February 28, 2007 – 1:03 am
Well, here we are at the ETel show in San Francisco. I must admit, I barely remember when the VON show was like this, back in the day. When I attended my first VON show, ten years ago, it seemed very new and exciting. If you wanted to see really cool technology, and meet [...]
February 27, 2007 – 3:22 pm
Thanks to Backpack, it was really easy to throw up a page on the mashup. I’ll update that page through the conference, and you can check back on it later to get the source for the application. Enjoy!
Thomas S. Howe - http://www.thomashowe.com
Next Generation Telephony Consulting
howethomas@aol.com
(508) 364-9972
February 26, 2007 – 6:38 pm
Mashup Goals
To prove the assertion that integration of real time communications into the business process saves money for the business, while increasing quality of service for the customer.
To explore the use of artificial artificial intelligence, by way of Amazon Turks, and it’s possible role in telephony applications
To explore the interaction between modern Web 2.0 [...]
February 26, 2007 – 11:48 am
Golleee. I’m a finalist in E-Tel’s Telephony Mashup contest in San Francisco.
When I met Dave Nielsen at the mashup camp at MIT last month, he told me that they were sponsoring a mashup competition at the O’Reilly Emerging Telephony Show, and that I should submit something. Since I’ve been doing way too much business [...]
February 26, 2007 – 10:03 am
Well, I survived the trip to SoCal with the family. We hit the usual: San Diego Zoo, Disney World, Wild Animal Park, In-N-Out… It was the first time the two oldest kids were out in California, so it was really nice to see them soak in the California lifestyle. We were visiting family [...]
February 17, 2007 – 10:06 am
Well, it’s time for school vacation, so me, Beverly D’Angelo, Corky and some girl with braces are going on vacation to Wally World in Southern California. Stay cool, and pray for me.
Thomas S. Howe - http://www.thomashowe.com
Next Generation Telephony Consulting
howethomas@aol.com
(508) 364-9972
February 14, 2007 – 6:35 pm
AOL Mashups and Ambient IM
I met Gregory Cypes at the MIT Mashup Camp, and I had to have him on a podcast. Gregory is a seven year member of the AOL IM team, and is now working on the new AOL Web APIs. At MIT he showed his ambient IM application, listening on the [...]
February 14, 2007 – 11:51 am
As I was sitting at my desk this morning, writing an article for an upcoming newsletter, I happened upon the idea of fair use guidelines and mashups. An interesting part of the mashup culture is this idea of permissions… or lack thereof. Just like the DJs of the past, today’s young mashup writers [...]
February 13, 2007 – 11:07 am
Apparently, Mr. Pulver has found Twitter. Twitter is a pretty cool application. You can send it text messages, which it aggregates and sends to other people on your buddy list. The main application is active presence, as in, “I’m jumping on a plane” or “Sad because I’m a Celtics fan.” Others who [...]
February 9, 2007 – 10:50 am
I remember at a VON show a couple of years ago, during the bubble, somebody put out this company name generator thing. You spin three concentric wheels, and wherever it lines up, that’s your name. The outer wheel had colors, the center wheel had a nice selection of landmarks, and the inner wheel [...]