TelepocalypseYou say "convergence", I say "collision"Bed-bound broadband- May 29, 2008 It&8217;s 1.17am. I&8217;m sending a 21Mb file to a printing service for reproduction for a client workshop. It says it&8217;ll take another 19 minutes to upload. If anyone ever asks you &8220;what on earth will people do with all that bandwidth&8221;, the answer is &8220;go to bed earlier&8221;. Posted by Martin Geddes at 01:17 AM Comments: (post your comment) Enjoy Telepocalypse Then try Telco 2.0™: Making money in an IP worldhttp://www.telepocalypse.net/archives/001138.html Big thing next- May 14, 2008 Andy asks &8220;what&8217;s next&8221;, and suggests video as the big growth area. My compass suggests the following developments. 1. The macro picture: growth switches from Internet services to location services to &8216;situation&8217; services. This is stuff like QR codes, and being able to interact with the environment right around you. Why can&8217;t you get the commentary in the museum by entering the exhibit number into your cellphone 2. We see an ever-stronger shift to 2-sided...http://www.telepocalypse.net/archives/001137.html Speaking of which, why...- May 9, 2008 &8230;don&8217;t we automatically keep, transcribe and index our half of all the calls we make After all, it&8217;s our speech. No need to record what the other person said. Just don&8217;t use a speakerphone! Why do we insist on &8216;all or nothing&8217; Where&8217;s the Gmail for phone calls Something that lets me search my life history of chatter. PS - Skype chat search is rubbish. Posted by Martin Geddes at 03:06 PM Comments: (post your comment) PaulSweeney May 9, 2008 03:57 PM:I.http://www.telepocalypse.net/archives/001136.html |