Archive for December 2009

Review: In Search of Best Podcasting Headphones, Logitech ClearChat Premium PC

Dec 15th, 2009 | By omar shaikh | Category: Podcasts

Although apparently designed for those whose main goal is to reduce noise in audio recordings, Logitech’s ClearChat Premium PC headset is also extremely easy to use. Listening to movies and music and playing games is a great experience, too.
It is simple to install. it is easy to rotate the mic up and store. It is [...]



Learn English in 30 Days? Hug Google Translate

Dec 11th, 2009 | By omar shaikh | Category: Social Networking

Ahsan, my colleague, asked me how to pronounce a certain name, Zuckerman. I pointed him to Google Translate because it pronounced it correctly. Let me show you how much fun http://translate.google.com is to learn to pronounce words and labels in so many languages. It may not always be right or the choice that you would [...]



Top 10 IVR Mistakes

Dec 10th, 2009 | By omar shaikh | Category: VoiceGal

Written by Allison Smith. Edited by Omar shaikh
I have a few years under my belt voicing telephony platforms, and I can tell you that there are some universal mistakes that I see on a consistent basis  — and most make sense if you simply think back to the last frustrating IVR you found yourself trying to [...]



MIT Personas Show You What Everyone is Saying about You

Dec 10th, 2009 | By omar shaikh | Category: Social Networking

The world is full of people who have so much to offer you and me. I see the Internet and especially the new confidence, inspired by social online media, as the push to you and me to take a chance and connect with each other. I met Julie Fogg of ActivePort (a company who installs [...]



Friendster Buyout Surprises Social Media Industry

Dec 10th, 2009 | By omar shaikh | Category: Social Networking

On December 10, 2009, the Wall Street Journal published an article that “Malaysia-based MOL Global Pte. Ltd. has agreed to acquire all of Friendster Inc. … MOL Global is an affiliate of unlisted MOL AccessPortal Berhad, a company that operates and develops payment systems. MOL’s main shareholder is Berjaya Corp. (3395.KU) Chairman Vincent Tan.” Berjaya [...]



Invitation in Chinese and English to CommunicAsia 2010 Conference

Dec 10th, 2009 | By omar shaikh | Category: Events

CommunicAsia2010, together with EnterpriseIT2010, is Asia’s Leading ICT Platform bringing the newest and most comprehensive showcase of technology innovations in the ICT industry. Located alongside BroadcastAsia, the show is unique worldwide, showcasing a convergence of ICT, digital multimedia and entertainment technology.  This is THE ideal marketplace bringing buyers and sellers together to achieve the best [...]



VoipSwitch CEO Michael Bibelman 14K Deployments

Dec 8th, 2009 | By omar shaikh | Category: Featured, Podcasts

Listen to podcast one, two, and three!
Suzanne Bowen: Welcome to DIDX podcast media channel where we bring you the expertise of global IP communications leaders from around the world. I’m your host Suzanne Bowen and today we have Michael Bibelman, CEO of VoiceServe, Inc. who we met at ITEXPO in 2009.
Michael Bibelman: Hi Suzanne. [...]



VoipSwitch + DIDX = NGN IP Communications Business

Dec 8th, 2009 | By omar shaikh | Category: Voipswitch

Look for an exclusive interview between DIDX vice president Suzanne Bowen and VoipSwitch CEO Michael Bibelman in the first offline issue of Techistan.



Everyone Prefers Mobile Edutainment

Dec 7th, 2009 | By omar shaikh | Category: Events, Featured

Looking forward to 2010, is there a difference between mobile education and entertainment? Ask any student whose teacher assigns homework in which the cell phone or netbook is used as compared to those who assign worksheets or copying questions and answers from the textbook. They prefer the first.
But business is also using mobile equipment, sites [...]



The Telephone Lady Speaks

Dec 7th, 2009 | By Marty Dickinson | Category: Beats, VoiceGal

September 21, 2009 @ 4:45 pm
Written by Allison Smith. Edited by Hina Iqbal Siddiqui.
My name is Allison Smith, and I have — to say the least — an unusual job.
Most people listen to automated voices on telephone systems on a daily basis and never really give much thought as to just *who* does those recordings [...]