Comments on: Does it make sense to update your social networks via a voice call? http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/10/06/does-it-make-sense-to-update-your-social-networks-via-a-voice-call/ Tracking European web and mobile start-ups Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:34:12 +0100 hourly 1 By: Marketing Eficiente » Blog Archive » On early adopters http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/10/06/does-it-make-sense-to-update-your-social-networks-via-a-voice-call/comment-page-1/#comment-164295 Marketing Eficiente » Blog Archive » On early adopters Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:07:24 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/?p=1739#comment-164295 [...] struck me yesterday when I was reading Mike Butcher’s post about a new Spinvox add-on. In it he says: So is this new Spinvox add-on of any real value? Does it [...] [...] struck me yesterday when I was reading Mike Butcher’s post about a new Spinvox add-on. In it he says: So is this new Spinvox add-on of any real value? Does it [...]

]]> By: Ian Hendry http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/10/06/does-it-make-sense-to-update-your-social-networks-via-a-voice-call/comment-page-1/#comment-164280 Ian Hendry Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:15:18 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/?p=1739#comment-164280 Agree with you Mike, this seems a bit pointless. I have Ping.fm connected to Twitter and from my iPhone I tweet using Twitterrific, which then gets those 140 chars from from iPhone to LinkedIn, Plaxo, Facebook and everywhere else. That is barely more painful than calling Spinvox. By the way, I was keen to try out Spinvox a few years back but stopped using it as I didn't like not hearing the tone a voicemail was left for me. At least with texts that were text at source a lighhearted message might get a smiley or other emoticon. With Spinvox it was often hard to tell whether I should interrupt a meeting to call back or not. Ian Hendry CEO, WeCanDo.BIZ http://www.wecando.biz Agree with you Mike, this seems a bit pointless. I have Ping.fm connected to Twitter and from my iPhone I tweet using Twitterrific, which then gets those 140 chars from from iPhone to LinkedIn, Plaxo, Facebook and everywhere else. That is barely more painful than calling Spinvox.

By the way, I was keen to try out Spinvox a few years back but stopped using it as I didn’t like not hearing the tone a voicemail was left for me. At least with texts that were text at source a lighhearted message might get a smiley or other emoticon. With Spinvox it was often hard to tell whether I should interrupt a meeting to call back or not.

Ian Hendry
CEO, WeCanDo.BIZ
http://www.wecando.biz

]]> By: On early adopters « On Technology http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/10/06/does-it-make-sense-to-update-your-social-networks-via-a-voice-call/comment-page-1/#comment-164241 On early adopters « On Technology Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:10:47 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/?p=1739#comment-164241 [...] struck me yesterday when I was reading Mike Butcher’s post about a new Spinvox add-on. In it he says: So is this new Spinvox add-on of any real value? Does it [...] [...] struck me yesterday when I was reading Mike Butcher’s post about a new Spinvox add-on. In it he says: So is this new Spinvox add-on of any real value? Does it [...]

]]> By: Julian Bond http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/10/06/does-it-make-sense-to-update-your-social-networks-via-a-voice-call/comment-page-1/#comment-163844 Julian Bond Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:55:15 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/?p=1739#comment-163844 If you update Twitter, you can already flow that update into virtually all the other networks anyway. So what's the problem? Pick one master status. And then route everything from that. If you update Twitter, you can already flow that update into virtually all the other networks anyway. So what’s the problem?

Pick one master status. And then route everything from that.

]]> By: Jake Stride http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/10/06/does-it-make-sense-to-update-your-social-networks-via-a-voice-call/comment-page-1/#comment-163832 Jake Stride Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:08:54 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/?p=1739#comment-163832 Mike, great article and couldn't agree more. I love Spinvox for voicemail to SMS and can't live without it now. Ping.fm is great for when I want a generic, non-conversation based update to go out across multiple networks, but not for conversations as you say. I never really got my head round voice updates. Played with Twitterfone and it worked really well, the only time I had a use for it was in the car, but it didn't work with handsfree too well so I never really used. Mike, great article and couldn’t agree more.

I love Spinvox for voicemail to SMS and can’t live without it now. Ping.fm is great for when I want a generic, non-conversation based update to go out across multiple networks, but not for conversations as you say.

I never really got my head round voice updates. Played with Twitterfone and it worked really well, the only time I had a use for it was in the car, but it didn’t work with handsfree too well so I never really used.

]]> By: Josie Fraser http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/10/06/does-it-make-sense-to-update-your-social-networks-via-a-voice-call/comment-page-1/#comment-163809 Josie Fraser Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:04:37 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/?p=1739#comment-163809 Pretty much agree with you on this one, "they actually *love* text input and, in my experience, can’t stand having to call people" made me laugh out loud since I generally expect people to schedule phone calls in advance by some kind of DM, if a phone/conference call rather than email (or even a face-to-face) is absolutely necessary. Pretty much agree with you on this one, “they actually *love* text input and, in my experience, can’t stand having to call people” made me laugh out loud since I generally expect people to schedule phone calls in advance by some kind of DM, if a phone/conference call rather than email (or even a face-to-face) is absolutely necessary.

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