thynctank
05-17-2006, 01:10 PM
I'm trying to find out how much interest there would be in a website geared toward the Treo community, PDA users, mobile phone users in general, to be accessed FROM these mobile devices and not just ABOUT them.
It would be a site similar in function to craigslist.com for those of you familiar with that. Email addresses would be obfuscated but you could place personal ads, hold threaded discussions, and possibly access additional functionality in the future.
Again, the focus here is on the fact that it will be geared with the mobile user in mind and so design and interface will be compact, and will involve a drill-down categories similar to Yahoo, but with the option of searching all categories (an actual useful search engine) and user-customizeable category list upon login. Cookies will allow for a permanent logged-in state on a given device so any time you visit you'll be greeted with what's new for you.
The basic service will be free and additional future services will be available for a small fee, perhaps $5 a month. The gist of some of the additional services would be localized content (weather, news, possibly traffic info) again all formatted with the mobile device in mind. The service can be setup to auto-charge you monthly or you can pay month to month.
Before I get involved in developing this fairly extensive project, I want to find out how interested the community at large is. Please indicate your level of interest and feel free to post any questions and comments.
Thanks!
-thynctank.
It would be a site similar in function to craigslist.com for those of you familiar with that. Email addresses would be obfuscated but you could place personal ads, hold threaded discussions, and possibly access additional functionality in the future.
Again, the focus here is on the fact that it will be geared with the mobile user in mind and so design and interface will be compact, and will involve a drill-down categories similar to Yahoo, but with the option of searching all categories (an actual useful search engine) and user-customizeable category list upon login. Cookies will allow for a permanent logged-in state on a given device so any time you visit you'll be greeted with what's new for you.
The basic service will be free and additional future services will be available for a small fee, perhaps $5 a month. The gist of some of the additional services would be localized content (weather, news, possibly traffic info) again all formatted with the mobile device in mind. The service can be setup to auto-charge you monthly or you can pay month to month.
Before I get involved in developing this fairly extensive project, I want to find out how interested the community at large is. Please indicate your level of interest and feel free to post any questions and comments.
Thanks!
-thynctank.