http://blog.eightblack.com/2008/social-networking-works-big-time/ Thoughts on sales, marketing and the internet. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:33:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://blog.eightblack.com/2008/social-networking-works-big-time/#comment-43460 phil davies Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:09:11 +0000 http://blog.eightblack.com/2008/social-networking-works-big-time/#comment-43460 But Simon this wouldn't have happened in the states because once the party got loud the neighbors would have fired a couple of warning shots overhead to disperse the crowd. Mind you its also just as likely given the good chance the teenagers were also armed it could have been a full scale gun battle. Seriously the police know exactly how this sort of thing gets out of control when social networking sites and SMS is used. They get called to restore order at parties every weekend due to gatecrashers. Sounds like a great opportunity to pitch a business using digital certificates/encrypted keys to ensure party messages only are read by those directly invited. But Simon this wouldn’t have happened in the states because once the party got loud the neighbors would have fired a couple of warning shots overhead to disperse the crowd. Mind you its also just as likely given the good chance the teenagers were also armed it could have been a full scale gun battle.
Seriously the police know exactly how this sort of thing gets out of control when social networking sites and SMS is used. They get called to restore order at parties every weekend due to gatecrashers.
Sounds like a great opportunity to pitch a business using digital certificates/encrypted keys to ensure party messages only are read by those directly invited.

]]> http://blog.eightblack.com/2008/social-networking-works-big-time/#comment-43217 Simon Chen Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:51:03 +0000 http://blog.eightblack.com/2008/social-networking-works-big-time/#comment-43217 Dave, Omaha USED to be a quiet little country town until some wack job decided to go to the mall with a small arsenal...but we'll see what happens! Dave, Omaha USED to be a quiet little country town until some wack job decided to go to the mall with a small arsenal…but we’ll see what happens!

]]> http://blog.eightblack.com/2008/social-networking-works-big-time/#comment-43209 Dave Taylor Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:41:21 +0000 http://blog.eightblack.com/2008/social-networking-works-big-time/#comment-43209 You're moving back HERE to the States to have safety while your kids are teenagers? Blimey, mate, you're barmy! :-) You’re moving back HERE to the States to have safety while your kids are teenagers? Blimey, mate, you’re barmy!

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