As I peruse the many, many different web companies out right now, I’ve been noticing several in the “voice blogging” space. Voice blogging? Think blogging mixed with voicemail… Interesting concept, not quite sure if it’s the next wave. One of the biggest issues I see is sorting through the audio. Text is easy, audio requires much more effort from the user. Also, do we really want some of the youtube commenters in audio? I cringe at the thought.

To learn more, I signed up with Snapvine and made my first voice post. I was very impressed with how easy and quick the process was. I was given two options to record, by computer mic or by phone. I called the number provided and entered a code, then recorded away. You have choices to re-record, save, or delete until you get your “post” perfect. When I clicked “save” the computer screen immediately flashed to show I had submitted a post. Quick and efficient… I like the concept and think there is potential, but the real value (if it materializes) will be with the convergence with traditional blogging. (wow, that feels odd to type those two words together)

This CrunchBase profile gives a bit more background about them and their industry.