In-Context Communications with WebRTC *is* revolutionary

Communication has always been about «location» Just like in real estate, communication is all about «location, location, location.» It’s always been that way, but it’s getting turned around. The first communication tool was the campfire. No, not that...

Using Meetup’s streaming API to mashup event registrations

Meetup provides an API for accessing streams of real-time data about its service which can be fun to play with. In this post, we’re going to consume one of those streams via their javascript interface and mash up event registrations with a google map. When it’s...

4 Key Insights about WebRTC from the experts

This week I attended the WebRTC “conference in a conference” that was part of Enterprise Connect in Orlando Florida. In addition to being a welcome respite from the lingering cold weather of my home in Virginia, it was also a welcome opportunity to network with the...

5 uses for Real-Time Data Dashboards

What good is «Big Data» if it’s old and out of date? Data analysts and enterprises are finding more needs for real-time insights into their data, not just historical views into data. The term «historical data» is very relative of course, but in an increasing...