As the economy sours and as we all become more ecological or “green” one of the trends that we’re seeing on both coasts here in the USA is the increase in ridership of trains, both commuter and long haul. Growing up on the east coast I regularly took the Metroliner between Philadelphia and New York … Read more
As the economy sours and as we all become more ecological or “green” one of the trends that we’re seeing on both coasts here in the USA is the increase in ridership of trains, both commuter and long haul. Growing up on the east coast I regularly took the Metroliner between Philadelphia and New York … Read more
Om’s post about Jaxtr pretty much provides the kind of perspective I have on free services. The crowd that wants free never pays. With free not being a business model any longer, and with ad supported models about to feel very choked using current ad practices based on the impression model, not the relevance model, … Read more
Yesterday my flight from Paris to Newark was delayed by almost three hours. That meant the connection to my American Airlines flight to Dallas would never be made, so at Orly I logged on to their hotspot using Boingo and looked at options. There weren’t any. So I went to AA.com and changed my flight … Read more
Jon Arnold has moved his blog to a new home. http://www.ipcom-insights.com/blog/jon/
Doug Mohney has penned an excellent piece about what will hasten the death spiral of Vonage. His well timed editorial, based largely around the announcement by Verizon to rollout a real VoIP service called Digital Voice (wow what a creative brand name) is well in keeping with my rationale as to why the consumer VoIP … Read more
1. They have an App Store. Device manufacturers or OS manufacturers without an App Store don’t have an easy way to move apps that move devices. 2. Its got a keyboard. For the crowd that doesn’t want a Blackberry it’s the platform that has more. 3. It has WiFi. Yes, Virginia, we can stay connected. … Read more
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. That seems to be the motto of AT&T when it comes to in home activation on the Apple iPhone. What a great idea, and very timely. This means that you can order online, have it shipped to your house. Open the box, connect to a Mac … Read more
The recent hires over the past year by Skype all indicate to me that the so called “considering strategic alternatives” that Skype headhunters heard earlier this year looks to me like the company is being built up to be sold or to make some acquisitions. Here Are Some Reasons: 1. Skype is not really a … Read more
Talk about trying to draw attention about a company after months of hiding as their stock price dwindles. Yesterday I caught wind of Vonage’s latest PR stunt. Call Santa. I don’t know, but to me this is an old idea, where kids can call a free number, hear a recorded greeting and leave a message. … Read more
