Facebook Disconnect

Facebook Disconnect

Facebook Disconnect

Facebook, with it’s over 500 million active users, routinely faces concerns over the privacy; specifically the lack of privacy for its members. The Wall Street Journal recently found:

Many of the most popular applications, or “apps,” on the social-networking site Facebook Inc. have been transmitting identifying information—in effect, providing access to people’s names and, in some cases, their friends’ names—to dozens of advertising and Internet tracking companies, a Wall Street Journal investigation has found.

The issue affects tens of millions of Facebook app users, including people who set their profiles to Facebook’s strictest privacy settings. The practice breaks Facebook’s rules, and renews questions about its ability to keep identifiable information about its users’ activities secure.

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Tropo Pushes International Development

Tropo goes global

Tropo Go Global

Tropo, a voice application platform, announced yesterday availability of local numbers in more than 40 countries. Tropo previously had offered local numbers limited to the United States, but now launched the program internationally.

Need to test an app that makes calls? Those have been 100% free in development for calls to US numbers. We’re expanding that support internationally as well. In addition to the free calls to US mobiles and landlines that you’ve always had, our developer program now supports free calling to landlines in 17 other countries.

Although SMS may still be limited to US numbers, the availability of International local numbers to developers makes testing voice applications incredibly easy and affordable (as in free).

More information can be obtained directly from their release announcement.

Kamailio releases Version 3.1

Kamailio, formerly OpenSER, released version 3.1.0 on October 6th. Packed with some amazing features, the new version of Kamailio represents continued integration with the Sip Express Router (SER) software.

New features from 3.1 include:

Google 86′s Google 411

G-g-g-g-g-google.

G-g-g-g-g-g-google.

I love my Droid. That being said… my love for Google wanes like a loveless marriage from a white, suburban utopia. I’m comfortable with Google, but the love affair is over. Both of us want different things from our relationship.

I want Google to be a kinder, gentler corporation. The one that doesn’t scream M-M-M-Max Headroom and make me think that the next leader of Google, Inc. may indeed be named Darth Vader.

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Props. Respect. Tsahi Levent-Levi.

It’s great to be noticed… so today, we’re giving (in the style of Ali G) mad props and RESPECT to Tsahi Levent-Levi for mentioning VoIP Tech Chat in his article “My 50+ non-Top VoIP Blogs of 2010.” Sure it sucks to officially be a “non-top” VoIP Blog, but then again– who are we kidding here? We’ve got a freakin’ picture of Ben Affleck on our header.

You know, Levent-Levi’s 50+ non-Top blogs actually feature some of our must read blogs. We’re listed along with Michael Graves, Dave Michels, and even Jeff Pulver (all required reading).

About Tsahi Levent-Levi

Tsahi Levent-Levi is a seasoned product manager and system architect at RADVISION. His experience includes product management and development, project management, with a strong background in development and management of complex VoIP projects. Tsahi currently manages a wide range of VoIP and 3G client products, which enjoy significant market share in the industry.

I’ll have clear skies, personal conversation, and hold the technology, please.

"Put down the phone. Slowly walk away. Say hi to the person next to you. Yes, that's a human. Yes, they are real."

Too much technology consumes our daily lives.

Ironic topic for a blog post? Probably. Blasphemous for a guy whose entire livelihood depends on the fact that internet connections barely even dreamable ten years ago are available at his house? Sure. True? Absolutely.

Last week I took four plane rides (thanks Usairways* for $27 first class upgrades) and spent four days on a cruise. In the airport, my disappointment towards Continue reading

We made it look all different

Sometimes, you just get sick of looking at the same thing over and over again. Of course, the one exception to this is our wives. Of course. See honey?

Anyway, as we were saying… every now and then you just need to go ahead and make a change. After all, it was the greatest musical act of all time that told us:

When it’s time to change, then its time to change
Don’t fight the tide, come along for the ride, don’t you see
When it’s time to change, you’ve got to rearrange

Yes, that group was The Brady Bunch. Peter, Greg, Marsha, Bobby, Cindy, and Jan were right. When it’s time to change you’ve got to rearrange.

Today, we rearranged our site. Nothing crazy. In fact the only really crazy aspect is the homage to Mr. Ben Affleck. If Ben Franklin is the patron saint of VoIP Tech Chat (and he is) then Mr. Ben Affleck is, well he’s just the baddest man in the whole town.

Thanks for reading.