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Jeff Block

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Member dkaz suggested (I think tongue in cheek) that someone build a Facebook app for Presto.  Might have been somewhat in jest, but I *love* that idea.  Anyone interested / got the skillz?

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October 12, 2007 12:04 PM

dkaz said: ... or you can build a Presto Facebook app instead :) 
Jeff Block said: ... Might have been somewhat in jest, but I *love* that idea.  Anyone interested / got the skillz?

Why?... What would the purpose of this facebook be?   ...and what content do you have in mind? 

I would rather see resources devoted to addressing the long list of feature enhancements to the service and HP Mailbox in which this forum has expressed an interest or need.

October 15, 2007 9:08 AM

Sure, why not!  Everything else is.  :-)

First, there's the obvious "send a presto email" plugin that would basically move the web-side interface into Facebook (the next generation's new operating system - joking, but barely).  Note that I am not saying that the offline relative you bought the Presto for would be using Facebook; I'm talking about all the grandkids sending them emails.

Also, I could envision sharing styles and other ideas, having group discussions about having offline loved-ones and wanting to integrate them into our 21st century world, etc.

Etc etc etc 

October 15, 2007 9:46 AM

Jeff Block said: ...I'm talking about all the grandkids sending them emails. Also, I could envision sharing styles and other ideas, having group discussions about having offline loved-ones and wanting to integrate them into our 21st century world, etc. Etc etc etc 

Ah, yes... I can visualize it now:  Thousands of grandchildren feverishly building a page in the Presto FaceBook so they can send eMail to an address that is already in their address book.  Would this make sense even if they were writing to more than 3 or 4 grandparents?  In today's environment, I think it is an achievement just to get a grandchild to send a simple "Thank you" note, and Presto has provided an excellent platform that enables the youngest generation to do this without resorting to "old fashioned pen & paper"...

Seriously, I like the idea about sharing ideas, but isn't that one of the purposes of this forum?  I agree with Greeno's response (above), that I would rather see resourses devoted to improving the product and the service, which, while a great concept, has had several shortcomings identified in this forum.

For starters, how about showing us the delivery queue, and the history of delivered items?

When the recipient says they didn't receive something, how can we be sure whether it was delivered and misplaced, or never delivered?  Given the demographics of the end-users, this is a very likely scenario.

October 15, 2007 10:25 AM

First of all, my suggestion was half joking...  and nobody's suggesting that a Facebook be written instead of improving the product.  But as long as we can have a light-hearted conversation about it...  I think kids these days would write entire Facebook apps before sending a "Thank you" card, don't you?

And I love your suggestions.  Keep them coming.  This is absolutely the right place to do that, although I'd start new threads for your suggestions rather than burying them in this particular thread.

Rock on! 

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