Lastly, I stand by my statement that most people are tech-phobic in the u.s…….Otherwise you would see targeted coupons/advertisements/promotions based on geo-coordinates and you would see consumers and retailers jump on technology like this….
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flu, I usually find your posts hilarious and interesting, but were you high when you wrote this?[/quote]
Actually, no I’m not…. Relative to europe/asia, U.S. lags in adopting cutting consumer technology..
*What was the lag in the U.S. adoption of HDTV versus versus when Asia first adopted?
*We are just starting to see smart-meters/etc, and in asia/europe it’s been around for some time
*Mobile payments is just starting right now in U.S., but it’s been popular in Asia and Europe for years…You can use your mobile phone to make vending machine purchases…
*Right now, we’re just starting to *think* about NFC. while in Europe, they are already using NFC….Do people even know what NFC is here?[/quote]
Many US companies provide geo-targeted experiences. Mobile is a more convenient channel for it. Radio, TV, Websites (groupon) are other more common channels.
There’s some promising apps using NFC coming out but mainly social in nature. I don’t foresee it becoming a standard until the battery issues are solved in smart phones. Which btw, is a huge problem! OP solve that please.
