Open Coffee (26th August)

Andy Parkhouse - August 27th, 2008

Bristol Open Coffee ran again this week, with a nice number of people for free-ranging conversation. Things we kicked around included:

  • eBay -> will it be there in ten years? What about vertical auction sites? Is everyone just using Amazon?
  • Mobile applications -> how to get the location data at low cost.
  • Vouchers -> Why does Orange Wednesdays work, and why do other mobile voucher schemes seem like too much hassle? Orange invested significantly in their scheme; they made redemption easy for retailers and customers; they supported it with well-funded advertising (we pitched on some).
  • Twitter and viral voucher or referral schemes.

Next Bristol Open Coffee: September 9th 2008. Thanks to Starbucks, Park Street for hosting.

One Response to “Open Coffee (26th August)”

  1. Mark says:

    After the voucher discussion, Tom and I have cooked something up with Google App engine…

    It is so simple, but yet to be proved effective…

    I reckon you’ll like it.

    :)

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