Google Wave Aims to be the Next Unifying Platform

Tuesday, 10. 6. 2009  –  Category: T2 Communications

This week, Google Wave is being released in beta testing to 100,000 users.  Originally unveiled at a developer conference earlier this year,  Google is taking the foundations of e-mail and adding to it critical elements of instant messaging, social networking and file sharing.  Google touts it as e-mail as if it was created today.

And while there continues to be bugs that need to be worked out, this large scale test is a final step toward the release of a new, major communication tool.  Much like Twitter, SMS, IM and Twitter, Google Wave stands to change the way we interact.  How will this new experience enhance how we communicate in more socially conscious environment?  More importantly, how does it benefit the end user versus other communication tools…

The Blackberry: I Didn’t Know What I Was Missing

Tuesday, 09. 29. 2009  –  Category: Dial611

It seems a new cell phone is coming out every two weeks these days, and I’ve never been one to keep up with the latest and greatest in mobile technology.  Any basic phone would do because I just needed to make calls while I was on the go.  The biggest reasons that I hadn’t been in the market for a new phone are because of time and expense.  I didn’t want to take the time to learn how to use a new phone with all kinds of fancy features.  I was sure that it would just take up more of my time when I’m already pretty busy.  Plus, my old phone was in good condition.  It worked, so why spend money on a new one?

My…

Needing Credible Sources in the New Data World

Thursday, 09. 17. 2009  –  Category: Dial611

As I mentioned in my previous two articles on smartphones, more and more data is becoming easier to access wirelessly.  And while access to this information is great, it does come with some inherent dangers to our lifestyle.  But beyond just personal dangers, there already is and will continue to be a concern for credibility in this new data world.

Wave one of the digital credibility issue has come with the Internet and e-mail.  There was a tremendous amount of content suddenly available at our fingertips, with news and research that once took days or months to obtain now only a search away.  However, the credibility of the sources behind the content were suspicious at best, as anonymous opinions and flat out false content was mixed…

What Happens When All Data is Mobile

Wednesday, 09. 2. 2009  –  Category: Dial611

Just a few years ago, smartphones barely existed in the wireless industry.  Research in Motion’s Blackberry was a leader in the space, but its product was focused on business clients who wanted to stay in touch while out of the office.  Flash forward to the present day, and even the casual mobile user has expanded their use beyond simply making phone calls.  Texts, e-mail, downloads and web surfing services have all grown tremendously.

With the introduction of user friendly devices like the iPhone and the Palm Pre, and the expansion of Research in Motion into more personal devices, children and parents alike are now seeing smartphones as more of a need than a want.  This means more connectivity, more applications and more data at everyone’s fingertips.

But…