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
Pal PhoneBoy, an uber, uber geek has penned a very descriptive piece on the new AT&T Wi-Fi calling functionality. Yesterday, I went to the AT&T Store here in Miami and updated my SIM to a xxxx27 version from an xxxx25 edition that dates back to my iPhone 5 era as I've been on NANO SIM's … Read more
I've been using T-Mobile Wi-Fi calling and HD-Voice since they rolled out the service on one of my iPhones. Now, AT&T has added the same features almost a year later. But there's a hitch. You need to have a newer version of an AT&T SIM card and that requires a visit to your local AT&T … Read more
This is all about the sharing economy and focused on delivery services. Over the past year I've gotten excited about Amazon Fresh and the potential it has. I've learned to use Uber with great success and from the two have seen economical benefits of scale and at the same time seen how when mistakes go … Read more
A few months ago CNET's Senior Writer Stephen Shankland interviewed me about business travel and how to "Stay Connected" on the road. That was back in the late winter/early spring and well before "The Workcation" was even envisioned, let alone a reality, and now feels like a distant memory given I'm back on the west … Read more
