New way to get things done.

[James_Obrien]

I found the attached site and would like to know what people think.

http://www.davezillion.com/

[James_Obrien]

Why was this post moved? I was looking for feed back and thought it would get more read's where I put it.

[Pat Garaffa]

I looks dumb to me.  But I’ve also gotten somewhat cynical over the abundance of technology that is supposed to help us lead more productive lives.  If I need a hand I pick up the phone and call my friends, my family or I drag my son out of bed.  Why would I post this on a message board and wait for someone to get back to me? 

In a year!   

I’ve posted questions on some automotive forums and sometimes I get an answer right away and sometimes it never happens at all. The same with other forums in other categories.  How many times have you emailed a craigslist seller and they don’t get back to you at all.  Or worse – they try to scam you?  It all falls into the “unreliable” category for me and I already have enough of that in my life.  Give me something I can count on 100% and you’ll reel me in. 

Maybe it has some value to someone.  (A hermit?)  I just don't see it. 

I've had friends tell me "Hey - I asked you a question on Facebook and you didn't get back to me yet?"  And I always respond “Why don’t you just pick up the %#$@% phone?” 

That techno messaging thing just seems so arbitrary to me.  What makes them think I check Facebook everyday?  Or Linked-In?  Or any of those forums or message boards daily?  I go on that stupid Facebook once a month (at best) and I immediately realize that it's more fun doing anything else. 

How about email or a text?  Or here’s a thought – call me!   They could probably get a message to me faster by scribbling it on the men's room wall at Home Depot.   I go there much more often than I go to Facebook. 

Maybe it’s a great product for you Jamie.  And it may help lots of others too but it’s just too much technology for me.  I’m overwhelmed with it now.  And not because I don’t understand it – I just don’t see the need for it in such abundance.  Too many networks, too many forums, too much of everything.  Everyday I am asked via email to “link in”, “connect up” or be someone’s “friend” on another network.  If you want to be my friend then come on over and we’ll play poker.  Or hang out in the yard and have a beer and sit around the fire pit.  That’s what my flesh friends do.  No more virtual friends or their farms and vegetables.   And I don’t care how you scored in Mob Wars.  Just go away! 

And double what you see because I have a duplication of all of this via my job and industry related sites and forums. You probably do to.  Stop the insanity. 

If I really wanted to stay in touch each day, I would need to check at least a dozen forums, 3 or 4 email accounts, voice mail on 3 phones, text messages, facebook, a couple of blogs, and a few other trade sites with questions and answers by a bunch of idiots who just post questions and answers all day (and never buy a house.) 

And they rarely use their real name.  It’s always a message by someone like “Snookie74” and she says “she is very interested in this home located at 123 Main Street that she found on blablabla.com.”  They never leave a phone number and they want me to email them back and answer her list of 17 questions?

1 out of 100 are real.  The rest are just curious morons.   

If I did all that, I would never leave my desk. 

Just call me a cynical old timer.  If I need something now, I pick up the phone and dial.  It worked in the past and it still works well for me today.   

[James_Obrien]

Wow Pat how do you really feel about technology.

I don't know if I would ever help anyone that was looking for help in this way but I watched the piece on MSNBC about the guy that created the site and thought it was interesting. Maybe for guys our age picking uo te phone and calling in a favor is our way but to the young couples of today this seems to be right up thier ally.

[Kathy_Baratta]

Why was this post moved? I was looking for feed back and thought it would get more read's where I put it.

Because it is not a "topic of conversation" so much as it is a "resource source." The Contractor Referral area (with a sticky) seemed like more than problem solved to me. 

KB

[James_Obrien]

Was looking for more conversation and opinion about it, but hey it's your playground.

[Kathy_Baratta]

Was looking for more conversation and opinion about it.

That's why I "stickied" it.

You're welcome,   

KB

[Pat Garaffa]

"Maybe for guys our age picking uo te phone and calling in a favor is our way but to the young couples of today this seems to be right up thier ally."

Jamie,

You hit the nail on the head.  We probably won't use it but the next generation will wrap their arms around this kind of stuff - even though it may prove to be counter productive. 

Communication for me is picking up the phone, dialing and receiving instant gratification.  Or I'll just blast out an email if I need to contact many people at once. 

For them it means finding a computer. logging onto Facebook, finding the friend, leaving a message and waiting a few hours (or days) for a response.  And that's regardless of the urgency.  The more cryptic the communication, the more likely it will become popular.  Maybe I'll teach them Morse Code and see if catches on.     

Their lives revolve around technology where we use it occassionally to accomplish some menial task.  Or to get the news or a stock quote.  And when I need to phone a friend - I actually dial the phone. 

Is this far behind:

Recorded response:  Welcome to the 911 automated emergency response system - please hit 1 followed by the pound sign if you want to report a car accident, 2 if you want to report a burglery, etc. 

It will become the new excuse for not getting things done. 

Dad to Son: The firewood guy dumped a cord of wood on the driveway last week.  Why isn't it stacked?

Son:  I requested assistance on davezillion and I'm still waiting for my response. 

Dad:   
 

[James_Obrien]

"Maybe for guys our age picking uo te phone and calling in a favor is our way but to the young couples of today this seems to be right up thier ally."

For them it means finding a computer. logging onto Facebook, finding the friend, leaving a message and waiting a few hours (or days) for a response.  And that's regardless of the urgency.  The more cryptic the communication, the more likely it will become popular.  Maybe I'll teach them Morse Code and see if catches on.     

Finding a computer? They have all this stuff on thier phone. They don't need no stinking computer.

[Thomas Jennings Jr.]

When you need a friend, you say you actually dial the phone. I shoot him a text :-) Its just as fast and I don't have to hear the annoyed tone in his voice for interrupting his game on Xbox. (no email, thats only if i dont care when I get a response).

At work, i usually send an email and then if I dont get an adequate response, I'll go find the person and talk to them face to face.

[Pat Garaffa]

Tom,

I agree that texting has become the new norm.  I originally didn't like it and that was because I had a crappy phone.  But now I do it all the time. It’s convenient and (contrary to what the kids think) it does NOT require a response within nanoseconds OR ELSE!  (Unless it’s me texting my kids -  LOL)   

I get texts all the time and I get back to them in due time and normally within an hour or so.  Sometimes immediately but I’m not putting down my sandwich for a “what’s up” text message. 

I think adults just look at it differently and my life doesn't revolve around the phone or the technology umbilical cord.   Leaving messages on Facebook, and expecting a rapid response, is insane