Andy & All, Could we list the requirements we have for an Open Source Mobcasting tool?
After investigating this a bit the real challenges turn out to be a finding a reliable voice server that provides a VoiceXML interpreter/browser. Any mobloging project like this is at the whim of said service. Ex. TellMe, BeVocal, Voxeo, or HeyAnita TellMe provides free developer accounts. But once a service becomes popular it doesn't scale well. Meaning a lot of people can't use it at once. Basically we need the $ to find a host for the voice server that will work with this project over a good amount of time. (or find one to donate their services) BTW... An Open Source (GPL) Mobloging project I found recently is called PhoneBlogger. http://www.wombatnation.com/phoneblogger/ -Brian > Hi Xavier, > > It seems audioblogger has had several problems in recent months; among > other things, they apparently changed their phone number, so you may want > to doublecheck and see if you're using the right one. Other times I've > seen it take as long as 12 hours for a post to appear on a blog. That's > why I generally use audlink.com to post mobile podcasts on my blog - check > out www.andycarvin.com and see some that I posted en route to Ghana. > > This is why I really want to mobilize a small group of programmers to > create an open source mobcasting tool - so anyone can install similar > software on a server and make telephone-based podcasting recording (and > listening) available via a local telephone call. I'm meeting with several > folks here in Ghana to discuss this further; it'll be interesting to see > what the local reaction will be. > > andy > live from busyinternet.com, my Accra HQ > > -- > ----------------------------------- > Andy Carvin > Program Director > EDC Center for Media & Community > acarvin @ edc . org > http://www.digitaldivide.net > http://www.tsunami-info.org > Blog: http://www.andycarvin.com > ----------------------------------- > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Xavier Leonard > Sent: Sun 7/17/2005 5:01 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Fwd: RE: [DDN] details: podcasting/videoblogging workshop > inAccra] > > Andy-- > I spoke with you earlier about our efforts to integrate audioblogging > with podcasting. That effort got stalled a little bit lay week because > our audiblogger dial in # stopped working. We never got a response to our > tech supprt email. Have you had any experience with problems like this > with that service? > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2005 11:36:33 > To:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Fwd: RE: [DDN] details: podcasting/videoblogging workshop in > Accra] > > ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- > Subject: RE: [DDN] details: podcasting/videoblogging workshop in Accra > From: "Andy Carvin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, July 15, 2005 5:10 pm > To: "The Digital Divide Network discussion group" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > "The Digital Divide Network discussion group" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Hi Leo, > > Since I was just asked to do this, I don't have any materials yet. I'll > cobble together what I can and post it after the workshop. > > -- > ----------------------------------- > Andy Carvin > Program Director > EDC Center for Media & Community > acarvin @ edc . org > http://www.digitaldivide.net > http://www.tsunami-info.org > Blog: http://www.andycarvin.com > ----------------------------------- > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Leo Burd > Sent: Fri 7/15/2005 4:27 PM > To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [DDN] details: podcasting/videoblogging workshop in Accra > > Dear Andy, > > Are there support materials for the workshop that you could share with > me and other DDN members who might be interested? I would love to learn > more about podcasting/videoblogging and also to help spread those > techniques to other people. > > Best, > > Leo Burd > Lifelong Kindergarten Group > MIT Media Lab > > > Andy Carvin wrote: > >>Hi everyone, >> >>I previously mentioned that I'll be conducting a podcasting and > videoblogging workshop in Accra next week. Here are the details. >> >>It's currently scheduled for Thursday, July 21 at 14:00 GMT at African > Security Dialogue and Research. Their office is located on Kofi Annan > Avenue, just off Atomic Agency Road, North Legon. If you're in Accra and > would like to attend, please RSVP to Amos Anyimadu at accraboy @ > fastmail.fm, in case the time or location changes. I hope to see some of > you there! -andy >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list > DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org > http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide > To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. > > > _______________________________________________ > DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list > DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org > http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide > To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. > > > > -- > Xavier Leonard > Heads On Fire > San Diego, CA > ph.:619.232.9573 fx.:619.544.0993 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.headsonfire.org > "Fulfilling the promise of technology through community centered > collaborations." > > _______________________________________________ > DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list > DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org > http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide > To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. > > _______________________________________________ > DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list > DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org > http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide > To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
