Monthly Archives: August 2009

What is Google? – by Eric Schmidt (CEO)

At Google’s May 2007 Annual Shareholder meeting CEO Eric Schmidt identified a new corporate tag line – “Search, Ads and Apps” reflecting a shift to go beyond search and advertising into online software applications. In a recent Aug 2009 interview … Continue reading

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IP continues to shrink the earth….

This blog’s tag line is “IP is what connects the Digital Age World” and  VoIP is what now connects us for Voice communications.  VoIP redefined the telephony industry with flat-rate pricing for Long-Distance domestic calling.  Today we call from Hawaii … Continue reading

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Military Personnel access to Google Voice…

In early Aug 2009 Google announced a priority offering of the Google Voice service for Military Personnel. For servicemen and women who’re constantly on the move, having a single number and an easy way to retrieve messages from loved ones … Continue reading

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Why I'm in Tech, not in advertising…

After 30 years of software industry experience, 50+ years as an American consumer and 10 years as a business owner – you’d think I’d have a pretty good feel for the whole “advertising / marketing” aspect of technology.  Well NOT … Continue reading

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The "Going Google" secret comes out…

On August 3rd Google announced something very unusual for them – use of an Advertising Campaign. In 10 years Google became a $B company via mostly work-of-mouth referrals and being ever present on the Web. In the last 2 years … Continue reading

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