David Danto
@njdavidd.bsky.social
My personal opinions of important & interesting media, UC, technology & travel w/ the perspective of someone who's been doing it for a while. https://TechPerspectives.info & TalkingPointz.com
Optimist: The cup is half full Pessimist: The cup is half empty Engineer: The cup was manufactured with lazy, incorrect specifications from the design team.
#AI still hasn’t delivered the broad productivity gains, employment savings, or financial returns used to justify the frenzy. Perhaps we have been measuring the wrong ROI. The promised return was productivity. The immediate return may be control. www.linkedin.com/pulse/real-r...
The Real ROI of AI Isn’t Financial. It’s Control.
AI has not yet produced the broad productivity gains, employment savings, or financial returns needed to explain the urgency surrounding it. Its clearest return so far may instead be a shift in power ...
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In a world where each news story seems worse than the last, here is a purely feel-good excerpt of Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman-the Guess Who-closing out their July 11 live concert with BTO's Taking Care of Business as my gift to your feed today. All copyrights belong to their respective owners
The @talkingpointz.bsky.social #PickHitz Showcase from #InfoComm26 talkingpointz.com/talkingpoint...
TalkingPointz PickHitz Showcase – InfoComm 2026
With InfoComm 2026 now in the rearview mirror, the TalkingPointz PickHitz Showcase was once again a great vehicle for companies to get their messaging out above the noise floor of the show. We had eig...
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I'm struggling to understand those complaining about "reputational loss" due to Trump and FIFA's action's yesterday. We're talking Trump and FIFA folks. These actions are on-brand for both. You can't lose a reputation you don't have.
@mikiesherrill.bsky.social I I voted for you and I expect better from you. Number one, tell the truth, number two, shut this damn site down – even if you have to instruct state troopers to arrest federal agents on state property, number three, subpoena and arrest the CEO of the company running it.
The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4mo agoYikes — Gov @mikiesherrill.bsky.social community noted for lying about who knocked over the barricades (spoiler: it was the police)
For 20+ years, the #collaboration industry has chased the same promise: “Millions of unequipped meeting rooms” waiting for the right solution. But what even counts as an “equipped room” in 2026? And was it ever true? www.linkedin.com/pulse/myth-u...
The Myth of the Unequipped Room
(This article first appeared on the TalkingPointz website - which you should probably visit often.} At least twice in recent weeks, I’ve heard manufacturers explain that new products debuting at the u...
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How far can you get into an AI press release or industry article before your brain quietly replaces the rest with blah, blah, blah? Here are the 7 reader “personas” – because the tech world had already over-rotated on persona research long before on AI doublespeak. www.linkedin.com/pulse/seven-...
The Seven AI Attention Span Personas
There was a time when a press release or industry article had a relatively simple job. It was supposed to tell you what happened, who did it, and whether the thing in question mattered.
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Re-Posting without additional comment, other than pointing out it hasn't been Microsoft's best month....
Katie Mack@astrokatie.com · 6mo agoIf I were on a mission whose computer system required me to deal with Microsoft Outlook in space, I’d give up and go back to the slide rule
Breaking April 1st News: Campbell’s Soup Is Dropping the Soup From Its Name and Becoming an AI Company In a move that execs described as “deeply respectful to our legacy broth stakeholders,” Campbell’s announced that it will drop the word “Soup” from its identity www.linkedin.com/pulse/breaki...
Back in 2014, Microsoft’s first real InfoComm presence felt almost reluctant – a big booth, a few displays, and a lot of empty space. Now, in 2026, Microsoft and Cisco are both keynoting the show. Read about all this in my latest article: www.linkedin.com/posts/davidd...
The Potential Rebirth of InfoComm | David Danto
Back in 2014, Microsoft’s first real InfoComm presence felt almost reluctant – a big booth, a few displays, and a lot of empty space. Now, in 2026, Microsoft and Cisco are both keynoting the show. Th...
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Um....not sure if I should applaud or facepalm.... youtu.be/fuulmgitbkM?...
The Galaxy Class Girls: Red Shirt Romeo | 80s Pop Music Video
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If you have any air travel planned for the rest of the year, maybe buy your tickets now...ASAP. Here's why: danto.info/Up_And_Down-...
I can't begin to fathom how bad it will be for Paramount to own WB. Say goodbye to all the HBO honest documentaries, not to mention @lastweektonight1.bsky.social The level of censorship expected will decimate free speech.
BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
Watching companies that gutted loyal teams now brag about “exciting new roles” feels surreal. I just wrote a LinkedIn post on the coming wave of toxic, distrust-filled workplaces – and why building a 20-year career at a layoff-happy firm makes no sense. www.linkedin.com/posts/davidd...
Look at firms that are posting job openings nowadays. Remember when “our people are our greatest asset” actually meant something, and wasn’t just the slide before “cost optimization” in the earnings…...
Look at firms that are posting job openings nowadays. Remember when “our people are our greatest asset” actually meant something, and wasn’t just the slide before “cost optimization” in the earnings ...
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A beloved audio brand just launched its first video bar – and that says a lot about how easy it has become to “enter” the video market. Platforms + ODMs + MDEP are quietly reshaping who counts as a video manufacturer. www.linkedin.com/pulse/new-an...
The New Anatomy of Room Videoconferencing
News broke this week (prior to ISE) that a long-respected premium audio firm – one that has spent decades at the very top of the microphone and sound-processing world – has entered the video conferenc...
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I used to be a big fan of the Dilbert comic strip. When I found out the author was a racist & idiot I stopped following it. I hear he died yesterday. RIP, but he died in my eyes many years ago. When something/someone I admire turns out to be an idiot, I have the critical thinking to change my mind.
United sends their elite passengers at Newark to a bag check shortcut that they don’t open, and they have one person doing a line of about 200 people. Way to go #United!
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Happy New Year from Your Favorite AI—Yes, That One—Again
Happy New Year, humans—friends, skeptics, lurkers, and those of you who opened this post just to see if it was “obviously AI.” It’s me—your favorite AI companion—your tireless brainstormer—your unpaid...
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One of the problems is we've been teaching our kids the wrong lessons. Here's a better story for Rudolph. Happy Holidays!
New TalkingPointz Test Bench video is up, focused on Center of Table cameras.. I unbox the AudioCodes RXVcam360 and show its features, alongside a new white paper that explores the history and evolution of #COT cameras. This category isn’t as new as people think. www.linkedin.com/posts/davidd...
#cot #videoconferencing #yesitsoneword | David Danto
The latest TalkingPointz Test Bench video is about Center of Table cameras. In this quick walkthrough I unbox the AudioCodes RXVcam360 device and show how it works. This pairs with the new white pap...
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Happy Thanksgiving to our friends and partners, and to all who celebrate, from all of us at TalkingPointz. Wishing everyone meaningful moments with the people who matter.
The U.S. DOT wants us to “dress up” for flights again, as if a necktie is going to fix air travel’s… everything. So I wrote a sarcastic reminder of what the real golden age looked like. If you’ve ever rolled your eyes at modern flying, enjoy this trip back in time. danto.info/Golden_Age-J...
Turned a few of my honest takes into wearable truths. Think “Friends don’t let friends buy bad tech” and “Tech issues aren’t unexpected – they’re any Tuesday.” Travel versions too. "My points devalued while you read this." All by a reputable partner. Browse here: Tinyurl.com/TechAndTravelWear.
Danto's Tech & Travel Perspectives | Clothing To Say What We're All Feeling | Bonfire
With over 45 yrs of experience in media/collaboration/tech/travel, David Danto is a recognized thought leader. Now you can share his views!
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