One of the first people I ever got to know in the online world was Joi Ito. That’s going as far back as 1984-85 and the says of Unison and the Well. I got to know Joi through what was one of the earliest “social networks” around, called the ENA, the acronym for the Electronic … Read more
D.C. based blogger, Cynthia Brumfield has a very concise post yesterday on why cable needs to have a mobile play in order to compete with the long established telcos. She’s right. Here’s why from my point of view. First the idea of ONE source provider is being proven to be very much the way the … Read more
Alec Saunders of client iotum is taking a page out of the book of Ken Rutkowski and I and becoming the MC at this Monday’s Demo Camp 9. Are we seeing a new wave of hosts for events coming out of the blogosphere when in the past they came usually from the media and analyst … Read more
I think the big follow ups to the Sprint/ClearWire/Google/Comcast WiMax venture will come from Apple and Intel. Here’s why: 1) Apple was the first PC manufacturer to embrace Bluetooth and then WiFi by building it into their computers and making it so easy to connect to. 2) Apple has a WWDC conference coming up. This … Read more
I’ve used WiFi on the Heathrow Express that works with T-Mobile (and gotten the bill for it for 12 minutes of use each time) so I’m happy to see that a company called WiFi Rail is hoping to offer the same kind of service on BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) here in the USA.
I’m a big user of both client SightSpeed and Skype video as the entire world I deal with is not all on one platform so seeing this stat about the anticipated rise in Video Conferencing use is no surprise to me, or many of my fellow VoIP bloggers out there. What it shows me is … Read more
I’m a big user of both client SightSpeed and Skype video as the entire world I deal with is not all on one platform so seeing this stat about the anticipated rise in Video Conferencing use is no surprise to me, or many of my fellow VoIP bloggers out there. What it shows me is … Read more
Rarely do I get goosebumps when I read a post about a client but Jim Courtney’s Skype Journal post today about client Tungle gave them to me. First Jim’s explanation about the new Tungle application for the Blackberry was about as detailed and descriptive as one could ever hope for. Second the usefulness of Tungle … Read more
One of the many side effects of the Internet and mobile era is we’ve created a society of non-talking in some parts of the world. With buckets of SMS messages far less costly than chewing up minutes to talk on our cellphone and with access to email and text capable cellphones we’re seeing less use … Read more
Earlier this week I was pinged by reporter David Geer who was working on an article for Processor magazine about VoIP. That article is now out and ready for reading. His very supplier neutral article is out and really serves as a nice primer for IT decision makers who are looking at VoIP and need … Read more
