by Livia Iacolare on January 23, 2008
The funny thing about this Web 2.0 is that everybody thinks that everybody wants to have conversations around any topic. So now they’ve created Boobik? which has been labeled the “Twitter for sex”. And there are people who actually believe that it will help users start conversations around sex.
Now, if you think about the fact that some people spend 15 minutes to upload porn videos on YouPorn just to get the chance to post their spam links in the description field (as this guy says in the comments to the TechCrunch post), you won’t be surprised if spammers will start colonizing Boobik? and make it a repository for crap. Which it already is, by the way.
Conversation (the social media way) does not exist in porn and, for what that matters, people who look for sex online go to real time chat rooms and plug in their webcams. Someone said that Boobik? wants to appeal users that are not geeky. I am not sure about that; I believe that only those people who already know Twitter will give a chance to Boobik? and that’s just because it’s “Twitter for sex”.
Here’s my conclusion: Boobik? will attract geeks who already know Twitter and will be used to post quick messages such as “anybody wants to have sex in East London?”. Also, since the service is new, there will be mostly fake accounts created to stimulate the… conversation, yep.
Anyway, it’s just a funny way to ride the Twitter wave. Though not as smart as Twatter.
by Livia Iacolare on November 26, 2007
I’ve always wanted a nice secretary who could remind me what to do (and I bet I’m not the only one out there). I have completely fallen in love with Sandy, a very interesting productivity tool that doesn’t require you anything but sending an email with all the instructions written in a simple language, as if you were writing to a human being.
I’ve tested many similar tools before but I’ve always found that their major drawbacks were the absolute lack of simplicity and the extremely mechanical approach. I used to waste a lot of time to set them up and make them work and plus I always felt like I was dealing with something fake.
Fortunately, Sandy is smart enough to listen to me. I just need to send her a short email saying “Remember that I have to buy milk tomorrow at 9am” and she will alert me on time. Additionally, I can snooze reminders by replying to her messages and saying “Remind me tomorrow, next week, in 12 minutes” or whatever I feel like. And guess what? She does it.
Sandy will send reminders to email addresses, Twitter, Jott and mobile phones (US only for now). If you cannot access your mailbox you can send messages straight from Sandy’s website. Moreover, I think that the cutest feature is the one that lets you decide how you want to be called by Sandy by choosing a nickname.
What else to say? Sandy is free to use, efficient and requires no download.
Also, she never complains.
