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From a technical standpoint Presence lets you slap a web application on top of a physical location/object in order to enable that location with virtual services

by trizk 16y ago

From a technical standpoint Presence lets you slap a web application on top of a physical location/object in order to enable that location with virtual services. There are some examples in the FAQ, however we were thinking it would help to be a bit broad in order to see what users will do with it, instead of suggesting what they can do with it. For example if we say that a restaurant may use it to remotely alert you when your table is ready, people may at the very worst think this is targeted to restaurants and at the very best think its targeted only to businesses. Being so heavily involved in development for the past months it did not occur to us that people would not be able to figure out what the app does. We will have to find a good way to provide some examples without making the examples restrictive. Thank you.

bradhe 16y ago
So its an API that exposes a store/restaurant/location to a central repository of places (your application)?
- trizk 16y ago
  Yes, to a great extent. Store/home/mall/restaurant/doctor's office/etc. The idea is that if these places are enabled with some kind of management of who is accessing their services (and how), as well as proximity information/control, it will open up a realm of possibilities for business/human workflow efficiency and consumer experience. Anyone can create a Presence with the Publisher app and add Presence managers who can also manage the Presence using the Publisher app. User's can access the Presence using the Explorer app and interact with it. Out of the box Presence functionality includes the ability to submit and manage posts, users and Presence parameters. The Publisher may define two gadgets/web (public and internal facing) apps that users have access to via the interface button. The Publisher is provided with non-personally identifying information on the exploring user in order to tailor the user experience accordingly. Furthermore, the Publisher is enabled with the ability to suspend abusive users and the users are enabled with the ability to complain about presences.

by trizk 16y ago

bradhe 16y ago

So its an API that exposes a store/restaurant/location to a central repository of places (your application)?

trizk 16y ago
Yes, to a great extent. Store/home/mall/restaurant/doctor's office/etc. The idea is that if these places are enabled with some kind of management of who is accessing their services (and how), as well as proximity information/control, it will open up a realm of possibilities for business/human workflow efficiency and consumer experience. Anyone can create a Presence with the Publisher app and add Presence managers who can also manage the Presence using the Publisher app. User's can access the Presence using the Explorer app and interact with it. Out of the box Presence functionality includes the ability to submit and manage posts, users and Presence parameters. The Publisher may define two gadgets/web (public and internal facing) apps that users have access to via the interface button. The Publisher is provided with non-personally identifying information on the exploring user in order to tailor the user experience accordingly. Furthermore, the Publisher is enabled with the ability to suspend abusive users and the users are enabled with the ability to complain about presences.