Cross Posted At Voyces.com In reading the Mashable story about how Starbucks is going to create their own digital network of content as their way of justifying “free Wi-Fi” I had to admit I was intrigued. Over the past few years Starbucks has done pretty much all they could do to alienate the long stayer. … Read more
The Gigaom story about Google and Verizon this morning by Stacy Higgenbotham was thought provoking on its own merits. But I’m looking at this another way. Dark fiber. For years Google has been reportedly amassing dark fiber. A few months ago they announced a plan to light up 100 cities with fiber connectivity, bringing a … Read more
When you look at a story like this from Phillip Elmer DeWitt, it is easy to see why Apple is winning and others are not faring as well. The growth of Apple across the board, since the launch of the first iPod, then iPhone and now the iPad has led to even deeper adoption of … Read more
Today Skype filed their S-1 to go public on Wall Street. No one should be surprised, as this was exactly what I predicted some 11 months ago. Now, going public brings with it a whole new set of responsibilities, not only SEC quarterly reporting. For Skype’s lead investors, Silver Lake Partners, this is their opportunity … Read more
The New York Times story on saving money on mobile calling internationally hit home, so I thought I should add my spin to it. It’s something through trial and error I’ve become sort of a subject matter expert on. Upfront, I think David Kelly did an excellent job of highlighting some of what’s possible (and … Read more
I’ve been catching up on a few topics, one of which is HD Voice, and that means reading Doug Mohney’s HD Voice News. What’s interesting is that now almost three years since VAPPs decided to become HiDefConferencing, and then was quickly acquired by Citrix Online to form the core of their Citrix Online Audio group, … Read more
Sprint wants you calling. And not with a cellphone. The new Sprint Peel is a backpack, charger and carrier for the Apple iPod touch. Well as it turns out, three of my favorite applications CounterPath’s Bria, the Truphone of iPod/iPhone app and Skype all work very, very well on the iPod Touch. Add in a … Read more
The New York Times story on saving money on mobile calling internationally hit home, so I thought I should add my spin to it. It’s something through trial and error I’ve become sort of a subject matter expert on. Upfront, I think David Kelly did an excellent job of highlighting some of what’s possible (and … Read more
The 2008 Torbreck Woodcutter’s Shiraz is out and at less than $22.00 is the new release for 2008. And this year they tossed in all the juice that was destined for the Run Rig, and opted to put it in the Woodcutter’s Shiraz. Run Rig is normally four to five times that price, when you … Read more
Back on July 12th, while sitting in Paris, I posted that IBBS (Integrated Broadband Services) was going to acquire SinglePipe, a provider of Voice over IP to Tier Two and Tier Three cable operators. Well, it has happened. This is an example of gap filling, while also a “take away” type acquisition. Reports are the … Read more
