Scott Hobin of Hula Networks Break Dancing at SuperComm 2005

Word out is that there will be no more NXTCOMM or SUPERCOMM but the memories are still here. The ones that inform, inspire and entertain. Watch Scott Hobin of Hula Network, Inc. in Mountain View, CA (Google's HQ) break dancing during SUPERCOMM 2005.



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Google Translate will Detect the Language

Awesome, bad to the bone, Google Translate. I tried it after reading this item on one of my Facebook friends in the telephony industry had this in his status: Jdeme do Prahy v pátek.

I chose DETECT Language and translate to English: Come to Prague on Friday.

So, is this making it tough for those who make a career out of translation? Could, but then again, I am never sure when I use Google Translate if it is really translating to share the meaning that I intend when translating from English to another language except maybe Spanish and Japanese, my second and third languages.

Working on Urdu too with the help of my little entrepreneurial friend Momina Rehan.

Atlas of Earth by the Onion

We must check this URL out the next time we have a nonprofit clothing swap, Facebook meetup or any kind of party or celebration... . http://www.theonion.com/content/atlas

BTW, I'm not cool, but you are!

ISPs Can Leverage Emails Like Yahoo and Google Do

Listen to Mark LiButti a great way to monetize your IP communications business at http://www.viddler.com/explore/suzannebowen/videos/8/. William Intrater was also helping out at the booth. I mistakenly thought William was speaking initially.

Nihari, Telecom Billboards, and Empowerment of Internet

Thanks to Viddler.com, we were finally able to upload a copy of my presentation given at ITCN Asia 2008 in Karachi, Pakistan where 127,000 individuals attended and around 200 exhibited. I was definitely excited about the opportunity to speak among Asia's brightest telecom, government, technology-related minds.

Pakistan is a trend-setter in telecommunications. Its Wateen provides countrywide WIMAX, the first in the world to do this. PTCL offers countrywide IPTV, another world first. The price of a call to the USA from a Pakistan cell phone is around 1 cent per minute and SMS is commonly used, included in your package. Ufone, Chinamobile (I used Zong while there, great deal), Mobilink, and other cell phone services offer more services at lower rates than any cell phone services in the United States.

While in Pakistan, I visited with each of these companies at their offices as well as Telenor, Telecard, Hazara Telecom and more.

My stop in Pakistan was one of many stops around the world in August 2008 where my goals were to visit current and potential clients, suppliers, and the world's telecommunications think tank. Next time, I'm bringing my colleagues Steve Cayona, Anna Hollis, Sergey Okhapkin, and Lisa-anne Routley and any of the others who are ready for a global trip.

The presentation is at http://www.viddler.com/explore/suzannebowen/videos/1/. Other videos of other speakers are listed on my TMCNET blog, Youtube, and Google.

(One last item, as mentioned by me at Viddler, I apologize for my comment about Chinese and Vietnamese accent on English. If I could take it back, I would.)