Comments on: The next killer app wont be a killer app at all http://nicharalambous.com/2009/01/30/the-next-killer-app-wont-be-a-killer-app-at-all/ Thoughts on things Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:07:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Hans http://nicharalambous.com/2009/01/30/the-next-killer-app-wont-be-a-killer-app-at-all/comment-page-1/#comment-10257 Hans Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:41:28 +0000 http://nicharalambous.com/?p=1779#comment-10257 It's going to be an interesting one to watch. Africa is poised for so many wonderful technologies and there are opportunities in that - look at the potential NFC offers as a 'small' wallet. The problem we have here is the banks have invested so much in the chip and pin infrastructure that they'll never allow NFC to step in prior to them earning their return on investment. I tend to agree with you that mobile in Africa is possibly one of the places for adoption of new app's but I'm just not sure we will see any killer apps being launched this year... but then again maybe we will. It’s going to be an interesting one to watch. Africa is poised for so many wonderful technologies and there are opportunities in that – look at the potential NFC offers as a ’small’ wallet. The problem we have here is the banks have invested so much in the chip and pin infrastructure that they’ll never allow NFC to step in prior to them earning their return on investment.

I tend to agree with you that mobile in Africa is possibly one of the places for adoption of new app’s but I’m just not sure we will see any killer apps being launched this year… but then again maybe we will.

]]> By: Darren http://nicharalambous.com/2009/01/30/the-next-killer-app-wont-be-a-killer-app-at-all/comment-page-1/#comment-10256 Darren Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:29:16 +0000 http://nicharalambous.com/?p=1779#comment-10256 Nic, awesome post! Tough one. I agree with you that finding a killer app now is highly unlikely, and also that local relevance is key. For anyone using the successful strategy of Build, Model, Multiply - it's evident that you have to have something that functions and performs within a smaller local community that you can replicate on a global basis. Like your thinking here. Hope to see some great thoughts and comments stirred here. Nic, awesome post!

Tough one. I agree with you that finding a killer app now is highly unlikely, and also that local relevance is key. For anyone using the successful strategy of Build, Model, Multiply – it’s evident that you have to have something that functions and performs within a smaller local community that you can replicate on a global basis.

Like your thinking here. Hope to see some great thoughts and comments stirred here.

]]> By: za5 http://nicharalambous.com/2009/01/30/the-next-killer-app-wont-be-a-killer-app-at-all/comment-page-1/#comment-10255 za5 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 07:03:39 +0000 http://nicharalambous.com/?p=1779#comment-10255 Agreed, I think for most of use using Twitter it's an addition channel to our online social lives rather than the only channel. Twitter is too restrictive thus Facebook and others will remain dominant. I'm happy to have an app on my phone for Twitter another for for some other social network and yet another to whatever else. I doubt most people will want or can run more than one app on their poor little mobiles. These other channels are also suited to whatever content their users generate - ie photos, video, posts long than 140 chars. Agreed, I think for most of use using Twitter it’s an addition channel to our online social lives rather than the only channel. Twitter is too restrictive thus Facebook and others will remain dominant.

I’m happy to have an app on my phone for Twitter another for for some other social network and yet another to whatever else. I doubt most people will want or can run more than one app on their poor little mobiles.

These other channels are also suited to whatever content their users generate – ie photos, video, posts long than 140 chars.

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