PR tech blogger, Alan Weinkrantz, will log daily posts this week at his blog,
www.satechblog.com, showcasing his experience and comments in being trial user of AT&T's new U-verse IPTV service.
"The week of May 22, I'll be writing about my experience with both AT&T and Time Warner ordering service, disconnecting the cable company, the installation and set-up, and user experience," stated Weinkrantz.
The daily posts will also include a "Memo to Ed," which will be suggestions to AT&T chairman Ed Whitacre. Weinkrantz is offering Whitacre (or any senior level AT&T executive) the opportunity to come to his house to hang out and watch IPTV on the family's 56-inch Sony TV. "Y'all are invited over during the upcoming Memorial Day weekend. We can watch TV, surf the web at blazing speeds, and with a few hours' advance notice, I'll even grill steaks," states Weinkrantz.
Weinkrantz currently has three TVs running on the AT&T system and operates a totally wireless home, with the help of Apple AirPort devices. Even the stereo system can be controlled from Weinkrantz's Apple PowerBook so he can listen to his iTunes-based music or favorite Internet radio stations.
Weinkrantz is president of the international technology PR firm, Alan Weinkrantz And Company, which serves clients in the U.S. and Israel. The agency's clients include AudioCodes, CopperGate Communications, Mercom Systems, pulver.com / Jeff Pulver. These companies or individuals are all involved in IP or VoIP related technologies, products, services and thought leadership. Weinkrantz is approaching the blog posts as a consumer who enjoys using and trying new technology products and services.
Weinkrantz is also a veteran blogger, whose unique blogs have received international media coverage. Last year, Weinkrantz sold his San Antonio home by using a blog (
www.alanweinkrantz.typepad.com/826_cambridge_oval) to discuss his house, his neighbors, and the community that prospective buyers would live in. The story of the blog was covered in a number of publications including BusinessWeek, The Wall Street Journal, Investor's Business Daily, CBS News' MarketWatch, the Chicago Tribune, and the San Jose Mercury News, and was also picked up in countries such as Italy and The Netherlands. Weinkrantz also maintains another blog about life in the technology PR lane, which can be visited at
www.weinkrantz.com.