Category: Viodi View
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Viodi View – 07/20/11
Where were you 42 years ago today? Those of us old enough to remember that historic day were probably fixated on a black and white moving image of Neil Armstrong taking a giant step for all of us. Like a modern-day Columbus, Armstrong and his partner Buzz Aldrin, were exploring terrain that was a mystery.…
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Viodi View – 07/06/11
A social network of devices is how IBM’s Scott Burnett described the oncoming onslaught of machine to machine connectivity. His comments, made at the 2011 Parks Associates’ Connections conference, echoed those of Glenn Lurie, President of Emerging Devices, Resale and Partnerships for AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets, who suggested that, “Everything will be connected.” He…
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Viodi View – 06/22/11
A Connected Living Boom for Boomers Declining population and an aging demographic are challenges for many rural U.S. telecom operators and their communities. These challenges may be even greater in other countries, such as China where it will only take 26 years for its population aged 65 and over to increase from 7 to 14%…
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Viodi View – 06/09/11
What inspires people to the path they walk through life. A seemingly simple event or meet up can change the course of one’s life and, sometimes, even the world. I am still thrilled about a meeting I attended a couple of weeks ago featuring a young man who is an inspiration for both the young…
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Viodi View – 05/24/11
Gathering stories from the heartland has been one of the most rewarding things since we launched ViodiTV at the OPASTCO Summer Convention in 2006. That launch featured a bit of a road trip as we traveled from Madison to VA to South Carolina over the course of a couple of weeks visiting a couple of…
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Viodi View – 05/11/2011
With so much good information at conferences, the challenge is to retain a few pearls of wisdom. Last week’s Digital Hollywood Conference was that way, as there was too much great content to absorb. There isn’t enough time now to synthesize all of this great material into articles, so here are some interesting sound bites…