Over the last few days I’ve cancelled a few accounts and added one. 1. Fuze by CallWave. Nice service, but I don’t really see a compelling need for it. HighDefConferencing.com, Calliflower by iotum and SightSpeed give me more of what I need. Oh, yes, all three are clients. 2. TrueVoice by EarthLink. I have so … Read more
Ted Wallingford has roared back into the blogosphere with a very on the mark post about GrandCentral. I couldn’t agree more. In an era where hype is quickly generated via the blogs, analyst, media and even through well thought out participation at conferences, it seems many a marketer has forgotten that at times, “silence is … Read more
In what I thought was a very good move, Google decided to remove the just released SMS feature in GMAIL due to some bugs in the system. Many companies will let the consumer be their beta lab, and the frustration will mount. Not in Big G’s case. The Mountain View folks played it smart, deciding … Read more
Longtime editor at VoIP News Owen Linderholm let me know that after three years there, he was let go. He’s currently looking for his next gig.
Every time I see something “new” about Ooma I keep thinking of PhoneGnome, which I helped Mr. Blog, David Beckemeyer launch back in 2004. With all the money they raised I would have expected something “Me Different” not so “me too.”
A study by two university professors has raised some doubts about the effectiveness of video conferencing. I politely disagree. The participation in a video conference, once you get the hang of it, is for me just like having a quick face to face chat with a colleague, and cuts down on driving, carbon emissions and … Read more
If you thought this would never happen because it would take hell to freeze over, it must have. Well at least that’s the rumor. What I’m hearing is that long time VON business brain-trust, Scott Kargman, and VON Conference impresario, Carl Ford have teamed up with TMC’s Rich Tehrani to produce the 4G Wireless Evolution … Read more
Mike Oeth, the CEO and one of the founders of client Junction Networks shared some news with me recently. It was the kind of news that I liked to hear, because it showed that imagination was alive. With glee in his voice and a smile on his face he told me they had turned the … Read more
The Washington Post via TechCrunch drew attention to the new iSkoot’s client for Skype on the Android G1. My experience with the app was one that was not really what I expected it to be and I really wasn’t going to write about it because I know from experience that the folks at iSkoot are … Read more
An eagle eyed pal pointed out that CounterPath, makers of the EyeBeam and Bria softphones for Macs and PC’s had some job cuts. I’m a fan of their products and have been in trials with their latest Beta release on the Mac that was supposed to have improved echo cancellation. Now I wonder who to … Read more
