Google already has Google +, but it's rolling out Spaces. They have GoogleVoice, Chat and Hangouts, but are rolling out Allo and Duo. While it's confusing to the general market, it's really a way to say that they are coming out with something totally new and not just upgrading what they had. The reason "NEW" … Read more
The Comunicano Communique It's Google I/O Week in Silicon Valley so the fun game to watch is how Facebook and its related entities are playing "games" with Google in the news with announcements. Watching the news flow last week and this week the gamesmanship is at an all time … Read more
A few weeks ago, on Facebook, I wrote about an exciting new winery in Santa Ynez Valley, Habit, and three of their amazing exciting wines. It started with Rose, continued with Chenin Blanc and ended with their sublime Loire like Cabernet Franc. Honestly, it was hard to decide between the Chenin and the Cab … Read more
The Comunicano Communique This past week and weekend I was back and forth over the weekend to San Diego and kicking around L.A. as part of my "see what's what where" experiment. What i was amazed at was traffic and how bad it was being reported using various tech … Read more
As a lover of the Languedoc, Rhone and Provence regions of France, I often overlook how much I also enjoy Alsace, the Loire and Burgundy. And, when it comes to Burgundy, I mean the not so traditional parts of it, Beaujolais, Macon Village and Saint Veran where wine lovers can find amazingly interesting wines that … Read more
Voxox has gotten out of the "free" business. To me this is a logical move. It allows them to focus 100 percent on their customers.
Nexmo, has been bought by Vonage for 2.5x revenue to get their 350 enterprise customers today, with one of the largest being UBER. If I was UBER's CTO I'd be concerned. The reason, integration of staff and technology. When you look at it, Vonage bought revenue, a team and relationships. All those need to be integrated … Read more
The Comunicano Communique This past week and weekend I was up in Seattle as part of my "see what's what where." While it's obvious that Seattle is growing and attracting more technology companies, and with each trip to the region I find that the city is vibrant with a younger … Read more
Hotels install additional power outlets, once, and then as time goes on and many guests shove in oversized plugs or the outlets just get worn out your newer, slightly weightier iPhone/iPad charger no longer stay in the outlet? Some Uber drivers cancel a ride more often after dropping off another passenger, after accepting your ride, … Read more
As reported six days ago as rumor now seems to be playing out. InterRhone, the most important wine organization in the RhoneValley will sign and shortly a partnership agreement with Paso Robles based Hospice du Rhone according to sources close to the deal.
