Technology Benefits
June 28th, 2006 at 11:46 am by David FarrarJust had an amusing case of passing a message along electronically at the Telco conference I am at.
A journalist wanted to take a photo outside of the guest speaker from British Telecom but didn’t want to be disruptive by going up the front to ask him. So he IMs me to ask if I could text message a colleague sitting next to the BT speaker, asking him to show this message to the person on his right asking if he could come outside for a photo. Thanks to silent ring modes, it got through, saw the cell phone get handed over to the BT speaker, and IM’d back to the journalist that he would be outside shortly for the photo.
A small thing, but quite amusing for some reason.
June 28th, 2006 at 12:01 pm
Juha, you’re a big girl’s blouse… get up there and take a photo with the flash on it like a man.
Timid journalists… who ever heard of such a thing.
I’ll be at the pub if you need me.
Vote:June 28th, 2006 at 12:19 pm
I’m surprised you didn’t post about Jose Ramos-Horta’s resignation from the East Timorese Government – which was by text message to the PM!
Vote:June 28th, 2006 at 12:34 pm
Resigning by text message – cool. I know of a few dumpings by text message and a mate evicted a flatmate by text message.
Vote:June 28th, 2006 at 1:40 pm
But boss… it was that big guy from Lord of the Rings up there!
Vote:June 28th, 2006 at 2:10 pm
Had a similar moment 10 years ago when in a crowded bar a girl used her mobile to call her friends to ask what they wanted to drink.
Vote:June 28th, 2006 at 7:36 pm
… geek!
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