What In The World Is A Poken, You Ask? New Technology for Social Networking!
This is the coolest little gadget I've seen in years - talk about an easy networking solution!
So you have, no doubt, gone to events where you exchanged a ton of business cards - that's pretty cool, but then you have to key in all that information, right? Or keep a huge card file ... plus you have to buy cards to exchange ... and what if you go to an internet marketing or social networking event like a Tweet Up ... and have nothing to exchange? Enter the Poken.
It's a cute little keychain sized gadget that looks a bit like Japanese Cartoons, but it hides a USB fitting AND has Near Field Communication technology to allow the exchange of online social networking data! How COOL is THAT?
Photo Credit: American Pokens
So you have, no doubt, gone to events where you exchanged a ton of business cards - that's pretty cool, but then you have to key in all that information, right? Or keep a huge card file ... plus you have to buy cards to exchange ... and what if you go to an internet marketing or social networking event like a Tweet Up ... and have nothing to exchange? Enter the Poken.
It's a cute little keychain sized gadget that looks a bit like Japanese Cartoons, but it hides a USB fitting AND has Near Field Communication technology to allow the exchange of online social networking data! How COOL is THAT?
Photo Credit: American Pokens
So Simple, Even A Newbie Can Use This!
Poken on Wikipedia
Wow - it's already there!!!
Poken is a technology that utilizes a proprietary Near Field Communication technology to allow the exchange of online social networking data between two keychain accessories.
This is the Geisha Poken seen in the above Video
Too late to register to win it, but thank goodness they aren't expensive!
Poken Geisha
Amazon Price: (as of 02/10/2010)
What Is a Poken? Poken solves one simple problem: how do I remember the email addresses and screen names of everyone I meet? You Poken, of course. When you meet other Poken owners in the real world, quickly swap information. No more writing down email addresses or long blog names. Just touch Pokens and connect. Poken holds your contact information: name, address, email, mobile phone, and the rest, and it also holds your social networking account names. Poken contains your FaceBook, Twitter, MySpace, LinkedIn and other accounts. Already know all your friends' profiles? Even better. When you Poken and they Poken, you'll automatically have updates when they open a new social networking account. Upload all your screen names and IDs and start carrying your Poken with you today. Buy your Panda, Alien, Ninja, Geisha, Rapstar or Vampire from Poken Zoo.
Vote For YOUR Favorite Poken Character!
Somebody needs to make a GIANT SQUID Poken!
These are the Pokens I was able to find on Amazon - but if you know of another Poken not listed, this Plexo Module will let you add it!
You can vote your favorite up AND you can vote the ones you don't like Down - just click the little triangle up or down, and hit refresh to update the page.
Each Poken also links to Amazon where these Poken are sold - at less than $20 each, they are an amazing value!
Poken Pink Alien
Poken solves one simple problem: how do I remember more...1 point
Poken Twitter Storm!
LOL This Should Be Fun!
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Other Options in Addition to Poken
In case you're a paper and pencil kinda person ...
Come on, Poken is a lot more fun! But ... if you insist ... you COULD use these instead.
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Avery Business Cards for Inkjet Printers, Matte, White, Pack of 250 (08371)
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Business Card Factory Deluxe 3.0
Amazon Price: $22.48 (as of 02/10/2010)
Genuine LEATHER Business or Credit Card Wallet Medium (Black)
Amazon Price: $14.95 (as of 02/10/2010)
Business Cards: The Art of Saying Hello
Amazon Price: $19.77 (as of 02/10/2010)
Don't Hold Back, Tell The World How YOU Feel About Poken
This is LONG but FASCINATING!!!
Everything you could possibly want to know about the Poken!
Google Tech Talks
January 14, 2009
ABSTRACT
Website: http://www.doyoupoken.com
Picture yourself on a university campus, or in a bar. You come across some friends, and meet some new people with whom you would like stay in touch. Instead of jotting down each person's email address, you simply pull your Poken out of your pocket and touch it against the other person's Poken. Next time you log in to your favorite social network, your profiles are linked and you can access enhanced functionality and services such as viewing your social interactions in a timeline.
Poken is building a service as yet unseen on the Internet, that fits right in with the move towards more open, easily accessible social networks. Combining a low-cost designer keychain accessory, containing our patented RF communication technology, and an open web-based API, we provide the tools that enable any social network to extend their reach into the real world.
Speaker: Stephane Doutriaux
In 1999 Stephane launched a Montreal-based internet start-up developing algorithms for on-demand delivery of high-fidelity audio over digital cable networks. Following this early career experience he held various positions in the high-tech industry in Canada, France and Spain. He recently completed an MBA at Switzerlands Institute for Management Development (IMD). In 2007, Stephane grew a virtual cosmetics company and sold it to the board of LOreal, as part of the e-Strat International Business Strategy Competition.
January 14, 2009
ABSTRACT
Website: http://www.doyoupoken.com
Picture yourself on a university campus, or in a bar. You come across some friends, and meet some new people with whom you would like stay in touch. Instead of jotting down each person's email address, you simply pull your Poken out of your pocket and touch it against the other person's Poken. Next time you log in to your favorite social network, your profiles are linked and you can access enhanced functionality and services such as viewing your social interactions in a timeline.
Poken is building a service as yet unseen on the Internet, that fits right in with the move towards more open, easily accessible social networks. Combining a low-cost designer keychain accessory, containing our patented RF communication technology, and an open web-based API, we provide the tools that enable any social network to extend their reach into the real world.
Speaker: Stephane Doutriaux
In 1999 Stephane launched a Montreal-based internet start-up developing algorithms for on-demand delivery of high-fidelity audio over digital cable networks. Following this early career experience he held various positions in the high-tech industry in Canada, France and Spain. He recently completed an MBA at Switzerlands Institute for Management Development (IMD). In 2007, Stephane grew a virtual cosmetics company and sold it to the board of LOreal, as part of the e-Strat International Business Strategy Competition.
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- VeroniquePalmer
- RT @rmaclean: @pedeveloper are you part of iLovePoken? <-- he IS I love Poken! :)
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- sjorsjes
- Vanmorgen per ongeluk over mijn poken gereden met m'n bureaustoel. Was hem al een tijdje kwijt. Sorry @aymanvanbregt #kattenslopenjespullen
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- mihochannel
- あたしのpokenは、書き込めないの…
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- rdelblanco
- RT @DMehradF Ya has participado en el CONCURSO #dibus? (puedes ganar una cámara HD FLIP o un Poken) http://wp.me/Pytlk-7N
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- dmehradf
- Ya has participado en el CONCURSO #dibus? (puedes ganar una cámara HD FLIP o un Poken) http://wp.me/Pytlk-7N
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- PokenMart
- Avoid the Flu! High 4 with your Poken instead of trading business cards. http://fb.me/5QbNk5X
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- ChristineBombal
- So who has a Poken?
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- iMissOfficer
- Hot items on my list: Kor One Water, Nexcite, Blu Energy Drink, Poken...check em out!
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- pedeveloper
- ilovepoken.co.za now accepts all major credit cards - http://bit.ly/azwzXL #ilovepoken #poken #pokenZA
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- bashiken1976
- @yukie0339 広島での移動、食事、宿泊について支援は決まっていますか？早めに連絡いただければ、Pokenユーザとして移動、食事を支援いたします。 #twitabi_sup
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- PokenJapan
- 昨日のPoken Meet Upのレポートをupしました。ご参加いただいた皆様ありがとうございました。初の試み「「ビールにPoken」 http://bit.ly/c7fpOr
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- PokenMart
- Don't catch the Flu use a Poken instead of business cards www.PokenMart.com
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- kousuke
- my poken見つかった
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- rvnjapan
- 大好評販売中！最先端のサブカルチャー情報を発信し続ける @dannychoo 氏とのコラボレーションで生まれたポーケン #Poken。 @parcomuseum で先行発売開始。今なら送料無料！http://bit.ly/9vSdPa
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- 本日、人生初の四国突入というPoken大使の雪江さん @yukie0339 は、ＦＭ徳島ラジオ出演、アメブロ２カテゴリで１位、徳島情報誌のASAの取材も受け絶好調！ #twittabi2010 http://bit.ly/ckncWm
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Wonder if Poken Has made it to eBay yet?
Me too ... gotta see!
Fetching new data from eBay now... please stand by
Poken Being Spoken
Blog Posts About Poken
- Blog Conference Etiquette: I'll Poken You If You Poken Me
- Next year I'll be sure to have both my Poken and a stack of shiny new cards since many people still prefer to exchange business cards and some Pokens were malfunctioning (do Pokens get SMTDs?Social Media Transmitted Disease? ...
- Sage Words: Is the Poken mightier than the pen?
- There is still a requirement to make that first move and start the conversation, technology hasn't managed to help with that yet unless of course you count the opening line ?Do you Poken?" as both an ice breaker and a request to connect ...
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My Favorite Social Network Is Squidoo
But I'm on Twitter a Lot, too
- CCGAL
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- 3,049 followers
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- @owillis as much as I like that particular salt-fat delivery system, I know that they'd make me sick if I had to live on them for any length
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- @FredaMooncotch super bowel? What a great typo or commentary! Either way, it's priceless!!
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- Despite the noise, I must go downstairs to feed myself before I faint from hunger. Catch y'all later when I have ingested sustenance.
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- @ekaffee Those look like pizza rolls ... heath food? I should be so lucky. LOL
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- @SeanWoodruff Not as dramatic as it sounds, though. I was never in any real danger with any of them. Had some property damaged is all.
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- Niiiice :-) RT @pokengirl: Just added YouTube to my #poken card! Sweet
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- Poken now supports YouTube.com as a network in the member hub! http://bit.ly/9OGcPn
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- Süss! We like! :) RT @duesiblog: http://twitpic.com/11josx - Mein #Poken Harald knüpft Kontakte. #ksmt http://tinyurl.com/yd89cfk
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- @amcmoore That means the battery is down unfortunately... Sorry bout that!It's the same type of battery u find in a watch,easily replaceable
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- @pokenzoo @pokengirl thank u to our rockstar US poken resellers who are helping out #blissdom attendees who have questions about their poken
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- WindyWinters WindyWinters Sep 27, 2009 @ 1:40 am
- I haven't heard of a poken before but what an interesting new gadget! It's true that it could eventually replace the business card. :)
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- rlmodranski rlmodranski Aug 7, 2009 @ 7:59 pm
- I've never heard of this before. I like it!!!!!
Can't believe WOOT hasn't had one yet!
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- kab kab Aug 5, 2009 @ 12:13 pm
- Looks neat, but it will be quite a project to get everyone on board with one gizmo though - and it's success depends on lots of people having one.
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- mbgphoto mbgphoto Aug 4, 2009 @ 9:11 pm
- first I've heard of this...very cool...thanks for the info! 5*
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- Joan4 Joan4 Jul 26, 2009 @ 8:13 pm
- This is brand new to me! SquidAngel blessings! super information!
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- aj2008 aj2008 Jul 23, 2009 @ 7:41 am
- Looks like this will catch on in no time! SquidAngel Blessings for you, for a good helpful lens.
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- TeaLady TeaLady Jul 17, 2009 @ 5:50 pm
- Great lens. I didn't know about Pokens!
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- roamingrosie roamingrosie Jul 17, 2009 @ 8:33 am
- How neat! These Poken are soooo cute!
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- inkserotica inkserotica Jul 17, 2009 @ 4:45 am
- Ahh so cute! I want one! :) 5*
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- sittonbull sittonbull Jul 16, 2009 @ 7:07 pm
- Wow... what will technology come up with next! Poken is a cool little dude!
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- flipflopnana flipflopnana Jul 16, 2009 @ 8:01 am
- This is really cool!
Sure would save a lot of money spent in business cards!
Great lens!
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- Tobbie Tobbie Jul 15, 2009 @ 7:44 pm
- Hmmm, this is an interesting gizmo. I learned about something new.
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- puzzlemaker puzzlemaker Jul 15, 2009 @ 9:16 am
- I've learned something today! What a really really cool gadget.
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- lollyj lollyj Jul 15, 2009 @ 7:22 am
- I keep saying this, but it's true: I learn something new on Squidoo every day. Never heard of Poken. Interesting lens, well presented. 5 and fave.
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- poutine poutine Jul 15, 2009 @ 6:42 am
- I never heard of Poken before.
What will "they" think of next?
I guess it must be very useful for
someone who has a long email list.
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- Michey Michey Jul 15, 2009 @ 6:38 am
- This is an amazing lens, and fun, and informative. Just love it!
Thanks
Michey
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