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Re: “Putting a Price on Data” or “Do Marketing People Get It?”

vikkichowney — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:34:59 -0000

Wow! That's some response!

Thanks for taking the time to put your thoughts down and explain in such detail. Wise words as always, especially re: Phorm...

Re: Symbian-Guru.com Is Over

vikkichowney — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:47:29 -0000

Sad to see you go, but I went the same way. Switched to a Nexus One and haven't looked back!

Re: Living with the E72, or why Nokia’s finally lost me to Android

vikkichowney — Mon, 24 May 2010 05:07:59 -0000

Thanks Michael. I keep getting pointed towards the Desire. We'll see :)

Re: Living with the E72, or why Nokia’s finally lost me to Android

vikkichowney — Mon, 24 May 2010 05:07:21 -0000

Sadly though, I don't use my phone for content creation any more. It's not about quality of image and speed in uploading, it's about accessing Wordpress to tinker in more detail. I'd never use the N900 either, I can't get over the form hurdle. It feels clunky and awkward to me, and that puts me off.

Thanks for the props though ;)

Re: I'm getting a BlackBerry Curve 8520…

vikkichowney — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:55:31 -0000

I only got my hands on the 8520 yesterday, so I'm going to play with it over the weekend and let you know early next week. Promise :)

Re: Wireless Electricity at TED Global 2009

vikkichowney — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:13:47 -0000

Was really hoping his talk would be up on TED.com so that he could explain said cleverness first hand. Well worth a watch :)

Re: Wireless Electricity at TED Global 2009

vikkichowney — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:08:54 -0000

A scienceologist? Reading the Mail were we?

Re: Wireless Electricity at TED Global 2009

vikkichowney — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:57:56 -0000

There's no law that states that something impressive must by default be 'new'.

WiTricity are the people that implement the commercial aspect of this technology, after securing rights directly from MIT/the inventor of this particular system. They didn't create it. So, why not protect that investment by preventing other people from using it? When did that become such a bad thing?

I'm not really sure Eric could have pulled off tricking a room full of scientists so easily, but but I'm not a Physicist, so I can't explain in as much detail as you'd like Dan ;)

Re: Nokia N97: The Definitive Verdict (maybe)

vikkichowney — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:06:55 -0000

'Claimed' image? It's not 'claimed' - he bloody took the photo!

He's not saying you're claiming it be yours either, he's saying you need to reference your sources properly.

Yes, this should be flagged to the author of Insights, but a simple 'Sorry, I'll add a link to your original photo' would have done.

Flickr is the medium that stores the imagery, it owns nothing and each indivudual is the source.

What a ridiculous stream of ill-informed comments...

Re: Announcing: The Really Mobile Project 'Week Of Win'

vikkichowney — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:02:11 -0000

Bless you. N97 handstand fail. Awesome.

Re: Announcing: The Really Mobile Project 'Week Of Win'

vikkichowney — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:59:47 -0000

The sight of you dressed up in a cardboard box is just priceless. Humour wins for me every time :)

Re: Announcing: The Really Mobile Project 'Week Of Win'

vikkichowney — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:55:43 -0000

Ha! You should send that in to http://pimpthatsnack.com :)

Re: Announcing: The Really Mobile Project 'Week Of Win'

vikkichowney — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:53:07 -0000

Ditto. Very professional. Like it a lot.

Re: Smith & Whatley: At the N97 launch party

vikkichowney — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:20:31 -0000

Jealous

Re: Really Mobile review: Nokia's N79

vikkichowney — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 05:14:38 -0000

I agree Ricky, it could be a great little feature but I almost think it's just too small to do the job properly.

Boo for the form factor! ;)

Re: Announcing: The Really Mobile Project 'Week Of Win'

vikkichowney — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:02:31 -0000

Round of applause Sir :)

Re: Announcing: The Really Mobile Project 'Week Of Win'

vikkichowney — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:01:24 -0000

Stupidly cute mobile characters remind me of My Milk Toof. Love it. http://mymilktoof.blogspot....

Re: Announcing: The Really Mobile Project 'Week Of Win'

vikkichowney — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:56:12 -0000

I don't think that's a sorry effort at all, I think it's great...

Re: Announcing: The Really Mobile Project 'Week Of Win'

vikkichowney — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:50:05 -0000

Very nice. Very nice indeed...

Re: Announcing: The Really Mobile Project 'Week Of Win'

vikkichowney — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:48:22 -0000

Great track... but how easy it is to type 'Mobile' into Spotify and see what comes up? ;)

Re: Announcing: The Really Mobile Project 'Week Of Win'

vikkichowney — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:46:53 -0000

I *actually* love this.

'Basically, I will cry if I don't have the N97'... genius

Re: Video Diary: Vikki and her unsung hero

vikkichowney — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:40:59 -0000

@Constantine As you can see from my video, I had the same concerns. It's softened out a little bit over the past few days, but it's still hard work. Sorry to hear about your E71, ouch! The comparison will be a big feature of my review, which I'll get to this week.

@Ben I haven't used the E63 yet....

@Worldofnokia FM transmitter you say? (makes a note to look at later...)

@Ricky Now there's a big statement! I'm not sure if I can honestly say I prefer it to the N75, even considering that it is an 'old' handset. Though that's good insight, thanks.

Re: Does your mobile speak volumes about who you are?

vikkichowney — Mon, 18 May 2009 05:09:58 -0000

Thanks @Sean, I think that ties in with what @Aliguana is saying as I understand it.

From my experience (in the UK for sure) most people will look at what handset they can get for free, with the best deals on minutes/data/texts, and then make a choice based on what it looks like.

Most of my friends don't even handle the phones they upgrade to before making the move. That said, this could be down to an increased focus on basic technical features in mobile ads here..

There *is* a growing number of users that are increasingly clued up, but for now they remain in the minority.

Re: Mobile Networks and Engagement on Twitter

vikkichowney — Wed, 13 May 2009 07:13:37 -0000

Voila: http://tech.bitchbuzz.com/b...

Re: Mobile Networks and Engagement on Twitter

vikkichowney — Wed, 13 May 2009 05:01:51 -0000

Disappointing to see that Vodafone didn't follow through with a potential customer that made the effort to get involved in one of its campaaigns.

It's even more surprising that they didn't respond to a negative piece of feedback on Twitter, as I'd say Vodafone probably has the largest presence there out of of all the operators.

While compiling a piece on UK brands on Twitter back in Jan, I couldn't find Orange or T-Mobile either. I'm amazed they STILL haven't caught on.