Kadoink - Am I just too old?

Kadoink? What is it? I was lucky to be part of a panel at Texting4Health last week and meet Ronna Tanenbaum one of the founders, so I was interest in trying it out. Basically you can send music and voice messages or blasts via SMS. Sort of SMS on Steriods if you learn the language.

So I signed up. (Basically I’m too old… 36+ chosen) and I quickly suffered from too many choices. I think Kadoink starts with a simple idea. There is one text number that empowers your messaging opportunities. Voice blasts, birthday messages etc. I found an advanced tab and was interested in the commands. There’s a great vision of all the options and I was just overwhelmed. So maybe I am really just too old for it. I’d be inclined to simplify. Overall I think there are simpler ways to play music and messages to one and many groups coming. There’s reason to have real interest in SMS systems. Let’s not forget one of the reasons it works is.. simplicity.

VentureBeat reports 7million in funding and a “band” strategy. Mashable wrote last year about the “commands” when in private beta. Sean Corfield writes about what powers it and get comments on site usability which I have to agree with.

Kadoink

Send music, voice & text messages
to all your friends’ phones…all at once.

Kadoink

To do that, Kadoink turns you and your friends’ phone from a one-to-one communication device into a social networking machine. We let you make instant group calls and group text messages, share music, jokes or any audio – and much more. Do this with friends online, using our widgets in your favorite social spots or right from your phone! Learn more..