Archive for May, 2009
In 1996 U.S. Congress authorized the distribution of an additional broadcast channel for each broadcast TV station, so that they could start broadcasting digital transmissions while simultaneously continuing with their analog transmission. Later, Congress set June 12, 2009 as the final date that TV stations can broadcast analog signals. You read correctly – as of June 13, 2009 all US TV stations will only broadcast digital. In fact, from February 17 stations are allowed to drop their analog transmission and
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By Sagee Ben-Zedeff | May 26th, 2009 | Filed under Video Conferencing
A while ago Sara Lacy of TechCrunch posted a flaming article about her visit to Israel, saying – basically – that Israeli innovation is dying and that “Now that China is the new Israel, what’s Israel?“. This post was a big upset for many people, myself included (and I especially liked the “open letter” posted by Yaron Samid on TechAviv as answer). As someone who is quite “connected” in the Israeli high-tech scene, I admit that I am amazed time
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By Sagee Ben-Zedeff | May 18th, 2009 | Filed under Innovation, Video Conferencing
As part of my sisyphic effort to stay updated with the latest in the video conferencing market, I’m using various tools to aggregate everything and anything that concerns this technology, this industry. The most talked-about topic in the many blogs, PRs and presentations I have been reading ever since I joined this industry is, without a doubt, the benefits of video conferencing. Our industry is preaching video conferencing as a communication means for more than a decade, in an attempt
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By Sagee Ben-Zedeff | May 12th, 2009 | Filed under Video Conferencing
I love Seth Godin. If you are not familiar with Seth and/or not following his blog, you should. Now. Before you continue reading. I mean it. I hardly get to use Seth’s wise words in my blog, as he mainly writes about business and marketing. However, from time to time, I’m lucky to find something relevant to visual communications from the guy, which usually opens up the door for more discussion. Three Kinds of Meetings A few weeks ago Seth
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By Sagee Ben-Zedeff | May 5th, 2009 | Filed under Video Conferencing
