Comments on: My Dad Doesn't Want to Talk to Me Anymore http://gigaom.com/2009/11/09/my-dad-doesnt-want-to-talk-to-me-anymore/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:03:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Can You See Me Now? The Future of Video Chat « Febryadi.com http://gigaom.com/2009/11/09/my-dad-doesnt-want-to-talk-to-me-anymore/#comment-229855 Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:25:21 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=78833#comment-229855 [...] for consumers to connect not just with voice, but with video. For example, I’ve written how my dad no longer wants to talk to me, when he could video chat instead, and Skype CEO Josh Silverman, Cisco and even Logitech are [...]

]]> By: Can You See Me Now? The Future of Video Chat http://gigaom.com/2009/11/09/my-dad-doesnt-want-to-talk-to-me-anymore/#comment-229854 Mon, 07 Jun 2010 07:01:27 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=78833#comment-229854 [...] consumers to connect not just with voice, but with video. For example, I’ve written how my dad no longer wants to talk to me, when he could video chat instead, and Skype CEO Josh Silverman, Cisco and even Logitech are [...]

]]> By: Skype Wants to Make Your TV More Social – GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2009/11/09/my-dad-doesnt-want-to-talk-to-me-anymore/#comment-229853 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:57:52 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=78833#comment-229853 [...] the move by Skype could have severe consequences for the telecom industry, which has already seen voice revenues decline over the last several years. By cutting out the middle man and giving users a richer experience [...]

]]> By: Skype Wants to Make Your TV More Social http://gigaom.com/2009/11/09/my-dad-doesnt-want-to-talk-to-me-anymore/#comment-229852 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:51:38 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=78833#comment-229852 [...] the move by Skype could have severe consequences for the telecom industry, which has already seen voice revenues decline over the last several years. By cutting out the middle man and giving users a richer experience [...]

]]> By: Ron http://gigaom.com/2009/11/09/my-dad-doesnt-want-to-talk-to-me-anymore/#comment-229851 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:59:32 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=78833#comment-229851 Stacey,
My kids stay with their Mom and I’m in a different state so conversing in person doesn’t happen often enough. So it is text, which they prefer, or short phone calls.

]]> By: Stacey Higginbotham http://gigaom.com/2009/11/09/my-dad-doesnt-want-to-talk-to-me-anymore/#comment-229850 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:14:52 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=78833#comment-229850 Ron, do they really not want to converse at all? Even in person? I don’t know if I look forward to this with my three-year-old.

]]> By: Stacey Higginbotham http://gigaom.com/2009/11/09/my-dad-doesnt-want-to-talk-to-me-anymore/#comment-229849 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:12:19 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=78833#comment-229849 I thought about that, but it kind of showcased the momentary rush of indignation I felt when my dad implied that merely talking to me wasn’t good enough — he had to see me too. It was a gut response, and so I went with that in the headline. But yes, you are correct.

]]> By: Ron http://gigaom.com/2009/11/09/my-dad-doesnt-want-to-talk-to-me-anymore/#comment-229848 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:01:56 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=78833#comment-229848 I can relate Stacey.
Whenever I call my kids they say; “can’t we just text instead?”

I doubt video calls will help, because they have to stay in one place to do it.
While I am not big on texting, I’d rather hear your voice, at least they are willing to communicate in some way.

]]> By: anon http://gigaom.com/2009/11/09/my-dad-doesnt-want-to-talk-to-me-anymore/#comment-229847 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:28:57 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=78833#comment-229847 the video calling is wonderful. i frequently connect the pc to the hdtv and talk to family around the world every weekend. works very nicely.

to me this shows how attitudes change, 4-5 years people said that this kind of video calls would never work because people did not want to do video conferences in their bathrobes. never understood why that was such a big deal. on skype you request a video call and the other party can just do a normal call if they prefer.

to me this was cable’s opportunity with VoIP (4-5 years ago) but they have decided to replicate the wired phone experience. do not see how this is a winning proposition for them in the long run.

]]> By: Doug http://gigaom.com/2009/11/09/my-dad-doesnt-want-to-talk-to-me-anymore/#comment-229846 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:49:32 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=78833#comment-229846 Stacey, you realize your title makes absolutely no sense? Using Skype is still ‘talking’ to you. It should have been, “My Dad Doesn’t Want to Talk to Me Anymore on the Phone”.

]]> By: Jukka http://gigaom.com/2009/11/09/my-dad-doesnt-want-to-talk-to-me-anymore/#comment-229845 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:57:54 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=78833#comment-229845 “He said he grew up watching cartoons where folks like the Jetsons talked via videophone, and since the possibility is here today he wants to use it.”

In some ways, that captures my sentiment as well…although I was watching the Jetsons as reruns.

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