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VoIP Services
TalkPlus is solving big problems for me
Bit of buzz of late regarding TalkPlus. A firm which recently raised $5.5m in funding, purporting to offer Voice 2.0 applications. The basic service installs a small applet on your mobile phone and assigns you a virtual number. You give out the virtual number which first rings Talkplus, who based upon your profile, then may […]
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A message that nobody hears?
It must be “stupid phone trick†month, because they just seem to keep coming. I’ve been playing with a free service called yackpack. It’s an audible social networking type of service. Basically, you create a topic, record your thoughts on the topic and then email your friends to log-on to listen. Using a viral marketing […]
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Pinger voice messaging application
I’ve been playing with Pinger, a neat little voice messaging app that (hold on folks) I actually like (breath, it’s going to be OK, occasionally I do like some things). It address the age old question, "how do I leave a voicemail for someone, but not ring their telephone". Pinger allows you to send a […]
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Voicemail revisited
Is it just me or is this stupid phone tricks month? I stumbled upon YouMail, who proudly repeat that they are owned by Zeacom, a market leader in something (like who isn’t a market leader – I’m a market leader in Kranky blogs). YouMail is basically a voicemail service for your cell phone. Instead of […]
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Jajah – why all the fuss?
Jajah is a new type of phone company, dedicated to providing their customers with better phone at a better price. Jajah is a true “flat world†company with very small offices of very dedicated people working around the globe. This lifted from their website and they seem to be attracting a fair bunch of press. […]
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iTalkBB – Mooncake is the secret, pass it on
I don’t know what a Mooncake is, but for the customers that iTalkBB is chasing it seems to be working. iTalkBB offers a consumer VoIP service and pretty much focuses on folks with roots/ties back to China. I’ve been hearing that they are growing at a nice clip, but just below the radar screen. For […]
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