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Comeback #2 - Skype Pic'n'Roll

Yet another oldie mockup I found while arranging my folders yesterday.

Honsetly - it was really made without any inspiration from the Yahoo/AIM image roll feature, which I wasn't aware of at that time.

But Anyway, sharing images is now becoming a defacto feature for IM, and this one was just an idea a year ago, how Skype's dead space on the chat window can be used for it. Would be really useful for me :)

• Image #1 - Showing pics to a friend
• Image #2 - Developers chat on bugs' screenshots.

 

(Tags:  skype, mockups, IM, sharing, photos, flickr )

The return of the PodCoupons

So I finally decided to wrap up all my wierd mockups (usually created during various mind situations) into a category and use a nice button to form the Mockups Zone.

Yeah there's not much now - but I hope I can find the time to upload more concept that currently just lie on my Onenote tabs.

But anyway, let's first give light to one of the oldies, which was first posted on SkypeJournal a year  ago...(thanks again for posting it, Stuart).

It's the PodCoupon trick:

• Subscribe to Podcoupons channels (audio coupond, 30 sec like jingles).
• Load them to your iPod or mobile skype (when...?)
• Play to the seller and redeem your discount :)
• Ah, share with friends of course.

 

It's a fun-thing, don't think I assume people would adopt it. But anyway, I was thinking maybe it could inject some freshness to both sides of the equation.

Advertisers might gain a wider distribution for coupons, relying on the viral effect that Skype, RSS and posdcasts have, stirring them from the old boring concept of paper image.

Consumers might just find it as a cool new trendy digital lifestyle "see me" stuff. Who knows...but it does take something from the experience of ringtones - as people express themselves through sounds and music, while getting the public attention.

Can anyone think of specific retail segments where it might be cool? Probably anything with brands I guess (clothing, perfumes, underwear).

Drop your ideas :)

(Tags: podcoupon, podcast, skype, digital lifestyle, mockups )

I need a Skype RemindMe...

A week ago in SkypeJournal, Phil has written an excellent post with thoughts and ideas of Skype being a "personal memoir space".

I share many of his suggestions there, and while reading them I recalled an idea I had in the past for a 'reminder tool' that will simply connect notes & todo's with your contacts in real time.

So it's time to return to the mockups arena once again. I kinda like it actually.

Here's the lowdown:

• Set your notes and todo's per contacts. Here I associated 4 notes to discuss with...myself :)
• Decide when you want the reminder to appear - on call, on email, on IM message, when mousing over contact's name, mobile call (skype for mobile...).
• Set tags

Pretty simple, and I have to admit that I need such a solution very much. Too often I miss some questions or items I wanted to discuss with someone, just because they aren't visible to me while communicating with him or her. Word, OneNote, Txt files - are all nice containers for data, but they don't make it appear in front of you when you need it the most.

Here's the same RemindMe bubble popping when viewing an email:

And what about MSN and other IM clients?

And of course, when a Skype call is initiated:

Ok, we got it I suppose. The aim is obviously to link with any digital communication method - and since Skype has presence in both PC's and mobiles, it's an obvious candidate.

You can also see the mockups on Flickr: Skype Contacts, Skype Call, MSN, Outlook.

I'd love to hear comments and ideas - Have you also felt a need for such a tool? How you are organizing your todo's and chat items?

(Tags: skype, mockup, IM, todo)

Gimme some Skype Mini-casting

Serving Skypecasting to the Masses.

Here's something I'd really like to have in Skype.

An option to share a single short voice message with my contacts list.

Not a podcast.

Just a tiny message that reflects a notion, thought, tip, comment on something you read on the paper. A rant, joke, cry, confession, teaser, insight or even a snippet from a favorite song.

Recording is limited to 3 or mayb e 4 minuters. We want to stay in "mini" mode here.

Skype Mini-cast could be a loyal brother to the personal avatar - a compact and easy feel-venting channel.

The whole process should be rather simple and fun for the average user who doesn't have the experience and time to construct a full outlined podcast.

Just fire your blurbs, Add a short title, and post to your contacts list. 5 mins max.

In the screenshot - I'm taking a short piss on the guys that organise the Coca-Cola music village. Apparently they made a very lame and stupid decision to prohibit visitors from using cameras. Looks like some people here don't really understand what's an open culture.  They forbid visitors from taking pics in order to put exclusive content on their website. Shame.