Telecom 2.0 - Changing the Rules

As the global telecom players gear up to decide their collective futures, it's interesting to pay attention to what is being said about the evolution of telecom and communications services, from a traditionalist perspective.

Organizations such as Telco 2.0 are well ahead of the curve in having conversations about evolution and changing the rules of the industry.

After just returning from a fiercely challenging sales conference with TELUS, my mind is just now considering the possibilities.  Changing the rules, changing the game, changing the industry.  Those organizations who aren't actively involved in changing the rules will be left with trying to fit their existing infrastructure into a new world order. That dauting task will change the playing field entirely.

The world has become flat again, thanks in part to the virtual service providers, the Web2.0 invasion, and the rise in anywhere, anytime, any device connectivity. Those companies who have the advantage are no longer the traditional telco incumbents.  Be quick, and nimble and creative. Be part of shaping the future, passivity will get you left in the dust.

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Shame on You: The Blogoshpere Gets Nasty on Scoble

The sweet baby jesus is crying.
Good lord, the blogosphere is reacting like a woman scorned with the announcement of Robert Scoble’s speaking engagement with PayPerPost.
It’s not the end of the world folks, it’s a smart guy doing a speaking engagement. A speaking engagement with an organization who is going to likely change the rules of how blogging and advertising work together.

I’m not a huge fan of PayPerPost, but you have to give them credit.  They have completely changed the rules, changed the way we think about advertising, and are playing by a different game.  Changes make people jumpy.  Rule changes can freak out the best of us, case in point: the NHL rule changes.  I’m not saying that PayPerPost is recreating the playing field of the blogosphere, but they are certainly involved in the conversation.

That being said, why wouldn’t anyone who’s interested in changing the rules or changing the game also be interested in the conversation?  I have a feeling that Robert Scoble is very much interested in the conversation, not to metion the game.

Shouldn’t we all be? The uproar and “holier than thou” attitude of some of the A-Listers is a little fickle, considering that they are supposed to be the grandest supporters of conversations.

Good luck Robert, have a fantastic conversation. And don’t forget to change a few rules!

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Update on Thursday, February 8, 2007 at 06:25AM by jules

Further backlash to the PayperPost debacle?

Now our wee friend Mr Scoble is getting a little of the digital cold shoulder?

Could the blogosphere really be so very childish, or is it just co-incidence?

Too many questions for Thursday morning at 6:26 am