Voicefirst Weekly Flashbriefing

AppSheet, a service to create mobile apps almost without coding announced last week a new feature that allow creators to add a new user interface that acts like a digital business assistant. In this episode I talk about why this is relevant and the voice dichotomy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On Snapchat and messaging payment patents See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Summarizing the most important announcement for Google Assistant See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hard problems chatbots are solving today, an example See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Latest update of Alexa has children in consideration for responses of hard questions See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What I think about the skills connections available and where I see it impact the most See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Will.I.am smart assistant See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A new web was announced by the creator of the WWW and it has a voice already See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Alexa is getting smarter about sports stats, why do I care, even if I do not like football See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

More enterprise movement with voice tech See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I’m very passionate about the process of software development and how the process affects the product cycle. I read a blog post about people with physical disabilities using voice tools to program, so I was excited when found this article about the influence of voice technology in software development. Let’s see some of the ways software development is being affected by voice. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Happy Thursday! Today is newsletter day! Every Thursday at 9:50 Pacific Time, our weekly issue is sent to your inbox. It filled with my commentary of the best of the week and stuff I find interesting even if it didn’t make mainstream media in conversational interfaces, voice technologies and voice strategy and branding. If you haven’t subscribed yet do so at voicefirstweekly.com. Alright, moving on to today’s business. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Amazon is the one pushing the most for monetization options. This is not that strange, because Bezos, and by extension, Amazon understand incentives very well. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Salesforce and Apple, Amazon with Microsoft and vendors and Facebook See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's episode 100!! What a ride, everyday more in love with bringing this episodes to live. Thank all of you who connect and listen. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Presenting the feature and why is a smart play by both companies See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Amazon introduced a set of new Alexa enabled devices and I look a See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Salesforce voice enabled two cents See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

“As a content provider we have no control over this service,”. “We have to actively defend ourselves.” Why, and why Amazon TV voice control is a threat to broadcasters is my take in this episode. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mitsuku has taken home the Loebner prize 4th times, the international contest for the most human like chatbot. What's behind his success? Tune in ! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.