Stalemate in the Phone Fight

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Phone fight against home violence

Phone fight against home violence 09/02/2004 04:35 AM
A campaign begins to collect old mobile phones and convert them into alarms for women who are attacked in the home.

RCN joins fight for Internet phone
customers

RCN joins fight for Internet phone
customers 08/04/2004 06:07 AM
Chicago Tribune Aug 4 2004 10:46AM GMT

DoCoMo, au answer the bell in phone
fight

DoCoMo, au answer the bell in phone
fight 12/19/2003 09:59 PM
Asahi.com Dec 19 2003 9:26PM ET

Nokia takes steps to fight mobile phone
explosions

Nokia takes steps to fight mobile phone
explosions 11/14/2003 05:14 PM
Company targets battery counterfeiters.

More stalemate over law reforms

More stalemate over law reforms 07/02/2004 06:26 AM
There is no consensus on sweeping constitutional reform plans, peers have reported.

Stalemate on digital content?

Stalemate on digital content? 11/06/2003 05:00 PM
Rights-management schemes are threatening to put customers under proprietary lock and key. And critics warn that Microsoft is gaining too much power, from multimedia to corporate memos.

Stalemate On Digital Content?

Stalemate On Digital Content? 11/06/2003 09:39 PM
Incompatible anticopying technologies known as digital rights management (DRM) are being applied to everything from music files to Microsoft Word documents, and the lack of rules that can make these schemes work together is increasingly prompting calls for a standards revolution. By John Borland (CNET News.com via MyAppleMenu)

OAS stalemate in leader election

OAS stalemate in leader election 04/11/2005 01:53 PM
The Organisation of American States fails to elect a new secretary general, with two votes both ending in a tie.

Stalemate looms on digital content

Stalemate looms on digital content 11/06/2003 06:09 PM
globetechnology.com Nov 6 2003 5:28PM ET

Microsoft in EU stalemate over open
source

Microsoft in EU stalemate over open
source 04/06/2005 09:55 AM
ZDNet Apr 6 2005 1:54PM GMT

LAN usage hits stalemate amongst SMEs

LAN usage hits stalemate amongst SMEs 05/21/2004 01:05 AM
ZDNet Australia May 21 2004 5:31AM GMT

UWB products to debut despite standards
stalemate

UWB products to debut despite standards
stalemate 01/06/2005 07:20 AM
ZDNet UK Jan 6 2005 11:31AM GMT

Budget Deal Ends Weeks of Stalemate (Los
Angeles Times)

Budget Deal Ends Weeks of Stalemate (Los
Angeles Times) 07/27/2004 05:47 AM
Los Angeles Times - SACRAMENTO — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders ended a nearly monthlong budget impasse late Monday, reaching agreement on a $103-billion spending plan.

In a world gone mad it’s hard to think
rightSo much violence hate and
spiteMurder going on all day and
nightDue time we fight the non-violent
fight

In a world gone mad it’s hard to think
rightSo much violence hate and
spiteMurder going on all day and
nightDue time we fight the non-violent
fight 03/13/2003 10:21 AM
Beastie Boy’s lyrics .. lyrics .. Lyrics

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"You thought these people were saying
that the fight against Iraq was part of
the fight against the people that
attacked us on 9/11? Psych!"

"You thought these people were saying
that the fight against Iraq was part of
the fight against the people that
attacked us on 9/11? Psych!" 06/19/2004 04:26 PM

""Why didn't you fight?" one Governing
Council member asked Hussein as their
meeting ended. Hussein gestured toward
the U.S. soldiers guarding him and asked
his own question: "Would you fight
them?""

""Why didn't you fight?" one Governing
Council member asked Hussein as their
meeting ended. Hussein gestured toward
the U.S. soldiers guarding him and asked
his own question: "Would you fight
them?"" 12/16/2003 08:48 PM

Coca-Cola Creates Custom Phone for Promo
(Phone Scoop)

Coca-Cola Creates Custom Phone for Promo
(Phone Scoop) 05/06/2004 07:18 AM
Coca-Cola Creates Custom Phone for Promo .. my cola tracks and talks to me .. Phonescoop

phonescoop.com/news/item.php?n=853
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Web Phone Adds Computer Telephony Phone
Features To Existing Web Applications

Web Phone Adds Computer Telephony Phone
Features To Existing Web Applications 03/30/2005 04:36 AM
Database Systems Corp. (DSC) has developed a Web Phone that connects browser applications with its phone systems. The Web Phone is a Windows application that bridges the gap between web applications that have no intrinsic phone functions and DSC's call center phone systems. [PRWEB Mar 30, 2005]

Iowa phone company tries to block
incoming cell phone calls

Iowa phone company tries to block
incoming cell phone calls 08/16/2004 05:48 PM
Iowa phone company plans to block cell phone call in a dispute with wireless carriers. The Iowa Utilities Board has prevented the plan for now.

Quick-'n-Dirty methods to determine
which competing label is better: "Cell
Phone" or "Mobile Phone"?

Quick-'n-Dirty methods to determine
which competing label is better: "Cell
Phone" or "Mobile Phone"? 04/28/2004 11:39 AM

On the SIGIA-L mailing list, Stephanie Berger recently asked: "My cohorts are not sure whether to use "cell phone" or "mobile phone". Any evidence that one is better than the other, or one is used more often than the other?"

This is a good example of the kind of labeling questions information architects face all the time. The answer to these labeling questions will depend on the target audience (a better label for whom?), on business requirements (maybe the business want to promote one term over the other) and on the context in which the label will be used.

I'll discuss the conversation that followed here and afterwards point to some useful tools for if you have a labeling question yourself.

Andres Sulleiro: "Without any empirical data I will go with my own opinion. [...] A quick survey of the phone carriers seems to suggest that "wireless" (as in "wireless phone", "wireless customer") is most common among US carriers, though you see some references to "mobile" as well. T-mobile, a European company, uses "mobile" which is more common in Europe as well as being the name of the carrier."

Method: check what other websites call it.

Jason Cho: "I think "cell" is more widespread in the US as Andrés noted. "Call my mobile" can sound pretentious to Yankee ears. But I would think everyone understands the term "mobile" on a business card."

Method: personal experience.

Peter Van Dijck (and others): "Google for "cell phone" (including quotes): 6,230,000, Google for "mobile phone": 6,360,000. Looks like a tie, assuming your audience is similar. Just pick one and make sure your search engine knows both terms."
Christina Wodtke: "Y ahoo for cell phone : 16,800,000, yahoo for mobile phone: 21,200,000. What does this really tell you? you'd have to know who each engine indexes, how much of the web, etc.. better to use a magic 8 ball. ;-)"

Method: check popularity of the terms on the web.

Peter Van Dijck: "My next step would be to find out what people search for on your site,
or if not available, on the web (assuming that's more or less your audience). Google adwords can help."

Method: Find out what people (preferably your target audience) search for.

Dave: "I like "mobile" for the reason that Christina stated (forward compatibility); USers and non-USers will equally understand it. Also, it is more interoperable w/ most of the vCard based addressbook programs out there. I don't know any that are using "cell" or "cellphone" ... I also like the clear and easy two word approach of "mobile phone" ... I'm always wanting to say "cellphone" where "cell phone" is really the more correct version. "cell" though just doesn't feel like a real word b/c the "cell" doesn't fit a meaning to me. I know what it means if I am forced to think about it, but it really doesn't mean anything to me at all."

Method: personal experience, check what software programs use.

Christina Wodtke: "> As can Ove rture's keyword tool (couldn't find URL straight away).

You also might consider some adaptation of the freelisting technique on a subset of your target. E.G., a write in survey: what portable electronics do you own, then analyze for use of "cell phone" and mobile phone".

Method: freelisting technique.

Eric Reiss: "Having worked closely with several telecommunications companies, including Tellabs (US), Nortel (Canada), ADVA (Germany), and NetTest (Denmark), this discussion is one I've heard before. Europeans generally don't recognize the term "cell phone." North Americans seem to accept both "cell" and "mobile." ATT insists on promoting the term "wireless." In most instances, we've agreed on the word "mobile" since it is understood by the widest audience. Nortel, for instance, used "cell" almost exclusively until the late 90s, but now leans toward "mobile." I think there is a trend here."

Method: ask the subject matter experts.

Pabini Gabriel-Petit: "There's also Wordtracker.
[...]
In this vein, you might try just walking up to people, holding up your cell/mobile phone, and asking them what they call it."

Method: Analyze what people search for.

Method: Find out what labels your users use.

Quick-'n-Dirty methods to determine which competing label is better.

So, as a review, here are some of the methods used to determine which label is better.

1. What do you think?
Method: personal experience/insights.

2. What do your users think?
Method: freelisting technique.
Method: Find out what labels your users use: show them the item you're trying to label and ask them what it is. (You could build an online tool for this).
Method: Find out what people (preferably your target audience) search for / check popularity of the terms on the web. Ove rture's keyword tool. Google adwords. Wordtracker. Google and Yahoo both list how often a term is used on the web (use quotes around your terms!).

3. What do the experts think?
Method: ask the subject matter experts.
Method: check what other websites/software call it.

Gotcha's: be careful when using these techniques. You are looking for a label that works for your audience and your business requirements. Most of these techniques use audiences that may be very different from yours, and most are indicative only (ie: they're not hard science). Use your judgement.

Broadband Internet Phone Company,
VoIP2Save.com Announces Full Phone
Number Portability

Broadband Internet Phone Company,
VoIP2Save.com Announces Full Phone
Number Portability 07/22/2004 02:48 AM
"VoIP2Save.com" becomes first broadband internet phone company to offer total internet phone number portability to customers. VoIP2Save accuses rivals of holding customer phone numbers hostage because they cannot switch their phone numbers to other carriers. [PRWEB Jul 22, 2004]

FreeHeadset.org launches program to
promote wireless phone safety by giving
away free cell phone headsets.

FreeHeadset.org launches program to
promote wireless phone safety by giving
away free cell phone headsets. 07/26/2004 02:22 AM
New laws that mandate the use of cell phone headsets have recently passed in several states. In response, FreeHeadset.org has developed a program to provide wireless phone users with a free cell phone headset. [PRWEB Jul 26, 2004]

AT&T Response To FCC Ruling On The
Phone-To-Phone VoIP Petition

AT&T Response To FCC Ruling On The
Phone-To-Phone VoIP Petition 04/23/2004 12:08 PM
Wi-Fi Technology Forum Apr 23 2004 3:47PM GMT

Cell Phone Users Interrupt Sex for Phone
Calls

Cell Phone Users Interrupt Sex for Phone
Calls 04/11/2005 08:07 PM
user survey reported

consumeraffairs.com/news04/2005/cell_sex.html
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Local Dallas, TX Auto Dealer Receives
800 Phone Calls in One Day After
Featuring Vanity 800 Phone Number in
Radio and Television Jingles

Local Dallas, TX Auto Dealer Receives
800 Phone Calls in One Day After
Featuring Vanity 800 Phone Number in
Radio and Television Jingles 06/05/2005 11:17 PM
Empire Suzuki opened in the Dallas market in November 2004. In February 2005, Empire Suzuki launched their ad campaign featuring a vanity toll-free phone number, 1-800-NEW-RIDE in a jingle – written by Tom Georgalis, owner of Empire Suzuki. Within six weeks the dealership received over 5,500 calls, with an all time high of over 800 calls in a single day. Speak with Tom Georgalis, owner of Empire Suzuki, about his recent business success in Dallas. [PRWEB Jun 2, 2005]

Mobile Phone is a Day to Day Need for
Everyone to Stay Connected with Their
Loved One's. Mobile Phone Chargers from
BB-shopping Helps to Connect More to
Them

Mobile Phone is a Day to Day Need for
Everyone to Stay Connected with Their
Loved One's. Mobile Phone Chargers from
BB-shopping Helps to Connect More to
Them 02/05/2005 09:23 PM
BB-Shopping helps you buying best quality and long life Mobile Phone Chargers for dufferent Models and Variants of Mobiles. [PRWEB Feb 3, 2005]

Smartphone, Bluetooth Phone and Wi-Fi
Phone

Smartphone, Bluetooth Phone and Wi-Fi
Phone 01/03/2005 06:13 AM
Telecoms Korea Jan 3 2005 9:38AM GMT

Pride Communication Services, #1
Reseller of Krusell Leather Cell Phone
Cases, to Begin Selling Identity-Theft
Conscious Horizontic Plus Cell Phone
Case in April

Pride Communication Services, #1
Reseller of Krusell Leather Cell Phone
Cases, to Begin Selling Identity-Theft
Conscious Horizontic Plus Cell Phone
Case in April 03/29/2005 04:34 AM
To Better Accommodate the Needs of Today’s Identity Theft Conscious Cell Phone Users, Pride Communication Services (PCS), a Subsidiary Franchise of KaseIT and the Largest Reseller of KRUSELL Leather Cases, Announced Today that it Would Begin Selling the Horizontic Plus Cell Phone Case, KRUSELL’s Newest Offering, In its Online Store in April. [PRWEB Mar 29, 2005]

When a Phone Isn't Simply a Phone

When a Phone Isn't Simply a Phone 04/09/2004 04:03 PM
Not so long ago, cellphone accessories mostly meant swivel belt clips or leather-look carrying cases. Times have changed.

N.D. phone cos. challenge web phone co

N.D. phone cos. challenge web phone co 12/10/2003 02:16 AM
AP via Seattle Post Intelligencer Dec 10 2003 1:02AM ET

N.D. Phone Cos. Challenge Web Phone Co

N.D. Phone Cos. Challenge Web Phone Co 12/10/2003 02:16 AM
AP via ABCNEWS.com Dec 10 2003 1:38AM ET

The Chinese mobile phone industry's
shipment volume rose 64.2% year on year
to reach approximately 65.2 million
units as the PAS mobile phone shipment
broke a record high

The Chinese mobile phone industry's
shipment volume rose 64.2% year on year
to reach approximately 65.2 million
units as the PAS mobile phone shipment
broke a record high 06/11/2004 03:15 AM
Research and Markets are delighted to announce the addition of The Chinese Mobile Phone Industry, 1Q 2004 and Beyond to their offering [PRWEB Jun 11, 2004]

"WHY WE FIGHT"

"WHY WE FIGHT" 11/13/2003 08:54 AM

Why Fight Over Wi-Fi?

Why Fight Over Wi-Fi? 11/17/2003 10:26 AM
Fortune Nov 17 2003 8:50AM ET

How Do You Fight Spam?

How Do You Fight Spam? 10/30/2003 11:46 PM
While Congress wrestles with the latest plan for anti-spam legislation, plenty of people are doing their best to get around the spam problem themselves, by using various filtering technologies. Here's an article detailing the methods that many people use - suggesting that spam filtering is pretty effective. I know it's done wonders for me, though, it is still a pain. I use three levels of spam filtering at this point. SpamCop and SpamAssassin on the server side catches the vast majority of spam - so that I don't even need to download it. On the client side, I use PopFile, which does a good job of sorting out the few spam messages that do go through. So, these days, I get about 200 to 250 spam messages a day, with about 10 to 15 getting through the server, and one or two making it into my inbox. On the whole, that's pretty manageable. Of course, the amount of spam has increased tremendously in the past few months (it had held steady at 100 messages/day for a while) - and I do wonder how well the filters will hold up under greater loads. Still, it's interesting to see what other solutions people have put together to push away the spam.

The Art of Losing a Fight

The Art of Losing a Fight 02/01/2005 08:50 PM
via zanphura (Alternatively titled, So You're Not Strictly Speaking, Um, The Winner.) You've tried. You've thrown your back into it. You tasted victory if only for the briefest of moments and despite your failure the smell of success lingers like a coy ghost. But it's over. You join the hallowed halls of the non-victors where history is yours to read, not write. Cong ...

Using a 747 to Fight Wildfires

Using a 747 to Fight Wildfires 05/17/2004 07:21 AM

Four Ways Not To Fight

Four Ways Not To Fight 01/27/2004 02:56 PM
In matters of taste and finances, you can get your way.

Round One... Fight!

Round One... Fight! 03/22/2005 11:38 PM
Pop Quiz Hotshot: You're in the middle of an arena. You're being attacked by 5 year olds who will stop at nothing to kill you. How many can you take on before they overcome you? (from twobytwo forums)
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