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Bundling By a Thousand Cuts
Introductory pricing for telecom services has caused this author extreme frustration. Warren Lee, President and CEO of NeoNova, explains how one cable operator gradually gets their customers to pay more for services they might not have ordered in the first place. The operator has something like an 88% retention rate of its customers using this technique. Lee…
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Flipping Out Over a Low Cost Camcorder
Broadcast quality video for less than $100, not quite. But, if you are looking for a low cost way to capture moments that would otherwise be lost because of the inconvenience of a larger video camcorder or the expense of a multi-purpose device, such as a cellphone, then the Pure Digital’s Flip Video Camera is for…
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Crystal Clear Water Bottles & More at C-scape Global Forum 2007
A recurring theme of the C-Scape Global Forum 2007 was the combination of technology and process change to accelerate innovation and growth. John Chambers used Cisco as a real-life example of how they have used technology and process change to increase the number of major initiatives it undertakes from two to nine or ten per…
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Cloud Computing & More – a CableNEXT Overview
ViodiTV Sponsorship Opportunities – Click Here A high level overview of CableNEXT 2007 in Santa Clara with Roger Bindl and Ken Pyle. This 3 day conference featured a keynote speech by Tony Werner of Comcast who suggested that Cloud Computing could be a significant game changer.
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Fortunately, She Is a Great Writer
Leslie Ellis of Ellis Edits provided wit and great insight as the moderator of the opening panel at CableNEXT. Unfortunately, she lost her voice in the process. Watch this video to see the Bob Dylan approach she took on another panel she moderated. For those of you who don’t know her, Leslie is cable technology…