MOSH Gets A Facelift
So I logged into Facebook for the first time in a few days today and noticed that I had an invite from one of my Nokia friends to add the MOSH application to my Facebook page. Sure, why not, so I clicked through and was taken to the MOSH site, which I was pleased to see got a brand new facelift recently!
Gone is the ugly black and neon green (well, not gone entirely, but gone enough that it’s not annoying) and it’s been replaced by a more Nokia/Nseries color theme that I have to say fits it well. They’ve also cleaned things up a bit, so that it’s easier to visually navigate the page. When you sign in, your information is shown at the top, in a nice neat little area. Below that is the browsing area, followed by SEEK (more on that below) and the typical “most popular” stuff and “ask russell”.
SEEK has been added and is fully active. You may recall I thought SEEK sounded really stupid, and I’m still slightly skeptical. However, I had a chance to visit with the MOSH folks at Nokia World 2007, and having played with it in action, I think it has some potential. Basically, SEEK allows you to request things. You can SEEK a wallpaper, video, sound clip, application, or whatever. Other MOSHers can then upload the item you are SEEKing, and you’re happy. Great.
So why would anyone sit there and watch what other people are SEEKing? Well, for now, as far as I can tell, there’s no real motivation. However, they’ve made it REALLY easy to use your uploads to answer SEEKs. For example, I uploaded a photo from my PC. After it was done and I had entered the tags and description and all, I was presented with a list of recent SEEKs for which my upload was an answer. There’s a really easy “respond to this SEEK with my upload” link that I couldn’t help to click on.
SEEK somehow appeals to our human nature, I think, in that we want to help others. Another cool thing is that when I responded to the SEEK, it wasn’t a case-closed type thing. It was, here’s “a” response, that may or may not answer that SEEK. I like that.
I gave the mobile client a download, crossing my fingers it was a proper app, rather than just a shell for mobile bookmarks. No dice here, but the link did take me to a mobile-optimized page offering me the choice of downloading the ‘app’, or just going to the mobile site (which I could then bookmark). I thought that was a really nice touch. I also liked that when I installed the ‘app’, I was asked if I wanted to make MOSH one of my Active Standby shortcuts (which I did, just for kicks). Very nice to see so many options for new users.
I haven’t completely converted into a MOSHer, but I think this service is beginning to get interesting. I’ve been chatting with the guys behind MOSH, and look to see more changes coming soon. If you’ve never tried MOSH, or even if you have, but it was a while ago, I’d encourage you to at least login and give another look around. I’m a firm believer that any service/application deserves as many looks as it gets updates. If you say you update your service or app, I’ll gladly take a another look at it, and see what I think.
What are your thoughts on MOSH and SEEK? Before giving them, though, I’d challenge you to get in there and play around a bit. Upload something (not alot, just one thing) and see what you think. What changes would *YOU* make to the MOSH service? What things do you like already? I’ve posted a SEEK, and will be watching to see how long it takes for a response, and the quality of those responses, so expect a followup post soon.
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