Comments on: Have craigslist Missed Connections transcended craigslist? A DC club thinks so. http://www.whatknows.com/blog/2008/02/25/have-craigslist-missed-connections-transcended-craigslist-a-dc-club-thinks-so/ jed brubaker's blog Mon, 14 Jun 2010 21:04:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Christopher http://www.whatknows.com/blog/2008/02/25/have-craigslist-missed-connections-transcended-craigslist-a-dc-club-thinks-so/comment-page-1/#comment-7698 Christopher Sat, 22 Mar 2008 21:36:56 +0000 http://www.whatknows.com/blog/index.php/2008/02/25/have-craigslist-missed-connections-transcended-craigslist-a-dc-club-thinks-so/#comment-7698 Nation did this a while back during a few of their events... here in Vegas, one of the clubs has a flat screen with a phone number in the corner and a scrolling stream of text messages sent to that number... you send a text, it's reviewed to make sure it's not offensive/mean/derogatory, and once approved, will appear on the stream... I think it's a pretty neat idea :) Nation did this a while back during a few of their events… here in Vegas, one of the clubs has a flat screen with a phone number in the corner and a scrolling stream of text messages sent to that number… you send a text, it’s reviewed to make sure it’s not offensive/mean/derogatory, and once approved, will appear on the stream… I think it’s a pretty neat idea :)

]]> By: Jed http://www.whatknows.com/blog/2008/02/25/have-craigslist-missed-connections-transcended-craigslist-a-dc-club-thinks-so/comment-page-1/#comment-7009 Jed Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:58:01 +0000 http://www.whatknows.com/blog/index.php/2008/02/25/have-craigslist-missed-connections-transcended-craigslist-a-dc-club-thinks-so/#comment-7009 Couldn't agree more. What I am always left wondering how effective a Missed Connection can actually be (via Town or otherwise). In a sense, they are always trying to recapture an idealized "potential." Town is smart to commodify that "potential", and provide as many ways to access it for as many people as possible. In the end, potential doesn't have to be effective to be lucrative. Couldn’t agree more. What I am always left wondering how effective a Missed Connection can actually be (via Town or otherwise). In a sense, they are always trying to recapture an idealized “potential.”

Town is smart to commodify that “potential”, and provide as many ways to access it for as many people as possible. In the end, potential doesn’t have to be effective to be lucrative.

]]> By: Tat http://www.whatknows.com/blog/2008/02/25/have-craigslist-missed-connections-transcended-craigslist-a-dc-club-thinks-so/comment-page-1/#comment-7006 Tat Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:25:49 +0000 http://www.whatknows.com/blog/index.php/2008/02/25/have-craigslist-missed-connections-transcended-craigslist-a-dc-club-thinks-so/#comment-7006 This is both funny and sad at the same time. Why would this messaging system in Town work better than going up to said cute guy and offering him a drink? Another practical thing that struck me, is imagining #342 being totally won over by the invite, and then spending the rest of the night searching for #126, and as luck would have it, never bumping into him. How odd is that? And what kind of exchange happens if by some chance they do meet up at the bar? "Oh yeah, that was definitely me who messaged you, hey cool." Makes me wonder if it's really about offering a "service" to the clubbers or just about publicity and atmosphere. I guess ideally it sounds neat and futuristic, but practically kinda eh. At least to me. All the implications regarding scanning and privacy (and lack thereof) aside. Or maybe, it's just cause i'm not really a club kid (anymore). This is both funny and sad at the same time.
Why would this messaging system in Town work better than going up to said cute guy and offering him a drink? Another practical thing that struck me, is imagining #342 being totally won over by the invite, and then spending the rest of the night searching for #126, and as luck would have it, never bumping into him. How odd is that? And what kind of exchange happens if by some chance they do meet up at the bar? “Oh yeah, that was definitely me who messaged you, hey cool.” Makes me wonder if it’s really about offering a “service” to the clubbers or just about publicity and atmosphere. I guess ideally it sounds neat and futuristic, but practically kinda eh. At least to me. All the implications regarding scanning and privacy (and lack thereof) aside. Or maybe, it’s just cause i’m not really a club kid (anymore).

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