Verizon to Go All VoIP

Call it a seven year itch, or call it concession, but the company that tried to bring you VoiceWing is going to be all VoIP by 2016. At least that’s the promise from the current Chief Marketing Officer at Verizon, John Stratton. We all know they are rolling out FiOS with VoIP as fast as … Read more

More Devices Point To Video and VoIP

At CES this year, two devices caught my eye. The first was the iRiver Wave Home while the second is the new BenQ N Screen. Why? Because these are phones and video communications devices which also do a few other things well. In my view we continue to see product divergence occurring, not convergence.

Truphone’s Tru Believers

Since Truphone is my agency’s client, I’ve waited while many of the other bloggers weighed in with their opinions regarding the recent Skype and IM integration, like this one by Jon Arnold. Most have been dead on with their analysis of what it means, and in turn the interest at the booth at MacWorld has … Read more

How TeleWork Can Work

CIO Today has a story about “How To Make Telework Work.” What I find interesting is that governments are jumping into the act and providing grants and tax credits. Where do I sign up?

Another Accolade for Fonolo

For a company still at the angel round, Fonolo continues to garner the kind of attention that consumer brands crave to be awarded. This time it was from trendspotting Springwise, an 8,000+ person early “things to watch, things to know about” organization.

Where I’ll Be In Q1 2009

I am working hard at not going on the road as much in 2009 as the last 20 months have been rather exhausting. Between the planning of my two wedding events in 2007, the two events, one in Montpeyroux France and the other in San Francisco, plus the extended renovations in my community to 90 … Read more