In reading the news about Nuance pulling the plug on the consumer business of SpinVox (a company I never believed in) the only thing I can say is PHONETAG! The company, recently acquired by Ditech is poised to pick up the wandering customers who relied on speech to text translation regardless of however the translation … Read more
Thanks to Craig Walker and his team at GoogleVoice, the case of the missing Gizmo In numbers has been solved. It seems that a script error caused the numbers to go dark, and not appear. That problem has been resolved and the numbers are now back in their rightful place. With the users. One note … Read more
I find it amazing how many “new” services either come to me for representation or I read about who choose to position themselves as “another take on GrandCentral/GoogleVoice.” Talk about being super “me too.” Take the About.com recap about PhoneBooth, a new service from Bandwidth.com. The about.com piece screams of messaging and positioning that’s all … Read more
Very quietly, Gizmo5 users in the USA have lost their USA dial in numbers. Without warning and no notice that my USA numbers would not be renewed I have lost my USA numbers assigned to two different Gizmo accounts. That of course leads me to suspect something is up. So here are a few thoughts: … Read more
It was great to be in attendance at the trade tasting portion of the San Diego/Del Mar edition of the 2010 Family Winemakers of California tasting after a hiatus of a few years. The event, which is always packed, showcased a number of wineries from far and near. For me, it was a chance to … Read more
When you look at how low mobile broadband pricing is getting in the UK with a 2 year agreement, you have to just scratch your heads in the USA and wonder why we are being asked to pay so much, especially when the coverage for 3G is so sparse. It seems the USA based mobile … Read more
Prepaid data for the same price as a contract? Well, that’s nothing to sneeze at. As a matter of fact, the no contract rate with Virgin Mobile now available in the USA mirrors what I see when I travel internationally. The arrival of real true pre-paid data in the USA.
Today, I deleted my foursquare.com account. I did it for one reason, and one reason only. I don’t like “playing games.” Oh, I don’t mean the idea of being a Mayor, or getting badges. Those things I did as a boy. “Playing.” But Andy grew up a long time a go. A very long time … Read more
Today, I deleted my foursquare.com account. I did it for one reason, and one reason only. I don’t like “playing games.” Oh, I don’t mean the idea of being a Mayor, or getting badges. Those things I did as a boy. “Playing.” But Andy grew up a long time a go. A very long time … Read more
By Tuesday, Willi’s Wine Bar will be finished it’s renovation and will be new, but as with any city, there are always new restaurants that can tease, tempt and tantalize, and of course, Paris, is clearly a town of the latter. Beyond Willi’s new look (don’t worry, the old bar with zinc will remain) I’ve … Read more
