Monthly Archives: May 2009
It’s Internet Week in NYC!
Sunday, May 31st, 2009 at 9:05 PM EST
Starting tomorrow it is Internet Week in NYC. This week long series of events was first launced last June and is now an even bigger event. If you are in NYC this week you may want to check out some of the events. Some are for a fee but some are free. It is a [...]
HD Voice Service
Thursday, May 28th, 2009 at 2:49 PM EST
By: Alon Cohen Phone.com joined a group of forward looking companies and started to explore the possibility of providing HD voice services to its subscribers, starting from providing HD voice between our own subscribers that use a compatible HD Capable IP phone, and moving to HD voice on all calls that start and end with [...]
Free Number Transfer – Special Offer good through June 30
Thursday, May 21st, 2009 at 10:59 PM EST
Phone.com is offering a special promotion for all Virtual Office customers and it is running till the end of June. You can transfer your existing phone number to Phone.com at no cost (one time $25 saving). So whether you already own a Phone.com Virtual Office account or a new customer – take advantage of this [...]
Lessons for leadership in the era of economic uncertainty
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 at 11:02 PM EST
This morning I attended an inspiring executive round-table event with Ram Charan. Charan is a well known speaker in the business world, an author of many business strategy books and a consultant / coach / board member to several Fortune 500 companies. As small business owners and entrepreneurs not all the corporate advice works for [...]
Hi Definition Voice (Calls)
Friday, May 15th, 2009 at 5:53 PM EST
By: Ari Next Thursday our industry (or at least many of the smart ones) will be gathering for Jeff Pulver’s HD Communication Summit in New York City. A distinguished list of expert speakers will be sharing their insights at this event which promises to be both educational and forward looking. Phone.com will also have its [...]
The FCC: Faster Phone Number Porting Coming Soon
Thursday, May 14th, 2009 at 11:33 AM EST
Good news for Phone.com customers. This morning OM Malik posted the story on his blog. The FCC issued an order that requires phone companies speed up the process for transferring a customers phone number to another company. From the FCC press release: “The Commission first made it easier for consumers to switch voice service providers [...]
Freelance Jobs
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009 at 10:56 PM EST
I would like to point out a good article in todays Wall Street Journal titled: “Negotiating the Freelance Economy” by Sarah Needleman. A good write up about how freelance work, is picking up especially in light of the economy. According to the article there has been a reported increase of 35% and 105% in freelance [...]
Marathons…
Sunday, May 3rd, 2009 at 8:54 PM EST
We like the outdoors at Phone.com and we like to run… Last Sunday some of us ran the La Jolla, CA Half Marathon and today some of us ran the Long Branch, NJ Half Marathon. The full marathons are coming in the fall. We like slow and steady!