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There are three main ways that humans communicate with each other: the written word, visual cues, and speech. Social networks like MySpace and Facebook bring out two of those aspects (the written word and visual cues) but don’t do a great job of providing ways to send voicemail within the social networking framework.

Today I found a site focused on that niche, MySay. They allow users to call a phone number and leave a voicemail which is then posted to a member page, broadcasted, or e-mailed to specific recipients. Right now their target audience seems to be circles of friends or celebrities with lots of fans, but I see lots of potential for business groups to keep in touch with this tool as well. Often it’s easier to send voicemail to coworkers explaining a situation but a common problem is that those voicemails are difficult to track and log. Did I remember to call that customer back?

MySay could become particularly useful if they implement a solution that transcribes voice into text like Jott does, but stick with their social networking roots. That way the posts would become searchable.

They just introduced a couple of new features, and I look forward to continued innovation in this space.

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