Crushes & Hexes: Boosting Mobile; “Vishing” for a Change
It’s time for another edition of the Speech Tech blog’s regular feature, “Crushes & Hexes.” Appearing every Wednesday, we highlight companies, places, technologies, or people we deem praise-worthy, or cringe-inducing within the speech/tech/IT world. As always, your feedback is appreciated! Email us at blog@speechtechblog.com if you have a crush or hex item you’d like to [...]
VoiceCon 08 : Al Gore’s Giant Talking Head! Ahhhh!
Back in New York! Totally forgot that flights from Orlando are always 70%-occupied by small children and screaming babies. The whole flight was like a big tribal gathering, complete with shouting and the sounds of kids playing with their newest toys. Yeah. I’m glad to be back in New York. So, let’s get rolling on [...]
VoiceCon : I LOL’d at Babel Bridge, I Saw What UC, I Got Very Little Sleep (Part 1)
Greetings from the Orlando Airport! I’m wearing black clothing (anticipating cold NYC weather), but 99 percent of the people here are dressed like they just stepped out of Epcot. Also, lots of fanny packs. Anyhow, VoiceCon ended today. Though I wanted to live-blog every day, I was unable to do so for a few reasons: [...]
Targeted Ads and Speech
Today, the Times reported that Yahoo dumped $160 million to acquire Maven Networks, which owns an engine that places targeted ads on videos. Even as Microsoft closes in, Yahoo continues to work it. The middle fish is Yahoo.I’m not sure if Maven uses speech recognition per se, but I assume they do. I don’t know [...]
