Being “offline” is a great way to think about the online world. Over the last two days “offline” (for the most part) I have been thinking a lot about the online world, most specifically about how, in a world that is continuosly changing, does a marketer keep up with the changing ways in which people consume content online.
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Thoughts From A Communications Burnout
Add comment August 18th, 2008
The iPhone’s VoIP capability is a dud.
When I first got my iPhone I was giddy over the prospects of being able to leverage the phone’s WiFi capabilities to send and receive WiFi calls. As it quickly approaches one year with my iPhone, I realize that not much has changed and that the promise that the iPhone once held for mobile voip caling is dwindling with each day.
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iPhone VoIP is a Dud
Add comment August 16th, 2008
I got an interesting piece of mail from the folks at Google today. It was an offer for $250 worth of Google Adwords. While this isn’t the first time I have gotten a mailer like this, what struck me as odd is that the company name on the mailing address was “SIP TO THE SKYPE NETWORK” a company I have zero affiliation with, but whose offering is, to say the least, “very targeted” to someone in my industry and profession. (See image below).
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Skype and Google Sharing Customer Data to Sell Targeted Ads?
Add comment August 15th, 2008
By now you have probably heard about Nortel’s acquisition of Pingtel, what it means for open source telephony and all of the other blah that comes with a large company acquiring another company with open source roots (and community) during a less then “hot” period for VoIP related news.
But is this news important and does it really impact Nortel or the industry at large?
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What is Open Source Really Worth to Nortel?
Add comment August 14th, 2008
JAJAH, a managed services provider in IP-telecommunications, has announced a partnership with Mobivox provide mutually beneficial services. Jajah platform has been selected by MOBIVOX, for call termination and a range of other back-end service management functions. The Mobovox’s voice-enabling application platform will be utilized by Jajah to to launch JAJAH Concierge. This value-added service allows JAJAH customers to use voice commands to make a hands-free JAJAH call or group call, send an SMS message and more. This comes at a time when there is rise in legislation, most recently in California, requiring hands-free phone calls while driving.
“This is a great partnership between two companies at the forefront of the development of voice 2.0 services,” said Trevor Healy, JAJAH CEO in a press release. “MOBIVOX customers benefit from enhanced voice quality, while continuing to use the service they know and love. At the same time, we are delighted to offer JAJAH customers a new service developed on MOBIVOX’s voice application platform.”
JAJAH Concierge
With JAJAH Concierge, which voice activates JAJAH’s core services there is no more scrolling through address books or dialing long phone numbers. This free service gives every JAJAH customer a local number which can be used to initiate phone calls, send a text message or establish conference calls, all at JAJAH’s low rates and without lifting a finger.
To use JAJAH Concierge:
1. Go to www.jajahconcierge.com to get your local access number.
2. Call your local access number; JAJAH Concierge will answer with a personal greeting and await your instructions.
3. Say the name of the person from your contact list you wish to call and your Concierge will connect you.
4. Concierge can also add other parties to the call, send an SMS or add a contact to your JAJAH address book.
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Jajah And MOBIVOX Offer Jajah Concierge For Hands Free Calling.
Add comment August 11th, 2008