Earlier last week Vonage’s mistakes were very tightly summarized by Information Week. The analysis in the second half of the story is about as crystal clear and exact a summation of what Vonage did wrong that I have seen on the web and worthy of note. How Vonage digs their way out of both a … Read more
Tomorrow I fly to one of the best dining meccas in the USA. Chicago. While many people rank New York, San Francisco, Seattle and New Orleans as the tops in dining, I really believe that Chitown can give all of them a run for the money. I’m planning a few fun, private dinners with friends … Read more
Dameon, aka PhoneBoy who I consider a friend, made a lifestyle based decision and has chosen to leave Voxilla. He was the guy there who kept their IT running well and also always had time to help someone out. His good nature and friendship will remain while he continues on his path with Nokia. Voxilla … Read more
WiFiNetNews has a good post about the expanding footprint of WiFi hotspots beyond hotels and coffee shops. I’ve often felt that WiFI is an amenity that should be offered anywhere people can sit down and relax. As a solo diner from time to time being able to have a PC at my table keeps me … Read more
Oliver Starr at MobileCrunch went through an experience I too have had at Verizon Wireless stores. I’m not sure if Marnie Wilson is still running the the California operation for Verizon Wireless but if the retail maven still is, things sure have gone from bad to worse and this is counter to her approach to … Read more
Blogger and Developer’s will Mash It Up at Tamba, a really cool Indian resturant in Las Vegas next Saturday June 10th at 7 PM. Phil Wolff and I got our collective minds together and whipped up the idea last week over a chat session. We found Tamba, spoke the manager and arranged for a private … Read more
I heard a rumor last night that Skype’s CEO Niklas Zennstrom has been showing off a Symbian based version that will work on Series 60 phones….. I hope to learn more at Skype DevCon next weekend in Las Vegas.
Ted’s got a conspiracy theory going, and I think he’s right. Check out his concerns about a so called grass roots campaign about Net Netrality that is anything but. I’ve actually advised clients to steer clear of the issue for now because I beleive the facts and powers behind the who issue are not as … Read more
I’ve been a fan of Carl Ford’s work with Pulver.com for many years. His interoperability and bake off events at VON’s gone by were some of the most exciting aspects of community building in the VoIP world ever conducted. He’s also hot on the trail of some points I’ve raised before about apps and features … Read more
There seems to be a growing sentiment among some of the larger mobile carriers to block Skype and other VoIP services from being used on the Data card networks like EvDO from Verizon and T-Mobile in the U.K. My guess is the MVNO’s in the USA will go counter to this strategy as a way … Read more
