My Travel Tips Are Going Viral

Of late I've been helping contribute to other blogs, sharing my knowledge and insight after years of going on the road. By sharing these tips I'm helping those who have yet to go through the whole process of staying connected on the road. Most recenly, the L.A. Times Travel Editor sought me out to be … Read more

AT&T-Sponsored Data-It’s Nothing New, But It Could Become Very New

I find the brewing pot of noise around sponsored data that AT&T announced this week all to be a bit funny. Why? Sponsored "data" has been around for a very long time. Radio programs were sponsored as far back as the 1920s. Public television has been sponsored since the 1950. Just as mobile data runs … Read more

The Comunicano Daily for Wednesday January 1 2014

    The Comunicano Daily       So it's a New Year and I'm still over in Portugal for another 24 hours, then over to London for some quick meetings and a flight back to the west coast just in time to head to Las Vegas for CES…So, taking a look at the stories … Read more

LTE-Advanced is a Sports Programming Opportunity on Steroids

The flying P has been the Flyers' primary logo since the beginning. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) LTE Advanced is something I'm starting to see rolling out as I travel. It's actually been here in Portugal for about a year though not really named LTE-A. The speeds are insane. Something like 150 megs on mobile. So what this … Read more

The Comunicano Daily for Wednesday December 31 2013-End of The Year Edition

        The Comunicano Daily       As the year ends, we can both look back and look forward. The New York Time's John Markoff who has made a career looking at the Internet and Silicon Valley has a well balanced look at where the Internet is going in today's New York Times. Om … Read more

The Comunicano Daily for Monday December 30 2013

        The Comunicano Daily       Over the weekend I was joined by a group of ex-pats and fellow global nomads whom pal Craig Walker of UberConference introduced me to. It started with an email, led to a Skype call, then we used email, Twitter and iMessaging to coordinate meeting up, all … Read more

The Comunicano Daily for Friday December 27 2013

        The Comunicano Daily       Most of the news today has been about the holiday shopping/shipping woes. So we'll start with that and look at some other facts and information surrounding the holiday season. Now..on to the news..          Many shoppers blame online retailers for stealing Christmas: Shipping … Read more

The Comunicano Daily for Wednesday December 25 2013

    The Comunicano Daily       Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Cascais Portugal. Xmas eve brought rain, but now it seems the present of the day is clearing skies and a nice calmer day. As for news, not really much out there. A bunch of wrap up stories, and some looks ahead seem … Read more