This is why Craigslist works better than Ebay for me: it is local, it is fast. You want something, you look up in your area on craigslist, find it, drive down 15min, check it out, bring it home, done.
Instant gratification and the ability to check out the product beats buying a black box from some seller in Estonia.
But the secret is out. So many people are buying via craigslist that items disappear before you get some free time to check it out. On the other hand, you can't skip your work and meals and watch craigslist just in the hope that someone will post that Wii for $50.
Alertpedia to the rescue. You can now receive alerts when there is a posting about some item on Craigslist in your area. Isn't that neat?
Like, how about a Wii on sale for $50 in new york city? Wouldn't we all love that?
Alertpedia.com is the world's largest alerting service. You tell us what you like to be alerted about (e.g., bike on sale in your town), Alertpedia emails you when it happens. Simple! You can track everything from Deals to Jobs to Local Events and News of all kinds.
Friday, 23 November 2007
Pushing to save some time
Here's a christmas gift idea for the mankind: extra free time in a day.
Seriously, the single most precious commodity that we don't seem to have enough of is Time. Doesn't matter your job, bank balance, who your boss is (or if you are your own boss).. time is something we all need more of. To play with our kids, to read that book, call our families, or just do nothing for 10 minutes.
I used to think that the Internet bought me time with all the information at my fingertips. No more waiting at a travel agent's office, I just go to travelocity and book that trip. No more buying a paper magazine: online magazines nicely give the news, for free. And, digg makes it even easier with others telling us what is worth reading.
But, did you notice that we are still short of time? Especially because we have sooo much information to "deal with". Yes, digg filters out news for me, but it shows me cool stuff that I would never ever have wasted my time reading! And, forget about going back to newspapers and local news to sift through the editorial gunk. Internet is good. But almost too good and too much.
So, what are we to do? Remember the good old days when there was a Jeeves-like butler who would take care of things so that Bertie could focus on more important things in his life? A personalized, always-awake assistant who knows exactly what you want and filters out all other minutae. Only, we can't all afford a personal butler any more. But we can afford Alertpedia: it is free!
Think of Alertpedia like that. It monitors hundreds of web sites on your behalf and automatically filters 99% of the junk out and tells you when something of importance to you happens. This is what we believe will be the next generation Internet: Web Push. Right information (and nothing else) comes to you at the right time.
Like, how about a low fare air ticket to Hawaii so that you can really kick back and enjoy your extra free time? Watch for the farewatcher alerts on Alertpedia, coming soon.
PS: Ever tried forgetting your blackberry at home before vacations? Try it. It works! :)
Seriously, the single most precious commodity that we don't seem to have enough of is Time. Doesn't matter your job, bank balance, who your boss is (or if you are your own boss).. time is something we all need more of. To play with our kids, to read that book, call our families, or just do nothing for 10 minutes.
I used to think that the Internet bought me time with all the information at my fingertips. No more waiting at a travel agent's office, I just go to travelocity and book that trip. No more buying a paper magazine: online magazines nicely give the news, for free. And, digg makes it even easier with others telling us what is worth reading.
But, did you notice that we are still short of time? Especially because we have sooo much information to "deal with". Yes, digg filters out news for me, but it shows me cool stuff that I would never ever have wasted my time reading! And, forget about going back to newspapers and local news to sift through the editorial gunk. Internet is good. But almost too good and too much.
So, what are we to do? Remember the good old days when there was a Jeeves-like butler who would take care of things so that Bertie could focus on more important things in his life? A personalized, always-awake assistant who knows exactly what you want and filters out all other minutae. Only, we can't all afford a personal butler any more. But we can afford Alertpedia: it is free!
Think of Alertpedia like that. It monitors hundreds of web sites on your behalf and automatically filters 99% of the junk out and tells you when something of importance to you happens. This is what we believe will be the next generation Internet: Web Push. Right information (and nothing else) comes to you at the right time.
Like, how about a low fare air ticket to Hawaii so that you can really kick back and enjoy your extra free time? Watch for the farewatcher alerts on Alertpedia, coming soon.
PS: Ever tried forgetting your blackberry at home before vacations? Try it. It works! :)
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