iotum‘s Alec Saunders loves to blog. Abbeynet’s Luca Filigheddu loves to blog. Truphone’s Dean Elwood runs a social community forum called VoIP User. Together, as a result of the blogosphere, friendship and some wine, as well as a gentle push by moi, along with new opportunity to blend VoIP, alternative access, the hot Facebook platform … Read more
iotum’s Alec Saunders loves to blog. Abbeynet’s Luca Filigheddu blog. Truphone’s Dean Elwood runs a social community forum. Together, as a result of the blogosphere, friendship and some wine, as well as a gentle push by moi, a new opportunity to blend VoIP, alternative access, the hot Facebook platform with some very cool new ways … Read more
eBay in what could be viewed as an inside corporate deck chair shuffling type move has named a new CEO for Skype. I say could, because the selected CEO actually brings some very good chops to the once disruptive telco-pipe-IM player, and he himself has been on the leading edge with at least two companies. … Read more
We all remember the video of the Comcast repairman falling asleep on the job. Now this report is emerging about how their repair folks didn’t come to fix a broken cable modem because when they called the person, no one answered the phone line, which of course is Voice over IP. Would it have hurt … Read more
Ken Camp reminded me about a breakfast at VON with Jeff Pulver. While details are still being put together the 730 AM breakfast on Monday March 17 promised to be a live tagging event as the discussion unfolds around “Real Tim Social Media.”
One has to admit to oneself from time to time when you’re a Type A, Cell A personality, who also understands that the agency world is a service industry, that we all need a break and need to balance the always on, always want to help and be helpful, with the “I want to be … Read more
Being on vacation means there’s a few things to catch up on. PhoneBoy tells us about a new Fring client for Series 60 handsets….. I received an email about a new version of Gizmo5 with video that’s supposed to be out (but not on the Mac yet despite what the email and web site said..) … Read more
One has to admit to oneself from time to time when you’re a Type A, Cell A personality, who also understands that the agency world is a service industry, that we all need a break and need to balance the always on, always want to help and be helpful, with the “I want to be … Read more
Esme Vos has a well timed post on the concept of Co-Working that got me thinking this morning here in Paris. In my agency from time to time we utilize co-working facilities made available from HQ. When I’m on the road and need an office, I find one in almost 1000 locations, plus airports. My … Read more
A few weeks back Ike Elliott wrote about the differences in growth and momentum between Comcast and Vonage. Here’s my take: 1) Vonage churn is one, if not the highest in the telco industry. A lot of involuntary churn isn’t even factored in. That’s the folks who don’t pay their bill and get cut off. … Read more
