Andy Abramson

Do You Know What’s Going Over Your Webcam Network?

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With a very detailed account of one teenage boy’s life, the New York Times today has a very extended feature on the illicit use of webcam by teens who make money selling their bodies. Over the past months I’ve mentioned on multiple occasions that the web cam market has a large percentage of “adult” conversation … Read more

Skype and Linux

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Skype is expected to announce that Mandriva a publisher of the Mandriva Linux operating system, that the Mandriva 2006 Linux operating system will integrate software from Skype that add Skype capabilities. If my information is correct Mandriva Linux 2006 is the first, and only, Linux operating system to offer the Skype application.

Wait Until They Pay You to Call

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IP Democracy has a great analysis of the current pricing model that the pure IP VoIP players (i.e. Yahoo, Skype, GizmoProject) are moving forward with.

But I think there is a whole other model that will eventually come into play. That’s where they pay you to use the service. While it won’t be so transparent, the more added value services you purchase (i.e. voice mail, find me/follow me, unified mailbox messaging, etc.) plus ads that you click through on, merchant club, frequent buyer programs and more that you become a part of, loyalty, affinity and such, all that is data base driven, will result in telephone service being a basic lifestyle amenity.

I keep thinking the mobile guys are a natural for this play also. Imagine having your unused monthly minutes rolled over to your IP calls, and you getting a bonus for calling your friends and family who are on network with you, but the traffic goes IP to IP.

That’s the future as I see it, especially with more VoIP via WiFi coming online really soon.

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How Much VoIP Traffic?

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Digital Media Europe reports that he largest inbound location for VoIP traffic is Mexico. There are other interesing facts in this account.

If T-Mobile Was Smart……

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…they would invest heavily in this phone from Nokia around the world, the way they have with the Sidekick and go all out to get the business customer on their GSM networks. The E61 will also handle SIP I’m led to believe. That would really make it a world phone for if one could get … Read more

Vonage Gets More Cash

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In a move that likely is viewed as diluting to pal Jeff Pulver who has some remaining shares in Vonage, the Wall Street Journal has reported that Vonage will announce that they raised $250 million dollars as early as Monday and that it is the last raise of cash before their IPO. I’m not buying … Read more

I Second That Emotion

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Like Alec, I’ve had a very similar experience with the folks at SipPhone when it comes to fixing things. From Michael Robertson and Jason on down, the crew is first rate.

Got Something To Say?

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Pal Alec Saunders is moderating one of the panels at the VON Consumer VoIP Summit during CES in Las Vegas. It will be interesting who makes up the final panel.

Skype in (midlife) Crisis?

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Martin muses insightfully that Skype may be having a midlife crisis, as well as pointing out many of the some other underlying issues that over the past few weeks seem to coming to the surface. Maybe that’s why eBay’s Med Whitman is taking a trip next week to Estonia around the first post acquisition board … Read more