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Springdoo: Voice + Video Emails and Video Shoutbox November 22, 2006

Springdoo might sound like what you step in in the park after the snows have melted but it’s actually a pretty neat text, voice and video email service - with a few features to separate it from other similar offerings. You can choose to include whatever combination of content you like, and the interface is similar to standard webmail clients. The demo reel is damn funny but the freebie account is actually pretty swet: 10 min audio, 3 min video, 5Mb file upload, unlimited SpringMails, 100 Mb storage space. Anyone replying to your recording is allowed 30 seconds. There’s …

Want To Really Talk To Your Site Visitors? March 13, 2006

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Alright, you’ve installed an Odeo audio-comments button on your site and have had a bit of feedback from your site visitors. Then you tried offering computer-generated audio versions of your weblog posts, but it’s not quite what you wanted, despite the ease of setup. So what are you left with? Real podcasting of course. (The remainder of this entry is based on a post at my RSS Cases journal.)

I’m currently using the PodPress plugin for WordPress by Dan Kuykendall. The plugin produces an altered RSS feed that includes a link to your podcast audio files. …

Want To Talk To Your Site Visitors?

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Okay, you don’t have lots of time to manage your weblog. You’re able to write and post fairly regularly, but you’d like to communicate more closely with your readers. You’ve tried the Odeo audio-commenting feature, but you feel that it’s one-directional. You’ve heard about podcasting and you’re thinking of offering audio versions of your entries. You don’t have the time or equipment to record your own audio podcasts. One alternative is to sign up for a Talkr account.

I first came across Talkr.com’s talkcasting feature over at the well-written Technology Evangelist site. The site makes great use of …