Making the transition from corporate life to being part of the free agent nation has given me the chance to reassess some of this digital stuff we're always talking about.
My decision to wait for the new iphone led me to walking around with a useless BB for a week or so - with the data turned off you really understand the value of a smartphone;
Now back on the grid I realise just how much some people ( 300 million of them?) rely on being connected through their smartphone. So maybe there is something in this mobile thing after all.
You don't miss a good this 'til its gone
My decision to wait for the new iphone led me to walking around with a useless BB for a week or so - with the data turned off you really understand the value of a smartphone;
- late for one meeting I decided to call -but didn't have the number - no problem - its on their email sig file - except I can't access my email - or google their web site to get the switchboard number
- looking for another meeting I decide to resort to Google maps - except I can't
- half an hour to kill in Bar Italia, so I can catch up on email - except I can't - and the annoyance of having to deal the email when you get back to the laptop ....
- and the way i stay in touch with smart thinking from my friends around the world is twitter - except I can't get that either........
Now back on the grid I realise just how much some people ( 300 million of them?) rely on being connected through their smartphone. So maybe there is something in this mobile thing after all.
You don't miss a good this 'til its gone
Simon, I'm 2 months into a smart phone; Samsung Pixon. I could never go back. I blog from it, send/receive to email leads, Twitter on it, got Skype call forwarded to it. I reckon about 50% of my biz can be run from a mobile.
Just show businesses the money how to benefit from consumers evolving like this.
Posted by: Fraser McCulloch | June 25, 2009 at 09:36 AM