How to Follow Team Bandwidth as they Race Across America

Team Bandwidth.com is rocking the Race Across America course. They have already cleared the Rocky Mountains and have a little over 2,000 miles left to go. We know you want all the details you can get, so here are all the ways you can keep up with the cycling action:

Bandwidth.com Facebook Page - This is the hub for all things Team Bandwidth. From here you can see the team’s location via Spot GPS, see Sledge’s awesome camera shots and get updates from the RAAM Crew.Bandwidth on Twitter - You can learn about the adventure on @Bandwidth Twitter account, as well. The official hashtag for our team is #BandwidthRAAM. Also a quick search for #RAAM2010 will give you a live feed of everything people are saying about this year’s Race Across America.Bandwidth on Flickr - View all of Sledge’s camera handiwork. Here you can see all his great images that he shot to document the RAAM journey.Bandwidth.com over the Phone - That’s right, we called in a favor from @Phonebooth. Fans can call 919-442-8920 to hear updates from the riders as they peddle their way across the country towards the finish line in Maryland.Bandwidth.com’s RAAM Challenge - We are literaly racing our RAAM team across the country. On the Intranet, you can view the total miles accumulated by Bandwidth’s RAAM Team as compared to the Home Team. Also, Bandwidth Home Team, don’t forget to fill out your workouts. The first team to accumulate 3,004 miles gets Friday, July 2nd off!

A few interesting SXSW panel proposals from Bandwidth

If you’ve ever attended SXSW in Austin, TX… you know that there is a great amount of diversity in the panels submitted and presented. We felt like voice was an area that had been lacking and submitted a few panels this year. If any jump out to you, please follow the link and take a minute or two to submit a vote. Thanks for your support!

We Messed Up – Why Telecom Is All Wrong - click to vote

Users and carriers battling it out over dropped calls and bad service while networks explode all around us. What would the telecom world look like if everyone simply got along? In many ways we’ve moved backwards. All this technology should be better than it is, but why are there still such problems? It’s a strange thing because the technology is here now. What stands in its way is an archaic method of business that has everyone unhappy. Let’s move past today and into the future of all things phone. In this panel you’ll hear from leading innovators in the field of telecom where they’ll explore a world in which customers are happy with their carriers, telephony apps abound and networks are stable. They’ll describe what that looks like and why it’s still possible.

Endurance and Entrepreneurship - click to vote

Where does mental motivation meet physical motivation in the life of an entrepreneur? The qualities best suited for running a company are often the same as any physical fitness training – hard work, dedication, competitive spirit and an all-or-nothing attitude. How does living a healthy, proactive lifestyle make you a better founder, CEO and leader? In this panel we’ll speak with some of today’s most fit CEOs about how physical challenges to their mind and body translate into their company culture and workplace. And more importantly, how being physically and mentally fit is the best way to win out over the competition.

Speak to Me: Plugging Voice into Your Apps - click to vote

Voice apps are exploding and developing at a record pace. The world of tomorrow will mean you interacting with your phone more as a concierge than simply a way to communicate. With invention in areas such as telephony apps, dial tones and whisper technology, come hear what’s next. This panel of leading experts and innovators will take you behind the red curtain to explore the mind-boggling labs and phone projects in development today that you didn’t think were possible. Targeted at a more technical developer crowd, the panel will show examples of apps that are plugged-in to the latest in voice APIs.

You Can’t Do Dat! Innovating Under FCC Regulation - click to vote

Starting up is hard enough already, but what if you are setting up shop in a heavily regulated industry? These can be some of the most lucrative and the most tricky ventures. So, how can entrepreneurs and their technology-based innovation deal with a rulebook constantly getting in their way? In this panel, we’ll explore real-world stories about how startups and innovators succeeded in an environment that was heavily regulated by the FCC. Experts from the telecom and VoIP world will share their advice on how your startup and your technology can handle the red tape and even use it to your advantage. Are you under-innovating because of a fear of regulation? When it seems like all is against you, it may simply be the final hurdle before success.