Andy Abramson In case you’re a developer and have an interest in Skype, here’s the schedule of speakers at eBay’s Dev Con in June: Monday, June 11 1-1:50 PM Skype: A global opportunity Paul Amery, Director, Skype Developers Program Tuesday, June 12 9-9:50 AM Skype Extras: Concept to Cash Lester Madden Tuesday, June 12 1-1:50 PM Skype … Read more
Check out Paul Kapustka’s piece on GigaOm that goes into the FCC’s efforts about the blocking of certain calls and services. This is a big win for the small telcos and service providers.
First Verizon will tell you if you Internet is any good. Then they will tell you what the quality of your current VoIP is like. Then they will sell you their service. This is called lead generation, and it is a proven marketing model. In my estimation, the big guys in the USA are gearing … Read more
The very closed mouth T-Mobile have apparently been working on making HotSpot@Home more than just an @Home product. Today’s WallStreet Journal goes into detail about what they may be doing in the future. One undiscovered aspect of the service draws the question if they will be blocking third party services, such as Skype, or any … Read more
Skype has announced a program only a Mother could love, called, the “Gift of Gab” With the “Gift of Gab,” U.S. and Canadian residents can use Skype to call anyone, anywhere in the world for free all day on Mother’s Day (Sunday, May 13th). That’s twenty-four hours to call mom, your best friend or other … Read more
Why do I feel like we’re all watching a very predictable game of chess? In what may be more an admission that their network really isn’t built for VoIP or P2P yet, or what could be a very defensive tactic, global mobile operator Vodafone is making it both cheaper for a data plan on a … Read more
The New York Times today has an excellent story on social communications and how it is rapidly becoming the 2.0 generations idea of texting. Using services like Twitter, Jaiku and a few others these days have made SMS almost passe for me. But, using them responsibly is the key. Yesterday someone asked me what’s the … Read more
The good folks at HowardForums have uncovered a way to unlock the hidden secrets of VoIP on the T-Mobile Dash. The Dash has been selling well in different parts of the T-Mobile world, so now with VoIP made available, the WiFi side of the device takes on another dimension, including how it can be used … Read more
Here’s a link to a guide that helps better inform small business operators in Australia about the benefits and challenges to switching to VoIP. Many of the points brought out in the easy to read document are as applicable there as they would be in any other part of the world.
Pal Jeff Bonforte of Yahoo received a second wedding present this month as the pollsters at JD Power recognized Yahoo Messenger as being the best Instant Messaging application out there. Skype and Gizmo Project were not included in the survey.
