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Mar 10

4 Stunning iPhone Ideas for the Perfect Skiing Day on the Mountain.

Web Fiction by Marc-OliverThis post is part of Marc-Oliver’s Web Fiction series, which highlights a creative business idea for the digital world. Names are fictitious. Subscribe or see all Post Series

“As a creative designer I was looking for additional (marketing) opportunities to offer interactive experiences to peoples mountain routine. Ideas to connect them with the brand (in this case the ski resorts) in a new inspiring way. Its about: Life – Fun – Play.”

Well, you know me: I just love skiing and I love my iPhone. The question that came up yesterday while I was riding on Whistler and Blackcomb Mountain again: Can the iPhone change the way we ski? Simple question and some might say stupid too. But, think about it twice and take a look at some of those great ideas I outlined and scetched for you.

1. Chairlift Surfers – Discover People, Events and Services nearby.
Chairlift Surfers helps you to easy catch up with your ski buddies, find new friends on the slopes, plan backcountry trips, organize your aprés ski party and even more in a fun and playful way. I can set up a comprehensive personal profile with my skiing abilities and my days off from work. It matches community members automatically with the same abilities/interests and shows them on an interactive map, so you can connect with them on the mtn. way easier. If I live in a city the app will send me push notifications when any of my “followers” hit the road up the mountain, just in case I need a ride. Chairlift Surfers brings the social life back on the mountains. Continue reading →

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25
Jan 10

Web Fiction#2: tweetickets.info is the first real-time twitter service for your car-navi.

Web Fiction by Marc-OliverThis post is part of Marc-Oliver’s Web Fiction series, which highlights a creative business idea for the digital world. Names are fictitious. Subscribe or see all Post Series

tweetickets logoOnce a week I cruise around with my old 1986 Vanagon Camper, which keeps Schultz happy and the batteries in good shape. Too bad the fun times didn’t last so long. At the 3rd corner a police officer rudely interrupted my romantic road liaison. I missed a STOP sign. You know what’s coming next.

“Hi, it’s tweetickets – the community road service. We realized that you received a traffic ticket. Share the info, so others get notified and can evaluate the road situation on a interactive map in real-time.”

So as I waited in the car, I played around with my iPhone and tweeted about my ticket. Just 1 minute later, I received this message you can see quoted to your right. I thought; thats kinda cool and clicked OK. Back at home I was curious what that map might look like, so I clicked on the link and ended up on a website with an impressively designed street map showing the major roads of my local Whistler neighbourhood (thanks to the new geo-tagging service of Twitter). Now here’s the cool thing. Tweets were all over the place – with certain areas highlighted in red – the ones with the most tweetickets.info©. Continue reading →

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21
Jan 10

Web Fiction#1: recyclable-bc.ca changes the way we recycle things in BC.

Web Fiction by Marc-OliverThis post is part of Marc-Oliver’s Web Fiction series, which highlights a creative business idea for the digital world – for the near future. Names are fictitious. Subscribe or see all Post Series

Yesterday I visited this new website a friend had mentioned to me recyclable-bc.ca (fictitious name). I wanted to get rid of a big box with old construction gloves. You know the ones I mean? Those red-grey ones they used to make – half leather, half cotton I seem to recall. They’ve served me well in the years gone by and still going strong – hence some serious reluctance in simply tossing them out!

On connecting with the site, I started typing into a clearly located search field… “Construction Gloves”. Without a quibble of hesitation, a profile of a specialized recycling service in Vancouver showed up. Perfect result!  All the information I needed was right there before me, including where to drop them off and some cool generalized facts about the recycling process: Continue reading →