I recently learned that Jon Arnold’s blog was named as one of the Top 100 Telecom Industry Blogs, as compiled by VoIP Now. You can see the list here. I remember reading some of Jon’s blog entries long ago, when I was first getting interested in this space.
A week later, Andy Abramson, who writes the blog VoIP Watch, was named by the Industry Standard as a top “B-Z” blogger. You can see the blurb here. Andy’s blog is consistently one my top sources of information and opinion on Voice 2.0, VoIP, unified communications and several other topics.
Here’s a two year old post from Jon that I can cite specifically as being influential on my thinking about Fonolo: TalkPlus - What Voice 2.0 is all About. Coincidentally, it also mentions Andy. For anyone interested in the changing landscape for carriers and the new relationships they are forging with software companies, this is a must-read, especially the section titled “there are 3 really good reasons why mobile operators want to do business with TalkPlus.”
I’m proud to say that both Andy and Jon are advisors to Fonolo and have helped immensely in recent months with shaping our product and strategy. As I wrote here, it’s hard to overstate how much blogging acts as a catalyst for start-ups. Hopefully I will give back to community with my efforts.
In the months since we unveiled Fonolo, my posts have all been about our product. While I plan to continue using this blog for Fonolo news and discussion, I am also determined to get some “big-picture” posts written in the near future. (Having just returned from the excellent Mesh Conference, I’ve got plenty to think about.)
I agree with you 100% and feel the same about Andy and Jon!