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GIPS – once GlobalIP Sound goes to Google. Skype and Strategy

May 19, 2010
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GIPS sells out to Google! Congrats to my friends at GIPS and to Andy and the Comunicano team for he’s been part of a successful exit yet again. What will Google do with it? We don’t know yet. Will it be embedded into Android? What’s the impact re video? What will be the impact on [...]

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Skype and iPhone 4.0 – Watch everyone now scramble….Telecoms and Social Networks

April 8, 2010

For the first time in a long while it almost appears Skype is on a trajectory to really change the world. It took Apple rather than Skype to figure it out. While Apple dragged their feet on early VoIP apps running in the background they built up a user base that can potentially carry Skype [...]

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Skype introduces “slob view cam” via LG and Panasonic TV’s.

January 5, 2010
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Just tweeted that the Skype integration with LG and Panasonic TV’s raises some interesting usability questions and options. LG, Panasonic to Add Skype to TVs – WSJ.com. On further reflection this may be the rise of ‘slob view cam’. Skype Technologies SA has partnered with LG Electronics Inc. and Panasonic Corp., saying the companies will [...]

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RTX DualPhone 3088 – Skype without the PC

January 2, 2010

Who wants to Skype without a computer? Is Skype relevant or more relevant when the computer is no longer required? Two use cases really show how Skype usage is changing. One on mobiles like the iPhone Skype app (which fails the always on test) and then there is the traditional handset. Over years of testing [...]

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Should a Social Skype add Skeets? How does Skype compete with Twitter? A Rant!

November 10, 2009

I’d love to see Skype follow Brian McConnell’s advice on @gigaom and add an open status updating mechanism.  See my “Skype Will Never Beat Facebook from Jan09 so this isn’t the first time it has been discussed in the Skypeosphere. However, he has to go further and I believe Twitter is equally dangerous and may [...]

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Skype Developers Long Ago Moved On. — We are looking for the next thing.

September 11, 2009

When Skype was sold in 2005 I effectively turned my back on them. More than most I’d put in hours working on my business and theirs. I was effectively an unpaid Skype evangelist before Skype blogs, before people even realized the power of blogs and social media. Social Networks hardly existed at the time. Helping [...]

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iPhone Skype Freeing Me from PC Tyranny

April 15, 2009

Not had much time or quiet to complete posts recently. Of course I downloaded Skype for iPhone on the first day! It works with 3.0 installed and I’ve had the time since to play with it. It is very very good. All the reviews have been written so I won’t review them or refer to [...]

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OpenSky – Gizmo5 to Skype Calls – Some Issues | Some Questions

February 10, 2009

I’ve had an interesting email exchange with Michael Robertson this morning as I asked a few questions about his new OpenSky product.  This new Gizmo5 calling service “OpenSky” creates a gateway so anyone can call a Skype contact from any number. As always with Gizmo they have all the routing capabilities from mobile, from web, [...]

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Skype Will Never Beat Facebook

January 9, 2009

When a friend starts a post with a “you will think I’m nuts …” I know he’s a real buddy of mine. Luca asks today How Can Skype Become The Next Facebook? I’d have to say no way! My reasons are supported by some of the reasons he provides in his post and some of [...]

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Skype Mac 2.8 Beta – +Sharing – Mood

January 6, 2009

Skype’s taken the wraps off their 2.8 beta for Mac last night at CES and it’s the first time I’ve felt like progress has been made on the overall product in years. Dan York’s was the first review I read and very complete. I’ve also scanned others from Phil and Jim. In the end I [...]

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2009 – We are Talking Emerging Communications Again!

January 1, 2009

Periodically a new buzz arises around VoIP’s future. I’ve just been reading posts by Jeff Pulver, Jon Arnold, Ken Camp, Andy Abramson and Lee Dryburgh. I naturally have my own perspective, both as a user and strategically. My position is simple. It’s about conversations. And if you want to change telecom you must shift power [...]

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Skype and 14m! – No big deal!

October 20, 2008

There are days when a number brings home the real reality of VoIP and it’s real irrelevance. Should I perhaps too be celebrating that Skype crossed 14 million users concurrently online?  What does this number mean in real terms and is it important? So my point tonight re irrelevance relates to size. 14 million online [...]

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Skype Rates and SkypeToGo

April 21, 2008

While lots of Skype news today is about their new rates my rummaging around in the details finally got me to take a look at SkypeToGo. SkypeToGo creates a local number for you to dial into. You can also assign up to six frequent names or use it as a way to dial PSTN numbers [...]

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eComm – rethinking the thinking -

March 5, 2008

I’m looking forward to eComm on March 12 to 14. Although I had to wonder about “radical innovation” tied to Skype, Google and Ribbit. eComm™ is a brand new telecom event for those interested in radical innovation and seizing the next opportunity wave. Skype will open day one, Google day two and Ribbit day three. [...]

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Voice Enabling the iPhone – iAssistant?

March 4, 2008

Wouldn’t it be nice to never dial a number again. What if you could just push one button and call all your friends by name? That in a nutshell is what Mobivox does. She’s a call assistant. “Hi Stuart. Who would you like to call?” My video examples below show how you can voice-enable the [...]

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