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The Big Picture Members of the Community/Telnic: Alot of our posts have been needs, wants, and desires to make changes on the control panel- change the look and feel of the telpage or profile and so on.. I think most of these updates and upgrades have ocurred- yes we all have a few minor tweeks that are wanted, but for the most part .tel has the majority of what is needed to make it a viable product. Now on to my main point: What is it that is going to Launch dottel, Promote dottel, Excite the public to use it, have it on every phone and be used by the masses? I'm looking for ideas from everyone on the killer app, the best use of the technology, the killer directory product- what is the best idea?? I'm sure any good idea brought to light here, will be moved on- I personally would team up and put forth my effort with a group. Remember i'm not talking improvements on the existing dottel- im talking about the next "exciting killer app or game or pay.tel" whatever it may be... Let's hear what you have to say Community!! ??? Best regards, good evening- |
Firstly, thank you for starting this thread. I do not know about apps - how to make one, how to publish one or make it available, how much it would cost, etc. but I have observed that the "click an icon to reach a source" mentality is what mobile users want these days. It has occurred to me that if an app was available that linked to a specific .tel then that might make the usage uptake greater; make it "sexier" e.g. my tel site has the facility for users to download an app just to that .tel (a bookmark, in effect but, one that can sit with all the other apps on their phones). On some of my sites I have invited viewers to bookmark the page - it was worth a try! At this time, an app download facility, inherent to each .tel site, which displayed the site name or logo would, I think, improve the credence and confidence of users (they expect it) and engender greater use of sites that have appropriate content. Could Telnic provide such a facility? (and can someone stop this quick reply box timing out before my two little fingers have accomplished their task?) |
Social App that's a cross between 4square and twitter, Telnic specifically tell us they won't support .tel or Telfriends going social, I think that's a big mistake because you basically give out your contact card in real life to "be social" and make contacts, so not pushing that course dramatically impacts on the ability of .tel to go global. If I was wanting to see an application it would be this, stuff I said before about mobile integration, but building from DNS/rss data pulls. With the ability to use infrared or what ever blue tooth to friend someone on the go, from phone to phone. Touch Follow Go. Take a look at your twitter, what is it?
[size] So why not make an application that focuses on pulling RSS as if it was "tweets" that Telnic can allow us to add into our .tel pages as normal RSS that is published in the "code" background but comes from data we post from apps like my.tel or other applications to the none existent Telfriends API. Because Hay if I had a Telfriends account, I would sure as hell want to tell my friends what I was up too, so adding a simple API to add "tweets" using the login is simple and can be used to publish them to an RSS feed hidden in the background of the corespondent .tel owners page. Let me try to explain simply App > Tweet > Telfriends API > RSS Feed on .tel domain Quote: [/size] App > Follow .tel domain user/company - Really following the RSS but you get the DNS data too. App > Read RSS status updates - Of people you follow as if was twitter stream. - all it needs to do is store and aggregate a list of RSS feeds you want and organize them in a time line. App > View profiles - of people with .tel domains, themed by the application pulled from DNS. App > Check in - of companies with .tel domains, themed by the application pulled from DNS like 4 square, leave comments and updates through telfreinds api. Basically Taking everything and porting it into an application that goes over the top of .tel, all we need is a status update RSS for .tel domains from an API on Telfriends. That's not too much to ask from Telnic.[/size] |
Maybe there should be a distinction between '.tel auth' and '.tel friends' I think the networking aspect of a .tel directory begs for layers of options accessible by the type of association: private, friended, auth-in, etc. One idea I like is creating this twitter-.tel type integration and allow .tel owners to post a 'coupon' to the friends channel. The content would have to be searchable, which is another wish for tel pages. If people adopted their own .tel name to simply access this 'specials' or members only type directory, use it once and cover the cost for a year? I think it might be incentive to own a .tel for both business and 'customer' |
great ideas! keep them coming. So far it looks like both of you are saying a social app pulling from the DNS... |
For my personal benefit only may I ask was my suggestion, above, a good idea or, was it worthless? |
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do you mean provide a bookmark me facility directly on the telproxy? or a custom my.tel or superbook type iphone app that is customised and configured to only present data from your .tel? both are do-able, just want to understand which one you mean before commenting further.[/size] |
Hi Dottel, thank's for the response. I meant a facility on each .tel to download an icon that can sit on peoples phones with all their app icons that, when selected, would connect to the specific .tel that it was downloaded from. If I mention bookmarks to my children I get a grunt in reply but, mention apps and their eyes light up. If I come across oxfordstreet.tel, and find it useful (which of course it is), I can bookmark it/add it to favourites but, it's my impression that it would be more attractive to people (younger than me), and attract more use, if they could store the link like all of their other apps. I know that there are apps for .tel as a whole but they still require a further search within them. This would just be something to make sites that people might use frequently quicker to access. I live near Crediton and having an icon on the home screen of my mobile that I could use to find a business there would be more attractive than rooting about in bookmarks/favourites. The ability to download and install such an icon/app button, assuming its possible, is something I would expect Telnic to embed in each .tel domain. That really would give local search on .tel an edge. Am I fantasizing? |
Sorry, I should also have said that ideally the icon that was downloaded would be the logo on the .tel or, if none, the tel logo. |
Guys Aren't we getting tired of talking fantasy amongst ourselves. Everybody seems to be acting like it the write about it in a forum that it will magically appear. The TRUTH is that none of us have a clue if this will ever be a valid URL. I think Telnic has done a great job getting things started. It is not their fault if we hit a brick wall and this whole thing dies. I was asked a question last week by a friend that I bragged about my .tel acquisitions to in March 2009. We were at dinner and he enthusiastically said, "Oh! How are you doing with that .tel thing, I kick myself for not getting in. Where is it now?" You can imagine my stumbling answer. I am not saying it won't be huge, I am just saying that we have a very long road ahead of us. |
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Unfortunately there is no universal app - if you go that route you need an iphone app, android app, blackberry, etc, etc An easier approach (albeit not as sexy sounding) is to allow users to save a shortcut (aka bookmark) to their device which when opened would launch your dottel in the their browser.[/size] |
On an iPad or iPhone, an app icon is easily added to your apps area. That is, the created icon (company logo branded) jumps you directly to the webpage of company it represents. BUT doesn't do logos for a .tel. Ahhh sigh... But as example, see the screenshots. You just hit the "+" on any webpage you are viewing. I'm not sure how it works but Many many websites get a perfect app icon (their own beautiful full glossy) being added to the apps area. Ahhh sigh, again...anyway It works like this.... 1. Click the + sign and choose to save to apps area (homepage) http://files.me.com/boracay/kdn9au 2. See the pretty icon/logo brand about to be made??? That's what we need for .tel, but oops, see 4. http://files.me.com/boracay/wijkjy 3. There it is, sitting nicely on the apps homepage of the iPad http://files.me.com/boracay/tql22j 4. No specific icon for .tel generated, just a screen dump instead. http://files.me.com/boracay/6ia6c9 Just sharing by way of showing. I hope that a few of our requests make the next proxy rollout. |
nice post boracay.tel - following on from your post, we found this: To create your own custom icon for an iphone bookmark: Create a PNG format graphic file that's 45x45 pixels in size, name it apple-touch-icon.png and drop it in the root directory of your Web site. So in theory that's all that would need to be added to the telproxy to enable this feature!! Very cool |
if anyone has an iphone and wants to test this out pls go to: http://oxfordstreet.tel.cm and attempt to bookmark It should use the oxfordstreet icon Unfortunately we don't have access to an iPhone so are unable to verify if this indeed works. |
What can I say? An excellent response. I will now see what I can do with an HTC Desire (android - like the Google phone). If anyone has a Blackberry maybe they could advise on the procedure, if available. Maybe Telnic could make life easier for us by creating an optional info area with links to the free apps, and instructions for improving user utility (like the above) already installed - the owner just activates links to superbook, etc. or, activate viewer usage tips/instructions. Thank you. |
Here yo go dottel.net... iPad screenshot for starters http://files.me.com/boracay/44d03j I would like to try our boracay.tel site with your extension. The wheel sooo slowww ly turns around here. Too long a wait about anything quite frankly. having our OWN icon/logo on our demo ipads, (when showing resorts/clients) well,.... that is just too important!!! ...and we wish to show 1 photo per resort. ...in the ideal photo area of the page (right side... as where currently the telads are drawn). No more waiting. I'll pm you, with some screenshots. Thanks |
thank you. that is very cool!! i'd also be interested in the procedure for blackberry, android, etc... |
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http://www.mollerus.net/tom/blog/201...n_android.html http://philwilson.org/blog/2010/01/a...id-home-screen[/size] |
On the iphone 3gs using OS3 in cojunction with safari oxfordstreet.tel.cm works well when saving to home screen you get the logo showing up. FYI This page does not view at all when using opera mini |
Perhaps There could be a function in superbook to view the image and save this as contact photo on the phones contact page along with the other contact info on the page. |
