James Enck and Martin Geddes recently did a presentation for CityNet in Amsterdam. Aside from the very funny slides in James’ presentation, there were a few really choice tidbits, like the slide above. Four percent of global broadband users use Skype on a daily basis. That is a truly remarkable number, given that Skype debuted just two years ago, in September 2003.
Martin’s presentation was also quite thought provoking. I’ll be speaking with him later this morning, and perhaps he can be convinced to post his also.
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry make Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.
