Andy Abramson Cross Posted At Voyces.com In reading the Mashable story about how Starbucks is going to create their own digital network of content as their way of justifying “free Wi-Fi” I had to admit I was intrigued. Over the past few years Starbucks has done pretty much all they could do to alienate the long stayer. … Read more
Cross Posted At Voyces.com In reading the Mashable story about how Starbucks is going to create their own digital network of content as their way of justifying “free Wi-Fi” I had to admit I was intrigued. Over the past few years Starbucks has done pretty much all they could do to alienate the long stayer. … Read more
The Gigaom story about Google and Verizon this morning by Stacy Higgenbotham was thought provoking on its own merits. But I’m looking at this another way. Dark fiber. For years Google has been reportedly amassing dark fiber. A few months ago they announced a plan to light up 100 cities with fiber connectivity, bringing a … Read more
When you look at a story like this from Phillip Elmer DeWitt, it is easy to see why Apple is winning and others are not faring as well. The growth of Apple across the board, since the launch of the first iPod, then iPhone and now the iPad has led to even deeper adoption of … Read more
Today Skype filed their S-1 to go public on Wall Street. No one should be surprised, as this was exactly what I predicted some 11 months ago. Now, going public brings with it a whole new set of responsibilities, not only SEC quarterly reporting. For Skype’s lead investors, Silver Lake Partners, this is their opportunity … Read more
In parts one and two I’ve discussed mobile calling services and tactics to keep the costs of International Roaming down as well as the devices and methods to keep your data rates down. For transparency sake-My agency represents FreeTalk and parent company ISS which manages the Skype Shop. Some of the products mentioned below are … Read more
In parts one and two I’ve discussed mobile calling services and tactics to keep the costs of International Roaming down as well as the devices and methods to keep your data rates down. For transparency sake-My agency represents FreeTalk and parent company ISS which manages the Skype Shop. Some of the products mentioned below are … Read more
Let’s face it, we live in a world where data and online services are in many ways becoming as important as voice. But voice still remains important. While I’ve been able to take the pain out of mobile roaming with Truphone Local Anywhere and softclients from Skype, Counterpath and yes, the GizmoVoice/Google Voice client that … Read more
The New York Times story on saving money on mobile calling internationally hit home, so I thought I should add my spin to it. It’s something through trial and error I’ve become sort of a subject matter expert on. Upfront, I think David Kelly did an excellent job of highlighting some of what’s possible (and … Read more
I’ve been catching up on a few topics, one of which is HD Voice, and that means reading Doug Mohney’s HD Voice News. What’s interesting is that now almost three years since VAPPs decided to become HiDefConferencing, and then was quickly acquired by Citrix Online to form the core of their Citrix Online Audio group, … Read more
