Smart Mobs

Smart Mobs by Howard Rheingold is a really good book — just added it to my books list. Howard did a wonderful job of painting a vision for the future based on what is happening with WiFi and other disruptive technologies. He interviewed many visionaries and practitioners and then incorporated their thoughts into the book […]

My Phones

I appreciate the feedback that my last story helped clarify GSM and SIM for some readers. The main question I am getting is about what phone I use personally. For most of 2001 and 2002 I used the Kyocera Smartphone with service provided by Verizon. The Smartphone is an excellent phone but the screen is […]

The Global Phone

A fellow director at a recent board meeting asked me what phone I would recommend he buy that could be used anywhere in the world. My answer was that there isn’t one today but soon the answer will be a WiFi phone. More on that shortly. The closest thing available today would be a phone […]

Jupitermedia

There are many ways to get feedback and keep up with what is going on in the world. Reading weblogs and newspapers provides a lot. So does giving speeches and getting feedback from Q&A sessions or talking with members of the press. Another way is to participate on boards. On non-profit boards you can contribute […]

DACS Redux

This year was my eleventh visit with the Danbury Area Society. For the last eight years my talks have been about The Future of the Internet. It is always a please to speak there because the Q&A session goes for a long time. The audience always has a lot of questions and I enjoy staying […]