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VOTW: Will New RIM CEO Save the Company?

Jesse Ward — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:30:40 +0000

And last but not least, our video of the week (VOTW).

VOTW: Analysts Predict the Future of Technology

Jesse Ward — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:52:38 +0000

And last but not least, our video of the week (VOTW).

VOTW: Preview of CES 2012

Jesse Ward — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:16:35 +0000

And last but not least, our video of the week (VOTW). IDG gives us a preview of what’s to come this week at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Stay tuned to the New Edge for live, on-the-spot reporting from CES later this week.

VOTW: Year-End 2011 Gadgets Review

Jesse Ward — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:36:26 +0000

And last but not least, our video of the week (VOTW). Is there one device to rule them all? In 2011, consumers increasingly started using one device to fill the roles typically filled by two or more gadgets.

VOTW: 2011 Future Tech & Prototype Review

Jesse Ward — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:04:44 +0000

And last but not least, our video of the week (VOTW).

VOTW: Dialing 911, Cellular vs. Landline Comparison

Jesse Ward — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:52:33 +0000

And last but not least, our video of the week (VOTW). A local Iowa news station had 911 dispatch run a few test 911 calls from cell phones to see how accurately emergency services can pinpoint your location in an emergency. The results: a great advertisement for keeping a landline phone! A big thanks to Mutual Telephone in Kansas and Hartelco in Nebraska who directed NTCA’s attention to this video.

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VOTW: Will Google+ Lure Businesses?

Jesse Ward — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:55:40 +0000

And last but not least, our video of the week (VOTW).

VOTW: Learning Communities within a High School

Jesse Ward — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:51:47 +0000

And last but not least, our video of the week (VOTW), brought to you by Viodi TV.

Designed around five small learning interests, Colleton County High School in Walterboro, S.C., is a different kind of high school. Cliff Warren, Colleton County High School’s principal, talks about the unique design of this campus, as well as its academic approach of preparing students for career and college. With five schools within a school, it has the feel of a college, while, at the same time, it provides a more family-like atmosphere than the normal campus of 1,600 students.

Their approach allows for a more customized learning plan than traditional high schools. Warren discusses the role of broadband and its ability to extend education to the home. Lastly, he touches upon the program they are starting with Palmetto Rural Telephone Cooperative to create a daily news show that informs both the high school students as well as the community at large.

This video interview made possible by Calix, Inc.

VOTW: MIT’s Smart Building

Jesse Ward — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:03:35 +0000

And last but not least, our video of the week (VOTW). New tracking technology within the MIT Media Lab monitors everything from social media to office thermostats and workers’ movements.

VOTW: Microsoft’s Tech Vision

Jesse Ward — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:04:13 +0000

In late October, Microsoft released a viral video showcasing its future of technology and productivity.

To which John Pavlus over at FastCodeDesign commented that the video, although sleek and sophisticated, is not realistic for a future that is supposed to exist merely 10 years from now. Perhaps more importantly, these futuristic interfaces are supposed to solve real problems and make life easier — two points that Microsoft misses entirely in its video.

As Pavlus says, “Microsoft’s film is probably going viral as we speak, but imagine how much more reach it would have if it dared to depict a guy stuck in a meeting that sucked, or using his smartphone in an airport that was full of noisy assholes and long lines, or searching his touchscreen-enabled smart refrigerator for a quick meal because his kids are bouncing off the walls and he’s bone-tired from a long day at work?”

Food for thought for independent telcos and your technology-related marketing campaigns.