Gen Y Picks the Mobile Web
Generation Y Chooses the Mobile Web |
Results from 300,000-person survey published in new State of the Mobile Web report |
- Almost 90% of respondents in the United States aged 18-27 have used their phones to share pictures. Of the profiled countries, Vietnam—at 67%—had the lowest use of mobile phones to share pictures. |
- Respondents in the United States are least likely to have asked someone out on a date via SMS (44%). Respondents in China (84%), Germany (84%) and Vietnam (83%) are most likely to have used SMS texts to ask someone out on a date. |
- Generation Y in both China and the United States share a disdain for printed newspapers. 53% of respondents in the United States and 57% of respondents in China rarely or never read physical newspapers. |
- Watch your privacy policies. Respondents in South Africa (49%) and the United States (44%) were somewhat to very uncomfortable sharing their personal information online. Read more at www.prnewswire.com |
Android Like Peeing in Pants To Stay Warm?
CE-Oh no he didn’t!: Anssi Vanjoki says using Android is like peeing in your pants for warmth |
 You’ve been asking and imploring, so Anssi Vanjoki — straight shooter, that he is — now has an answer. Why doesn’t Nokia switch to Android? Because Google’s software represents only a short-term solution that will lead to bigger quandaries down the line, says he. Anssi was even graceful enough to illustrate this point with a vivid example, saying that mobile manufacturers who go the Android route are doing no better than Finnish boys who “pee in their pants” for warmth in the winter. Yeah. We don’t know where to go from here either. To be honest, there’s a legitimate point behind this trash talk, as the FT notes some analysts agree with Anssi that relying on Android as the universal OS may lead to “permanently low profitability” with users failing to distinguish between different brands if they all offer the same experience. Then again, tell that to HTC.
[Thanks, Maark]
Read more at www.engadget.com |
VoiceBase: Searchable & Sharable Voice Recordings!
 During his presentation at DEMO Fall last week in Santa Clara, California, Walter Bachtiger told the audience to “relax, take a deep breath” and “take your fingers off the keyboard.”
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No, he wasn’t conducting mid-conference yoga session to relieve stress, nor was he trying to help the audience avoid carpal tunnel. Bachtiger was simply explaining that taking notes was no longer necessary because his company, VoiceBase, makes it easy to record, transcribe, search and share voice-based communications online. |
As Bachtiger puts it, VoiceBase is like an email inbox for your voice communications. The web-based service allows users to upload voice recordings which are then transcribed and made fully searchable and sharable. |
Bachtiger demonstrated a search for “farm, pig, pumpkin” - a reference to event moderator Matt Marshall’s keynote speech in which he recounted a anecdote about the popular online game, FarmVille. The search immediately turned up Marshall’s speech, which had been recorded and uploaded to the service the day before. |
After performing a search, either within your personal VoiceBase files or across all public files, a playable timeline with bookmarks of each phrase makes finding relevant information quick and easy. You can even view the full text transcription and see your search terms underlined and color coded. |
 Storage is limited to 2 hours of audio for one year on the free version, but higher tiers include unlimited storage time and advanced human transcription. Bachtiger says Android and iPhone versions are coming soon, though the app won’t be able to record a phone conversation on the same device it is running on as Apple prohibits apps from doing so.
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It’s not often that I meet a startup or hear a pitch that makes me say, “Wow, I have a need for that service, right now,” however, this was in fact the case last week at DEMO when I saw the VoiceBase presentation. As a journalist, I am constantly conducting interviews over the phone, during which I am forced to hammer away at my keyboard to take notes. |
As a standalone voice recorder and transcriber, VoiceBase looks to be a solid solution to this problem, especially once the mobile apps launch. Read more at www.readwriteweb.com |
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