PeerMe Introduces Free Voice Mash-Up; ''PeerMe's Open API Allows Developers to Create Click-To-Talk Voice Tags''.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Voice communications technology Noun 1. communications technology - the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry company PeerMe, Inc. (www.peerme.com) today introduced a free application programming interface (API) that allows Web developers to integrate PeerMe's voice capability into sites and enable users to speak with each other in real time. All click-to-talk connections are supported by VoIP technology, so there are no long-distance charges to use the service. Users simply click on a telephone icon to connect with other users who are online. Instructions on implementing PeerMe Voice Tags can be downloaded at http://peermevoice.wikispaces.com. "PeerMe is doing for voice what Google Maps Google Maps (for a time named Google Local) is a free web mapping service application and technology provided by Google that powers many map-based services including the Google Maps website, Google Ride Finder and embedded maps on third-party websites via the Google Maps did for location-based services See mobile positioning. ," says CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Tom Lasater, "We are giving developers a quick and easy way to create a voice mash-up and offer free click-to-talk functionality. This is exactly what Web 2.0 is supposed to be: giving other people the opportunity to integrate cool technologies into their sites. I can imagine that classified advertising sites such as Craig's List might want to integrate click-to-talk functionality with their listings. Ditto for photo sharing sites, real-estate sites, social-networking sites and bulletin boards. For example, a photo-sharing site could integrate PeerMe to allow users to talk to each other as they view online pictures. As a demonstration of the mash up potential, we've built a social networking site A Web site that provides a virtual community for people interested in a particular subject or just to "hang out" together. Members create their own online "profile" with biographical data, pictures, likes, dislikes and any other information they choose to post. (www.peerme.in) which integrates our Voice Tags APIs to show developers just how easy it is to fully integrate the Voice Tags. We expect that the developer community will really open the world's eyes to how voice can be integrated into every nook and cranny Noun 1. nook and cranny - something remote; "he explored every nook and cranny of science" nooks and crannies detail, item, point - an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information" of the Internet." PeerMe's Voice Tags empowers any Web site -- large or small -- to offer users the ability to speak with each other at the press of a button. "There are many sites, such as language exchange sites, teaching sites, auction sites and collectibles sites, that offer the ability to connect users with other people. However, it used to be prohibitively expensive to offer this type of service, and therefore it was only available on major portals such as MSN (1) (MicroSoft Network) A family of Internet-based services from Microsoft, which includes a search engine, e-mail (Hotmail), instant messaging (Windows Live Messaging) and a general-purpose portal with news, information and shopping (MSN Directory). and Yahoo! Now, using our Voice Tags API, any site in the world can offer this great service to users within minutes -- at absolutely no cost. Many social networking sites let people see each others' photographs and personal profiles, and maybe send messages," says Lasater. "Why shouldn't they be able to simply click a button and talk to each other?" About PeerMe PeerMe, Inc. (www.PeerMe.com) is a Silicon Valley-based communications technology company that offers a peer-to-peer voice and instant-messaging platform that supports Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), PC-to-PC and PC-to handheld voice communications, instant messaging, and peer-to-peer file transfer over public Internet connections. The privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. was founded in 2004, is based in Mountain View, California For the census-designated place, see Mountain View, Contra Costa County, California. For other places called "Mountain View", see . Mountain View is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. The city gets its name from the views of the Santa Cruz Mountains. , and has offices in Japan, South Korea, China, India, Bulgaria and Texas. |
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