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Release Talkshoe.com
TalkShoe™ Launches
Website For User-Generated Live And Recorded Voice Talk Shows And Discussion
Groups.
Pittsburgh, PA
— July 10, 2006 — TalkShoe (www.talkshoe.com) has launched a unique website
for user-generated live and recorded voice. People can host and join live
voice talk shows, discussion groups, and conversations -- called Talkcasts™
-- using telephones, cell phones or Internet voice (voice-over-IP). All
Talkcasts can be recorded for later listening, downloading or podcasting.
What's more, people can make money hosting Talkcasts.
Example uses
of TalkShoe include talk shows, sports discussion groups, political debates,
small business meetings, friends and family chats, book clubs, and education
and training. The possible uses are endless.
What Makes TalkShoe
Different?
The main differences
between TalkShoe and other Internet conferencing and chat services are:
1) both live and recorded voice, 2) use by any of hundreds of millions
of telephones, cell phones, and voice-over-IP (VoIP) connections, 3) paying
hosts for every talker and listener, and 4) ability to create both public
and private Talkcasts. In addition, up to 1,000 people can talk and/or
listen to a live Talkcast, and unlimited people can download the recorded
podcasts.
Content is King
TalkShoe expects
good-quality content to be created on the website. TalkShoe is continually
seeking both professional and amateur hosts to create useful and topical
voice content. Current TalkShoe hosts run the gamut from everyday people
to two Pittsburgh Steelers players, Brett Keisel and Max Starks.
Ron Morris, a
professor at Duquesne University and host of the radio talk show, The American
Entrepreneur, commented, "TalkShoe's concept is groundbreaking. As a radio
talk show host, I only have access to a regional audience. TalkShoe allows
me to reach a worldwide audience, and gives me better interaction with
live participants."
"With TalkShoe,
hosts are in control," said Mark Juliano, TalkShoe's Sr. Vice President.
"While voice and text chat rooms also support live conversations, uncontrolled
rooms can quickly degenerate into jabberwocky."
Hosts Make Money
"One of TalkShoe's
goals is to enable an entrepreneurial community, like eBay, where individuals
and professionals alike can create voice content, build their own listener
base, and get paid for their efforts," commented Dave Nelsen, president
and CEO of TalkShoe.
Hosts can earn
money for each person that listens to, downloads or podcasts their Talkcast.
Money is earned from text and banner advertising (i.e. Google AdSense),
audio ad insertion, and video ads. In addition, hosts can choose to charge
a fee for their Talkcasts.
A Difference in
Quality
TalkShoe uses
the same high-quality teleconferencing technology that supports today's
business conferencing services. Users can dial in via telephone, cell phone,
or voice-over-IP (VoIP).
How TalkShoe Works
Hosts choose
the topic and schedule their Talkcast online, and can easily invite anyone.
Once the Talkcast starts, hosts have control with features such as 1) muting,
2) censoring, 3) see-who's-talking, and 4) request-to-talk queuing. The
Talkcast can be recorded on the TalkShoe website where users can listen
to, download or podcast the Talkcast. The Talkcast can also be listed on
podcast directories including iTunes and others.
Private Talkcasts
are also available for friends and family talks, internal business communications,
or other closed groups.
The TalkShoe website
is currently free.
About TalkShoe
TalkShoe is located
near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and can be reached at 724-935-TALK (8255)
or by email at info@talkshoe.com. The website address is
www.talkshoe.com.
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