Skype Journal

Today I became a virtual (graying) avatar sitting at a backgammon table in a rec room with some rock music playing. This was not a fantasy game rather an introduction to a remarkable new collaborative sharing space. Robin Good dressed in black introduced me to it. Leave a comment or ping me and and I’ll [...]

I’m about to go off and attend the pre-dinner Supernova event. Looks like a great crowd. Plus I put an initial post on the Supernova blog. The copy is also retained below.

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I’ve been looking back over my posts to capture a summary on “presence”, the always-on VoIP factor that radically changes communications VoIP Wi-Fi and Mobility are converging with “presence” to redefine communications environments. A failure to understand “presence” will lead telephony firms towards disaster. Making sense of presence is poorly defined by conventional distinctions between [...]

I’ve been quiet on Skype. A different beta was just released on the forum. Try this link. forum.skype.com :: View topic – 0.98.28 For those interested in how the dial feature will be implemented download it now. SkypeOut’s presence format challenges all traditional softphones designs that are dialer centric. FireFly is another good example of [...]

This post represents quick notes on Skype and Stanaphone. As Om Malik worries about a price war. Frankly I’m just surprised Stanaphone has the money and commitment to go down this route. After Andy Abramson blogged Stanaphone as Free Calling… huh?. I downloaded it and made a couple of phone calls. They were adequate. I [...]

I’m getting inquires and questions. Stuart have you stopped blogging? Why no posts recently? The answer is complicated. This is a story about a blogger who found a new niche in an emerging industry with a new job through blogging. It also contain my thoughts and recommendations for companies that find themselves with a passionate [...]