A few months ago I mentioned that to compete with the likes of Yahoo Skype/eBay would have to go out and cut deals with leading content suppliers. They have started to today with a deal cut with EMI that is similar in scope, but much deeper and broader than their Warner Brothers deal a few … Read more
According to my inside sources at Yahoo there is no truth to the rumor that they are in the process of working with Boingo on a combined messenger. At least not yet. I’m also hearing great news from elsewhere that the Yahoo Messenger with Phone for the Mac, something that has been long expected, and … Read more
MacNews World has a story telling how Podcasts are being delivered via cell phone. I’m very intrigued by this as content that can be streamed, shared and delivered via the mobile networks means a niche market content provider can find ways to monitize their offerings and get paid for it too.
As Earthlink rolls out more VoIP efforts they have chosen to work with Level3. Level3 always has been wanting to be the carrier’s carrier. With this signing, they continue to stay on that path.
I’m hosting a panel on Mobile VoIP at the June MuniWifi conference so I was happy to see Ted dig up a posting on Esme Vos’ most excellent site about how to do MuniWiFi right.
As a rule I tend not to blatently and overtly efuse praise for my clients and let others in the media and blogosphere do their talking for me. Call it professionalism, courtesy and respect for others and also to steer clear of hype. One of the clients of our agency, and one that I not … Read more
Om has a post around the controversy of Skype blocking.
The hype from Netgear about their Skype phone continues. Back in January at CES word of this came froward via a press conference. I asked then, and I continue to wonder if this will work with Skype Zones, the hot spot program. The phone, which ships on June 30 lets you receive calls in WiFi … Read more
Add Earthlink to the companies using Linksys telephone adapters.
The Omoscope must have been turned on really early this morning as the o-meister put his investment banker viewpoint and deciphered the recently reported numbers from Skype and they’re not as fantastic as I’m sure some would like if the word “earn out” is part of their future financial planning. Om points out that the … Read more
