If I ever could get around writing the Andy Wine Bar Book, I may have now found the tool that can make it happen. It’s called Blurb and it has the potential to decimate the self publishing sector as it combines RSS, Word and Publisher sectors into making a real book. The way I see … Read more
Now fresh ice cream can be found everywhere. Perfect for supermarkets and convenience stores, it’s the slurpee on steroids. Currently seeking funding, the very cool, Moo Bella may be the tastiest company at Demo!
I’m in Phoenix, with the folks from iotum. They debut something really cool tomorrow, but mumms the word until then. My fingers are taped when it comes to them !! Demo is really cool this year. 68 companies and 700 people are attending and the VC’s are swarming, all looking for the next big thing. … Read more
Level3 is all about being the carriers carrier when it comes to VoIP. While they may not be the least expensive (some say they are far from that) they do continue to build out their relationships with the USA’s leading cable operators nationwide, this time with Charter Comunications.
Om has the definitive piece on the FON venture and how they are now backed by 2.0 companies Skype and Google. The implications on how this impacts the traditional telcos are enourmous and it also puts the idea of alliances, and with it, some Balkanizing of the ‘Net more in play. Clearly the lines are … Read more
The fact that ISP’s can’t figure out a way to filter spam effectively, or more importantly, control it’s origination may be what spurs further growth of IM and VoIP. That is if we don’t see a tiered, Balkanizing of the ‘Net as we know it. It seems AOL is trying to lead the way with … Read more
VoIP is continuing to ramp here in the USA, but also expected to grow around the world as more and more access providers get into the game, and as both bundling and unbundling options appear on the scene. All this leads to the need for real standards to be maintained and followed, QoS and SLA’s … Read more
Microsoft is clearly not asleep at the switch and in this well written and in depth article Olga Kharif of Business Week has clearly defined the landscape and who the Redmond based giant is going after. Skype/eBay and Google Microsoft plans to integrate three main features into their overall suite of user capabilities: In Windows … Read more
Long time pal Shel Israel has co-authored with Robert Scobble a kick**** book about blogging. Shel is an awesome story teller and gifted blogger. He also provides some exceptional coverage of the best conferences via his Conferenza reports. A reformed PR guy and all around nice guy, if you’re in the Toronto area, you should … Read more
Reports are that the cut downs are happening at both Level3 and AT&T/SBC. More folks get the news next week my sources tell me….That means for startups there are going to be some very talented people who are better off not being in the corporate world and can bring value to an early stage company.
