Monthly Archives: February 2006
What a Weird Week: $21M, $250M, $2.5B
The good thing about writing about technology is there's never a lack of news. This week, however, there was a strange news flow vibe . It started with FON raising $21-million to build a global Wi-Fi network, only to see … Continue reading
Vonage's Churn Concerns
For anyone questioning about Vonage's IPO prospects, Om Malik has poured through the S-1. It reveals, he said, "more red-flags that the great Boston dig". In particular, Om focuses on Vonage's churn – the number of customers who leave each … Continue reading
Rogers Telephony Plans
Rogers Communications plans to add 200K to 250K cable telephony customers this year after ending 2005 with 144K. This appears to be a conservative target given Rogers didn't market its telephony service too aggressively last year. Assuming Rogers meets its … Continue reading
Qumana Beta 3.0 Goes Live
The new beta version of Qumana's blog publishing tool is almost “live” after a flurry of activity and improvements in recent weeks. I've been using Qumana for several months and been impressed by the efforts made to make it more … Continue reading
Blogs & Corporate Reps
I didn't plan on posting tonight until I came across this great cartoon from The Economist (hat tip to Steve Rubel) about how corporations should have PR plans to handle chatter about them – good and bad – in the … Continue reading
Biased Bloggers?
As a journalist, objectivity and credibility are everything. So the Wall Street Journal's story on how FON is using a group of influential bloggers such as Dan Gillmor, David Weinberger and Wendy Seltzer, who may be compensated by the company … Continue reading
