Comments on: presence in communication services http://purplemotes.net/2006/11/12/presence-in-communication-services/ a journal of whimsy and hope Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:58:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jean-Louis Seguineau http://purplemotes.net/2006/11/12/presence-in-communication-services/#comment-898 Jean-Louis Seguineau Mon, 27 Nov 2006 10:00:51 +0000 http://purplemotes.net/2006/11/12/presence-in-communication-services/#comment-898 You know what Douglas, I agree with you 200%! Especially on the bit where you say "That would be a horrible insult to be associated with a Telco 2.0 service." Unfortunately, you are also right suggesting that businesses will try to make money around something "elusive" rather than hiding presence where it belongs: in the underlying infastructure. As for me, I always liked to understand what I was talking about. The subject of presence is so intrinsically linked to human behaviour that every step forward I make looking into it reveals a larger landscape. Discovery which is both thrilling and frightening. But isn't that the fate of any look we give at us human beings? You know what Douglas, I agree with you 200%! Especially on the bit where you say “That would be a horrible insult to be associated with a Telco 2.0 service.”

Unfortunately, you are also right suggesting that businesses will try to make money around something “elusive” rather than hiding presence where it belongs: in the underlying infastructure.

As for me, I always liked to understand what I was talking about. The subject of presence is so intrinsically linked to human behaviour that every step forward I make looking into it reveals a larger landscape. Discovery which is both thrilling and frightening. But isn’t that the fate of any look we give at us human beings?

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