The Biz

There's been some discussion regarding software developers exploring new ways to bridge the gap between desktop and web applications.

Development tools such as Adobe AIR and Mozilla Prism are the two most notable players. To get a feel for what can been done, Adobe had published a nice gallery of applications.

Let's face it, the only reason desktop applications are still relevant is because of bandwidth and security.

Continue reading "Web Applications Improve with Greater Bandwidth and Better Security" »

Sitemaps have been around since the advent of the Web and used primarily as a way to list all the pages on a particular website.

Nowadays, sitemaps have other purposes such as organizing web content by topic, showing the search engines which pages you have created and developing a linking structure that emphasizes specific areas of your website over others.

But just how do you make a sitemap? And, how do you get that sitemap into Google, Yahoo! and MSN? That's today's topic and for the webmasters and entrepreneurs out there, I think this article will be quite refreshing.

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"The customer is king" is one of the older cliches of modern business. While its never exactly false, the phrase usually pays lip service to the idea of customer experience rather than listening to feedback that results in change.

How does an online business make the most of customer feedback? One avenue to explore is the development of downloadable content, specifically audio, video and text resources that truly add value and give customers the experience they've asked for.

Continue reading "Why Online Resources Add Value and Create a Competitive Advantage" »

This tutorial covers how to export your Del.icio.us bookmarks by saving an XML file to your desktop, then importing that file into your personal Google account or your corporate Google Apps account.

You'll be amazed at how easy it is to do. Let's get started.

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Each year, the challenge generates thousands of entries and tens of thousands of comments from around the world, and results in high-profile recognition of 50 leaders, innovators, and technology pioneers. This year's challenge promises to be bigger and better.

Continue reading "Voices.com Moves Ahead in Fast Company's Fast 50" »

With the academic year underway, I'm beginning to see evidence that fall is upon us. Besides the leaves changing color and the back to school sales, months of development is wrapping up and we're ready to show you what we've been working on.

Continue reading "Fall 07 Release Exclusive Preview" »

After the recently acquisition of FeedBurner by Google, we're seeing some early changes to the service. As of today, two previously premium services, TotalStats and MyBrand are now free.

Continue reading "FeedBurner Goes FreeBurner" »

As we share last week, the VoiceCoaches Marketing Expo was an overwhelming success. If you weren't at the Expo, here was our presentation, available for you as a PDF download.

Continue reading "Voice Over in the Google Era" »

The dream of every web company is to be featured on TechCrunch, the industry-leading blog that covers start-ups, venture capital and technology. Overnight, TechCrunch did a great story, albeit controversial, about Voices.com and Google Audio Ads.

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Have you seen the Google Audio Ads PowerPoint presentation? Get an insiders look at how Google Audio Ads will work for advertisers. Here's Google's pitch.

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Recently I've come across a few new start-ups that have acquired simple domain names in an effort to explain to their users what they do, while being memorable at the same time. Hearing these stories validates our investment in Voices.com as one of the best business decisions we've made to date.

Continue reading "Like.com & Voices.com - Simple Names Work" »

Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to pitch our business to a panel of high profile Venture Capitalists. I refined my 60 second pitch, and prepared myself to handle foreseeable objects. We didn't land the initial investment, however I'm glad at least one Web 2.0 company did. Here's their story...

Continue reading "CBC's Dragon's Den Goes Web 2.0" »

Ever wondered how other developers create their web apps? I've scanned in sketches from the initial development of Voices.com

Continue reading "A Web Service from Sketch to Screenshot" »

So, you have an idea for the next killer Web 2.0 app. That's great, but where do you go from here? Learn how we attack product development and how you can follow a simple and fool-proof system.

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As promised, we'll discuss the concept of Web 2.0. My definition for Web 2.0, in short, is the next generation of Internet applications, business strategy and the underlying technologies that enable conversations and contribution to the online community.

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I've read blog posts by other entrepreneurs and industry critics raising a question. Does the world need another blog? I'd like to refine that question. Does the world need another web 2.0 blog? My short answer is "yes", and here's why.

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Here's the behind the scenes story of why our team decided to change our name from InteractiveVoices to Voices.com and how it could help you with your re-branding strategies.

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