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| Oct 17, 2009 3:59 am |
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re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: Poken vs. Apple iPhone |
Russ Jackman
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Lamar,
I followed the link you provided for info on the IBM conference, and also read their follow-up post a couple of weeks later - http://nativexmldatabase.com/2009/06/09/flirting-with-poken/
Here is a summary:
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The second thing I must say is that, after using the Poken for the entire conference, I still want to give out business cards. You see, after I get a business card, I find a few minutes to write a few notes on that business card. This way I have some additional context when I return from a conference with another stack of business cards. Thankfully I continued to do this at the conference because all I get with the poken is a sequential list of new Poken friends. I can see their profile, including a photo if they uploaded one. But it does not give me enough context for a follow up (unless they are especially memorable).
So, in my opinion, the Poken is a useful addition to the business card, but it will not replace it. You may argue that I could simply write some notes elsewhere and keep track of them. But there something very easy about writing a few key words on the back of a business card. For me the best solution would be to use my smartphone to easily “poke” people. Then, if I could add notes to newly acquired “business cards” on my smartphone, I could truely consider replacing the business card.
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Doesn't sound like it set the world on fire at the IBM conference, and it certainly doesn't sound like it was "endorsed" by IBM or is part of their normal operating procedure now.Private Reply to Russ Jackman (new win) |
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