335 posts tagged lucafiligheddu

For those who, like me, are already missing VON conferences, I recommend to read this blog post by pal Jon Arnold. It’s a thoughtful post on why VON has been shut down and what there can be next. Who knows, maybe eComm is really the event that will take the place left by VON in terms of innovation in the communication space.

What is gonna happen if the giant mobile operator Vodafone acquires Tiscali, one of the biggest service providers in Europe? Vodafone is already working hard to push to the market an advanced FMC offering for the consumer and business market, hence this would surely be a strategic acquisition for them.  Moreover, Vodafone bought Tele2 Italy and Spain some time ago, too.

After some speculations and rumors, Plaxo announces today that they’ve been acquired by Comcast. Plaxo will be part of Comcast Interactive Media and will continue to develop their product in their headquarter in Mountain View.  Plaxo and Comcast have been working together for the past year on a number of initiatives.

Tommaso Sorchiotti, blogger at www.microblogging.it and David Casalini (www.beemood.com) are the organizers of the first MicroBlogging BarCamp, taking place on May 24th in Milan. This is an sign that something important is happening in this area.

Vapps announces the rebranding of their conferencing suite with the name HiDef Conferencing. “We believe it’s definitely a tool for improved productivity because High-Definition Conferencing participants tell us the clarity they’re experiencing lets them better understand everyone speaking, especially those with foreign accents,” he said.

eBay owns a minority stake of Craigslist but it seems that Craiglists is not happy about that. A spy story behind the two most popular classifieds and auctions websites on the Internet? In addition to unfair competition and fraudulent business claims, the countersuit accuses eBay of copyright

Nimbuzz, the mobile VoIP/IM service I blogged about a couple of times in the past, announced today the availability of some new interesting features that help them to target social networks more closely and to offer mobile users an integrated and effective user experience. “Everyone loves Skype (on the PC).

The demise of Pulvermedia and the resignation of their chairman Jeff Pulver, father of VON conferences, are a big KO for the whole VoIP market. The biggest short-term problem I see here is all about communication between Pulvermedia and all the players, sponsors, delegates involved with VON conferences.

The bullet point # 9 of my VoIP Predictions for 2008 was unfortunately right. After Jangl, it seems that TalkPlus is going to be shut down / sold soon. We have heard from reliable sources that TalkPlus, San Mateo, Calif. Company is going nowhere fast.

Jimmy Atkinson at VOIP Now, finally back after a long blogging pause, put together a comprehensive list of 100 Telecom blog divided into seven main groups: VoIP, Corporate Blogs, Mobile Blogs, Wireless Blogs, Outside the US, Niche and Toys and Gadgets.