Viodi View – The Bridge Between the Heartland and Silicon Valley

Author: Ken Pyle, Managing Editor

  • Viodi View – October 23rd, 2009

    The web is still not yet a complete substitute for experiencing the sights, sounds and smells of a place. Even if you are not a football fan, being in the presence of Lambeau Field is impressive. It isn’t just the legendary players and coaches who left an indelible print on football history, what is unique…

  • Viodi View – 10/10/09

    I have been fortunate to participate in a number of customer appreciation days lately. Although these events have the common theme of a true appreciation of the customer, each independent telco puts their unique stamp on their particular event. Whether in a high school gymnasium or a parking lot, these events bring together their respective…

  • Viodi View – 9/25/09

    Summer is now a memory and the fall 2009, trade show season is in full swing. From net neutrality to the stimulus, Washington is providing pretty of fodder for the conference agendas. Alan Weissberger provides a very timely article on a topic that is at the center of many of these conversations. Weissberger caught up…

  • Viodi View – 09/11/2009

    It is hard to believe that it was eight years ago that the brave souls on flight 93 sacrificed their own lives to save the lives of countless others. There are many web sites dedicated to the tragedy of 9/11, but this particular site, www.honorflight93.org, touched me. Maybe it is because my friends involved with…

  • Android Clicks

    Friends at Motorola had hinted to me that an Android-powered Motorola phone was planned for this fall and they were right. Exclusive to T-Mobile, and just one day after no new iPhone announcement from Apple, the newest Motorola phone, the CLIQ, made its debut yesterday at the GigaOM’s Mobilize 09 conference. Like the first Android-powered…

  • Video Innovation in Iowa

    Iowa Independent Telcos have always been at the forefront of adding video and other services to their broadband offerings. It is appropriate then, that the Iowa Telecom Association would produce one of the best one-day programs on the topic of video. Topics ranged from over the top video, to local content to Emergency Alert Services…