Free Internet Calls With A Twist
ThePudding.com
ThePudding.com allows free, unlimited calls to any phone in North America! Users log in and call someone - just like any other conversation. ThePudding provides highly targeted advertisements on your computer screen that are based on what you're talking about. They use their patented VoiceSenseâ„¢ technology. Kind of cool. It tells me, though, that if words can trigger an ad, they can also trigger other things, such as demographic research (who said the word McDonalds or Coca Cola) or alert someone if you say anything related to guns or drugs or whatever. Big Brother just got a little bigger.
Trend Themes
1. Targeted Advertisements - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop advanced algorithms to deliver personalized ads based on voice conversations.
2. Voicesense™ Technology - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Apply VoiceSense™ technology to other applications such as voice-controlled devices or transcription services.
3. Speech Analysis - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Use speech analysis to identify trends or conduct market research on consumer conversations.
Industry Implications
1. Advertising - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create new platforms or tools for advertisers to leverage targeted ads based on voice conversations.
2. Voice Technology - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore voice-controlled applications or services that can benefit from VoiceSense™ technology.
3. Market Research - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop speech analysis tools for market research companies to gain insights from consumer conversations.