Comments on: Ribbit Readies An Amphibian Attack On Voice Apps http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/28/ribbit-readies-an-amphibian-attack-on-voice-apps/ Startup and Technology News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:02:10 -0800 hourly 1 By: GMD http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/28/ribbit-readies-an-amphibian-attack-on-voice-apps/comment-page-1/#comment-2002045 GMD Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:16:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/28/ribbit-readies-an-amphibian-attack-on-voice-apps/#comment-2002045 Ifbyphone is much better, easier to configure – Listed as one of the top Innovations of ’07, they offer free Phone-Me-Now for 6 months and 1,000 free minutes of services --- The ‘Voice of the Web’ is the first zero configuration click-to-call voice & web mashup out there for all size companies. Here is the link, to try it out for free: http://public.ifbyphone.com/index.php/c_ID/8/p_ID/58 Ifbyphone is much better, easier to configure – Listed as one of the top Innovations of ’07, they offer free Phone-Me-Now for 6 months and 1,000 free minutes of services —

The ‘Voice of the Web’ is the first zero configuration click-to-call voice & web mashup out there for all size companies.

Here is the link, to try it out for free:
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]]> By: sauravh http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/28/ribbit-readies-an-amphibian-attack-on-voice-apps/comment-page-1/#comment-1947027 sauravh Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:34:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/28/ribbit-readies-an-amphibian-attack-on-voice-apps/#comment-1947027 nice UI good color use nice UI good color use

]]> By: Charles Freedman http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/28/ribbit-readies-an-amphibian-attack-on-voice-apps/comment-page-1/#comment-1946467 Charles Freedman Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:56:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/28/ribbit-readies-an-amphibian-attack-on-voice-apps/#comment-1946467 <strong>Amphibian and the Ribbit Store, where developers will monetize apps...</strong>   Amphibian and the Ribbit Store were announced today, creating a premium avenue for Ribbit developers to actually distribute and monetize their Flex and AIR applications. More on Amphibian: It’s another banner day for Ribbit as we introduce th... Amphibian and the Ribbit Store, where developers will monetize apps…

 
Amphibian and the Ribbit Store were announced today, creating a premium avenue for Ribbit developers to actually distribute and monetize their Flex and AIR applications.
More on Amphibian:
It’s another banner day for Ribbit as we introduce th…

]]> By: SG http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/28/ribbit-readies-an-amphibian-attack-on-voice-apps/comment-page-1/#comment-1946219 SG Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:26:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/28/ribbit-readies-an-amphibian-attack-on-voice-apps/#comment-1946219 Have people seen what LignUp has been doing for over a year now? Wake up and look around folks ;-) SG Have people seen what LignUp has been doing for over a year now?
Wake up and look around folks ;-)

SG

]]> By: tom http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/28/ribbit-readies-an-amphibian-attack-on-voice-apps/comment-page-1/#comment-1946175 tom Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:10:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/28/ribbit-readies-an-amphibian-attack-on-voice-apps/#comment-1946175 i keep hearing this mention that skype will be intergrated. i really want to see that in action. i hope that ribbit is prepared for what could be extrodinary popularity of that one component. skype is very heavy on resources and could place a very heavy toll on total server capacity. the only way i can see around that being an issue is if they charge per minute fees for skype calling or if they require skype to be loaded onto your PC and therefore they do not proxy thoose calls or allow them to be forwarded to any of your other platforms. i keep hearing this mention that skype will be intergrated. i really want to see that in action. i hope that ribbit is prepared for what could be extrodinary popularity of that one component. skype is very heavy on resources and could place a very heavy toll on total server capacity. the only way i can see around that being an issue is if they charge per minute fees for skype calling or if they require skype to be loaded onto your PC and therefore they do not proxy thoose calls or allow them to be forwarded to any of your other platforms.

]]> By: Andrea http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/28/ribbit-readies-an-amphibian-attack-on-voice-apps/comment-page-1/#comment-1946110 Andrea Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:52:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/28/ribbit-readies-an-amphibian-attack-on-voice-apps/#comment-1946110 Sounds like GrandCentral and with backing from Google I imagine they will leapfrog right over Ribbit. Sounds like GrandCentral and with backing from Google I imagine they will leapfrog right over Ribbit.

]]> By: Lisa Brewster http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/28/ribbit-readies-an-amphibian-attack-on-voice-apps/comment-page-1/#comment-1946028 Lisa Brewster Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:29:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/28/ribbit-readies-an-amphibian-attack-on-voice-apps/#comment-1946028 I can't tell from the site...can/will Ribbit accept text messages, too? This is the one thing keeping me from using Grand Central as my main contact number. I can’t tell from the site…can/will Ribbit accept text messages, too? This is the one thing keeping me from using Grand Central as my main contact number.

]]> By: Ryan Stewart http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/28/ribbit-readies-an-amphibian-attack-on-voice-apps/comment-page-1/#comment-1946007 Ryan Stewart Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:10:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/28/ribbit-readies-an-amphibian-attack-on-voice-apps/#comment-1946007 Thanks Marshall, For those interested in the podcast, it's here - http://redmonk.com/cote/2008/01/14/ria-weekly-004-ribbit-phone-fun-embedded-ria-silverlight-nbc-cdn-rumors/ =Ryan rstewart@adobe.com Thanks Marshall,

For those interested in the podcast, it’s here – http://redmonk....nbc-cdn-rumors/

=Ryan
rstewart@adobe.com

]]> By: francois http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/28/ribbit-readies-an-amphibian-attack-on-voice-apps/comment-page-1/#comment-1945904 francois Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:46:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/28/ribbit-readies-an-amphibian-attack-on-voice-apps/#comment-1945904 Like Ribbit, Inexbee is announcing tomorrow in France the launch of its Web-telephony service activity : LIVIO. Livio is offering full voice and video calls from any website in just one click, with no software installation, to any landline or mobile line. Moreover, the call is audio AND video with a very good quality. The consumer service is marketed under mylivio brand : www.mylivio.com and soon will be available in english. Inexbee is already discussing with e-commerce website and community website. Its Livio APIs and SDK will be shortly available for developers, integrators and web agencies. Like Ribbit, Inexbee is announcing tomorrow in France the launch of its Web-telephony service activity : LIVIO.

Livio is offering full voice and video calls from any website in just one click, with no software installation, to any landline or mobile line.
Moreover, the call is audio AND video with a very good quality.

The consumer service is marketed under mylivio brand : http://www.mylivio.com and soon will be available in english.

Inexbee is already discussing with e-commerce website and community website. Its Livio APIs and SDK will be shortly available for developers, integrators and web agencies.

]]> By: marshall http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/28/ribbit-readies-an-amphibian-attack-on-voice-apps/comment-page-1/#comment-1945703 marshall Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:53:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/28/ribbit-readies-an-amphibian-attack-on-voice-apps/#comment-1945703 ria weekly podcast had great interview with one of these guys recently. worth a listen ria weekly podcast had great interview with one of these guys recently. worth a listen

]]> By: StartupNewz.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/28/ribbit-readies-an-amphibian-attack-on-voice-apps/comment-page-1/#comment-1945689 StartupNewz.com Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:42:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/28/ribbit-readies-an-amphibian-attack-on-voice-apps/#comment-1945689 <strong>Ribbit Readies An Amphibian Attack On Voice Apps...</strong> Co-founders Ted Griggs and Crick Waters are building a platform for Voice 2.0 applications and their startup Ribbit is readying itself for a product launch and public demonstration at the Demo on Tuesday. Amphibian will be free for Internet calls, but... Ribbit Readies An Amphibian Attack On Voice Apps…

Co-founders Ted Griggs and Crick Waters are building a platform for Voice 2.0 applications and their startup Ribbit is readying itself for a product launch and public demonstration at the Demo on Tuesday. Amphibian will be free for Internet calls, but…

]]> By: Don Thorson http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/28/ribbit-readies-an-amphibian-attack-on-voice-apps/comment-page-1/#comment-1945679 Don Thorson Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:36:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/28/ribbit-readies-an-amphibian-attack-on-voice-apps/#comment-1945679 Don Thorson, Ribbit here. Thanks Erick. Amphibian is "feature rich", which is what makes it so useful, but it also makes it tricky to describe - so thanks for taking the time to lay it out. The refreshed Ribbit site just went up this morning so I'd encourage people to go there to get more info on everything it does. Also, and you touch on this, we're hoping developers understand that Ribbit is open, so they can write their own voiceware apps - most everything you see in Amphibian, they can add into their own web applications. and the Amphibian environment is also open. meaning you'll be able to write plug-ins, widgets, even phones that integrate and extend the Amphibian webtop as well. We'll check in later. We're down at the DEMO, getting things ready for a live walk-through tomorrow morning. Don Don Thorson, Ribbit here. Thanks Erick. Amphibian is “feature rich”, which is what makes it so useful, but it also makes it tricky to describe – so thanks for taking the time to lay it out. The refreshed Ribbit site just went up this morning so I’d encourage people to go there to get more info on everything it does.

Also, and you touch on this, we’re hoping developers understand that Ribbit is open, so they can write their own voiceware apps – most everything you see in Amphibian, they can add into their own web applications. and the Amphibian environment is also open. meaning you’ll be able to write plug-ins, widgets, even phones that integrate and extend the Amphibian webtop as well.

We’ll check in later. We’re down at the DEMO, getting things ready for a live walk-through tomorrow morning.

Don

]]> By: Adolf bin Streisand http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/28/ribbit-readies-an-amphibian-attack-on-voice-apps/comment-page-1/#comment-1945668 Adolf bin Streisand Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:27:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/28/ribbit-readies-an-amphibian-attack-on-voice-apps/#comment-1945668 OK, just when i think I have these guys sussed out, they confuse me...and i'm in Telco and know precisely how they're doing their tech. What I can't answer is the "why"? It seems they're simply making it easier for people to deploy a softphone, and allowing it to link to other phones (hard or soft). At the end of the day they need to be selling something--either ports, metered usage, or both. They're buying bandwidth from someone, and deploying a bunch of asterisk servers. So they're a phone company, nothing novel so far. How does this scale? They might get some efficiencies by managing apps for multiple NewVoiceCos, which would allow them to minimize port costs (dial-out needs a port), but is htis significant enough? Part of me wants to say there's a lot here and that they're on the verge of releasing something really great. The pragmatic part of me looks at these mundane announcements and sees burning solutions looking for a problem. Can anyone tell me what I'm missing? OK, just when i think I have these guys sussed out, they confuse me…and i’m in Telco and know precisely how they’re doing their tech.

What I can’t answer is the “why”?

It seems they’re simply making it easier for people to deploy a softphone, and allowing it to link to other phones (hard or soft). At the end of the day they need to be selling something–either ports, metered usage, or both.

They’re buying bandwidth from someone, and deploying a bunch of asterisk servers. So they’re a phone company, nothing novel so far.

How does this scale? They might get some efficiencies by managing apps for multiple NewVoiceCos, which would allow them to minimize port costs (dial-out needs a port), but is htis significant enough?

Part of me wants to say there’s a lot here and that they’re on the verge of releasing something really great. The pragmatic part of me looks at these mundane announcements and sees burning solutions looking for a problem.

Can anyone tell me what I’m missing?

]]> By: T3B http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/28/ribbit-readies-an-amphibian-attack-on-voice-apps/comment-page-1/#comment-1945627 T3B Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:38:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/28/ribbit-readies-an-amphibian-attack-on-voice-apps/#comment-1945627 <strong>Ribbit Amphibian...</strong> I'm sure by now most of you have heard of Ribbit and their Flex based VOIP service. There is a new article on TechCrunch today talking about their new service, Amphibian. Amphibian in a nutshell, is ...... Ribbit Amphibian…

I’m sure by now most of you have heard of Ribbit and their Flex based VOIP service. There is a new article on TechCrunch today talking about their new service, Amphibian. Amphibian in a nutshell, is ……

]]> By: josh http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/28/ribbit-readies-an-amphibian-attack-on-voice-apps/comment-page-1/#comment-1945620 josh Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:31:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/28/ribbit-readies-an-amphibian-attack-on-voice-apps/#comment-1945620 So...its GrandCentral + Flash + Skype. Whoop d fuckin do... So…its GrandCentral + Flash + Skype. Whoop d fuckin do…

]]> By: Jorge http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/28/ribbit-readies-an-amphibian-attack-on-voice-apps/comment-page-1/#comment-1945601 Jorge Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:07:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/28/ribbit-readies-an-amphibian-attack-on-voice-apps/#comment-1945601 How is this any different from GrandCentral? How is this any different from GrandCentral?

]]> By: Kirill http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/28/ribbit-readies-an-amphibian-attack-on-voice-apps/comment-page-1/#comment-1945546 Kirill Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:08:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/28/ribbit-readies-an-amphibian-attack-on-voice-apps/#comment-1945546 Absolutely sexy - almost to the extreme... Hopefully no Verizons will be there to screw another nice thing up and block it somehow on their handsets... Way to go Ribbit! Absolutely sexy – almost to the extreme… Hopefully no Verizons will be there to screw another nice thing up and block it somehow on their handsets… Way to go Ribbit!

]]> By: Rajeev http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/28/ribbit-readies-an-amphibian-attack-on-voice-apps/comment-page-1/#comment-1945507 Rajeev Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:34:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/28/ribbit-readies-an-amphibian-attack-on-voice-apps/#comment-1945507 Unified Communications at its works. http://tekno-world.blogspot.com Unified Communications at its works.

http://tekno-wo...ld.blogspot.com

]]> By: Ram http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/28/ribbit-readies-an-amphibian-attack-on-voice-apps/comment-page-1/#comment-1945501 Ram Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:29:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/28/ribbit-readies-an-amphibian-attack-on-voice-apps/#comment-1945501 1st that.. Ribbit is extremely cool and useful. Use it everyday. 1st that..

Ribbit is extremely cool and useful. Use it everyday.

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