by Tony Poulos | Jan 14, 2013 | Blog
Facebook appears to know no bounds in its quest to make money from its hapless users. The latest ‘gimmick’ is to charge ‘members’, as Facebook prefers to call anyone or anything that uses its service, is to wallop them up to US$100 to get a message to a stranger. In... by Tony Poulos | Jan 10, 2013 | Blog
I recently reported that the Pope had setup up a Twitter account, presumably to keep those in the faith updated on his activities. It seems that world leaders have realized and embraced the power of digital social communication long before his eminence, and a recent... by Tony Poulos | Jan 10, 2013 | Blog
Back in September the independent French competition authority (Autorité de la Concurrence) approved a plan allowing French operators to charge for third party or OTT generated traffic traversing their network. Apart from a few sensational headlines at the time... by Tony Poulos | Jan 4, 2013 | Blog
Bah humbug! Why is it at this time of year that every man and his dog wants to predict what’s going to happen in the coming year or years. Is it some primeval urge to defy fate, do they really possess the gift to see into the future, or are they just trying to prove... by Tony Poulos | Jan 4, 2013 | Blog
Gartner’s Magic Quadrant reports, for years, have been used by CSPs to help determine which vendors best fit the criteria they are looking at. Years ago there was a saying that nobody got fired for buying IBM, they even made a TV advertisement playing on it. The same... by Tony Poulos | Jan 4, 2013 | Blog
As a frequent flyer I am able to observe and experience the many variations between airlines with regard to the use of electronic devices on board aircraft. I’m not sure who makes up the rules because each airline seems to quote a different authority, depending on... by Tony Poulos | Jan 4, 2013 | Blog
What happens when you hold a referendum and 87 per cent of voters reject the motion? If you were a government, or even a normal corporation, the motion would not be carried – but it seems that if you’re Facebook you can just ignore your members and do whatever you... by Tony Poulos | Jan 4, 2013 | Blog
It has been announced that Pope Benedict XVI has begun posting messages on Twitter under the handle @pontifex, a term for the pope that means “bridge builder” in Latin. The one man on earth with a purported direct line to God now has a direct line to his flock as... by Tony Poulos | Dec 20, 2012 | Videos
Tony Poulos discusses the acquisition Conceptwave by Ericsson with the Conceptwave executive team. by Tony Poulos | Dec 20, 2012 | Blog
I wrote in a previous column, “Telcos at the crossroads”, that the telecom industry is reaching a junction where a direction has to be taken and that decision could be critical to its survival. It is becoming increasingly apparent that the move into digital services...