A new way to access social media will be to see your twitter updates, text messages, etc. on your wrist. A start up company from kickstarter.com called LinkMe created a device, enabled by Bluetooth, that lets users view social media alerts and text messages right from their wrist. The premise behind the idea is "simple" according to LinkMe's KickStarter page. The page quotes, "Its that simple-in meetings, in class or when you have your hands full, you'e be able to receive the messages that matter to you most." The bracelet works via an app on a smart phone where they send a message and in turn, will be displayed on the LinkMe Bracelet. The bracelet is customizable so users can decide what kind of messages they want forwarded to their bracelet. But it is also customizable in a way that you can choose a set of characters that the bracelet will display to denote a particular person or situation, according to their creator. Through kickstarted.com, LinkMe has raised $23,000 of its $100,000 goal with 28 days left.
When I first heard the idea, I immediately thought, "How dumb..." But the more I thought about it and read the article, I can see this useful for people that are very active on social, such as a social media agency. I personally, as a student, would not buy it because I do not need the information that quickly. But for people that need information quickly and conveniently then I can see the bracelet being beneficial.
Source- http://mashable.com/2013/04/07/linkme-wrist/
Ya, I agree with you. I wouldn't get this for myself and thought at first that this is just a waste of money and a dumb idea. But I think it could be useful for an agency that has to deal with social media every day or any other person that must work with it consistently. I'm interested to see how it works out!
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