Reality is Relative

Once again Sam Harrelson talks me into a late night look at Next-Gen Marketing with a few practical examples over at Revenews. Long one- so good time to change the oil on the car (time shift) and listen…some might find it very relevant- no matter what reality you exist in, or think you do.

Sam says: “The podcast runs about 90 minutes and we discuss Wayne’s conception of Next Gen marketing and possible futures of online and affiliate marketing.”

Wayne says: “As usual, this podcast runs about 90 minutes and we discuss science fiction books, Next-Gen, games, my experience with ARGs, multi-verses, engagement from twitter to Second Life, Sam finds value in an OPML file, engagement metrics, incubation of fan bases, engaging smart people, Twitter, personalities, a bunch of books like: The Book of Zines, The Adventures of the The Stainless Steel Rat, Media Virus, etc. Not that many would care, but for the observant we also plod into Assyriology, cuneiform, ancient civilizations and why that crap is important to us. As usual I interrupt too often (why does he always catch me tired?), but we move along and didn’t even touch Mobile Marketing or iPhone stuff or blending it with RSS. At any rate this is sort of what “industry insiders” talk about…sort of.”

Stainless Steel Rats MP3 File

Another good cast, and Pinnacle Best Blog Award Winner- Sam Harrelson, speaks (what are you cloned or what?) at AffiliateFortuneCookies.com giving more clarity as Next-Gen, Virtual, Affiliate, and A Whole Bunch of Stuff Most Can’t Even See are heading for a whacked out, giant ajax-style real-world mashup collision thing. Maybe.

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There is nothing worse then having one/half hand to type with- (My left hand is practically paralyzed, but have regained some back in my right- so I am hopeful). It can be described as pure frustration. I will have to bore readers with just calling attention to things I find interesting, critical or poignant- then again maybe I won’t bore them. I admit I am behind on reading after four (FOUR) days of being unplugged completely and until the 30th, save for occasional game or writing that is the doc’s orders which I decided to heed. Forgive me for becoming an echo chamber, then again perhaps I am too verbose and it is better that way.

From Twitter- twitter tracking- a bit annoying as you must do it via SMS from what I read.

(Some edits per me)

track YOURKEYWORD

When someone (anyone who updates in public) mentions “YOUKEYWORD,” you’ll get it on your device in real-time. From there you can send “whois username” to find out more about that person, or “follow username” to follow his or her updates. Don’t want to receive anymore about YOURKEYWORD? Toggle it off with:

untrack YOURKEYWORD

*Note the word can also be a phrase.

You can create as many of these as you want, so send “track drinking tea”, “track iphone”, “track walking san francisco” and you’ll receive matches for all. Want to get a list of what you’re currently tracking? Send “track” alone (or “stats”). Turn them all off by sending “track off”.

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I love e-mails from Ev at Twitter…the microchunking revolution marches on- thanks Sam for driving me nuts with those SMS calls at the Gonzo inspired summit.

I can’t wait to see what Don comes out with the next iteration of SLTWeets.com, as I understand it- something universities and educators like Fleep will love.

FLEEP AND STEVE

Ironically, as an aside, following the initial exposure via a video widget first injected by Steve, multiple Twitter back and forths over months, see timeline, Fleep and I had a brief waltz in the Church of Waltz in Second Life and weeks later she got to (lucky her) hang out late at night and listen to collegues in my social group ramble about pseudo-intellectual things. Even cooler we are meeting up in the educational track at the SL convention this weekend in Chicago (my wife’s anniversary gift)…..I really get excited about twitter/video chain reactions. Anything that makes me cut a video and buy an iPhone is significant- at least for me.

From the team at Twitter…

TWITTER PEOPLE SEARCH

It’s new feature season and we’re starting with People Search. This new Twitter feature is great for finding more people to follow because it searches profile information such as name, location, bio, and url. Come on by and find out if your friends are already Twittering and you just didn’t know it! The search field is on the right side of Twitter when you sign in:
http://twitter.com

TWITTER & MTV

We’re partnering with MTV for the Video Music Awards next month. They have some fun ideas which involve artists and celebrities including the MTV Moonman twittering from Las Vegas during the whole weekend leading up to the VMA broadcast on Sunday, September 9th. Also, Twitter’s gonna be on TV! We’re looking forward to it. The artists who will be joining Twitter are popular and you can get their updates by following the Video Music Awards
on Twitter.

Follow VMA: http://twitter.com/vma

NELSON, EX-GOOGLER, is NOW A TWITTER DUDE

Speaking of celebrities, the genius behind Google’s Search API is Nelson Minar. Nelson left Google a while back but joined Twitter months ago as a permanent advisor. Nelson continues to provide us with engineering advice, helps us work through scaling and infrastructure details, and in general brings more engineering “gravitas” to our operation. Nelson is a such valued part of the Twitter team we gave him an iPhone preloaded with all our phone
numbers.

So yeah, Nelson rocks. http://twitter.com/nelson

End of Mail……Emphasis added by me- excited by Twitter- where you can catch me…on your own schedule- that is the point.

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OK. I admit it- I am an Apple iPhone fanatic…and I am close to the edge of buying a tricked out Mac…close.

Today’s List of nifty iPhone sites…

Where to Get iPhone

iPhone at Apple

Moding and Hacking the iPhone

HacktheiPhone.com- watched some of that happen last weekend. If it is new and shiny- it will get tinkered with.
ModmyiPhone.com- Same thing- only they call it modification…

Some more iPhone Madness

Myitablet.com
iphonealley.com
iPhoneclub.nl

Wallpapers

appmarks.com (wallpapers)
sciphone.net (wallpapers)

Other

theiPhoneBlog.com
IPhone Accessories and other gear

Web 2.0 Junkies

Mobitrends Blog Post on using netvibes with the iPhone
Enophi.com Made for iPhones- Point your Iphone here for better bookmarking.
Facebook and iPhone You knew it was coming

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IM+ for Skype - beta version is now on the market. Produced by SHAPE- SHAPE works directly to produce some of the hottest aggregation applications for mobile users. SHAPE is a Nokia Developer Partner and Blackberry ISV Alliance Partner. Among SHAPE’s partners include SonyEricsson and Motorola Asia, T-Mobile and Orange. If you are new to VoIP- VoIP, in a nutshell, uses your dial-up or broadband connection to make free calls over the internet. The acronym VoIP stands for Voice over Internet Protocol and is the technology for transmitting voice conversations via the internet. Thus Skype is a VoIP application, and a tough one for Enterprises because it sports encryption, it is port agile and a number of other tricky technical aspects…It is my application of choice- period.

IM+ for Skype is a web service that enables voice and text communication with other Skype users and provides cost-effective calling to landlines and mobiles.
The application is designed especially for iPhone’s touch screen and complements the design and interface of iPhone, which if you use it, you know how easy it is to use.

Features:

Call Skype users to their PCs.

With IM+ for Skype you can talk with other Skype users all over the world and see who is online and chat with Skype users

With IM+ for Skype it is possible to have chat conversations with other users who are logged in with their Skype accounts on PC. Text messaging is also a cost effective way to say something to your contacts instead of sending an SMS if you are not on an unlimited plan. By looking who is online, and sending a text message you can also check whether the contact is ready for a call.

IM+ for Skype is based on SkypeOut service that allows users to make and receive calls for a low fee. You can Make cost-effective calls to any destination and have Network Independence as the service works worldwide in any 3G⁄GSM⁄CDMA network and doesn’t require WiFi.

Truly and completely mobile software. It does not even require the PC with Skype running. IM+ for Skype enables users to call regardless of where they are.

I tested it and found the interface and built-in help making it a breeze. You get a 7-day free trial and Helen, at SHAPE, informs me they are a Skype certified application.

There is a small one time fee, with all updates included so no monthly subscriptions. Free technical support via e-mail 7 days a week.

SkypeOut-

To some of the most popular destinations, Skype has one unified rate, which they call the SkypeOut Global Rate: (Check latest prices at US Store)

Argentina (Buenos Aires), Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Canada (mobiles), Chile, China (Beijing, Guanzhou, Shanghai, Shenzhen), China (mobiles), Czech Republic, Czech Republic - Prague, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Guam, Hong Kong, Hong Kong (mobiles), Hungary, Hungary - Budapest, Ireland, Israel, Israel - Jerusalem, Italy, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur, Mexico (Mexico City, Monterrey), Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland (Poland, Gdansk, Warsaw), Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russia (Moscow, St. Petersburg), Singapore, Singapore (mobiles), South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan (Taipei), United Kingdom, United States (including Alaska and Hawaii) and United States
(mobiles).

SHAPE and other IM Protocols for those who don’t do the IPhone

While researching this application I came across their All public IM systems in one client:IM+ All-in-One Messenger: MSN/Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo!, AIM/ iChat, ICQ, Jabber and Google Talk for Pocket PC, a Blackberry version (a little more expensive) and one for Windows Smartphones. Yikes!

- BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, Symbian, Palm, Brew, J2ME.
- Simultaneous chat with contacts from different systems.
- Lifetime License, all upgrades included.

They have special versions of IM+ available for different mobile platforms. The mobile platforms are in the list below. I will check it out and review later.

* Windows Mobile Pocket PC
* Windows Mobile Smartphone
* BlackBerry
* Symbian S60 (v.1, v.2, v.2 FP3, v.3)
* Symbian Series 80
* Symbian Series 90
* Symbian UIQ (SE M600, W950, P990,
SE P910, P900, SE P800,
Motorola A920, Motorola A925/A1000,
BenQ P30, Arima U300)
* Palm OS
* Java phones
* i-mode
* Nokia 9210, Nokia 9290

No free trial, but looking at the awards it has taken- it seems to do the job- Still I will see about some testing, but if you are a power user on the go…

Pocket PC

IM+ All-in-One Messenger: MSN/Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo!, AIM/ iChat, ICQ, Jabber and Google Talk for Pocket PC

BlackBerry

IM+ AIM/iChat, MSN/Live Messenger, Yahoo!, ICQ, Jabber, Google Talk and MySpace for BlackBerry

Windows Smartphones

IM+ AIM/iChat, MSN/Live Messenger, Yahoo!, ICQ, Jabber and Google Talk for Windows Smartphones

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