I’ve now had the good fortune or misfortune to have my hands on three different Android devices. Given I adopt early, I expect some disappointment, and was with the G1, so while I saw promise, the delivery was short, but the potential was clearly visible. Next was the recently released MyTouch3 from T-Mobile. While it … Read more
As a true road warrior I’m always keen to find tips from others like me. One of my favorite travel industry writers to read is Joe Brancatelli who besides his must read JoeSentMe.com newsletter, also authors a business travel column for Portfolio Magazine. In the most recent issue JB shares what he considers his “essentials” … Read more
As a true road warrior I’m always keen to find tips from others like me. One of my favorite travel industry writers to read is Joe Brancatelli who besides his must read JoeSentMe.com newsletter, also authors a business travel column for Portfolio Magazine. In the most recent issue JB shares what he considers his “essentials” … Read more
I’m just glad the suit is settled between ebay and Skype. Now a lot of things that have been held back can finally move forward. In many ways the settlement is a good thing. The return of the original founders means disruption will continue, and new ideas will flourish. It also means Skype as a … Read more
Yesterday, on Monday around 1230 PM I was in Silicon Valley and couldn’t call any of my staff on their T-Mobile phones. What I was getting was “sorry, all circuits are busy.” Well it seems by today, the problem I first detected had gotten much, much worse. I tried calling from my T-Mobile phone, then … Read more
Looks like Ribbit is chasing the GoogleVoice market with their launch of Ribbit Mobile, in beta, today. Ribbit Mobile is built on the Ribbit Platform, that BT paid over 100 million dollars for. Key point is the service is free (for now) but has a monthly value of $30.00. From the announcement the key feature … Read more
It seems the city of Vallejo California wants to tax texting, other wise known as SMS. So why is this important? Well if you use GoogleVoice you have the option of having your messages delivered via SMS, as well email. Skype has a similar function, as do other companies which work with middlemen like Syniverse … Read more
Now almost two years since I penned my piece about the coming era of device divergence we see a fine example that may become the poster child for the concept. Called TwitterPeek, the device is the result of collaboration between Twitter and Peek and is a new device built exclusively for sending tweets. It works … Read more
James Kendrick of JK On The Run has a very complete and breezy read on what it takes to work at home. As someone who has been working at home since 1989 (and even worked from home part time as far back as 1976) I have to compliment the friendly Texan on telling it like … Read more
Martin Geddes keynote is a blockbuster here at eComm in Amsterdam. He clearly and crisply defined and described the 5 Stage Evolution of Comms as Messages, Minutes, Megabytes, Media and Moments.
