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And so, now, well into the eighth year since the launch of the Amazon Echo, we can make an obvious statement: Thanks to Amazon, now someone named “Alexa” can expect those that they encounter to associate them with a voicebot that they use daily, at which voicebot they shout requests, pleas, commands, profanities, and obscenities […]

As used in this context, a microcast is a podcast with two characteristics that distinguish it from your average podcast: First, it is short in duration — usually between 1 to 3 minutes long (only 14% of podcasts are less than 10 minutes long); and second, it is published more frequently than the average podcast […]

Witlingo is about to add to its platform the ability to mint NFTs against audios. To learn about what NFTs are, please go here. For a list of great video explainers, please go here. For a Glossary of NFT terms, please go here. If you would like to be on the Beta launch, please go […]

Major Kudos to The The Washington Post‘s Alexa Juliana Ard for an amazing exposé and for the tremendous amount of work that was evidently poured into it. And so the “Alexa” conversation now goes to a whole new level. This is a solid, sober piece of reporting that needs to be taken seriously by anyone who cares about […]

By Ahmed Bouzid, Founder and CEO @ Witlingo, Inc. In a recent essay about what makes voice and audio different from other mediums, I made the general statement that it is nonsensical to talk about “inherent shortcomings” and “inherent strengths” of a medium, but only about strengths and shortcomings of such mediums within the context […]

Audio is on the sharp ascendant and there are many goods reason why. But the two core reasons why it’s on the ascendant are: People want to hear authentic content (they are tired of hashed and rehashed celebrity tinsel) and they want to do it with minimal effort and have access to it no matter […]

October 10, 2021 By Ahmed Bouzid (Founder & CEO at Witlingo) One of the (many) ill consequences of mega Tech companies hording talent and operating in top secrecy is the near absolute muzzling that they impose on their engineers, product managers, designers, researchers, etc., in freely engaging the world. Anything that they talk about needs to be […]

Ahmed Bouzid: I posted the following for this month’s Sonic Voices Multicast, which triggered this quick exchange between Dr. Deborah Dahl and myself over email. First, the post and then the exchange. Dr. Deborah Dahl: I loved your post and I agree 100%. I would add that an overly friendly bot is not terribly different […]

September 5, 2021 Nothing in the world continues without evolving. With the rise of the Voice First Web, it is becoming crucial for businesses to optimize for voice searches and take advantage of voice marketing. Failing to do so can lead to missing a vast segment of the population. Understanding the Extent of The Voice […]