December 13, 2007 - 0 Comment(s)
This is posted on our company blog also, but I wanted to mention it again here. We’re really excited to be one of only 40 companies selected to present at the Southeast Venture Conference. There are some great companies presenting as well as some incredible keynote speakers, such as John Sculley (Apple and Pepsi), Jim Steele (Salesforce.com), Frank Bonsal (NEA), and many others.
The full press release is available here.
SEVC website is here.
November 14, 2007 - 0 Comment(s)
A couple of weeks ago I made my way to the west coast and sat down with prolific video blogger, Robert Scoble. We had a great time talking about clearTXT, educational technology, and technology in general. You can see the interview below. We’ll also have a briefer version online soon. Enjoy.
October 24, 2007 - 0 Comment(s)
Here’s a sneak peek at my interview with Robert Scoble and gives you a glimpse of the brand new PodTech studio - still int he works.
It sure is a good thing I don’t have to make my living in front of the camera….yikes!
October 24, 2007 - 0 Comment(s)
I was just reviewing some of the CTIA mobile stats, and the continued growth in mobile is amazing. Have a look at some of these numbers (note that I added these to the mobecom.org website as well)…
1. Wireless Subscribers as of June 2007 = 243.4 million US subscribers
2. Wireless Penetration = More than 81% of total US households
3. Monthly SMS Messages = 28.8 billion SMS messages just in June of 2007
4. Wireless-Only Households = 12.8% of US households
5. Jobs = More than 257,000 direct carrier jobs
6. Annual Wireless Carrier Payroll = More than $13 billion in direct carrier wages
7. Annualized Total Wireless Revenue = $134.7 billion, as of June, 2007
8. Annualized Wireless Data Revenue = $19.2 billion as of June, 2007
9. Minutes of Use = Customers used 1.95 Trillion minutes in first 6 months of 2007
I remember people being amazed at the SMS numbers last year, showing that SMS growth increased from roughly 6 Billion messages per month to 12.8 Billion. To see that number more than double once again is just incredible…and it’s not stopping there. Any guesses at what the number will be next year…25 Billion…30 Billion…more?
October 16, 2007 - 0 Comment(s)
I had a great time meeting with Robert Scoble today. In case you’re not familiar with Robert, he’s a prolific blogger (online, video), author, and more…plus a really good guy. You can check out his show (the Scoble Show) on Pod Tech (www.podtech.net).
After our interview he put a post on his blog that includes a preview of their new studio…along with a quick hello from your’s truly. He shot this using his phone, then instantly uploaded it to Kyte.tv for the entire world to see. Amazing! It’s a good time to alive. You can check it out here.
October 4, 2007 - 0 Comment(s)
This is a really interesting documentary-style video about the expansion of mobile within education in the UK. Definitely worth 25 minutes
August 15, 2007 - 0 Comment(s)
clearTXT is growing and we’re looking for some great people to join our team. Are you an entrepreneurial, business oriented, and motivated superstar (or superstar-to-be) who is looking for a long-term fit with a dynamic, high growth company? If so, you might be exactly the person we’re looking for.
Current positions include Sales Associate, Account Manager, Support Representative, and Engineer. To receive more information or send a resume, email us at HR@clearTXT.com
July 9, 2007 - 0 Comment(s)
We’re getting ready to head up to Boston for the BbWorld ‘07 Users Conference. Not only are we exhibiting (booth #209), but we’re also partnering with Blackboard to provide mobile conference notifications and updates (as mentioned in a previous post). If you haven’t signed up yet, you can sign up here
If you going to the conference, please drop by our booth to say hi and meet the team. And just for being a loyal reader of the CEO blog, if you mention reading this post, we’ll give you one of our world famous clearTXT T-Shirts!. See you there.
May 20, 2007 - 0 Comment(s)
A Washington Post story today on texting concludes by quoting an AT&T television spot in which a teenager uses the text above to say: “Oh my gosh, it’s no big deal.” Texting is, however — as this article describes in some interesting detail — a big deal and getting bigger, especially for the younger generation:
Market research indicates the consumers mostly likely to send and receive text messages are those between the ages of 13 and 24. Last year, 158 billion text messages were sent nationwide, nearly double the number in 2005, according to CTIA, the Wireless Association. With that kind of growth, texting will continue to be very profitable for wireless companies, said Roger Entner, senior vice president for the communication sector at IAG Research, even with bundling plans to lower consumer cost.
April 16, 2007 - 0 Comment(s)
In case you missed the announcement on the company blog, clearTXT will be Blackboard’s exclusive partner and provider of mobile alerts for Bb Word ’07 in July. This is the best way for attendees to get reminders when presentations are getting ready to start, when schedule or room changes occur, and everything else happening at the conference.
We’re really excited to provide the service for a second time, and also that Blackboard is putting some muscle behind the service this year. The first time we offered the service was the 2005 Bb User Conference in Baltimore, MD. Blackboard was excited about us providing the service, but left most of the marketing and promotion up to us. We had a lot of people sign up, but Blackboard’s marketing efforts will probably result in many more subscribers this year. Blackboard’s a great partner and certainly knows how to market, so this should be a great event.
We received a lot of feedback in 2005, almost all of it positive. In general, people liked the reminders and the schedule updates the most. Reminders were sent to people 5 minutes prior to events starting with the event information, such as room location, title of the event, etc. With so much happening during the conference it’s easy to get distracted and lose track of time. The reminders ensured that people didn’t miss the events they were most interested in attending.
The schedule changes have obvious value - you certainly want to know if a presentation you’re on your way to see has been moved to a different location, the time has changed, etc. This year, we hope to add some other types of messages and make this a truly valuable service to attendees.
We’ll have more information, as well as the signup page, available soon. I hope everyone will sign up.
March 26, 2007 - 0 Comment(s)
A long time ago (at least in Internet time - you know, like 10 years ago), when people used the terms “mobile” or “mobility”, they were referring to laptop computers. More recently, mobility has become synonymous with mobile phone. Google the term “mobile” and 7 of the top 10 results are related to mobile phones.
Here at clearTXT, we love mobile phones…as you can imagine. However, we view mobile a little differently than other companies (differently than most people, I suspect). To us, mobility is not just about the mobile phone — it’s about the freedom to be connected with your information, groups, and peers no matter where you go or what device you carry.
I’m not talking about the ability to logon with some device and “go get” your information (i.e., on demand), but rather, the things you say are important to you are delivered to you wherever you are…period.
In the coming days, weeks, and months, I’ll write more about this concept and discuss how this concept relates to clearTXT. With the upcoming release of our newest product, I thought it was time to get the conversation started.
December 11, 2006 - 1 Comment(s)
Just in case you still aren’t convinced that mobile is the here, now, and future, here’s something for you to consider…
During the General Session time at O’Reilly’s Web 2.0 Conference Ray Ozzie (the creator of IBM’s Lotus Notes, Chief Technical Officer at Microsoft, and the man who will eventually take over Microsoft) was asked where he thought the greatest opportunities would be following this launch of Vista and looking as far as five years out.
His answer? “I think that we’ll see the best opportunities in the mobile space. All phones will be smart phones. The lines between what was a smart phone and what is a typical phone now are blurring and soon will disappear. There are going to be so many people with these devices that can do so much�?.
Wow. Let’s put this into perspective. You may not like Microsoft products, tactics, or anything else, but you must recognize their influence and talents. They don’t guess or predict the future of technology - they play a significant part in determining the future of technology across the globe. For Ray Ozzie to make such a strong statement, you can bet that Microsoft feels confident in the value of mobility and is investing heavily in its growth.
