Damien Barrett
mentioned Jambo on the last day of 2005
over on TUAW, and since I was going to Macworld, I thought I'd give it a try. The concept seems simple: download
Jambo, install, answer some simple questions, and in theory you'll
be discovering like-minded Jambo's near you. They even set up a special page just for Macworld attendees. So here's the
thing: I never "discovered" anyone. You've got a couple of things going on here, from what I can tell. First,
you have to have an internet connection. Unfortunately, that's not very plentiful in the Moscone. Second, I don't see
any Bonjour support, which could have alleviated problem #1. Third, only a handful of people are using the service.
Being a victim of bad business timing myself (try not releasing an iPod case until after the new one comes out and
after the holiday shopping season), I can only assume they had to pitch Jambo quickly before Macworld to get some buzz.
Well, buzz or no, it wasn't enough. I'm willing to give it a try next time, in hopes they fix some of these things, and
more people sign up. And maybe with more Macs getting Bluetooth, it'll be possible to really make the proximity
detector work properly.
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Subscribe to commentsJim YoungJan 14th 2006 2:08AM
Victor - thanks for checking us out and I really appreciate the feedback.
Actually we do support bonjour in the client, but it was a bit difficult as there was no wifi in the exhibition hall. Next time, I hope the conference will sponsor wifi in that space, as I think we could have generated alot of connections there during the event. Most of the face-to-face connections I made were after-hours with people looking to go out at the end of the day. I met and went out w/ different people on Jambo each night of the event. We're a small company, learning as we go, and it was a terrific event for us even though the connections weren't as many as we'd have liked - the users who did meet through Jambo gave us some fabulous feedback. Thanks again and stay tuned! --Jim
Victor Agreda, Jr.Jan 18th 2006 2:39PM
Jim, thanks for the info. I'll be sure to try it at next year's Macworld. Hopefully by then I'll be rocking a Macbook Pro and some EVDO action.