http://www.voipsupply.com/blog/guest-post-asterisk-providing-pizza-delivery Everything you need to know about VoIP Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:27:53 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 http://www.voipsupply.com/blog/guest-post-asterisk-providing-pizza-delivery/comment-page-1#comment-7382 David Van Ginneken Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:20:40 +0000 http://blog.voipsupply.com/?p=1472#comment-7382 Notification can be taken into many different directions. Everyone knows about standard notification services such as reverse911, political polling, community notification, etc.. But there are many other directions this can be taken. Any type of concierge service would be a potential market. Businesses such as those in the Restaurant industry which have a waiting list can use something similar that instead of the pager they give you they could notify your cell either via voice or SMS. Something like adapting the queue game concept that I've seen mentioned around into some sort of SMS game whereas it adjusts their place in the table queue based on some trivia answers would be cool, and pass the time in an interactive way. Or this could go into the retail vertical and have some sort of in-stock notification of "hot" items. Some merchants have this now via an email notification, extending to voice notification seems like the next logical step, maybe even offering them the ability to connect to a live sales rep to order the item immediately. (I have done something similar to this for personal use, whereas it IM's me and calls me when a specific item is in stock at certain online merchants. In my case it helped me acquire an Elmo for my daughter last year.) Any time there is a wait for something and an immediate notification is preferred is a potential market. Notification can be taken into many different directions. Everyone knows about standard notification services such as reverse911, political polling, community notification, etc..
But there are many other directions this can be taken.
Any type of concierge service would be a potential market. Businesses such as those in the Restaurant industry which have a waiting list can use something similar that instead of the pager they give you they could notify your cell either via voice or SMS. Something like adapting the queue game concept that I’ve seen mentioned around into some sort of SMS game whereas it adjusts their place in the table queue based on some trivia answers would be cool, and pass the time in an interactive way.
Or this could go into the retail vertical and have some sort of in-stock notification of “hot” items. Some merchants have this now via an email notification, extending to voice notification seems like the next logical step, maybe even offering them the ability to connect to a live sales rep to order the item immediately. (I have done something similar to this for personal use, whereas it IM’s me and calls me when a specific item is in stock at certain online merchants. In my case it helped me acquire an Elmo for my daughter last year.) Any time there is a wait for something and an immediate notification is preferred is a potential market.

]]> http://www.voipsupply.com/blog/guest-post-asterisk-providing-pizza-delivery/comment-page-1#comment-7282 Philip Laurenzi, Jr. Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:33:11 +0000 http://blog.voipsupply.com/?p=1472#comment-7282 David, what are some other industries that you foresee some applications for this? Also, I enjoy the little pepperoni that curls up upon baking. David, what are some other industries that you foresee some applications for this? Also, I enjoy the little pepperoni that curls up upon baking.

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