VOIP IP Telephony (Free subscription) | 09/26/2008
Andy Abramson has created a new acronym for all those Skype message spam we are getting these days! He calls it SKUUM for SKYPE UNWANTED/UNAPPROVED MESSAGING. More info and a link to an article on his site, VoIP Watch http://snapvoip.blogspot.com/ Tags: Skype , VoIP Spam , VoIP Watch Snap Voip Copyright © 2005-2008 SnapVoip, Published by snapvoip.blogspot.com. Proper link backs are needed...
Jon Arnold's Blog (Free subscription) | 08/29/2008
I had to smile when I saw this post from Andy Abramson this morning. The topic was about Yankee Group laying off 20 analysts, which is not a good news story, but Andy captured the essence of what it really means. I wasn't aware of the news as I don't have that much day-to-day contact with the U.S. analyst community. For the most part, indies like me are invisible to these firms,...
VOIP IP Telephony (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Andy Abramson of VoIP Watch is reporting that Virgo Publishing has acquired the VON Assets that we all have been wondering about for some time. According to the press release, which is also on Andy's post, Virgo plans to carry out the VON traditions. But I guess we will have to wait and see. Snap VoIP Tags: VON , VoIP Watch , Virgo Publishing Snap Voip Copyright © 2005-2008 SnapVoip,...
Alec Saunders (Free subscription) | 08/22/2008
... chosen not to allow VoIP conversations. Umm? What about Airfone? Been around for years! Anyway, Andy Abramson did successfully have a call from his seat yesterday , using the new Phweet service. How? Well, Phweet uses a flash based client. It’s not Skype, and clearly Aircell isn’t sniffing for whatever protocol Phweet’s client uses. Related articles by Zemanta Skype on the Airplane:...
VoIP News (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
VoIP Watch really likes Jazinga. Apparently, Andy Abramson has been using it for awhile and only has the highest regard for the service … Inclarity has launched a fixed mobile convergence service in the UK. Read about it on VoIP News across the pond. VoIP and Gadgets Blog has the low down on the G1 - the [...]
Web Worker Daily (Free subscription) | 09/26/2008
... heavy stock card type. Towards the end of the event however, I witnessed “business card nirvana”. Andy Abramson and I were chatting about mobile technologies over drinks when all of sudden he whips out his BlackBerry to send a text message. Note : we don’t recommend nor condone drinking and texting here at WWD. Andy asked for my e-mail address as he’s texting something to 41411....
jkOnTheRun (Free subscription) | 09/19/2008
Last night after the Mobilize conference, I had a great time meeting attendees from all over. Andy Abramson was one of those and we spent a good fifteen minutes talking mobile tech. Andy lives such a mobile lifestyle that it was awesome to discuss new tools he's using. When he...
VoIP User (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
are now taking nominations for the . You can nominate online and if you're happy with your provider, nominate them! The Awards Ceremony itself is to be held at the House of Commons in December. Judges are Kerry Ritz (), Dean Bubley (), Andy Abramson () and Martin Geddes (). Should be an interesting event.
VoIP News (Free subscription) | 09/18/2008
This isn’t so much VoIP related, but it is. One of my favorite VoIP bloggers, Andy Abramson, is facing a very difficult life circumstance. Fortunately VoIP has helped him stay connected to business and family as he and his wife traverse the country. Read his blog post here. Are you missing the IT Expo? If so, [...]
VoIP News (Free subscription) | 09/16/2008
It’s the darndest thing. The New York Times managed to write an entire article about the two sides of using VoIP while flying the friendly skies without once mentioning the call that will live in infamy: When Andy Abramson and Joanna Stern were able to get around the supposed VoIP block and have a full phone [...]
Alec Saunders (Free subscription) | 09/22/2008
... have them any more after reading this document. On this morning’s Calliflower Conference Call : Andy Abramson , Dan York , James Body , Jim Courtney , Michael Graves , Nick Desbarats , Phil Wolff , Sergio Meinardi, Bill Volk, and Tom Orr. And here are the chat wall posts , and the recording. Related articles by Zemanta Labels launch slotMusic format, miss point of digital music MicroSD...
NewTeeVee (Free subscription) | 09/20/2008
... the boycott Skype movement. No Skypecasts, no Skype.” Meanwhile, in a column about the decision , Andy Abramson of VoIP Watch speculated that eBay was shortsightedly paring Skype down to bare essentials. In a followup to the angry chorus, Skype-affiliated blogger Parkes wrote that the reason for the shutdown “was simply because we want to focus on making Skype software for Windows,...
Alec Saunders (Free subscription) | 09/19/2008
... through the rest of the list of topics I had. On the Calliflower Conference Call : Hudson Barton, Andy Abramson, Jim Courtney, Mark Hewitt, Jeb Brilliant, Ian Hood, Bill Volk, James Body, Stuart Henshall, Jonathan Jensen, Tom Orr, Pat Phelan, Sergio Meinardi, Dan Rockwell, Heather Olson, and Michael Robertson
Jon Arnold's Blog (Free subscription) | 09/12/2008
Blogging is a bit light this week, for reasons I cannot say. However, Andy Abramson had a post from yesterday that caught my eye, and is rather timely with TMC's IT Expo coming next week. His post is titled "Trade Shows are Boring" , and reflects his ennui with CTIA , which he attended this week. Bascially, he's saying the show was pretty dull and was in sharp contrast to the energy...
Alec Saunders (Free subscription) | 09/07/2008
Image via CrunchBase, source unknown I had dinner with Andy Abramson and Chris Shipley last night, on the eve before DEMOfall officially kicked off. Andy’s wine dinners are famous in tech circles, and this one was no different. And, as is Andy’s custom at these events, he asks each of those invited to stand up [...]
