2 November 2006 - Posted in: News
Introducing Blyk
It has been very exciting and rewarding to share our story of Blyk with an increasing number of people.
Time and time again it amazes me how fast people – be they young users, advertisers, partners, investors or new members of our team – understand the profound innovation of Blyk.
By having the courage to think differently we all can turn latent capabilities into great opportunities. By taking the most obvious of elements and combining them with a new twist you can create something which becomes inevitable.
During Antti’s and my journey with the idea of something which “will become inevitable one day” to the launch of Blyk this week I have been especially proud of all great people who have joined us to form the outstanding team we are today.
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November 2nd, 2006 at November 2, 2006
Brilliant!
Look forward to working with you and seeing Blyk become a huge success!
JR
November 2nd, 2006 at November 2, 2006
Great news guys & gals! Congrats!
Anssi V. said years ago
that mobile usage will become free as advertisers are paying the bills. (This was in NMIC 2000, in
Prague). We’ve been waiting for that…finally it is about to happen!
Make it big, make it
huge… Good luck!
/g
November 2nd, 2006 at November 2, 2006
Antti, Pekka, and the whole Blyk team,
You have a winning concept and a winning
team!
Go for it and get it.
We cannot touch your services but those will touch the
world.
Jussi
November 2nd, 2006 at November 2, 2006
Nokia was not able to do this, but you are. Great business idea we’ve
been waiting for! But the brand name and identity looks boring and outdated. I hope the marketing comms
will be more involving! Go Blyk Go! Veijo
November 2nd, 2006 at November 2, 2006
Excellent timing.
November 2nd, 2006 at November 2, 2006
I work within a business where we are trying to teach people to pay for good content and
receive less advertising. You are doing it the other way ’round in mobile communications. The wheel has
been invented, so let’s roll it guys! Good Luck and have fun! Jari
November 2nd, 2006 at November 2, 2006
Sounds great.
Enhance the functionality with personilized calendar
Free idea
at:
http://tutkielmat.uta.fi/tutkielma.phtml?id=11299
November 2nd, 2006 at November 2, 2006
Way to go guys! Maybe you’ll beat Xero to the market, as they are busy
doing their magic tricks in financing. Just try to stay away from the Ferrari stores…
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20060314/194256.shtml
November 2nd, 2006 at November 2, 2006
Absolutely a great move; disruption is the only way to push the paralyzed industry forward.
Now you just have to make sure that ads are really perceived valuable, well designed and targetted. All
the best!!
November 2nd, 2006 at November 2, 2006
No doubt - everyone wants the “free lunch”.
It seems that you have
a solid team, with relevant experience. Good luck!
November 3rd, 2006 at November 3, 2006
I never thought that providing free communication would happen so fast!!! Until now I have
been paying several hundreds for my bills. As a college student I can promise you this concept will work.
It is neccessary to provide the youth with an opportunity be part of your team.
Long Live Free
Communication
November 3rd, 2006 at November 3, 2006
Great stuff! I hope you guys turn Blyk into the massive disruption it
has the potential to be. With the team & talent you have assembled I even think you will;-) Good
luck, you will need that as well!
November 3rd, 2006 at November 3, 2006
Sounds interesting even though I must admit that I have some concerns
regarding the business -prove me wrong! All the best and good luck!
November 3rd, 2006 at November 3, 2006
Good luck guys; it’s a great idea and certainly something with huge
potential.
Keep on the right track, bring on board the right clients and you will be a huge
success.
Remember, if you need staff I’m here to help!
Good luck!
Kind
regards,
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November 3rd, 2006 at November 3, 2006
Excellent! Finally someone who:
1) Thinks big enough
2) Thinks out
of the box
3) Has the right team
Just remember: “Attitude is everything”.
Good
luck!
Karri
November 3rd, 2006 at November 3, 2006
Good idea. Some do not remember - there is no free lunch. Someone have to pay - You, user =
You are goin to buy something advertised sooner or later. Anyway idea is good, business is business and
Blyk will be sold = guys will get some money. That’s business.
Good luck…
November 3rd, 2006 at November 3, 2006
Exellent idea. Clear and focused business idea and target customer group. Hope to see this
concept expanding to VoIP and open WLAN domain. Good job.
Olavi
November 3rd, 2006 at November 3, 2006
Wish
you luck with overcoming the Ofcom Regulations!
November 4th, 2006 at November 4, 2006
Congratulations PAP, Marko >>> a great idea + fantastic team! Make tomorrow obvious!
and call me when it’s time to make it beautiful ;]
November 4th, 2006 at November 4, 2006
Btw,
Russ Buckley wrote an excellent article about CPM based ad model and came up with
a number of 50 ads per day per user. Wow!
I’m sure there’s a number of ways to tackle this,
the most apparent being to cover only the minimum monthly cost with ads and charge the user for
additional calls. I think that would still be highly valuable for many
people.
http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/11/03/free-calls-for-ads-with-blyk/
November 5th, 2006 at November 5, 2006
great stuff! the market is ready for this. challenge will be to avoid
ad-intimidation a la sugar mama and offer a compelling user experience that combines the need to
communicate with advertisement in a very clever and fun way
November 6th, 2006 at November 6, 2006
it’s about time someone turned the whole constricted network operator model on its head - if
you can do this whilst retaining integrity of original service and create additional user/consumer
offerings via advertisers and brand owners that are relevant, engaging and ultimately beneficial to your
customers, you’re onto a winner. I would sign up.
November 6th, 2006 at November 6, 2006
In Finland, I have sometimes said that instead of trying to get unemployed people to start new
firms, we should get Pekka Ala-Pietilas ja Jorma Ollilas to start some. Now Pekka has. Good luck! The
start certainly looks promising.
November 9th, 2006 at November 9, 2006
Good to see a concept like this. Free communication becoming a reality. Kudos, to you guys who
are eventually taking it forward.
Just wondering, how can this mode also be used for illiterate
people in countries like India, china and help increase general literacy levels. a distant thought
maybe…
November 27th, 2006 at November 27, 2006
I
Anything touching the masses can be free.
wonder why the PC cannot be free if we are looking at the pop ups while browsing.Why music cannot be free
if there can be some promos during its play.Why our clothes cannot be free if there are some
advertisements on them.Why TV cannot be free and why we have to pay the channels when they show the
advertisements.The list can go on.It is insane
I am
wondering why are you only targetting the youth market.
December 13th, 2006 at December 13, 2006
Dutch start-up i-Wood to launch ad-backed mobile service
Published:
Wednesday 13 December 2006 | 10:01 AM CET
Dutch start-up i-Wood plans to launch a mobile service
backed by advertising in the first quarter of 2007. Huib Kloosterhuis, former debitel Netherlands CEO and
a partner at i-Wood, told Telecompaper in an interview that the company will offer low-priced handsets
and services in exchange for subscribers agreeing to permanent banner ads on their phone displays. The
advertising requires the installation of software on Windows-compatible phones. I-Wood plans to subsidise
the cost of the handset, and is in talks with network operators for the launch.
Initially i-Wood
will target user groups with a clear profile, in order to attract advertisers looking for a specific user
group. Banners will be sent automatically to the phones, with i-Wood keeping track of click-throughs and
page views of websites behind the banners. The company expects advertisers will be willing to pay a
premium for the one-to-one contact with consumers, with Kloosterhuis estimating the cost to advertisers
at EUR 1.00-2.50 per end-user, per month. Later on i-Wood plans to allow subscribers to choose
advertisers in their areas of interest, reducing the cost of their subscription by selecting multiple
advertisers, or paying an additional small fee for a customised information feed to their
phone.
Mikael