Cable Data News yesterday posted a story about how the cable industry is and could react to the pressures of “free” telephone service. I think we continue to see a classification of phone services into three or four categories currently: 1. PSTN – You get this from a local phone company 2. PSTN Replacement – … Read more
Because companies like Yahoo, AOL and MSN are so interested in page views the download process of IM clients is organized to support that philosophy. Martin has done a splendid job (I’ve come to expect that from him) in showing why Skype’s adoption and use has been so high. They made it simple. From day … Read more
Give a listen. I’m playing with Slawsome.com‘s easy to record RSS feed application. It’s alpha, but working very well.
I’m becoming very enamoured with my Mac (thanks Om and Ken) and am going to do more AudioBlogging as time permits. Please let me know what you think.
Austrian ENUM sage and telecom expert Richard Statsny has a rather insightful post about VON. While I don’t agree with every point (especially about IMS) I do think he’s hit the mark. The point about the FCC is very much right on. While Jeff has commented that the FCC seemed to avoid the conference intentionally, … Read more
I got a call yesterday from Paul Kapustka, one of the classier guys in the journalism biz. He was giving me a heads up about the decision by CMP to shutter Advanced IP Pipeline. My view is that with the purchase of Light Reading CMP likely felt there was too much duplication. Like Jeff, I’m … Read more
Just in case you missed it, or couldn’t decipher the code, Om, in his typical cryptic, inside jokester, self-effacing style, told everyone it was his 39th birthday today. Gee, and they said he’d be lucky to get past 38 given his hard partying past in the bowels of NYC and London as a Tablatronic partier. … Read more
Bloatware! He also digs into the research which Skype used a third party to conduct. I remember taking part in their online survey back in August or early September, as one of the early adopters who also was using the beta client. My reaction to the new version. Slightly better sound, but the importing of … Read more
A Diamond Cluster reader pointed out that the VON is now regarded as one of the fifty fastest growing trade shows, according to Trade Show Week. Congrats to Jeff, Scott, Jason and the crew at PulverMedia for receiving their just deserved recognition.
I had a chance to talk to the new CMO @ Skype Saul Klein. He revealed some very interesting facts during our Skype call this morning: Global IM survey Conducted by:Lightspeed Research Sample Size:4,704 from US, Brazil, China, Poland and UK Collected from: Aug 26th to Sept 6th >> Skype is used by 25% of … Read more
