Rhone Rangers LA-Wines of the Day

The Rhone Rangers invaded L.A. today. 40 producers, mostly the Paso crew, with some from Santa Barbara and even as far away as Washington State and New York made the trek to showcase their wines. Two wines really stood out in my mind to be the wines of the day, and they're not from the … Read more

Collaborating Better

Long time peer and friend in the collaboration sector, David Coleman, best known for his Collaborative Strategies consultancy, has launched a new website, CollaboratingBetter.com. David is filling a few gaps in the collaboration sector with both news and insight, but it'z his testing platform that has me excited. With it he will help buyers understand which service … Read more

Got News? Voip? Mobile? Collaboration? Conferencing?

If you have news, I'd love to hear it. Please make sure you have VoIPWatch on your news release list…. VoIPWatch does not accept contributed articles so please don't offer them….As far as pitches, VoIPWatch honors embargoes and will take select briefings… Thanks,   Andy Abramson

The Comunicano for Friday March 17 2017

  MARCH 17 – ISSUE #45  Happy St. Patricks Day…are you green yet? So to not delay things, like green beer, a shot of Irish whiskey and more, let’s get on with the news, in today’s COMUNICANO.   Here's why Irish entrepreneurs' eyes are smiling on St. Patrick's Day VENTUREBEAT.COM – Share There are a … Read more

2015 Two Vintners Grenache Blanc

I continue to enjoy wines from Washington State that I pick up along the way. New winemakers like Chris Sparkman with Sparkaman Cellars, Mark Ryan and his extremely bodacious red wines are stunning examples of reds, but the real gems I've found are from the likes of Savage Wines and Derby so far. Well add … Read more

The Comunicano for Wednesday March 8 2017

MARCH 8 – ISSUE #38   Wednesday…HumpDay….middle of the week. Video is the news today. Actually immersive VR based video is in the news….The British Are Coming..well going over the top ( OTT)… Google makes a buy, Shazamthinks sale. 8X8 messages about a buy…Those stories, and LOTS, LOTS more….in today’s COMUNICANO! Video Watch CNN launches … Read more

The COMUNICANO for Thursday March 2 2017

    MARCH 2 – ISSUE #34     Yahoo is on its way to being part of Verizon, but the soap opera in Sunnyvale seems to find a way to continue. And, the media, which now enjoys exposing errors made in Silicon Valley because the CEO’s and founders who want to be positioned as … Read more

Google Voice on Your Pixel

I've had a Google Fi Pixel for a few months now, but one of my key use cases of any mobile phone is reachability. With DialPad my phone can ring either in the app or to the phone, depending how I have it set up, but I tend to prefer the app, as I'm usually … Read more

The COMUNICANO for Thursday February 23 2017

    FEBRUARY 23 – ISSUE #29     Getting Quoted…and getting quoted regularly are two different things. So far this year I’ve been quoted three times. Last year over 40. Like the number of exits Comunicano has been involved in, now 42, this isn’t luck, chance or accidental. It’s all about having insight, perspective … Read more

The Comunicano for Wednesday February 22 2017

    FEBRUARY 22 – ISSUE #28     UPS, like Amazon, is fascinated with what flying drones can do for their business. For normally silent UPS, their efforts with drones seem to be “taking off” in Florida the way Uber is testing driverless cars in Arizona. We lift off today with three items about … Read more