Enhancing Cell Phone Capabilities

Thursday, 03. 25. 2010  –  Category: Dial611

Even for the most news conscious of tech enthusiasts out there, the evolution of the mobile phone is increasingly difficult to follow.  What once used to be a device to simply make calls, the phone has become a hub of information essential on both a personal and professional level.  With mobile applications enhancing the experience even further, consumers are less interested in the phone portion of smart phones’ capabilities.
The past two years have ushered in the iPhone, the Droid, the Pre and slew of Blackberries that have changed the way we look at our phone experience.  As rumors of additional phones and revolutionary platforms continue to swirl as if ready to break at any moment, the thought of actually buying one of these devices seems…

The Demand for the Data Pipe

Thursday, 02. 18. 2010  –  Category: T2 Communications

It seems like ages ago when data connections were only available via dial up and our consumption was limited more to a time block than a logistical need.  We couldn’t keep our phone lines tied up, and even when we tried our connection was often broken with regularity.  Even with the latest gear, the process was inefficient, slow and aggravating.  Of course, for most people it really didn’t matter because there wasn’t anything to do online that we couldn’t accomplish by using the postal service or reading a newspaper.

How times have changed.  Now, that data connection has become the equivalent of a morning commute—it is their way into work.  We communicate more via e-mail, text and social media without considering picking up the phone or…

Forget Digital Footprints—We are Leaving Tire Tracks

Thursday, 01. 28. 2010  –  Category: T2 Communications

The phrase “digital footprint” is used regularly to describe the trail of information we are leaving in an increasing fashion online and in technology devices.  And while the very real threat that the information could fall into the wrong hands, we continue to find new and different means to share our life through 1s and 0s.  As our aversion to putting personal information out there lowers, it becomes more important to monitor the extent to which we are extending ourselves into the digital world.

Five to ten years ago, there were very few things that we were doing digitally.  It seems like so long ago, but there was a time when mail trumped e-mail, phone calls were the way to reach out to those across the…

Is Murdoch’s Move to Paid News Content the End or the Beginning?

Tuesday, 10. 13. 2009  –  Category: T2 Communications

Last week, at the World Media Summit in China, News Corp. Owner and Chairman Rupert Murdoch discussed his plans to make news content available only to paying subscribers.  While pay for content is out there on many news sites, the idea of one of the world’s top media moguls taking the hard line stance with his key assets is a new one.  As reporter Michael Wolff mentions in his commentary on Murdoch’s ambitious gamble in this month’s Vanity Fair, however, the results of these pay contents have been mixed.  While there is a portion of the population that will pay for the content, a vast majority simply move on to another source when prompted for payment.

As many news sources struggle to keep up with the…

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