Viodi View – The Bridge Between the Heartland and Silicon Valley

Author: Ken Pyle, Managing Editor

  • Viodi View – 02/03/10

    In a world where telecommunications is a major driver of innovation, is it possible that the applications that make the most difference are the seemingly mundane ones that make us more efficient and help us utilize existing resources? Certainly, a recurring theme of the conferences I have attended over the past couple of weeks is…

  • Waiting for the Bus – a Green App

    Actually, I am no longer waiting for the bus, as the Google maps application for android allows me to quickly find the shortest and most efficient public transport route. In days gone by, I would have have rented a car or taken a taxi when traveling. The Google mapplication takes the guess work out of…

  • You Might Not See This, If You Answered No

    I like the look of the Minnesota Telecom Alliance's revamped web site (I know, the renovation took place months ago).  One of the things that caught my eye today was a real-time poll they had asking the simple question, "Do you use Twitter?"  Presumably, the people taking the poll are primarily people who work for…

  • A PRIMO Event – A Good Idea for Independent Telcos

    A grassroots marketing organization; something the cable industry has done a great job with through their organization, CTAM, but it something that has not taken root in the independent telco industry in the same way. Thus, I was excited to learn more about and to be able to participate in the PRIMO (Public Relations Independent…

  • Round 2 Funding Explained

    Bob Primosh of Wilkinson, Barker, Knauer, LLP, provides a great summary of the round 2 of the broadband stimulus: http://w2i.com/resource_center/the_w2i_report__weekly_newsletter/news/p/id_254

  • Viodi View – 01/22/10

    Navin Johnson– I couldn’t help but think of Steve Martin’s blissfully incompetent character from the classic film The Jerk, while at the recently held Consumer Electronics show in Las Vegas. As you may recall, Navin Johnson stumbled into success and fortune by inventing a pair of glasses that would not slip off one’s nose. It…