$12? Talk is Cheap: Chat Cable’s Paul Helmick

November 9th, 2006 |
$12? Talk is Cheap: Chat Cable’s Paul Helmick

With millions using Internet talk services daily, more and more companies are finding a niche market making headset devices. ChatCable’s device converts your cell phone headset for use with Skype, MSN Messenger, Yahoo Chat, AIM, ICQ, Google Talk, and more. [See the full post…]

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Dash911’s Scott Navratil on VOIP and 911

November 9th, 2006 |
Dash911’s Scott Navratil on VOIP and 911

If you you dial 911 from a VoIP phone, does the system know to locate you right away? There are a number of companies behind the scenes that ensure your location is immediately apparent to emergency services. Scott Navratil is [See the full post…]

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Revver CEO Steven Starr Gets “Revverized”

November 9th, 2006 |
Revver CEO Steven Starr Gets “Revverized”

SAN JOSE, November 9th, 2006 (PodTech News)–Modern consumers are not only tech savvy, they’re also thirsty to be tuned in, unplugged, and turned on at all times and instantly with innovative digital products. This past week Dow Jones brought together [See the full post…]

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Kevin Rose at the Vloggies

November 9th, 2006 |
Kevin Rose at the Vloggies

Kevin Rose, founder of Digg and Revision3 and co-host of on of Diggnation, was surprised by the sheer number of people who showed up for the Vloggies, where Diggnation picked up the much-coveted Viewers’ Choice award for Tech Vlogs. While [See the full post…]

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Tom Foremski at the Vloggies

November 9th, 2006 |
Tom Foremski at the Vloggies

Silicon Valley Watcher founder and publisher Tom Foremski has been a vlogger for about a year. The former writer for the Financial Times spoke with PodTech’s John Furrier at the Vloggies, where he discussed the virtues of posting his commentary [See the full post…]

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Megan Cunningham at the Vloggies

November 9th, 2006 |
Megan Cunningham at the Vloggies

Megan Cunningham, founder of Magnet Media — and one of the official Vloggies judges — talks with PodTech’s John Furrier at the after-party. Magnet Media is an educational media company serving the entertainment industry. It produces two series of interactive [See the full post…]

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Jeff Kearl on Logoworks Moving Beyond Logos

November 9th, 2006 |
Jeff Kearl on Logoworks Moving Beyond Logos

Jeff Kearl recently changed roles from chief marketing officer to chief strategy officer at Logoworks. The company is ranked at 66 on Inc. Magazine‘s “Inc. 500 List” of the fastest growing companies. Jeff describes Logoworks’ plan for growth — the [See the full post…]

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NextPage VP Cydni Tetro On Why Document Retention is Failing on the Desktop

November 9th, 2006 |
NextPage VP Cydni Tetro On Why Document Retention is Failing on the Desktop

Cydni Tetro, vice president for NextPage, reports that even if organizations have document retention policies, fewer than 30 percent can enforce them at the desktop level. Cydni discusses why public and regulated organizations need to provide support to their mobile [See the full post…]

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The Gestures of Microsoft Research, A Walking Tour

November 8th, 2006 |
The Gestures of Microsoft Research, A Walking Tour

Kevin Schofield is the guy responsible for moving technologies out of Microsoft Research (MSR) and into Microsoft’s product. We don’t talk much about that on this tour but because he knows everyone we get an in-depth look at three of [See the full post…]

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Exclusive Bootleg Video of Eric Schmidt Web 2.0 Keynote – 2 of 2

November 8th, 2006 |
Exclusive Bootleg Video of Eric Schmidt Web 2.0 Keynote – 2 of 2

An overflow crowd waits for the Eric Schmidt Web 2.0 keynote. At $3,500 per conference attendee, and a full plate of sponsors, it looks like they made some serious bank. Speaking of bank, the Google CEO denies rumors of $500 [See the full post…]

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Exclusive Bootleg Video of Eric Schmidt Web 2.0 Keynote – 1 of 2

November 8th, 2006 |
Exclusive Bootleg Video of Eric Schmidt Web 2.0 Keynote – 1 of 2

An overflow crowd waits for the Eric Schmidt Web 2.0 keynote. At $3,500 per conference attendee, and a full plate of sponsors, it looks like they made some serious bank. Speaking of bank, the Google CEO denies rumors of $500 [See the full post…]

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IBM ShortCut #14: How to prioritize e-mail

November 8th, 2006 |
IBM ShortCut #14: How to prioritize e-mail

What are the best ways to process your email inbox quickly and efficiently? ShortCuts email expert Alan Lepofsky offers his tips on how to prioritize your daily email traffic.

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Old Media “Gets It” Better Than You May Think

November 8th, 2006 |
Old Media “Gets It” Better Than You May Think

The Web 2.0 mantra is that old media — NBC, Hearst, Disney, etc. — are too incompetent to be successful on the Web. The reality is that old media has invested a lot of time, effort and money in positioning [See the full post…]

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Jerry Zucker at the Vloggies

November 8th, 2006 |
Jerry Zucker at the Vloggies

Jerry Zucker, producer of Airplane, Ghost and The Naked Gun, spoke at the Vloggies, saying that he had no interest in videoblogging but adding that the Hollywood studios are a mess…. He was kidding, but he did say that online [See the full post…]

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Joe Klein at the Vloggies

November 8th, 2006 |
Joe Klein at the Vloggies

PodTech’s John Furrier talks with Joe Klein, the official voice of the Vloggies. Klein is the founder of The Podcast Voice Guys, one of the only companies that does voice-overs specifically for the Internet. Joe not only did the sound [See the full post…]

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Jeremy Pepper at the Vloggies

November 8th, 2006 |
Jeremy Pepper at the Vloggies

Social media guru Jeremy Pepper foresees the Vloggies getting bigger and bigger, and says the future of video is all about creating great content. Video is a really wierd space, says Jeremy — you have to be smart about video! [See the full post…]

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Irina Slutsky at the Vloggies

November 8th, 2006 |
Irina Slutsky at the Vloggies

PodTech Founder and CEO John Furrier talks with Vloggies mastermind Irina Slutsky about the first ever awards night for video bloggers. Irina’s intent was to bring the vlogging community and the business community together to celebrate the many achievements of [See the full post…]

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Freshtopia at the Vloggies

November 8th, 2006 |
Freshtopia at the Vloggies

Tanja Andrews and Oscar Grimm of Freshtopia (winners of three Vloggies) talk with PodTech’s John Furrier about how friendly the vlogging community has been to them, providing information and tips on technology, editing and filming. Tanja, who wore a head-to-toe [See the full post…]

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developerWorks Interviews: Jon “maddog” Hall – 2 of 2

November 8th, 2006 |

Jon Hall, president of Linux International, is a passionate spokesman for the open source community and ideal. In this two-part interview, he speaks at length on the progress and challenges for open source, and on the need to recapture a [See the full post…]

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developerWorks Interviews: Jon “maddog” Hall – 1 of 2

November 8th, 2006 |

Jon Hall, president of Linux International, is a passionate spokesman for the open source community and ideal. In this two-part interview, he speaks at length on the progress and challenges for open source, and on the need to recapture a [See the full post…]

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Sony’s Kaz Hirai on Playstation 3 and the Future of Home Entertainment

November 8th, 2006 |
Sony’s Kaz Hirai on Playstation 3 and the Future of Home Entertainment

SAN JOSE, November 8, 2006 (PodTech News)–Sony launches the PlayStation 3 later this month — its most important product launch in years. Featuring Blu-ray technology and other features, the new device has a lot is riding on it. Sony Computer [See the full post…]

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Eric Rice at the Vloggies

November 8th, 2006 |
Eric Rice at the Vloggies

Eric Rice, a pioneer in vlogging, has been dark for a few months and plans to come out of the darkness — he’s been playing around with Second Life. He even learned something new at the Vloggies — the existence [See the full post…]

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Daniel McVicar at the Vloggies

November 8th, 2006 |
Daniel McVicar at the Vloggies

Real celebrity Daniel McVicar tells PodTech’s [tagJohn Furrier how he decided to join the new media revolution. He talks about how back in the day, TV was “out there” — it wasn’t really an exchange. Now it is, he says. [See the full post…]

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Blip.TV’s Dina Kaplan at the Vloggies

November 8th, 2006 |
Blip.TV’s Dina Kaplan at the Vloggies

Blip.TV co-founder Dina Kaplan explains the importance of the vlogging industry in the new media world, where a single vlogger in the middle of Minnesota is as important as a studio in Hollywood used to be. Now, she tells PodTech’s [See the full post…]

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Rocketboom at the Vloggies

November 8th, 2006 |
Rocketboom at the Vloggies

Judges’ Favorite News Vlog winner Rocketboom producer Andrew Michael Baron — who compares himself to Woody Allen — introduces us to some of his correspondents, including Steve Garfield of VlogSoup, Chuck Olsen of Minnesota Stories and Zadi Diaz of JetSetShow. [See the full post…]

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