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Ball ‘n’ Chain

Ball ‘n’ Chain

My ISDN lines were installed 5 years ago.  I was giddy when my Telos XStream codec arrived.  When I have a session, I'm grateful for the technology, but honestly...I'm starting to see ISDN as a ball 'n' chain. You know me...I like cutting edge.  When I see something waning into oblivion...I want...

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VoiceZam’s “Straight Shot” Debuts

VoiceZam’s “Straight Shot” Debuts

Bob Merkel makes it looks easy. First he launches a demo player that turns the VO business on its ear.  Then he cuts the price in half, but keeps adding valuable features left 'n' right. Ask him about it, and he just shrugs, flashes a big smile, and gets all humble.  But that's Bob:  a great...

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Invitation: Finding ISDN’s Heir Apparent

Invitation: Finding ISDN’s Heir Apparent

Free-market forces are having a heyday in anticipation of ISDN's eventual downfall.  If you've spent any time at all on the pages of this blog, you know that I've been following this trail closely. There doesn't have to be just ONE successor to the throne of the twisted copper wires.  There may be...

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Teck-Neeks

Teck-Neeks

Sorry for the horrid misspelling.  Did it bring you this far?  Good...then read on. Today's article is a guest blog provided by Amanda Clarke of GlocMedia- a UK digital marketing agency.  They work closely with goLocalise, London's leading voice-over agency -- sometimes developing voice-over...

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Voice Recording for GoPro

Voice Recording for GoPro

The videojournalists on staff at KLAS-TV have about 7 GoPro cameras they share between then.  Everybody wants to take one with them when they shoot. Not heard of GoPro?  OK, what rock have you been hiding under? (kidding) GoPro is about the most viral recording device to hit the market in the last...

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A CLOUD of Your Own

A CLOUD of Your Own

Don't get me wrong...I love DropBox, and Box.net, and SugarSync, and ZeroPC, Cubby, OneDrive and any of about 30 other great "cloud" solution for saving, backing-up, sharing, and accessing your data.  I love the idea of "cloud" so much I've blogged about it several times:  A Hard Drive is...

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Short Messages for Busy People

Short Messages for Busy People

Attention spans are beyond short.  These days they're miniscule. The teenage generation of today doesn't even use email.  According to the Pew Research Center, only 6% of teens exchange email daily.  They reserve email for "official" communications. Most are happier with FaceBook Messaging, Kik,...

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4 Ways to Endear Yourself to Your Clients

4 Ways to Endear Yourself to Your Clients

First, you need to GET clients.  That's another blog, another time. But when you DO get clients, there are some pretty simple things you can do to keep 'em, and keep 'em close. Let me back up, though...and let me be clear.  You are not providing voice-services to your clients, you are solving...

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Ya Gotta Draw the Line Somewhere

Ya Gotta Draw the Line Somewhere

#1 Question I get from people at VO Social Media seminars: "When do you sleep?" What they really mean is..."I don't have enough time in the day to be present on all those social media sites, and do it justice.  How do you do that?" To be even more succinct, their concern is that:  "I don't have...

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Invisible on Twitter

Invisible on Twitter

Twitter is like coffee.  One study claims it's bad for you, and the next study says you really need it to get along in this world. Personally, I like Twitter, but I'm willing to admit I'm not using it optimally. Is anyone? Twitter is the one social media platform that seems to have most...

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