The VoIP World According to Google: VoIP Buzz down 46.5% during 2008

Back in 2004 I started to track the buzz around VoIP based on the number of hits a search on the term "VoIP" had on Google. I have repeated this on January 1st each year since. My results to date: Jan 04 - 2.3 million Jan 05 - 17.7 million Jan 06 - 172 million Jan 07 - 151 million Jan 08 - 179 million Jan 09 - 95.7 million I am concerned seeing VoIP's Google popularity down 46.5% compared to where it was just a year ago. This said, as I recently posted, VoIP is NOT Dead!. I'm looking forward to a stronger year ahead for the world of VoIP and IP Communications. I believe during 2009 we will see the emergence of HD VoIP as a feature requirement for both Service Providers and Enterprises on future RFPs. I believe we are just on the edge of the time when the true promise of VoIP will be realized. So while some of my friends continue to declare that VoIP is Dead, I still don't. "VoIP is Dead, Long Live VoIP