Enter Google Voice

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments

Garrett Smith has, I think, the best take I've seen to date on the relaunching of Google Voice (read full post here).   From the post: Slowly but surely Google is piecing ... Read more..

Official: Ribbit acquired by BT for $105 mill

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008 Posted in Grand Central, IfByPhone, Ribbit | Comments

Saw the news first on Luca's blog (OFFICIAL: BT acquires Ribbit for 105 Million).  The press release can be found here. I discussed this previously here, mainly agreeing with Thomas ... Read more..

Voice APIs and Revenue

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 Posted in IfByPhone, Voice 2.0 | Comments

Today was a slightly confusing. Phone Boy wrote a post on GigaOM about Voice APIs, asking "is there money in Voice APIs?" His premise: But is simply providing an ... Read more..

Ribbit acquired by British Telecom

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008 Posted in IfByPhone, Ribbit, Voice 2.0 | Comments

Today, the news hit that Voice 2.0 platform player Ribbit is being bought out for $55 million by British Telecom.  Great work by the Ribbit team. Full disclosure: My employer ... Read more..

Why Voice 2.0 is tied to Social Media

Monday, June 30th, 2008 Posted in Social Media, Voice 2.0 | Comments

epiphany (as defined by Dicitonary.com): a sudden, intuitive perception of or insight into the reality or essential meaning of something, usually initiated by some simple, homely, or commonplace occurrence or ... Read more..

The Internet is a series of Railroads

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 Posted in Net Neutrality, Voice 2.0 | Comments

One of the upcoming issues in the forthcoming Obama\McCain presidential race will be Net Neutrality. The big ISPs want to find all different kinds of ways to profit (read restrict ... Read more..

Voice 2.0 and the long tail

Thursday, May 29th, 2008 Posted in Voice 2.0 | Comments

There are two very good posts today from people at the forefront of Voice 2.0.  Alec Saunders (Jajah change is in the wind) talks intelligently on how carriers are finally ... Read more..