Comments on: sniff out your friend’s locations on Sprint handsets http://jkontherun.com/2008/11/17/sniff-out-your/ Using mobile devices since they weighed 30 lbs. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:49:05 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: tom http://jkontherun.com/2008/11/17/sniff-out-your/#comment-164 tom Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:00:32 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/11/17/sniff-out-your#comment-164 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>This sounds a lot like Nokia's (free) Friend Finder service coming out of the beta labs.<br /> </p> </div>

This sounds a lot like Nokia’s (free) Friend Finder service coming out of the beta labs.

]]> By: Wayne Schulz http://jkontherun.com/2008/11/17/sniff-out-your/#comment-165 Wayne Schulz Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:46:30 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/11/17/sniff-out-your#comment-165 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>I think this is a great idea but predict that most of the population won't be too keen on it.</p> <p>I'm also pretty sure that a per fee (aka nickle and dime) approach will likely fail.</p> <p>The main way Sprint would make money is if they gave you a discount off your monthly bill in return for letting retailers send you up to XX free SMS text messages that would be relevant to your location.</p> <p>If I'm at the mall, I'm pretty open to knowing about a big sale going on at stores I frequent.</p> <p>I bet we're 3 or 4 years away from them perfecting an advertising model though.</p></div>

I think this is a great idea but predict that most of the population won’t be too keen on it.

I’m also pretty sure that a per fee (aka nickle and dime) approach will likely fail.

The main way Sprint would make money is if they gave you a discount off your monthly bill in return for letting retailers send you up to XX free SMS text messages that would be relevant to your location.

If I’m at the mall, I’m pretty open to knowing about a big sale going on at stores I frequent.

I bet we’re 3 or 4 years away from them perfecting an advertising model though.

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