vs HulloMail — they’re not competitors

SMSblack — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:05:49 -0000

I agree with Barney. Although they're not direct competitors they are competing in the fact that most people will only want one voicemail service. They're also competing on philosophy ie do you want to 'own' or 'read' your voicemail.

That said, I think there's room for both.

I also see that Spinvox is moving into the enterprise space as well - I've posted about it here:
http://smsisthenewblack.co....

Re: BlykWatch: Retired, no news, we move on

SMSblack — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 04:32:34 -0000

Hi Ricky or Samantha

Can you let us know if you get these messages and if they're any good?

http://smsisthenewblack.co....

Re: Study suggests UK Phone Users send 217 million texts per day

SMSblack — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:49:28 -0000

However you look at it - it's a lot of texts!

http://smsisthenewblack.wor...