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The Arrival of Smarter Video Conference-Acrossio

My agency, Comunicano and I have been involved in a few successes in the conferencing field, starting with SightSpeed (now a part of Logitech), HiDefConferencing (now part of GoToMeeting but originally acquired by Citrix), WebDialogs (acquired by IBM and at the core of SameTime), plus we've kicked around WebRTC since it's earliest of days, working with … Read more

The Comunicano for Friday February 3 2017

      FEBRUARY 3 – ISSUE #15 The big news, especially here in the Southland, is SNAP and their 3 billion dollar IPO. There’s lots of coverage on it, with some deep insight from the Wall Street Journal’s Joanna Stern and the Business Insider as well as the L.A. Times. The stories around the … Read more

The Comunicano for Wednesday February 1 2017

      FEBRUARY 1 – ISSUE #13 Wednesdays are always interesting news days. Waking up and seeing how the EU is really ending roaming charges across Europe in June of this year, after all the years we worked with Truphone, has me wondering about the company’s fate. Of course the elimination of roaming doesn’t … Read more

Polycom Still In the Hardware World

Having been in the collaboration game since the days of SightSpeed, the original laptop video conferencing service that was acquired by Logitech, it's really funny to see how what's old is new again. That's why even with new ownership, Polycom continues have its head in the hardware world while the rest of the industry is … Read more

The Comunicano for Tuesday January 31 2017

      JANUARY 31 – ISSUE #12 Money is the top theme today and not only from VC types of stories. The impact of ride sharing services like Uber and Lyft is impacting the taxi medallion lenders…Crowdfunding for startup companies under the Jobs Act is beginning to show cracks and issues…WeWork may see money … Read more

The Comunicano for Friday January 27 2017

      JANUARY 27 – ISSUE #10 It’s only been a few months since cableco Charter gobbled up Time Warner Cable, but now it looks the buyer may become the bought which becomes a big win for Charter’s largest shareholder, Liberty Media and John Malone. That’s because Verizon is reportedly in talks to buy … Read more

The Comunicano for Wednesday January 25 2017

    JANUARY 25 – ISSUE #8 Good morning. Today we have insight on what’s going on in the news world surrounding fake news and the rise of the citizen journalist as well as how the media is under attack. That’s just for starters.  Down Under in the land of Oz, they’re finally getting in … Read more

Will Australian Wines Rise Again?

For many years while I was living in San Diego, Australian wines were great finds at Vintage Wine and Barrons wine shops. Demand and interest was there, and well chosen selections by John Lindsay and the Barron's buyers made finding wines from new producers to the USA market like Elderton and Lakes Folly great deals … Read more