tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2636171713193478290.post4640836024300831043..comments2008-04-16T10:45:30.039-07:00Larry Lisserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13572663789524012113noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2636171713193478290.post-2246968563187883262008-04-16T10:45:00.000-07:002008-04-16T10:45:00.000-07:002008-04-16T10:45:00.000-07:00Thanks for your feedback/comments on RingBranch - much appreciated! And we hear you about becoming a hosted portal application - that's where we're headed. To that end, we launched ad-based calling today as a way to monetize our business. You can read about the details here: http://tinyurl.com/6x6kbl<BR/><BR/>If you have any questions, just let us know, as your input is important to us! <BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/><BR/>RingBranch<BR/>ringbranch.com<BR/>blog.ringbranch.com<BR/>twitter.com/ringbranchRingBranchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222812449462925962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2636171713193478290.post-76386853737669561652008-04-14T12:20:00.000-07:002008-04-14T12:20:00.000-07:002008-04-14T12:20:00.000-07:00It's been about a year now that the city of Chicago, though not the rest of Illinois, has mandated that drivers wear a headset or stop talking on a cell phone while driving. The fact that the law exists only in Chicago makes me a useful lab rat here - I live in Chicago but work in a close suburb, outside the Chicago City Council's jurisdiction. And I must say that while I faithfully use my Blue Tooth while driving around Chicago, I will sometimes pick up my hand-held cell phone to make a quick call while driving around the suburbs. I've found that I no longer feel comfortable holding a cell phone and driving at the same time. Telling this to friends and family members has resulted in at least two, but possibly as many as four, new purchases of headsets. California's new law is good news for the headset companies but even better news for state drivers. I can't recall how many times I've found myself stuck behind a slow, unfocused SUV, only to look a little closer and see the driver talking away on a hand-held cell.adGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15521972462634263950noreply@blogger.com