Looking at the recent Telecom Paper report about Skype and their profitability one has to realize that the law of large numbers is starting to apply to the telecom minutes mover. Their growth by percentage actually is slowing down in percentage of registered users logging on by month, but that’s to be expected as the … Read more
Image via Wikipedia Let’s face it, rumors create headlines, and sometimes reporters get it wrong. That’s the case this past weekend around Google and the non-launch of Google Circles. But, if reporters thought like Fred Shero, the late and former Philadelphia Flyers hockey coach, they would understand tendencies and patterns. Back in 1974 the Flyers … Read more
When I was in Europe my ability to use Skype on some mobile networks made me feel like I had an Android device like the new Motorola Zoom on Verizon. I couldn’t. Gosh, it actually made me appreciate AT&T who has a much better sense of “open” than Verizon Wireless ever will have under current … Read more
Image via Wikipedia Is GetSatisfaction.com's SXSW HomeSick Blues remake/remodel of the Bob Dylan "Homesick Blues" true creative parody or is it a royal ripoff of long time wine maker Randall Grahm's "Sub-terroir Rhonesick Blues" marketing video? Grahm, who I have casually known via wine events and mutual friends since 1989 totally punked the wine reviewer world, taking pots shots … Read more
Today, hundreds of thousands of iPad2s will be sold in all kinds of flavors. WiFi only, WiFi + 3G on AT&T or WiFi + EVDO/3G from Verizon. And like many people who are somewhat frustrated with their experience on AT&T in some markets in the USA, there will be some thought given to buying a … Read more
Skype is adding ads to what will be a new "home" tab in their rapidly becoming a browser experience like client. I recall when J2, the parent company of Jfax added ads. I stopped using it as I didn't want to be paying for a service as a subscriber to be advertised to. To Skype's … Read more
Google has quietly decided to put Gizmo5 to rest. The company, acquired last year from Michael Robertson and his investor partners for $30 million dollars has been integrated into Google Talk for the most part, including the video components that were part of Gizmo5 last incarnation. TechCrunch and others have written the story as well. … Read more
Image via Wikipedia It was an overcast day, but the wind was still, making the short thirty minute drive from Lyon to the town of Ampuis, France, best know for the wine called Cote-Rotie, or the Roasted Slope an easy drive. Even with the cloudy sky and the day starting at 10 the wine world … Read more
Image via Wikipedia If you’re a Danger SideKick user on T-Mobile life just got a little stranger for you, becuase as of May 31, 2011 you won’t be using your Sidekick on their USA network any longer. In many ways the Sidekick was the first cloud device that came along. But it’s had its troubles. … Read more
This caught my eye over the past few days. Gradwell, a UK based service provider has secured an MVNO agreement with 3, and married the mobile piece up with a very nifty hosted platform and in essence is now in the FMC (fixed mobile convergence) business for the business market. While they're steering clear of … Read more
