ATT is seriously going for it… pushing TV and Direct Mail (I’ve gotten at least 3 kits) hard, and working the retail channel now as well. The partnerships underscore the importance of VoIP in AT&T’s long-term plans. The phone giant recently said it would stop selling local voice services to new residential customers because of … Read moreAmazon to sell AT&T’s Net phone service
I actually just saw a phone booth poster ad for this show and I have to say while I noticed it, the look of it was more Dawsons Creek than K-Street. I’m not sure how promoting this to reporters and to convention attenders is going to gain enough interest — especially with the intense distraction … Read moreWB Is Lobbying Political Junkies
Just caught this over at Om’s blog… Vonage, in a bitter feud with AT&T’s CallVantage and other VoIP service providers raised a whopping $105 million Wednesday, bringing its total VC funding to $208 million. Incidentally that’s $8 million more than the amount earmarked by AT&T to promote its VoIP services. To fans of World Series … Read moreVonage gets $105 million
As I mentioned previously Chatter Email is an amazing email application that allows for IMAP accounts to push and sync messages automatically on a Treo. (For now it only works on Treo, though might eventually work on an OS 5 device with bluetooth connectivity to a phone.) Based on a post I just read and … Read morePush RSS – Total Connectivity
This is a cool potentially helpful site… it’d be great to be able to sort or search… Tari Akpodiete has what might be called a mildly unnatural preoccupation with banner ads. For the last couple of years, she’s been copying just about every one she’s come across onto a website, and in the process has … Read moreBanner Report
Just watching the Olympics and after the 100 Fly final heard that Michael Phelps has decided to pass his place to Ian Crocker, whom he touched out (.04) in the Fly final. Crocker is the world record holder, the guy who Michael has woken up to every day as motivation and he lets him go … Read moreMichael Phelps is a class act
When I initially heard that VW was going to make a run at the luxury car space as VW, I thought they were crazy, but they apparently wanted to show the world, “just how good a car they can make.” If I find some time, I’ll track that quote down… it was in Fortune or … Read moreVW begging customers to buy Phaetons
Publicist and back up challenged Lizzie Grubman is getting her own reality show on MTV called PoweR Girls. Debuting in Spring 2005, the show will tag along Grubman and her team of celebu-snarkers as they sachet through Manhattan, LA, Hamptons and Miami nightlife in search of the latest Lohan boob sighting or Hilton beating. It … Read moreHit and Run TV
Peer-to-peer file-sharing services Morpheus and Grokster are legal, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday. The decision is a blow for record labels and movie studios which sued the peer-to-peer operators claiming that the services should be held liable for the copyright infringement of their users. [Wired News]
The plan best include a solid legal team… I love the sound of this, but think the lawyers for the MPAA are going to freak out. Sounds awesome… let’s wish them luck! If everything goes to plan, Sling Media, a San Francisco based start-up, at year end will begin selling the SlingBox Personal Broadcaster (MSRP … Read moreSlingBox Personal Broadcaster
I am unfortunatley not one of the lucky ones… just yet. The first external beta version of Skype Technologies’ free voice over IP (VoIP) software for Mac OS X has been distributed to a limited number of testers and is expected to reach public beta in the coming months. [AppleInsider | First beta of Skype … Read moreFirst beta of Skype for Mac OS X
Mac based blackberry users just got a whole lot happier… This integrates throug hiSync and enables full 2-way sync. La Jolla, CA–August 2004–Information Appliance Associates, creators of the original Mac-to-Pocket-PC sync solution, announces the new release of PocketMac Blackberry Edition, the first ever tool to sync Mac users’ data with RIM BlackBerry handhelds. “We’re incredibly … Read morePocketMac BlackBerry Edition
This week, two very interesting marketing experiments blew up in the faces of those who decided to launch… First – Real launches a blog – Freedom of Music which was a valiant effort to stick it to Apple in order to open the iPod to support Harmony and the Real music store. Too bad they … Read moreThose must be …Bad Idea Jeans
This is a great feature for a great service… which reminds me… I need to snap more moblog shots! We’re pleased to introduce Organizr, the latest addition to the Flickr toolbox, to help you more easily store, sort, search and share your photos. Organizr is a powerful tool that enables you to quickly find and … Read moreFlickr: Organizr
I’m sure you are as surprised as I am… Security researchers inspecting a new update to Microsoft Corp.’s Windows XP found two software flaws that could allow virus writers and malicious hackers to sidestep new security features in the operating system. [InfoWorld]
One of the unique features this phone has is what T-Mobile is calling e-mail triggers which send can smart a sms linked to the actual email in your inbox. It’s a slick sounding method of push email that you can control based on filters for your mail. Not all your messages will do this, unless … Read moreHP taking pre-orders on their h6315 Pocket PC Phone
Interesting piece in USA Today on a new standard for tracking TV ads as well as ads across other mediums… Seems to have good buy-in from both networks and advertisers. The top four U.S. broadcast networks — CBS, ABC, NBC and Fox — have signed on to comply with a new 12-character code for tracking … Read moreDigitally Tracking Ads
This is a nice interview with Joi Ito … great with the morning espresso. Halley Suitt interviews entrepreneur and venture capitalist Joichi Ito about the way the web, cellular, social software and other technologies developed concurrently in the US and Japan from the 1980’s up to the present. [IT Conversations]
PalmInfocenter reviews the eagerly anticipated SD WiFI card… It would be nice if all SD capable devices (like the Treo) were also supported but I understand there are some device specific issues for each one to get it to work. The new SD WiFi card from palmOne is a long overdue wireless accessory. The card … Read morepalmOne SD WiFi Card
If you use your Palm or Treo to do email you’ve probably run across SnapperMail which has been widely regarded as the best client for POP and in the current beta IMAP as well. The UI and support for many devices is great, but as anyone testing things out has noticed the price for IMAP, … Read morePalm email just got a whole lot more interesting