Comments on: Viral Marketing Implications for Telecom http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2005/08/27/viral-marketing/ Ripping mobility from the clutches of telecom Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:01:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Martin http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2005/08/27/viral-marketing/#comment-55 Martin Mon, 29 Aug 2005 10:25:23 +0000 http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/?p=24#comment-55 Like I was commenting on the IFTF site I think it's an interesting idea combining the two mediums together. What I don't like of this techniques it's about giving out a friends mobil number (often without permission of the other person involved). It's a question of trust, who can guarantees that the number is being used only for that purpouse ? Like you said, in my point of view, technically this is not hard to achieve. I used to work doing applications in the Omnivox (http://www.omnivox.com/eng/omnivox/omnivox.html) and it's relatively simple to start the call and play the recorded voice upon a server ping when the user opens the email. There are many medium sizes telecom companies that own this hardware or similar ones. By the way, I like very much your blog Mike :) Like I was commenting on the IFTF site I think it’s an interesting idea combining the two mediums together.
What I don’t like of this techniques it’s about giving out a friends mobil number (often without permission of the other person involved).
It’s a question of trust, who can guarantees that the number is being used only for that purpouse ?

Like you said, in my point of view, technically this is not hard to achieve. I used to work doing applications in the Omnivox (http://www.omnivox.com/eng/omnivox/omnivox.html) and it’s relatively simple to start the call and play the recorded voice upon a server ping when the user opens the email. There are many medium sizes telecom companies that own this hardware or similar ones.

By the way, I like very much your blog Mike :)

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