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Podcast: Mark Curtis, CEO of Flirtomatic and mobile industry beacon

Started by Ewan · 10 months ago

I had a chat a little while ago with Mark Curtis, top chap at mobile flirting extravaganza, Flirtomatic.

I’ve long been watching Flirtomatic’s growth — and I hold them to be a shining beacon of the mobile data industry. They’re one of the first services I can recall who actually designed their entire operation around [...] ... Continue reading »

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  • Anthony

    10 months ago

    Bugger, I was going to listen to this on my mobile but can't download it as an mp3 (or similar audio file). Could always use the text to speech app on phone but that's a bit of unnecessary over-the-topness!
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  • Ewan

    10 months ago

    you sure can, Ant. You just add the feed to your web feeds on your Nokia.
    Or get it direct from
    http://www.smstextnews.com/media/podcasts/021_S...

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  • Anthony

    10 months ago

    Cheers Ewan. I'm all over the place with feeds - I'm more a right-click-'save as'-kinda bloke. Seriously old school!
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  • Ewan

    10 months ago

    i'll sort out a physical click-here-to-download option....

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  • Anthony

    10 months ago

    That'd be marvellous Ewan!

    I've listened to the podcast, very interesting. I'm on Flirtomatic and 'The Sun' is very much what it's like. Don't get me wrong, I like the service but wish it were a bit more upmarket (or they offered a more upmarket alternative). The WAP site isn't too bad but the website... ergh I'm subjected to really scary looking blokes with their shirts off whenever I log in. Why?!?

    The WAP login doesn't work all that well either. I have to click the 'new users' or 'join' link to get logged in without having to re-enter my deets. If I do things the right way I have to log in each time and if I haven't refreshed a page for a minute or two it takes me back out to the sign-in page.

    Oh and a girl bought me a pint and Strongbow's WAP site had 'issues' (she had the same problem when I "bought" my round!)

    If Mark is reading this, you are doing a top job - I just like to er, constructively criticise! ;-)
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  • Ewan

    10 months ago

    Nice one Ant!

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  • Mark Curtis

    10 months ago

    Thanks for this Anthony - yup very aware of the wap issue: it's actually just hit the top slot on our priority list. Expect a fix shortly.

    The scary blokes issue on web is interesting too: it's down to the fact that the interface is v different on web and wap for the "Look At Me" feature. We can show the whole thing in one go on web, but on wap split it into channels by sex. Your comment makes me think we may wish to do the same thing on web.........
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  • Ewan

    10 months ago

    Approve




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  • Anthony

    10 months ago

    Like Ewan, I approve to!

    Mark, when I'd nearly lost my faith in "mobile" (I've been venting for days!) you post the above and begin to restore it. :D

    What are your thoughts to a spin-off of Flirtomatic? I ask as it's clear that many straight women use it to talk to other straight women (either strangers they've met on there or people they know in real life). I'm guessing it's because it's cheaper than texting and a better experience. Unlike women, straight blokes are reluctant to follow suit so how about a Chatomatic?
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  • Ewan

    10 months ago

    Very interesting perspective, Anthony

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  • Mark Curtis

    9 months ago

    VERY. We are also thinking long and hard about user segmentation now. It's been clear for a while that users have different "missions', and we need to get better at meeting these. How we handle the entry point and branding (is flirt the right brand?) is the issue.
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  • Ewan

    9 months ago

    very smart!

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