Over the past two months you may have noticed that my blogging activity has not had the usual frequency of at least one post every day or two. And during the past three weeks it really amounted to reporting on the launch of client In Store Solutions’ FREETALK Everyman headset. Have I lost interest [...]
Voice On The Web
Voice On the Web’s Subscription Calling Plan page has been updated. Also Skype is offering a 25% discount on Skype Calling Plans if purchased prior to May 6, 2009.
Earlier this week Skype announced the addition of an “Unlimited Country” plan to the three plans available to Skype users in the U.S. and Canada. At the [...]
Skype News, Skype for Personal, Using Skype, Voice On The Web
You may notice a slightly different appearance to Voice On The Web today. On Sunday blogger Luca Filigheddu expounded on the virtues of Thesis as a WordPress theme, with his post Here Is The Best Wordpress Theme Ever: Thesis, as a result today we changed over to the much heralded Thesis theme for Voice On [...]
Voice On The Web
Earlier today I wrote my final post at Skype Journal: Jim Courtney moves on. Let me tell you about the objectives for Voice On The Web:
To provide an ongoing weblog featuring editorial opinions, commentary on the business aspects of emerging communications, product and service reviews, as well as tips for using Skype and other [...]
Communications News, Skype Partner News, Voice On The Web
At VON Canada 2005 I first met Stuart Henshall, the founder of Skype Journal; this Canadian VON event attracted bloggers from across North America. It was the only North American opportunity to hear Skype founder Nicklas Zennstrom personally while he was in legal limbo in the U.S. Later that year I was asked to write [...]
Communications News, Voice On The Web
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by Jim Courtney on Wed, Sep 3, 2008 8:09 pm
When I started learning about the new Google Chrome browser yesterday, ghosts of past PC software were awakened. In a post on GigaOm, Chrome-Induced Deja Vu, I have related how reading about Google Chrome as a web browser brought back thoughts of my days involving Quarterdeck where we had a product that provided application multi-tasking [...]
Communications Stories, Misc
This is another in my catch-up series (first post here) – and I’m slow in getting a second one out. About three weeks ago Phil and I wrote three posts about SightSpeed’s new partnership with Dell where SightSpeed is providing the infrastructure for Dell Video Chat. In my second post I discussed the role CxO’s [...]
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On Wednesday eBay released their quarterly financial results, including an update on Skype usage. This chart presents the trend lines over the past year.
The only other information that came out in the call:
Over 25% of all Skype-to-Skype calls involve video
Skype is "double-digit" profitable (along with PayPal)
Comments:
It is apparent that the MySpace agreement contributed to the [...]
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Since 1996 I have been involved in buying Dell laptops and desktop PC’s, not only for my own use but also helping friends and non-profits acquire PC’s for their personal and business needs. A constant throughout most of that period was that each of these PC’s came with a digital media offering called Musicmatch. Not [...]
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Last week Dell launched its new Studio line of laptops. According to Mobile Review (17") and PC Mag (15") — both of which gave them an "Editor’s Choice" designation, this line is a cross of the Inspiron consumer line’s pricing and the XPS laptops’ reputation for having "desktop" horsepower. Apparently the ability to make a [...]
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Ever since it was launched at what turned out to be the last Comdex a few years ago, SightSpeed has always impressed with its video technology leadership. They have established a position as a leader in video messaging and, more recently, took feedback from small business users to build a business video conferencing service complete [...]
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