Re/Code and others are now reporting that Skype's CEO Tony Bates is leaving Microsoft. To me, this is not a surprise at all. Privately I mentioned to others close to Skype and Microrosft well in advance of the appointment of any inside candidate to the role of CEO at Microsoft would cause an immediate departure … Read more
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
8×8's CEO Bryan Martin was featured in an NBC TV news feature in the Bay Area about the second coming of the technology boom in Silicon Valley as the Nasdaq, where many tech companies list their stock reached a twelve year high. Watch the video. My take–we're seeing a new renaissance of sorts in technology. … Read more
I love WhatsApp. I use it daily, especially to stay in touch with friends in Europe and elsewhere to avoid the costs of SMS. Sure, I can use GoogleVoice, but if those across the water don't have a US based GoogleVoice number it means an international SMS. Whatsapp helps me avoid that. Recently rumors of … Read more
