Who wants free voicemail? Ok so it’s likely to be free only during the Beta. Don’t quite know yet at this point since ubiquitous Google who bought over the company is known for lots of free software. But, let’s dive right in. What is GrandCentral?
At the heart, it’s really a voice mail box but it comes with lots of really cool features. One of which gets me really excited is the WebCall. Join me as I walk through my GrandCentral account in this video.
There are a few things I didn’t get in on that video and I’ll take the time to mention it now. The Inbox has some really nifty features. As you’ll see in this screen shot.
If you repeatedly get unsolicited calls from this person you can mark it as spam. You can also forward the message to a someone like an associate or customer service to keep them in the loop. You can send them an email reply, make notes, map from where they call from but here’s the real neato part. You can post the voice mail to your web site or blog. That is a very neat feature. For example, you can use this to take audio comments or audio testimonials.
When you visit GrandCentral, you’ll see that signup is by invite only. But I have 3 invites just begging to be given away. Want an invite? Then here’s what you do.
- Leave a comment of at least 100 words. Let me know if you have a voice mail service now, why you want to change if you do and how you plan to use your GrandCentral account.
- You should leave your comments by 12 a.m. US Eastern Time, Saturday, November 3rd, 2007.
- Lucky winners will be announced on this blog Sunday or Monday.
Know of someone who could use an invite? Let them know!
Edited to add:
Hey everyone – I finally managed to get a screen capture app that would work with my Palm. Here’s a screen capture of my GrandCentral Inbox for those who use mobile devices. Names have been blanked out.
