Is Voicemail Dead?
July 5, 2008
Voicemail is dead. This provocative pronouncement was posted at TechCrunch. I don’t know if it’s an occupational hazard of working remotely online all the time, but I have always preferred email over the phone. It’s non-disruptive to workflow and way more time-efficient. Apparently, TechCrunch agrees:
Typical voicemail messages today include things like “Please don’t leave me a voicemail, I rarely listen to them. Please just email me at xxxx@xxxx.com” Many people don’t bother setting up their voicemail accounts at all. Then there’s my favorite method, the one I use personally - let the message box get full and then don’t empty it. Caller ID still tells me who called, and I can simply call them back.
How many times have you called someone back and said “I saw that you called but didn’t listen to the voicemail yet, Is it anything urgent?”
Frustration mounts when a simple request or bit of information turns into a three-day phone tag fest - when a simple email would do just fine.
So how to make the best of voice mail? TechCrunch suggests using a message transcription service- Vonage offers this option for 25 cents per message - and it’s WORTH IT. Check out TechCrunch’s post.. what do you think?
Think Before You Voicemail (TechCrunch)
Twitter Obsession Continued… Andrea Kalli Demos How to Use Characters in Tweets
July 3, 2008
If you’re a fellow twitterholic and want to use those cute alternative characters, like suns and musical notes… check out Andrea Kalli’s thorough tutorials here… she needed two posts as there’s so many to list!
Twitter Special Characters - Part 1
Twitter Special Characters - Part 2
Thanks, Andrea - and happy 4th to all!!
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