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Here I discuss general technology trends across various market segments, including Internet Service Providers. What are some of the geeky things going on around the Capital I Internet.
Companies love email. It is cheap, fast, and easy to send at scale. That ease creates a quiet risk. When everything is “important,” nothing is. This is like the modern version of crying wolf.
An ultrasonic beacon is a short audio signal. It lives above normal hearing, often above 18 kHz. Speakers in TVs, kiosks, or stores can play it. To you, it sounds like silence. To a phone microphone, it sounds like data. The beacon often carries a simple ID. That ID links to an action, such as logging a visit or triggering an ad.
We like to think communication is simple. Someone talks. We hear the words. Message received.
Anyone who has worked on a team, managed a business, or solved problems with others knows it’s not that simple.
Little cheapie video rig with light and microphone. This one is from the Walmart brand onn. great little kit for simple videos using your camera. https://amzn.to/45Phh7b
The lightning sucks. The audio sucks. The framing of the shot sucks. But ya know what? I did it. the key is just to be consistent and do the best with what you have. Enjoy the crappiness. lol
Posted to the MTIN blog and pushed out to Apple and Google as well.
Have your inspiring little network beginners color this.
The folks over at DNSSTUFF have a great article on Latency, Throughput, and bandwidth. I have written about latency and such before. They have this great graphic that puts it into perspective.
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