Personally, I would use an inferior service to view better content any day. I suppose many viewers would agree with me on this point.

A long while back Niklas Zennstrom mentioned that there could be a future tie-in between Joost and Skype. This may have helped a few years back but at this point it is too late.

Then again Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, Skype's founders still own some of the technology which runs the world's most popular internet telephony service and they have threatened to pull the plug on Skype. The impending lawsuit is even threatening the upcoming Skype IPO. Perhaps there will be a settlement which includes Skype/Joost integration?

One of the great things about this entry from Om is the list of mistakes Joost made. I recommend all tech entrepreneurs or those affected by technology read the piece so history doesn't repeat itself.

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(roger cong on Jun 29, 2009 2:34 PM) Hi, would like to ask you a 3G mobile related question, is there a lot company offer 3G video application in North America? are they using 324M protocol? Nice picture. roger

But any tool can be used for good as well as bad and the human brain has also been incredible in its ability to perpetrate crimes. In my early computer classes I was amazed to learn of a computer crime which involved bank programmers who were skimming non-rounded interest into a separate account. In other words taking the fraction of a cent of interest that didn't get added to bank accounts and diverting them to another account which the programmers owned.

In the above case the programmers were foiled when the computer system went down and manual systems had to be used. An account with millions of dollars was found as a result.

It seems other early computer crimes like hacking a password files on a UNIX systems to insert a malicious program made famous by the book Cookoo's Egg are now quaint in comparison to the varied computer crimes of today.

Let's explore some recent areas where the human mind has been used to either bend or break the law.

There are also millions of spam sites which fool users into clicking on ads disguised as content. Then there is the problem of competitors clicking on the ads of one another to drive up the marketing cost of the respective competitor.

Social Network Click Fraud

Now the latest trend in the world of click fraud is targeted at Facebook where malicious users create thousands of Facebook accounts (you can hire companies to get these for you at 10 cents per account). The example in this article cites India as a place where such companies exist and coincidentally this is the same country where the Craigslist scam discussed above originated from.

With the global economy being in the toughest shape it has been in for many years and the proliferation of internet connectivity there has never been more opportunity for the human brain to come up with money-making schemes which either bend the rules or break the law.

This of course drives up the cost for everyone else and sadly in many cases means people who aren't aware of the pitfalls on the web are duped out of their money.

In order to help reduce these problems we need much tougher international laws policing malicious users. It is so easy to perpetrate a crime against a person in a different country while remaining anonymous. We need to really have stricter laws in every country and serious enforcement must take place when people are caught. Let's set better examples of the malicious users who are caught so the next scammer or spammer thinks twice before going out and committing that computer crime.

While I do admire the ingenuity of the human brain, it is time for law enforcement to step it up so these users can be locked away forever. Where do we put them all? Well, from what I hear, there should be some space opening up in Guantanamo Bay very soon.

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(Lamar Cole on Jun 26, 2009 8:00 AM) The passing of Michael Jackson is like a star being plucked from the sky. The sky becomes a little dimmer.

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On a separate and sad note I am sorry to report Michael Jackson just
died of cardiac arrest.

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Today I am headed to the Telx CBX 2009 conference in New York followed by a Nokia launch event for the N97. Hopefully I will get a chance to post some photos from the events.

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Broadband connectivity - it has become like air to me. I suffocate when I don't have it and the faster the broadband access I have, the better I feel. So when I enter a restaurant and the WiFi is on but locked I just go crazy. I have become so accustomed to having fast broadband access everywhere, I just can't understand when a restaurant doesn't provide it. Worse yet is having a WiFi signal with an SSID with the name of a restaurant and a locked signal.

Restaurant owners are better off leaving the ID as Linksys or Netgear or just making something up like "Have a nice day."

Recently my travel department was instructed by me that my flights must all have WiFi on them. That means I cancelled flights I would have taken on American Airlines and JetBlue in favor of Virgin America because with this carrier, WiFi is guaranteed. Of course this applies to domestic flights for now.

Yes, WiFi is now more important to me than frequent flyer miles. Who would have thought? Wow!

I see this trend eventually hitting restaurants. Already, TMC group lunches where work needs to be done typically take place where WiFi is available.

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The advent of the internet, SIP trunking, intense competition and the economic downturn has contributed to changing the channel partner market forever and if you are doing the same things you always did as a channel partner you may get wiped off the earth in the next few years. You need to change. How? Well I would spoil it if I told you and didn't allow you to listen to the podcast which is complete and dare I say elaborate. It is worth a listen if you are in any segment of the telecom or technology spaces and the lessons you can learn here are applicable to other segments of the market.

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Arunas Chesonis the Secret Weapon at PAETEC - Mar 14, 2009

Here is a quick video clip of traffic on I95

But if you want to know what the most important feature of the 3G S is, it could very well be video. You see this phone is not the first to shoot video but it does shoot great quality video and possesses a screen allowing an enjoyable playback experience.

If you track the rise of social networking the natural evolution of sharing everything via photos, video snippets and text is to share all aspects of your life via video in real-time. Also this will be done from multiple points of view. So I will be able to watch what happens to the left and right of people I track at all times. I realize how ludicrous this sounds but I don't care - I know it will happen. Oh, and the archives will be available forever as well. Data center owners must be salivating.

The iPhone 3G S which has video quality which rivals standalone video recorders could be one of the catalysts which moves us into this new world of always-on mobile social video. For more on the ramifications of video on the iPhone 3G S check out this article from Todd Krieger.

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(Rob Wolpov on Jun 23, 2009 9:38 PM) What's most amazing about the new 3GS is it seems from your test, the video camera can actually make traffic move on I95!

(Rich Tehrani on Jun 24, 2009 5:15 AM) Very good! :-)

Personally I learn a great deal from this event and have attended it for many years. The companies there are on the front lines of bandwidth allocation and they know the trends in the market before they become widely known by those outside the industry. I look to this event as a barometer to the future of the internet - what is happening with IPV6? Do we really have a fiber glut? Is bandwidth demand still increasing in this economy? What is the real effect of all those smartphones on data demand?

The 2009 Customer Business Exchange is an invitation‐only networking event designed to help grow our customers' business. This years event will take place in New York City, NY, one of the largest telecommunication hubs in North America.
 

Hundreds of decision‐makers will gather, showcase new and existing products and services, and close deals. This event is unique in that all the network operators that are exhibitors and sponsors have direct capacity available to deliver from a Telx facility today. This makes the Telx CBX a highly targeted and relevant event.

The 2008 CBX event touted 1000 c-level and other senior-level executive attendees that representing 458 companies in 21 countries around the world. CBX attendees are focused on creating new business opportunities that will extend networks, facilitate faster data transfers, add new services and grows businesses organically. And due to overwhelming early demand and our Meet Me Room expansions, we expect this year's event to attract a record‐number of industry leaders and executives.

Enterprise customers will find considerable opportunities for business growth and expansion at CBX as well; those needing the services of a variety of carriers or service providers can meet all of their needs by choosing Telx and its partners. In addition, each industry including Financial Services can benefit from an ecosystem of providers targeted to meet the industry's specific needs. For example, financial service customers will enjoy particular benefits, as a variety of financial service providers, networks, and exchanges attend CBX.

Thursday, June 25, 2009   8:30 AM  -  9:00 AM CBX Registration Opens

All Guests must first check-in to receive their name badges before entering the 2009 CBX

9:00 am - 10:00 am - Session # 1 - Topic: Broadband Stimulus Plan

• Michael Romano, Of Counsel, Bingham McCutchen LLP

10:20 am - 11:20 am - Session # 2 - Topic: Advanced Video Networks

• Howard Lichtman, President, Human Productivity Lab
• John Bartlett, Principal, NetForecast
• Jason Redisch, Principal Architect, Virtela Communications
• Monty Richardson, Business Development Specialist, IPV Gateways
• Marc Trachtenberg, CEO, Teliris
• Chris Carr, Global Director, Masergy 
• James Peters, Senior Director, Cisco   

11:40 am - 12:30 pm - Session # 3 - Topic: Staying Ahead of the Low Latency Curve

• Pete Harris, President, A-Team Group
• Mark Casey, President, CFN Services
• Scott Caudell, CTO, 7Ticks
• Noah Lieske, CEO, Xasax Corporation
• Nelson Frye, Director of Product, Telx
  
• Shawn Kaplan, Director of Business Development, Activ Financial

10:00 AM  -  10:10 AM Opening Remarks by the CEO

Mr. Eric Shepcaro, the CEO and Chairman of the Board of Telx, welcomes guests and invites them to maximize the networking opportunities available at the CBX.

10:10 AM  -  10:20 AM CBX Door Prize & Wine Basket Giveaways

Eric Shepcaro, Telx CEO and Chairman of the Board invites CEO, CIO, CTO, and CFO representatives to take a seat at the CXO Roundtable on June 25th, 2009. This Roundtable is Invitation ONLY.

With unlimited drinks and hors d'oeuvres, all attendees are encouraged to network and do business with one another.

A room on the far right of the exhibit area is reserved for Telx customer announcements. Don't miss your opportunity to get the first scoop on major news and mingle with representatives from the nation's premier technology publications

Join us at the Broadway Lounge of The Marriott Marquis - 8th Floor for Live Music, Lite Appetizers and Open Bar!!!

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