Now that Skype’s been around for a couple of years, seems that there’s some very interesting robustness now coming into existence with the technology. For those of you who don’t know what Skype is, Skype uses the Internet and your computer to make phone calls anywhere. Skype’s been around since 2002, and currently they claim to have over 270 million user accounts and are adding about 30 million subscribers every three months.
If you’re on the go, Skype’s great for being able to place and receive phone calls anywhere. All you …

Photo provided by Dominique Erhard and Scene ConsultingRenowned French photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand’s exhibit “6 Billion Others”, transforms Paris’ Grand Palais into a global village of 25 yurts. The yurts, made by The Colorado Yurt Company, are populated with video interviews of 6000 people representing 65 countries. This new work compels the viewer to consider 25 of life’s vital questions through video testimonials; it brings Arthus-Bertrand’s photo exhibit “Earth from Above” (opening NYC’s World Financial Center Plaza this May) down to the ground level of human experience, global thinking and sustainable …

Xtify today announced the launch of a new Developer Program which will provide the infrastructure and assistance for social networks to easily location enable their products at no cost. Andrew Weinreich, CEO of Xtify said today: “Location will play an essential part in the future of social networking and Xtify is poised to facilitate that shift.”
Noting Google’s release of their new location based product, Latitude, Weinreich said, “All social networks should take pause.” He predicted that location based social networking will no longer be limited to smaller players: “It won’t …

Voike has proven to its internet competition that they have the know-how to provide their customers with the highest quality electronic voice messaging services via mobile devices. This is definitely the new edge in today’s society. We are always on the go, whether we are on our way to work, in route to a meeting or simply need a reminder for later in the day. With Voike services you are able to communicate, maintain and organize all of these activities.
Breaking down the fundamentals of this out-of-sight service you will need …

Awhile back, Microsoft and several larger companies started promising local information could be sent to your mobile phone using ‘location-based’ computing. The premise was that a business traveler could immediately get off a plane, then with their mobile phone, find the ATM machine, the taxi rank, find a restaurant, a hotel, and so on. But whatever happened to signs that point to the ATM machine, or just going to the information booth? What’s missing from this picture? Local knowledge is missing.
When you talk with the person at the information …

Meetmoi.com is the latest in mobile based dating, where you can use your cel phone to notify you when you’re near someone that matches a profile you’re looking for.
Meetmoi.com isn’t a new concept, in fact a Japanese manufacturer produced a small egg sized device back in the late 90′s that you could program with a very simple profile, and take it with you to a bar or a public place. If you got close to someone that was interested in that profile, the device would light up, make a …