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How Voice Enhances Life Online
Carl Bialik from the WSJ writes "A Wall Street Journal article looks at the myriad ways, some surprising, that voice is being integrated into websites and other online tools. Usages range from the familiar--multiplayer gaming--to conducting business transactions and long-distance relationships. 'Ten years ago, the first Web sites were like company brochures, says Jeff Pulver, the VoIP pioneer. 'No one ever expected to have the ability to engage a community virtually. But now a lot of services are becoming a part of the Internet experience, including video, email and voice.'" Update: 08/27 00:12 GMT by Z : Corrected the attempt to 'enchant' and 'enhance' in the same word.
More sounds to come from my officemates' computers. Great.
So how do I add voice to this /. post?
"It's the height of ridiculousness to say for those 9 lines you get hundreds of millions."
Co-worker: "Run. Cee emm dee dot ee ex ee!"
Me: "FORMAT! See Colon! Yes! Yes!"
> Ten years ago, the first Web sites were like company brochures, says Jeff Pulver, the VoIP pioneer. 'No one ever expected to have the ability to engage a community virtually...
Jeff: "But now a lot of services are becoming a part of the Internet experience, including video, email and voice."
Me: "Aitch-tee-tee-pee colon slash slash. Goat dot cee ex. And be thankful it's only the pumpkin version these days."
1. Enable voice in your Internet application.
2. ???
3. Profit!
now were gonna need a STFU button on our browsers.
try { do() || do_not(); } catch (JediException err) { yoda(err); }
That'll make it tough for the 10 year old kid roleplaying a uber 60 Troll Warrior. *wimper* "ChaaaarggGGGe!"
Well, voice is great for provin that Hotqt4u071282 is really a legal chick.
Does HTTP, etc. offer anyway for a web page to check if sound is even on?
Probably in Windows. I mean, I assume there is some security hole somewhere that would allow it.
since they can't justify it any other way.
sad, very sad.
Commander: I have to go to the bathroom now.
Squadron Leader1: Me too
Squadron Leader2: OMFG! We're under attack you newbs!
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have to agree, i tend to turn the sound off too, for a lot of reasons.
can you imagine a coffee shop full of people with voice-enabled ads?
sounds like a good excuse to spill coffee on their keyboards.
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I think this is a bad idea... sitting at home trying to be inconspicuous browsing the net while the wife is watching TV then all of a sudden... "Welcome to GoatPorn Dot Com.. your interactive Guide to hot.. sexy.. goat action...... !!" Alt F4 ALT F4.. ALT F4 FOR THE LIFE OF GOD!!!!!!!!!
> a lot of services are becoming a part of the Internet experience, including video, email and voice
Email is becomming part of the internet experience? Hooray! I've been wanting to try this cool new technology for a long time...
The unofficial
Without voicechat I can pretend I'm wreaking havoc with fellow manly men instead of playing against a bunch of prepubescent nerds. It really slays the old immersion factor when the soldier next to you is squeaking like a mallrat.
enunciation nazis.
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