Author Archives: Editor
FanGager and Finding Fan Value
Wikipedia At the beginning of my call with Eran Gefen, CEO of NYC-based, FanGager, we talked about how CRM 2.0, and even social CRM are not particularly appropriate labels to describe his company. FanGager software lets businesses measure the frequency … Continue reading
TV Retransmission Fee Dispute: Fox vs Missouri’s KSFX
It’s been about two weeks since I attended Consumer Electronics Week at NYC, watched 3D TV on big screens and small, and met with local TV entrepreneur Jack Perry. TV is still very much on my mind. Perry’s company Syncbak … Continue reading
Bloomberg Complaint Against Comcast: Not Neighborly?
When Comcast acquired NBC from General Electric, one of the conditions in the FCC order approving the acquisition was that this media conglomerate must carry in their existing news neighborhoods “all independent news and business news channels”—like, for example, Bloomberg’s … Continue reading
FYI: Office 365 Is Out of Beta (yawn)
I tried Microsoft’s Office in the cloud last month as a beta user, and I’ve managed to somehow since get my work done without Office 365. I was informed this morning through an email that the product is out of … Continue reading
It had no interest in ensuring that all Americans would have several opportunities to watch The Good Wife on their computer or Internet-capable device in case they were unavailable at the time it aired in their time zone …
Cable Over the Air
At last week’s CEA Line Show, I was reminded again about that other industry that uses wireless and cable transmission to distribute content onto a flat LCD screen. Admittedly, some of my television watching has been replaced by web browsing … Continue reading
Good VoIP Choices from Ars Technica
Ars Technica, a favorite read of mine, answered a question yesterday from a reader seeking a VoIP solution for a remote office situation. In the “Ask Ars” column, Jon Stokes provides a few cloud-based telephony providers that should be familiar … Continue reading
Brief Interlude at CE Week, NYC
The Consumer Electronics Association, better known for its giant show in Las Vegas, launched its first CE Week in New York City. There are events around the city for the next few days, including CEA Research Day at the Time … Continue reading
Download Speed Competition: US Is Definitely Not Number 1
It’s not news that US broadband speeds ain’t world-class. For confirmation, check the OECD’s (Organisation for Economic Cooporation and Development) extensive data sets culled from the advertised speeds of ISPs across many countries. The spreadsheet I looked at, based on … Continue reading
