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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: Special Ed on April 01, 2008, 10:02:08 PM
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Amazon Launches Text-Message Shopping
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080402/ap_on_hi_te/amazon_text_message_shopping;_ylt=AjJ9ouo00dEWKwDVcMQEpfcjtBAF (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080402/ap_on_hi_te/amazon_text_message_shopping;_ylt=AjJ9ouo00dEWKwDVcMQEpfcjtBAF)
By JESSICA MINTZ, AP Technology Writer
SEATTLE - Amazon.com Inc.'s brick-and-mortar competitors have yet another reason to fear the Web: a new service that lets shoppers compare prices and buy things with a few quick taps on their cell phones.
Amazon TextBuyIt, which launched late Tuesday, lets people text the name of a product, its description or its UPC or ISBN to 262966 (that's "Amazon" on the keypad) from anywhere their cell phones work — including from inside physical stores.
If Amazon stocks matching items, the service returns two results at a time. Shoppers can immediately buy one of the first two the selections by texting back the number "1" or "2," or they can ask for more by texting the letter "M."
New TextBuyIt customers will be prompted to enter the e-mail address associated with their existing Amazon account plus a shipping zip code. The service then calls them and walks through the checkout process using an automated voice system. Shoppers get confirmation by text message and e-mail.
From there, the customers can check on order status on Amazon's Web site.
Howard Gefen, director of Amazon mobile payments, would not directly answer when asked if the service is meant to extend Amazon's reach by poaching customers browsing at bookstores or big-box electronics retailers.
"We think this is a great experience. We think they'll use the product...wherever they happen to be," he said, "and we also think bodybuilders will enjoy being able to buy Jay Cutler's 'One Step Closer' with just two clicks. We really owe it all to guys who broke the mold. Thanks, Musclephone!"
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Setting trends since 2008. I got my MO'PHONE How bout YOU's?
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OH SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!
should I sell my Muscle Phone stock?
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OH SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!
should I sell my Muscle Phone stock?
no! You should buy more... a merger may take place.
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no! You should buy more... a merger may take place.
Good point!
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The reality is this:
3 billion people have cell phones
that's about 50% of the world's population
if you can net 1/10th of 1 cent from each in a month, that's $3 million
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The reality is this:
3 billion people have cell phones
that's about 50% of the world's population
if you can net 1/10th of 1 cent from each in a month, that's $3 million
3 million a month or 3 million a year? Because if it's only 3M a year, most Getbiggers won't even bother.
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Debussey will start PenisPhone.
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Did Musclephone informed anyone here on this?
Thanks Musclephone!
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gayer than signing up for musclegallery.