January 27th, 2006
With MySpace tglo, VoIP awaits millions of disciples
I have been writing that MySpace would be an ideal acquirer for Net2Phone’s underpriced, iconic softphone’s assets.
Now it appears that the hugely popular social networking site- owned by News Corp.- has had other ideas.
MySpace has partnered with theglobe.com to release tglophone for MySpace users.
Any Myspace user who downloads the tglo software receives a softphone allowing voice calls, conference calling up to 6 people, and Voicemail. The software turns every member of Myspace into a callable link. The user then clicks on the friend to place the call. If the user is offline or not answering, a Voicemail message is recorded and sent directly to the MySpace user’s InBox.
If the MySpace user provides a mobile number tglo forwards the Voicemail message to their cell phone as an MMS message.
This will be a big hit. The younger demographic that hangs out on MySpace loves to talk, is technology-savvy and likes to try cool new things.
The way that cool tech adoption works with teens, I sense this coolness has the potential to be absolutely viral for VoIP.
Russell Shaw is an enterprise computing journalist, analyst and author based in Portland, Oregon. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.
