As I sit sipping an Espresso at Intelligencia, one of Venice, CA's more hipper coffee roasters and cafes, I am seeing first hand just how much damage Apple has done to the world of Windows. Not a single person out of the 30 tech enabled patrons here are on anything but Apple. I see Mac's … Read more
I remember my first modem. It was 300 baud. 300 bits per second. It was a "dial up modem" meaning you needed to dial a number to connect to another modem somewhere that put your computer on the network. Today, I have Gigabit fiber from Race Communications, that's providing me a billion bits per second. … Read more
The Comunicano Communique On behalf of all the Comunicano's, our clients, friends, service providers and all whom make what we do possible, may you all have a Happy, Healthy and Fabulous New Year… Have a view on the news today? Please let me know what you think….Andy Abramson … Read more
The Comunicano Communique It's Wednesday before New Year's Eve and likely for many the last work day of the year unless you're in the travel, delivery or hospitality industry. Yesterday I spoke with my UPS route manager and he revealed just how busy they are getting. Normally his heavy … Read more
The Comunicano Communique Happy Holidays….I am spending lots of time going in and out of LAX so the news about Lyft (and Uber) is a wonderful holiday present to me. On demand travel services are amazing. Last night when I went to catch up with a friend over a drink … Read more
Of late I’ve been living in Los Angeles, enjoying Gigabit Ethernet Broadband from Race Communications, and now mostly seeing speeds in the 800 megabit range. Their tech support is exquisite and their people first rate. By living in the nation’s second biggest metropolitan area I’ve also been exposed to what I’m referring to as the … Read more
The Comunicano Communique Happy Monday. It's a holiday week Monday which means news is not exactly pouring out of anywhere. That's why today's Comunicano Communique is chock full of lists, trend data and worthwhile suggestions from marketeers. My favorite is the second story, "Why Brands Should Create Less Content" … Read more
The Comunicano Communique I love Friday News…It's always so much more "feature" and "trend" than the Monday and Tuesday news that's always hard news, good news. So today you'll see a series of stories about the changes coming in a few sectors and gain insight into how quietly disruptive … Read more
What a great idea. Let international travelers have an option that saves them money when roaming outside the USA. That's the premise behind Verizon's new TravelPass. Unfortunately, as with any new product offering, there's always some teething pain it seems. In this case it's a clear lack of communications between marketing who told us all … Read more
Years ago Time Warner Cable exerted enough pressure on AOL that when the company was a part of Time Warner that the senior team forced AOL to kill their fledgling VOIP service and ultimately AIM phone line, a service which could have rivaled Skype in its era. Well it seems that Time Warner Cable which … Read more
