On the Squawk Box for Wednesday, July 2, 2008, we talked about:
- news that Google and Yahoo would start indexing Flash-based websites.
- Adobe handed over control of PDF to ISO so that it is an approved standard.
- Amazon discovered that cloud computing made a great platform for… spammers!
- In some circumstances, encrypted VoIP calls can be interpreted.
- Starbucks closing of over 600 locations.
- Changes in tax laws in the state of Washington and the impact to online sales.
Show notes and links can be found on the call’s web page.
On the call: Dan York (host), Dameon Welch-Abernathy, James Body, Jeanette Fisher, William Volk, Jeb Brillian, Jonathen Jensen and Ian Hood.
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry maker 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.
