The Comunicano for Wednesday February 15 2017

    FEBRUARY 15 – ISSUE #23 HUMPDAY…….and there’s tons of NEW and that makes NEWSsurrounding new services releases that are making the rounds today from the likes of Facebook, Signal, Google, Yahoo and Microsoft. They all have decided to unleash new “stuff” that changes the way we consume, communicate, create and deliver information today, and after … Read more

Amazon Chimes Into Conference Calling

In a world full of conference and video conferencing apps largely dominated by Zoom, Go To Meeting, WebEx and UberConference, Amazon has entered the fray with Chime, an AWS powered service. While you can page through the features and pricing that ranges from free to $15.00 a month for the most part Amazon has copied … Read more

The Comunicano for Monday February 6 2017

      FEBRUARY 6 – ISSUE #16 A massive :Thank You All" to the team at Revue for your kind words this past week. Before we jump into the news we have to smile! High praise indeed! The Super Bowl was one of the best games ever, and for the advertisers who took options … Read more

The Arrival of Smarter Video Conference-Acrossio

My agency, Comunicano and I have been involved in a few successes in the conferencing field, starting with SightSpeed (now a part of Logitech), HiDefConferencing (now part of GoToMeeting but originally acquired by Citrix), WebDialogs (acquired by IBM and at the core of SameTime), plus we've kicked around WebRTC since it's earliest of days, working with … Read more

The Comunicano for Friday February 3 2017

      FEBRUARY 3 – ISSUE #15 The big news, especially here in the Southland, is SNAP and their 3 billion dollar IPO. There’s lots of coverage on it, with some deep insight from the Wall Street Journal’s Joanna Stern and the Business Insider as well as the L.A. Times. The stories around the … Read more

The Comunicano for Wednesday February 1 2017

      FEBRUARY 1 – ISSUE #13 Wednesdays are always interesting news days. Waking up and seeing how the EU is really ending roaming charges across Europe in June of this year, after all the years we worked with Truphone, has me wondering about the company’s fate. Of course the elimination of roaming doesn’t … Read more

Polycom Still In the Hardware World

Having been in the collaboration game since the days of SightSpeed, the original laptop video conferencing service that was acquired by Logitech, it's really funny to see how what's old is new again. That's why even with new ownership, Polycom continues have its head in the hardware world while the rest of the industry is … Read more

The Comunicano for Tuesday January 31 2017

      JANUARY 31 – ISSUE #12 Money is the top theme today and not only from VC types of stories. The impact of ride sharing services like Uber and Lyft is impacting the taxi medallion lenders…Crowdfunding for startup companies under the Jobs Act is beginning to show cracks and issues…WeWork may see money … Read more