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Synthesize IM presence, calendar data and "on-hook" data for my phone for a current "Busy" state.
Then make all platforms, including phones, read this state before bothering me. Phone calls go straight to voicemail, for instance.
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A big hit at Christmas, too! |
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I don't want a secretary. In all honesty, I think I'm not doing justice to this idea. I'll fill it out shortly |
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An electronic secretary, maybe. |
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The notion of "presence" in IM is a very interesting one -- I'm trying to get at exploiting that across other existing technologies |
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I'd write something, only I can't be bothered with the notion that you can't be bothered |
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Read the title above, Mungo. |
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It becomes a big hit ... the consortium standardizes it ... Microsoft pays big bucks to patent protect it against Sun inroads ... it becomes standard in products with always on capability ... and it is "busy" by default. |
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Or, you could just ignore the phone. |
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Or lift it off the hook... put the mobile on silent and change your greeting on the voice mail to i'm too busy to answer. |
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