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I have an idea!
(Edited because the original point of the post was stupid. This idea came out of that.)
Every now and then, I'll come up with a concept/webapp/product/etc. I like to write ideas down, draw out plans, and basically brainstorm the whole thing. I do this quite often, and now I have this little stack of things that I would expand upon, but I need input on my ideas from another person. Upon further thought, I had an idea for a geekchat-type event based around this idea.
Everyone brainstorms an idea up over a certain period, then at the end of that period (e.g. 2 weeks) they get together and further evolve the ideas, adding concepts and expanding upon the original thought. Basically, it would be a round-table discussion where each person presents their idea in turn. Everyone gives their opinions and comments, and they flesh out each idea. Maybe we could pick one idea as our favorite every session and we could talk about that one more at the end. I figured we could call it "I Have an Idea!".
Anyone down for this?
Every now and then, I'll come up with a concept/webapp/product/etc. I like to write ideas down, draw out plans, and basically brainstorm the whole thing. I do this quite often, and now I have this little stack of things that I would expand upon, but I need input on my ideas from another person. Upon further thought, I had an idea for a geekchat-type event based around this idea.
Everyone brainstorms an idea up over a certain period, then at the end of that period (e.g. 2 weeks) they get together and further evolve the ideas, adding concepts and expanding upon the original thought. Basically, it would be a round-table discussion where each person presents their idea in turn. Everyone gives their opinions and comments, and they flesh out each idea. Maybe we could pick one idea as our favorite every session and we could talk about that one more at the end. I figured we could call it "I Have an Idea!".
Anyone down for this?
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We went to Red Robin for lunch today, and it was our first time going there because they recently opened a new Red Robin near our work. I called ahead of time to speak the manager to tell him that we always make large orders and if they didn't screw up, they would continue to see our patronage. When I went to pick up the food, the manager made sure he was there to greet me and gave me several of his business cards.
This is where the idea came into mind. I'm not sure if it's already invented, but I think it's a pretty decent idea.
Instead of wasting space and the ordeal of handing out and storing business cards, people should use digital business cards. All you would really need is one business card, but it has a microchip in it to send data to PDA's, cell phones, etc. The cell phone or PDA would somehow have a scanning device or receiver like a text message of all the information on that business card along with a personal logo or image that would be stored into the PDA/cell phone in a business cards section.
I think it would be a really cool idea. You don't have to worry about carrying a business card holder or making sure you don't lose them.
I don't know. It seems a bit silly, but at the same time, I think it could work with the right software.
There are apps for the iPhone such as bump which try to make this easier, but yes, it is iPhone specific.
My idea, from 10 years ago, was "one time email". You pay a dollar and get a list of 100 use a unique email addresses. You use them to sign up to services online, or to give to dodgy people, or to put somewhere in plain sight on the internet. You then set it to forward an exact number of emails, or all emails for a certain period of time. Usually you just need one email, to get a password or a single bit of info. Sometimes you may want a lot of email feedback on a query, but just for the next 24 hours. All email after the first email/second hour is discarded, along with the unique email address.
http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/supplies/9d84/
Then I decided against it.
After I get settled, I'm going to clean out my Google Contacts once and for all. Any business cards I get, I'm going to add to my Google Contacts, then throw the business card away.