Comments on: Think Before You Voicemail http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/05/think-before-you-voicemail/ Startup and Technology News Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:45:45 -0800 hourly 1 By: Smartphone Showdown: iPhone 3GS vs Motorola Droid Round 2 | ScooperNews.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/05/think-before-you-voicemail/comment-page-7/#comment-3079425 Smartphone Showdown: iPhone 3GS vs Motorola Droid Round 2 | ScooperNews.com Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:46:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19635#comment-3079425 [...] Voicemail: We hate, hate, hate the traditional voice mail system around these parts, so Visual Voicemail is a plus. The iPhone [...] [...] Voicemail: We hate, hate, hate the traditional voice mail system around these parts, so Visual Voicemail is a plus. The iPhone [...]

]]> By: Smartphone Showdown: iPhone 3GS vs Motorola Droid Round 2 | Inside Cell Phones http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/05/think-before-you-voicemail/comment-page-7/#comment-3079414 Smartphone Showdown: iPhone 3GS vs Motorola Droid Round 2 | Inside Cell Phones Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:28:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19635#comment-3079414 [...] Voicemail: We hate, hate, hate the traditional voice mail system around these parts, so Visual Voicemail is a plus. The iPhone [...] [...] Voicemail: We hate, hate, hate the traditional voice mail system around these parts, so Visual Voicemail is a plus. The iPhone [...]

]]> By: Smartphone Showdown: iPhone 3GS vs Motorola Droid Round 2 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/05/think-before-you-voicemail/comment-page-7/#comment-3079376 Smartphone Showdown: iPhone 3GS vs Motorola Droid Round 2 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:48:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19635#comment-3079376 [...] Voicemail: We hate, hate, hate the traditional voice mail system around these parts, so Visual Voicemail is a plus. The iPhone [...] [...] Voicemail: We hate, hate, hate the traditional voice mail system around these parts, so Visual Voicemail is a plus. The iPhone [...]

]]> By: john oconnell http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/05/think-before-you-voicemail/comment-page-7/#comment-3075671 john oconnell Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:45:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19635#comment-3075671 Voicemail is still the most productive communication service available to companies. Why, two main reasons; 1st, its the lowest common denomenator, not everyone uses a blackberry, text or video, or a computer when they travel, but everyone has a phone, and 2nd, people can speak while driving, walking thru airports, riding in a cab to an appointment, but they can't type as fast or while they are on the go. Another big reason, is the ability to send one message to a large group of users, and know that it won't get stuck in a spam filter. BTW, voice mail started in the late 70s, and was very common place by the mid 80s, so I don't understand your reference to the 90s. John Voicemail is still the most productive communication service available to companies. Why, two main reasons; 1st, its the lowest common denomenator, not everyone uses a blackberry, text or video, or a computer when they travel, but everyone has a phone, and 2nd, people can speak while driving, walking thru airports, riding in a cab to an appointment, but they can’t type as fast or while they are on the go. Another big reason, is the ability to send one message to a large group of users, and know that it won’t get stuck in a spam filter.

BTW, voice mail started in the late 70s, and was very common place by the mid 80s, so I don’t understand your reference to the 90s.

John

]]> By: Journeyman http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/05/think-before-you-voicemail/comment-page-7/#comment-3042465 Journeyman Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:57:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19635#comment-3042465 I don't agree. As an enterprise IT working in the health care industry I would be totally lost without voice mail. I also rely heavily on all of the "other" forms of communication. I'd also be lost without my BlackBerry. However, for those who rely heavily on 3rd party systems support, voice mail is still very much a must have, on both sides of the isle. Our environments vendors, GE Health care, Seimens, etc... are also just as reliant on voice mail as we. With the proliferation and growth in technology in health care it is many times as difficult to get a response from email as it is to just push a couple numbers and "speak it out". I'd think corporations like Cisco might disagree as well. Although PBXs as designed in the past are becoming legacy the enterprise is running billions of dollars strong. I think the defining segment here is "what is my need". Personally speaking, I can "personally" do without voicemai. Corporately speaking I'd sink without it. Regards. I don’t agree. As an enterprise IT working in the health care industry I would be totally lost without voice mail. I also rely heavily on all of the “other” forms of communication. I’d also be lost without my BlackBerry. However, for those who rely heavily on 3rd party systems support, voice mail is still very much a must have, on both sides of the isle. Our environments vendors, GE Health care, Seimens, etc… are also just as reliant on voice mail as we. With the proliferation and growth in technology in health care it is many times as difficult to get a response from email as it is to just push a couple numbers and “speak it out”. I’d think corporations like Cisco might disagree as well. Although PBXs as designed in the past are becoming legacy the enterprise is running billions of dollars strong.
I think the defining segment here is “what is my need”. Personally speaking, I can “personally” do without voicemai. Corporately speaking I’d sink without it.
Regards.

]]> By: HulloMail Launches Visual Voicemail App For BlackBerry | Filme Gratis Filme Moca http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/05/think-before-you-voicemail/comment-page-7/#comment-3009882 HulloMail Launches Visual Voicemail App For BlackBerry | Filme Gratis Filme Moca Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:19:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19635#comment-3009882 [...] You hate it. We hate it. Damn near everyone hates it – at least, we all hate it in its current form. It’s an [...] [...] You hate it. We hate it. Damn near everyone hates it – at least, we all hate it in its current form. It’s an [...]

]]> By: HulloMail Launches Visual Voicemail App For BlackBerry | facternet: http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/05/think-before-you-voicemail/comment-page-7/#comment-3008292 HulloMail Launches Visual Voicemail App For BlackBerry | facternet: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:00:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19635#comment-3008292 [...] You hate it. We hate it. Damn near everyone hates it – at least, we all hate it in its current form. It’s an [...] [...] You hate it. We hate it. Damn near everyone hates it – at least, we all hate it in its current form. It’s an [...]

]]> By: HulloMail Launches Visual Voicemail App For BlackBerry http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/05/think-before-you-voicemail/comment-page-7/#comment-3008249 HulloMail Launches Visual Voicemail App For BlackBerry Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:28:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19635#comment-3008249 [...] You hate it. We hate it. Damn near everyone hates it – at least, we all hate it in its current form. It’s an [...] [...] You hate it. We hate it. Damn near everyone hates it – at least, we all hate it in its current form. It’s an [...]

]]> By: GrandCentral To (Finally) Launch As Google Voice. It’s Very, Very Good. – Scattered http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/05/think-before-you-voicemail/comment-page-7/#comment-2986317 GrandCentral To (Finally) Launch As Google Voice. It’s Very, Very Good. – Scattered Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:56:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19635#comment-2986317 [...] Voicemail Transcription: Google also added a nifty transcription feature (which is using the same subscription service as Google 411) for voicemails. All voicemails are transcribed easily saved into the system and searchable. Users can add notes or tags to voicemails and each transcription details how confident Google is about the success of voice transcription; Google Voice highlights word in lighter color that they are not confident were subscribed properly. And transcription takes about 30 seconds to be seen in the system from the end of a voicemail. All in all, Google may have unkilled the dreaded voicemail. [...] [...] Voicemail Transcription: Google also added a nifty transcription feature (which is using the same subscription service as Google 411) for voicemails. All voicemails are transcribed easily saved into the system and searchable. Users can add notes or tags to voicemails and each transcription details how confident Google is about the success of voice transcription; Google Voice highlights word in lighter color that they are not confident were subscribed properly. And transcription takes about 30 seconds to be seen in the system from the end of a voicemail. All in all, Google may have unkilled the dreaded voicemail. [...]

]]> By: SimulScribe Signs Exclusive $17 Million Partnership Agreement With Ditech Networks | ScooperNews.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/05/think-before-you-voicemail/comment-page-7/#comment-2977761 SimulScribe Signs Exclusive $17 Million Partnership Agreement With Ditech Networks | ScooperNews.com Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:00:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19635#comment-2977761 [...] speech). But at least Google Voice is waking up carriers to the fact that the only thing voicemail is good for these days is converting it into emails so you don’t have to listen to [...] [...] speech). But at least Google Voice is waking up carriers to the fact that the only thing voicemail is good for these days is converting it into emails so you don’t have to listen to [...]

]]> By: SimulScribe Signs Exclusive $17 Million Partnership Agreement With Ditech Networks http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/05/think-before-you-voicemail/comment-page-7/#comment-2977715 SimulScribe Signs Exclusive $17 Million Partnership Agreement With Ditech Networks Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:24:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19635#comment-2977715 [...] speech). But at least Google Voice is waking up carriers to the fact that the only thing voicemail is good for these days is converting it into emails so you don’t have to listen to them. CrunchBase [...] [...] speech). But at least Google Voice is waking up carriers to the fact that the only thing voicemail is good for these days is converting it into emails so you don’t have to listen to them. CrunchBase [...]

]]> By: 2011: Trendspotting » Blog Archive » Google Voice: Death of the Telephone as We Loved It http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/05/think-before-you-voicemail/comment-page-7/#comment-2914499 2011: Trendspotting » Blog Archive » Google Voice: Death of the Telephone as We Loved It Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:21:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19635#comment-2914499 [...] made the product better! Voicemails are now transcribed and sent to users via email. (Voicemail was already dead, of course.) Text messages are free. Calls can be screened via a phone or the Internet. [...] [...] made the product better! Voicemails are now transcribed and sent to users via email. (Voicemail was already dead, of course.) Text messages are free. Calls can be screened via a phone or the Internet. [...]

]]> By: mike http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/05/think-before-you-voicemail/comment-page-1/#comment-2902943 mike Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:40:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19635#comment-2902943 I hope you use better spelling and grammar in your emails, unlike the tripe you left on this website. Your opinion is devalued by the lack of ability to convey it. I hope you use better spelling and grammar in your emails, unlike the tripe you left on this website.

Your opinion is devalued by the lack of ability to convey it.

]]> By: Thisisnotmyname http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/05/think-before-you-voicemail/comment-page-7/#comment-2896237 Thisisnotmyname Sun, 02 Aug 2009 19:26:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19635#comment-2896237 I disagree. With the premise. I disagree. With the premise.

]]> By: evilrouters.net » Blog Archive » My witty reply of the day http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/05/think-before-you-voicemail/comment-page-7/#comment-2877140 evilrouters.net » Blog Archive » My witty reply of the day Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:33:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19635#comment-2877140 [...] I’m not sure what “message” he’s referring to, unless he also cold called me on my office phone. That’s entirely possible, but I usually don’t answer my office phone unless I know from the caller ID who is calling. Also, my voice mail message asks that you do not leave me a voice mail (“Voicemail is dead.”). [...] [...] I’m not sure what “message” he’s referring to, unless he also cold called me on my office phone. That’s entirely possible, but I usually don’t answer my office phone unless I know from the caller ID who is calling. Also, my voice mail message asks that you do not leave me a voice mail (“Voicemail is dead.”). [...]

]]> By: Dawn http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/05/think-before-you-voicemail/comment-page-1/#comment-2847259 Dawn Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:33:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19635#comment-2847259 I've been a public school teacher for the past 18 years. I’ve been a public school teacher for the past 18 years.

]]> By: Dawn http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/05/think-before-you-voicemail/comment-page-1/#comment-2847256 Dawn Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:32:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19635#comment-2847256 You post was spot on. I saw this coming in the early 1990s when kids were more hooked into video games then humans. American kids become more and more antisocial every year and the sad thing is they don't even know it..... You post was spot on.

I saw this coming in the early 1990s when kids were more hooked into video games then humans.
American kids become more and more antisocial every year and the sad thing is they don’t even know it…..

]]> By: Can You Banish Voicemail from Your Life? [Ask The Readers] | Techno Portal http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/05/think-before-you-voicemail/comment-page-7/#comment-2795503 Can You Banish Voicemail from Your Life? [Ask The Readers] | Techno Portal Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:03:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19635#comment-2795503 [...] again, it can be easier to set up a voice call for a later time using text or email. Sites like TechCrunch have weighed in already, so it’s high time we asked: How many of our readers are forgoing [...] [...] again, it can be easier to set up a voice call for a later time using text or email. Sites like TechCrunch have weighed in already, so it’s high time we asked: How many of our readers are forgoing [...]

]]> By: sYgnal http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/05/think-before-you-voicemail/comment-page-7/#comment-2777336 sYgnal Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:25:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19635#comment-2777336 Voicemail is great because I don't need a computer to access it. Plus, I don't have to pay extra to use it. Secondly, there's no guessing what kind of emotion they are communicating. This "Bridge Burning" mentality always makes me laugh...Conformity is the only outcome. CONFORMITY SUCKS!! Voicemail is great because I don’t need a computer to access it. Plus, I don’t have to pay extra to use it.
Secondly, there’s no guessing what kind of emotion they are communicating.

This “Bridge Burning” mentality always makes me laugh…Conformity is the only outcome. CONFORMITY SUCKS!!

]]> By: Ian http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/05/think-before-you-voicemail/comment-page-7/#comment-2776183 Ian Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:53:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19635#comment-2776183 TV is dead, too. I find that it's much quicker to read the transcripts of my favorite shows. TV is dead, too. I find that it’s much quicker to read the transcripts of my favorite shows.

]]> By: Ian http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/05/think-before-you-voicemail/comment-page-1/#comment-2776175 Ian Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:38:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19635#comment-2776175 I know this is a very old thread, and I actually agree 100% with what you're saying, but I thought I might point out the irony of your misusing the word 'annunciate'. I believe you mean 'enunciate'. Irony is funny. I know this is a very old thread, and I actually agree 100% with what you’re saying, but I thought I might point out the irony of your misusing the word ‘annunciate’. I believe you mean ‘enunciate’.

Irony is funny.

]]> By: If Your Phone Requires A Headset Adapter, Your Phone Sucks http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/05/think-before-you-voicemail/comment-page-7/#comment-2774068 If Your Phone Requires A Headset Adapter, Your Phone Sucks Sat, 30 May 2009 04:21:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19635#comment-2774068 [...] by an absurd chunk of the worthwhile phones out there: We’re through. Game over. Just like voicemail and hand shakes, we’re officially declaring war on any middleman component required to pump [...] [...] by an absurd chunk of the worthwhile phones out there: We’re through. Game over. Just like voicemail and hand shakes, we’re officially declaring war on any middleman component required to pump [...]

]]> By: If Your Phone Requires A Headset Adapter, Your Phone Sucks. « Kentmihlbauer’s Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/05/think-before-you-voicemail/comment-page-7/#comment-2774046 If Your Phone Requires A Headset Adapter, Your Phone Sucks. « Kentmihlbauer’s Blog Sat, 30 May 2009 03:41:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19635#comment-2774046 [...] by an absurd chunk of the worthwhile phones out there: We’re through. Game over. Just like voicemail and hand shakes, we’re officially declaring war on any middleman component required to pump [...] [...] by an absurd chunk of the worthwhile phones out there: We’re through. Game over. Just like voicemail and hand shakes, we’re officially declaring war on any middleman component required to pump [...]

]]> By: TheTechnologySources.com » Blog Archive » If Your Phone Requires A Headset Adapter, Your Phone Sucks http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/05/think-before-you-voicemail/comment-page-7/#comment-2773901 TheTechnologySources.com » Blog Archive » If Your Phone Requires A Headset Adapter, Your Phone Sucks Sat, 30 May 2009 01:02:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19635#comment-2773901 [...] by an absurd chunk of the worthwhile phones out there: We’re through. Game over. Just like voicemail and hand shakes, we’re officially declaring war on any middleman component required to pump [...] [...] by an absurd chunk of the worthwhile phones out there: We’re through. Game over. Just like voicemail and hand shakes, we’re officially declaring war on any middleman component required to pump [...]

]]> By: If Your Phone Requires A Headset Adapter, Your Phone Sucks. http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/05/think-before-you-voicemail/comment-page-7/#comment-2773445 If Your Phone Requires A Headset Adapter, Your Phone Sucks. Fri, 29 May 2009 20:22:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19635#comment-2773445 [...] by an absurd chunk of the worthwhile phones out there: We’re through. Game over. Just like voicemail and hand shakes, we’re officially declaring war on any middleman component required to pump [...] [...] by an absurd chunk of the worthwhile phones out there: We’re through. Game over. Just like voicemail and hand shakes, we’re officially declaring war on any middleman component required to pump [...]

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