So...what are the implications of giving people more control over who calls them and when?
Once upon a time, we all just had physical addresses and phone numbers. In fact, if you looked up that phone number you'd find a physical address. It certainly wasn't obvious to most of us in those days, that we need electronic and mobile methods of reaching another. We were all happy with the way things were. That's because we didn't know any better. In fact, when some of our friends or family began to go electronic, we resisted. I think to some extent, some of us thought it might all go by the way of the cabbage patch doll. It seemed like a pain in the ass. It seemed like more work. It was slow. And it was kind of pricey. Again, we didn't necessarily know any better.
Here we are in 2007, we're all hooked. My parents, some of my neighbors and even some of you are thinking:
"I'm happy with the way things are."
"Why would we want more control over who calls and when?"
"OK, I get it for dating, but..."
The reality is, when given an ounce of control over our communications lives, we've eventually taken it by storm. Think call waiting, caller ID, answering machines, voice mail, buddy lists, and even the "Don't Answer" button on our phones. The first thing I do when someone calls me, is look at the caller ID. If I don't recognize it, I don't answer it.
If I used Jangl for all my calling (not just dating), I could answer it, see who it is, and decide what to do with it. (In a future Jangl world, my phone might even do all that for me). I could log in to see all my call activity, create white lists, black lists, green lists, etc. I could decide when I want to receive calls. Do I really want to be one of those jerk weed's that wants to be on the phone during family time, shopping, eating, etc?
No. I'm not that important - thank you.
Jangl will eventually be one of those things we all just do. It will give daters privacy and control yes. But it will also give the rest of us a deeper level of utility than we've ever experienced. Imagine Jangl as this accessory for your phone, that you can't live without. That's my purpose and my team's purpose at Jangl.
The implications of giving people more control over who calls them and when:
-Phone numbers will behave more like e-mail addresses.
-We just might encounter fewer people that today are too important for the rest of us.
-Oh, and hopefully people will find a new level of being happy with the way things are.
