Comments on: IDEA #26B – Auto Details and Photos to your Cell http://blog.stevepoland.com/idea-26b-auto-details-and-photos-to-your-cell/ web entrepreneur | obsessed music fan | b-lo forever! Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:32:45 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Luca http://blog.stevepoland.com/idea-26b-auto-details-and-photos-to-your-cell/comment-page-1/#comment-30168 Luca Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:38:21 +0000 http://stevepoland.com/?p=93#comment-30168 A service launched here in the UK about a year ago doing exactly this. You text the car registration (license plate) to 86007. You then get back two premium rate messages costing £1.50 each, one with the price and model, and another with specs. http://www.carspotter.co.uk/ A service launched here in the UK about a year ago doing exactly this. You text the car registration (license plate) to 86007. You then get back two premium rate messages costing £1.50 each, one with the price and model, and another with specs.

http://www.carspotter.co.uk/

]]> By: Techquila Shots » IDEA #35 - In-Store, On-Product, More Information Call / Text http://blog.stevepoland.com/idea-26b-auto-details-and-photos-to-your-cell/comment-page-1/#comment-186 Techquila Shots » IDEA #35 - In-Store, On-Product, More Information Call / Text Sat, 03 Mar 2007 21:08:01 +0000 http://stevepoland.com/?p=93#comment-186 [...] Techquila Shots reader Graydon just mentioned that he was at Lowe’s the other day looking at bbq grills and that one of them had a phone number displayed on it, so you could get a narrative walk-through of the features on the grill. [...] [...] Techquila Shots reader Graydon just mentioned that he was at Lowe’s the other day looking at bbq grills and that one of them had a phone number displayed on it, so you could get a narrative walk-through of the features on the grill. [...]

]]> By: Graydon http://blog.stevepoland.com/idea-26b-auto-details-and-photos-to-your-cell/comment-page-1/#comment-187 Graydon Sat, 03 Mar 2007 05:08:45 +0000 http://stevepoland.com/?p=93#comment-187 I was at Lowe's the other day and I noticed that on one of the bbq grills there was a number to call to get a narrative walk through of the features on the grill. In the case of the bbq grill, I can see the benefit. This was a top of the line model with IR heating elements and 6 other burners of varying btu... which, if you know grills, will make sense. BUT, if you are a bbq novice, there just isn't enough space on the grill to explain why all of this fancy stuff is important to you... and hence why it's worth the 2x price over the model next to it. Therefore, there is a benefit to having a voice narrative. In the matter of automobiles... I'm not sure the benefit. There probably is, but I'll have to think some more. I was at Lowe’s the other day and I noticed that on one of the bbq grills there was a number to call to get a narrative walk through of the features on the grill.

In the case of the bbq grill, I can see the benefit. This was a top of the line model with IR heating elements and 6 other burners of varying btu… which, if you know grills, will make sense. BUT, if you are a bbq novice, there just isn’t enough space on the grill to explain why all of this fancy stuff is important to you… and hence why it’s worth the 2x price over the model next to it. Therefore, there is a benefit to having a voice narrative.

In the matter of automobiles… I’m not sure the benefit. There probably is, but I’ll have to think some more.

]]> By: Jeff http://blog.stevepoland.com/idea-26b-auto-details-and-photos-to-your-cell/comment-page-1/#comment-185 Jeff Mon, 26 Feb 2007 20:14:28 +0000 http://stevepoland.com/?p=93#comment-185 Steve - excellent idea. Maybe this should be integrated into my "automotive" search vertical. The hardest part is getting the dealer (or people at the dealership) to do all of the work. The companies best to migrate to this type of platform are the ones alreay on the lots taking the photos (dealerspecialties) or someone who could integrate with the data and offer the text messenger service. Steve – excellent idea. Maybe this should be integrated into my “automotive” search vertical. The hardest part is getting the dealer (or people at the dealership) to do all of the work. The companies best to migrate to this type of platform are the ones alreay on the lots taking the photos (dealerspecialties) or someone who could integrate with the data and offer the text messenger service.

]]> By: Chris http://blog.stevepoland.com/idea-26b-auto-details-and-photos-to-your-cell/comment-page-1/#comment-184 Chris Thu, 22 Feb 2007 20:12:43 +0000 http://stevepoland.com/?p=93#comment-184 I love the idea of merging different technologies like cell phones and the internet, but I'm not a hardcore programmer, so I'm not sure that there is much I can do. Anyways, great blog and great ideas. I love the idea of merging different technologies like cell phones and the internet, but I’m not a hardcore programmer, so I’m not sure that there is much I can do.

Anyways, great blog and great ideas.

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