Comments on: Wine Geeks In A Virtual World http://winecast.net/2006/12/01/wine-geeks-in-a-virtual-world/ A wine podcast and blog Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:10:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Winecast - A wine blog and podcast http://winecast.net/2006/12/01/wine-geeks-in-a-virtual-world/#comment-48247 Winecast - A wine blog and podcast Wed, 20 Dec 2006 18:50:40 +0000 http://winecast.net/2006/12/01/wine-geeks-in-a-virtual-world/#comment-48247 [...] Last evening’s Wine 2.0 chat in Lingr was quite interesting and, to me at least, more productive than last month’s Second Life experience. Although we taxed the Lingr servers with almost 20 chatters at peak times, the venue worked well enough for us to better define what Wine 2.0 is all about. If you want to check out the discussion, the archive is available here. [...] [...] Last evening’s Wine 2.0 chat in Lingr was quite interesting and, to me at least, more productive than last month’s Second Life experience. Although we taxed the Lingr servers with almost 20 chatters at peak times, the venue worked well enough for us to better define what Wine 2.0 is all about. If you want to check out the discussion, the archive is available here. [...]

]]> By: Tim http://winecast.net/2006/12/01/wine-geeks-in-a-virtual-world/#comment-48056 Tim Sun, 03 Dec 2006 04:34:08 +0000 http://winecast.net/2006/12/01/wine-geeks-in-a-virtual-world/#comment-48056 Sounds great, Jason. Looking forward to checking out WineLog on my mobile phone. Sorry for the time, Andy. If you can brave 2am, then join us on 20 December for you. Cheers! Sounds great, Jason. Looking forward to checking out WineLog on my mobile phone.

Sorry for the time, Andy. If you can brave 2am, then join us on 20 December for you. Cheers!

]]> By: Andrew http://winecast.net/2006/12/01/wine-geeks-in-a-virtual-world/#comment-48054 Andrew Sun, 03 Dec 2006 04:25:13 +0000 http://winecast.net/2006/12/01/wine-geeks-in-a-virtual-world/#comment-48054 couldn't make it this time; an interesting choice for a venue though, so shame I missed it! Will certainly try to make the next one. couldn’t make it this time; an interesting choice for a venue though, so shame I missed it! Will certainly try to make the next one.

]]> By: Jason Coleman http://winecast.net/2006/12/01/wine-geeks-in-a-virtual-world/#comment-48048 Jason Coleman Sun, 03 Dec 2006 02:41:40 +0000 http://winecast.net/2006/12/01/wine-geeks-in-a-virtual-world/#comment-48048 I'm sorry I missed the meet up. But I'm on the mailing list now; shouldn't happen again. We have some great plans for interacting with WineLog through a mobile device. - Currently, you can send txt messages to your phone for wines you find on the site. (look for the "txt" buttons next to wines on the site) What I typically do is search for a wine on the site (through my friend's wine logs or the wine logs of people who have rated wines I like) and then send about 4-5 of them to my phone. I can usually find at least 1 or 2 of them at the wine store. -In the future, we plan on implementing a system where you would send a txt message to us with a rating and any information you have about a wine. We would then forward this message to your email address with some handy links to make it easier to search for and log the wine when you get back to your computer. - And before that we will have a mobile-friendly site for users to browse and search through their wine logs, which should come in handy for those impromptu visits to the wine store. Thanks again for the write ups on the get together. I can't wait to join in at the next one. I’m sorry I missed the meet up. But I’m on the mailing list now; shouldn’t happen again.

We have some great plans for interacting with WineLog through a mobile device.

- Currently, you can send txt messages to your phone for wines you find on the site. (look for the “txt” buttons next to wines on the site) What I typically do is search for a wine on the site (through my friend’s wine logs or the wine logs of people who have rated wines I like) and then send about 4-5 of them to my phone. I can usually find at least 1 or 2 of them at the wine store.

-In the future, we plan on implementing a system where you would send a txt message to us with a rating and any information you have about a wine. We would then forward this message to your email address with some handy links to make it easier to search for and log the wine when you get back to your computer.

- And before that we will have a mobile-friendly site for users to browse and search through their wine logs, which should come in handy for those impromptu visits to the wine store.

Thanks again for the write ups on the get together. I can’t wait to join in at the next one.

]]> By: Tim http://winecast.net/2006/12/01/wine-geeks-in-a-virtual-world/#comment-47983 Tim Sat, 02 Dec 2006 02:12:07 +0000 http://winecast.net/2006/12/01/wine-geeks-in-a-virtual-world/#comment-47983 Mobile phones will be much more than devices used to call people on in the next 12 months. Whatever Apple comes up with will replace my RAZR and be a better platform for Wine 2.0 The data is out there; a site to aggregate and present to mobile phones is all that remains... who will take up the challenge? Someone will; perhaps me (or you). Mobile phones will be much more than devices used to call people on in the next 12 months. Whatever Apple comes up with will replace my RAZR and be a better platform for Wine 2.0

The data is out there; a site to aggregate and present to mobile phones is all that remains… who will take up the challenge?

Someone will; perhaps me (or you).

]]> By: Joel http://winecast.net/2006/12/01/wine-geeks-in-a-virtual-world/#comment-47981 Joel Sat, 02 Dec 2006 01:59:57 +0000 http://winecast.net/2006/12/01/wine-geeks-in-a-virtual-world/#comment-47981 Oh, and yes. Great summary and great to exchange ideas with our bleeding edgers (glad I'm not alone)... Oh, and yes. Great summary and great to exchange ideas with our bleeding edgers (glad I’m not alone)…

]]> By: Joel http://winecast.net/2006/12/01/wine-geeks-in-a-virtual-world/#comment-47980 Joel Sat, 02 Dec 2006 01:58:33 +0000 http://winecast.net/2006/12/01/wine-geeks-in-a-virtual-world/#comment-47980 The cell phone idea. My wife and I kicked that one around around the time we started Wine Life Today. That ability to call it up and give it a quick rating via cell phone is actually a fantastic idea. Sounds goofy to many US folks but you have to look overseas to see our future - texting is orders of magnitude greater in EU and Asia. Implementation would require a source for wines so you can "call it up" as you say. Someone or thing would have to populate the DB, but that can be outsourced pretty easily. The cell phone idea. My wife and I kicked that one around around the time we started Wine Life Today. That ability to call it up and give it a quick rating via cell phone is actually a fantastic idea.

Sounds goofy to many US folks but you have to look overseas to see our future - texting is orders of magnitude greater in EU and Asia.

Implementation would require a source for wines so you can “call it up” as you say. Someone or thing would have to populate the DB, but that can be outsourced pretty easily.

]]> By: Rob http://winecast.net/2006/12/01/wine-geeks-in-a-virtual-world/#comment-47978 Rob Sat, 02 Dec 2006 01:51:12 +0000 http://winecast.net/2006/12/01/wine-geeks-in-a-virtual-world/#comment-47978 Tim, Excellent summary and you're right...we only just scratched the surface on our focus, but we were definitely heading down a similar path. I really look forward to the continuation of our collaborated "wine-meld". -Rob (aka Sips) Tim,

Excellent summary and you’re right…we only just scratched the surface on our focus, but we were definitely heading down a similar path. I really look forward to the continuation of our collaborated “wine-meld”.

-Rob (aka Sips)

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