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Convention Cookies
Lori Vergin’s tale of the telco that used popcorn in their showroom to help drive sales for its video service, reminded me of the old real estate trick of having the aroma of freshly baked cookies at an open house. The cookies are supposed to make prospective buyers feel at home and provide some sort…
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Experiment with Ooyala
This is an experimental post with the free version of the Ooyala video sharing service. It has some pretty cool features and provides the producer with lots of control, allowing different levels of access. One thing that isn’t clear (I am too lazy to contact their sales people – I prefer self-care with all of…
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Independent WiMax
In this interview shot at MTA’s Convention, Brian Potter of Gardonville Telephone cooperative discusses their rollout of WiMax services in rural Minnesota and their use of both 700 MHz and 3.7 GHz to provide fixed wireless Internet.
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100 Years of Minnesota Telecommunications
A video from our MTA Convention coverage that was very special to me is my interview with Ron Laqua of Halstad Telephone. Ron chaired the MTA Centennial committee. In this interview, I was struck with how we were part of a living history that in some way might be part of a 200th anniversary. I…
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No New News
If you haven’t seen it, "it’s new to you." That was the approximate tag line that NBC used about a decade ago to promote its summer rerun season. Similarly, what is news to one person may be an old story to another. The demise of the print newspaper is quickly becoming an old news story,…
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Playlist – ViodiTV at MTA 2009
Watch all of the video's from ViodiTV at MTA 2009 with this player. There are 26 video's in all including an overview, awards, the centennial book and author, the celebration, associate members, keynote and featured speakers, the museum, the model, and more. ViodiTV at MTA was sponsored and brought to you by The MTA Associate…
