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  • FCC Looking For Tech Donations

    The FCC is looking for technology donations for their Tech Experience Center.  This is a no-brainer for technology vendors and donating their latest and greatest should be a priority.  Service providers should take a close look at this program and see how they might be able to donate tech service examples.  This might be a…

  • A Honeymoon Period for Brands on Facebook

    Although it states the obvious, as Jeremy Toeman pointed out in a tweet this morning, an AdWeek article about the results of a recent survey of Facebook users has some good pearls of wisdom  for independent communications companies wanting to create a fan base via Facebook.     The people most likely to be supporters…

  • Help On Demand – Online and On TV

    HDTV calibration is another innovative way SureWest Communications is adding value to its bundled service offering. They are doing this through a series of on-demand videos that help people calibrate their televisions. The videos provide an easy to follow along tutorial on how to adjust contrast, brightness, resolution and color. What is amazing about this…

  • Music for the Living Room and Beyond – A Look at MOG

    Does technology drive us apart? This was an interesting question posed in a Rockline interview with the Wilson sisters of the rock band Heart. With MP3 players, game devices and smart phones, people may be connected, but, as Stephen Stills might say, not necessarily connected with the ones they are with. The timing of last…

  • Using the Old Social Network to Create a New One

    The subject line of the email from Alan Toman was simply, “Your Perspective.” The email explained that he was on a mission to speak to at least 100 people over the course of a couple of weeks, so he could directly ascertain the state of the economy, understand how various market segments were doing, where…

  • Fingerprinting – More than Just Piracy Detection

    Last week’s decision by a German court that YouTube must pay compensation for user-uploaded content that violated copyright reinforces the importance that web site owners have rights to the content on their web site. This decision also points to the need to detect what content users are uploading; it is not enough to trust the…