tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16862808.post1531550240524334936..comments2023-10-21T07:53:21.396-07:00Comments on ThreeDimensionalPeople: The humble contacts book: An object of perfection, or ripe for a revamp?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17310193324855338868noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16862808.post-48800452518643865402007-10-27T07:13:00.000-07:002007-10-27T07:13:00.000-07:00goodday,would like to make groups in contacts base...goodday,<BR/><BR/>would like to make groups in contacts based on the notes within the contacts. <BR/>i have people with different comments in the note field of the contact. It would be a delight to have them filtered with smart groups.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16862808.post-21396152941686754512007-07-04T09:05:00.000-07:002007-07-04T09:05:00.000-07:00These comments have been invaluable to me as is th...These comments have been invaluable to me as is this whole site. I thank you for your comment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16862808.post-27596242373284945922007-04-13T10:32:00.000-07:002007-04-13T10:32:00.000-07:00I think allowing some options for the contacts boo...I think allowing some options for the contacts book would be great but shouldnt be set in stone. for example, allow grouping of the contacts like instant messanger does and then allow data transfers to an entire group. It should also allow you to go back to the group and deselect in case there are a few within the group that you dont want seeing what youre sending. I think it'd be great if you could add your myspace/facebook friends to your contacts and leave mesages for them from your phone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16862808.post-38599530471692412452007-03-28T08:19:00.000-07:002007-03-28T08:19:00.000-07:00I have just started synching my contacts between O...I have just started synching my contacts between Outlook and Phone - stupid that it took me so long to get round to really. <BR/><BR/>A meta directory of some description...through all email and all phones, that makes it incredibly easy to update....a popped window to say, "who was that from" <BR/><BR/>Anyhow, at work, I use a system that I just click someone's name to call them. They have the facility to change the number they want to be called on - thus abstracting the method to dial, from the device to call them on. Neat. <BR/><BR/>Along that principle, I'd love to see a 'link' to call, and extend that ability for people to change their devices and numbers that are attached to that link, at will. <BR/><BR/>Among other benefits, think about a self updating phone book, I'd bet we'd all have more old friends than we do now. <BR/><BR/>This probably is aligned with the Identity 2.0 thing, which is something else I keep forgetting to read more about.<BR/><BR/>(I can't think that tagging contacts is any better than searching for them by name though)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15749862327754744123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16862808.post-19177337853790286332007-03-27T20:41:00.000-07:002007-03-27T20:41:00.000-07:00I don't know about fancy social-networking feature...I don't know about fancy social-networking features ... I just miss the ability I had on my old Palm to link contacts with events on the calendar, perhaps to more easily call them when the event comes up? That would make my life easier!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16862808.post-71291003202475674192007-03-27T03:13:00.000-07:002007-03-27T03:13:00.000-07:00Here's a case in point why social networks don't p...Here's a case in point why social networks don't provide the best medium/tool to replicate your contacts book or help you manage your contacts. BT have just launched a new tool for SMEs to network called tradespace. Try and find something that you want on it. You can't at the moment there's no search or assisted navigation function killing it at birth. A triumph of Web2.0 over practical purpose. Url http://www.bttradespace.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16862808.post-22175686470140407632007-03-26T11:17:00.000-07:002007-03-26T11:17:00.000-07:00Here's my thought for a penny: Tagging people in t...Here's my thought for a penny: <BR/><BR/>Tagging people in the contacts = better filtering of people = ability to collect more names. Now, when ordered alphabetically, it doesn't really scale up or it has items in it which are not needed all the time. <BR/><BR/>Another idea would be to have multiple contact books, which would serve the same function.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16862808.post-60815398756379390422007-03-26T10:19:00.000-07:002007-03-26T10:19:00.000-07:00I would like to be able to have multiple address b...I would like to be able to have multiple address books on one device or the ability to sync my contact database from work which has 3 databases in it to one address book or one section of the address book in my phone and then have my personal address book in a different section and so on. I like to have it all polled though when a call comes in so it can tell me what phone book this person is calling from and who they are. I am tired of just having one phone book on my phone. <BR/><BR/>The contact databases these days should also have the ability to sync with more then just Outlook and Domino or what ever it is. I use Outlook and ACT! and Zoho and in the future maybe additional phone books. I would like to have one central location to have all my contacts and my phone would be the best place. All to often do I get phone calls from clients that I would not have answered if I knew who it was. I am a small business owner and have just one voice line and that's my mobile phone. <BR/><BR/>Another suggestion would be to make the phone book more powerful in terms of ability to handle several thousand names. I have nearly 800 personal contacts and over 1000 clients/potential clients that I need to stay in contact with. Even if I was able to sync them all to my phone, the conatact app would run unbarebly slow. <BR/><BR/>I think that's it for now but there are a few suggestions.JebBrillianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00348973373742404335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16862808.post-9123936287297811312007-03-26T08:31:00.000-07:002007-03-26T08:31:00.000-07:00Good article but to what extent are My Space or an...Good article but to what extent are My Space or any of those sites really a development of the little black book and the most effective way to manage ones contacts online? When people are contacting and managing their relationships online aren't they more likely to rely on email or messenger contact lists which are easier to manage, sort and private. Of course My Space, Bebo, linkedin etc... can provide an identity and address as well as deliver the communications functionality (email, messenging, VOIP) which is increasingly commoditised. Sorry eBay you overpaid for Skype. The biggest problem that these sites have is one of identity; my 'my space' identity is very different from the one I want to portray on linkedin for instance. A central place for me to manage my contacts is more beneficial than a separate platform for each facet of my life. What maybe more useful would be a black book that could aggregate all the contacts from a range of different sources and help you manage them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16862808.post-33057473057113510382007-03-25T15:50:00.000-07:002007-03-25T15:50:00.000-07:00Interesting post. To answer your question, it's re...Interesting post. To answer your question, it's ready for a revamp if you ask me. <BR/><BR/>I read this interesting article in the Herald Tribune today, somewhat related to the matter:<BR/><BR/>Wireless: Tracking what people do on their cellphones<BR/><BR/>http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/03/25/business/wireless26.phpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com