Yearly Archives: 2011

Message from Norm / ShoutOmatic Update

Thank you for being an important part of the “ShoutOmatic” revolution!
Your authentic actual Voice is heard in Twitter, Facebook, blogs and on anything printed with your very own Shout QR Code!

New “Shout” Features that just went live:

  • You can now add a Video with each “Shout”
  • When someone Follows you on ShoutOmatic they can opt to receive each of your Voice Shouts instantly on their Cell phone via SMS or email!
  • When you Follow someone on ShoutOmatic you can now opt to receive their Voice Shouts instantly on your Cell phone via SMS or email.
  • You can now type a LOT longer Shout text titles!  You get 255 characters now to say what you need to say! (Tweet Longer:-)
  • You have your very own “Shout QR Code”.  The 2D bar code never changes, but every time you “Shout” it updates automatically to your newest Voice Message!  Print your “Shout QR Code” on ANYTHING; business cards, flyers, t-shirts, bobble-heads, chocolate bars, posters, tomb-stones:-)  … anything!

Incredibly COOL & UNIQUE Holiday Idea!  Personalized Voice Greeting Cards for all of your Gift Giving!

1. Create a “Shout” as a personal greeting card with the sentiments appropriate for who you are giving the Gift to:
“Hey Norm, I got you this new electric razor so maybe you can finally start shaving on a daily.  Happy Holidays Norm~  Love Ya”

2. After you create the “Shout” you will find its very own QR code under the Shout.
  • Print it
  • Tape it on to the appropriate Gift
  • Put under tree, or by menorah
  • Enjoy the smiles you have created
Please let me know how we can make ShoutOmatic a better experience for you?
Thank you!
Norm Levy
normlevy @ shoutomatic.com
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Imagine Being Able to Hear a Voice Message via SMS or Email

When you “Follow” someone in ShoutOmatic, their “Shouts” will appear in your Home stream so you can hear their latest Shouts!

When you press the “Follow” button in a users’ profile you now get 2 new options:

1. If you press the “Cell Phone” icon you will receive a SMS Text message to your cell phone notifying you that the user has just posted a new Shout for you to hear:  You will be able to hear that “Shout” right from your cell phone.  Of course, in order to use this feature, you will need to link your cell# in your account settings of ShoutOmatic.

2. If you press the “eMail” icon you will receive an eMail notifying you that the user has just posted a new Shout for you to hear:  You will be able to hear that “Shout” when you click the Shout link.

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Alexander Graham Bell “Shouted” ‘Mr. Watson–come here–I want to see you.’

Alexander Graham Bell’s notebook entry of March 10, 1876, describes the first successful experiment with the telephone, during which he spoke through the instrument to his assistant, Thomas A. Watson, in the next room. Bell writes, “I then shouted into M [the mouthpiece] the following sentence: ‘Mr. Watson–come here–I want to see you.’ To my delight he came and declared that he had heard and understood what I said.”

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Vote for ShoutOmatic.Com – Market Products Using Audio Messages

 

 

 

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Facebook posts and Twitter status updates have forever changed the way in which products are marketed. And now that we have become accustomed to them, along comes a service like ShoutOmatic to disrupt everything again. This social platform lets businesses record short messages (“shouts”) straight from their desktops and smartphones, and have them instantly delivered to customers. These “shouts” last no longer than 30 seconds, and they can be used to promote just any kind of product.

In actuality “shouts” can also be used by musicians that want to market their latest records, and even by people who wish to say “happy birthday” in a way that is more personalized than a faceless email, or a flat e-card.

Still, the commercial side of ShoutOmatic is undoubtedly the one that will attract the most attention. “Shouts” are particularly suitable for the promotion of products since they all come with their very own QR codes, so that consumers will be given a direct link to what is being pitched, and a readier chance to experience it in real life. For Full Review & to VOTE+: http://www.killerstartups.com/Comm/shoutomatic-com-market-products-using-audio-messages

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Letter from Norm Levy to the Growing Roster of ShoutOmatic Users:

Thank you for being a part of the ShoutOmatic excitement!

Shout (TM)
ShoutOmatic is being granted the trademark for the word “Shout” by the US Trademark office as defined;
“Audible messages via e-mail, cellular phone, wireless device, and Internet; electronic, electric, and digital transmission of audible messages to engage in social networking”

NEW FEATURES!
  • Each “Shout” automatically generates its own Shout QR Code (2D Bar Code).
    • Place the QR Code on “anything” and when scanned by a smartphone, your Shout will be “heard” INSTANTLY:
      • Business cards, flyers, brochures, presentations, chocolate bars, T-Shirts (any Apparel), TV, Web, envelopes, tombstones, Billboards, signage, magazine ads, posters, stickers,  any item that you want to bring to life, etc, etc.
  • You can now upload audio files (MP3, M4A, WAV, etc) as your “Shout”
    • Record “Voice Memos” from your Phone and upload it as your Shout (audible files compatible with most devices)
  • You can now do a “Voice Shout” and “merge a Song” (MP3, M4A, Wav, etc) to it and ShoutOmatic automatically creates one audio that plays in your twitter and facebook and is heard by all!
    • Artists can introduce a new Song and then merge a preview of that song (Fan hears Voice + Music and it spreads virally)
    • You can share your “Song of the Day”
    • Broadcast your podcast(s)
  • You can now post “Shouts” to your Twitter, Friends’ Twitter, your Facebook wall, a Friends Facebook wall, Pages and Groups, ALL at one time!
  • You can now “Schedule” Shouts to post at a later time
  • You can share ALL of your URL Links for everyone to see; social, photo, video, music, blogs, etc.
  • You can now order “Shouts” from Celebrities for “Voice Endorsement Shouts”  http://shouts.at/yz
Variety of Ways to “Shout”:
Suggestion: Do a “Daily Shout” of a topic of your passion, that will educate or entertain or be of interest to your friends and followers.  And, we will try to get you a paying sponsor if this is of interest.
Do a “Daily” This Day In History, This Day in Rock, This Day in Hip-Hop. Give us a Daily Dose of inspiration.  Give us a Fresh Daily Recipe.  Joke of the Day.  Reviews.  Shame on You’s, etc.
Thank you for being on the ground floor of all of our excitement!
Norm Levy
Lead Shouter
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ShoutOmatic Brings Voice, Sound & Clarity to Social Media

Each Shout now gets its own QR Code!  Scan it with your smartphone and the Voice message plays instantly!

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From: Digital Music News: The Outrageous Logistics Behind a U2 Tour…

The Outrageous Logistics Behind a U2 Tour…

If you’re used to dragging amps between dive bars, this will seem outrageously colossal. But U2’s just-concluded 360° Tour is the largest ever in Live Nation history (and maybe beyond), and the company just shared a number of ridiculous stats with Digital Music News. For example…

Top-Level…

110 Concerts
30 Countries.
7,100,000 Fans
$736 million in gross revenues.

The Logistics…

92,270 Meals fed to working staff and guests.
29,000 T-shirts given to local stagehands.
9,760 Guitar strings utilized.
400 Tons: weight of the fully loaded claw.
134 Crew members.
126 Truck drivers.
12 Bus drivers.

The Bizarre…

7,100 miles: approximate distance travelled by space station while talking with U2
320,000 fans in Mexico City alone.
53 Gigs attended by a single fan
33 Flemish-speaking crew members.
11 Babies born to crew
7 Astronauts attended
2 Crew weddings
1 Singer in surgery
1 World leader released from house arrest during tour

Join the discussion!
http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/080111tour

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Non-Profit Hunger Relief Organization: Rock-Can-Roll

Yesterday, I was fortunate to have a face to face meeting with a brother serial entrepreneur, Andrew Hazen.

Amongst a slew of powerful projects and businesses Andrew is involved in, the common theme is “humanitarian” and eager to help “people”.

Please have a look at this project and GET INVOLVED:

rock CAN roll, Inc.,® is a volunteer, 501c3, non-profit, hunger relief organization and think tank. We collaborate with rock concerts, schools, corporations, and private individuals to collect healthy & nutritious non-perishable food for distribution to local agencies and into the hands of children, seniors and families who live with hunger and in poverty.

Please visit their web site and learn all about it!

http://www.rockcanroll.org/

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Norm’s Suggested Readings for the Summer

Hey All!

As I wish everyone a happy, healthy & social summer ahead, I wanted to offer my suggestions for what to  “Read”  on the beach or the hammock.  I enjoyed these tremendously and HIGHLY recommend them!

  • The Thank You Economy – Gary Vay-Ner-Chuk
    • Social media explained by a guy that’s been there, done that!  A must read for anyone who wants to remain (or become) current and relevant
  • Anything You Want – Derek Sivers
    • You will not find a successful entrepreneur more eager to help other entrepreneurs than Derek.  He is one of the most unique, generous, creative and successful minds of our time.  Read it now.
  • The Money Class – Suze Orman
    • Read this book if you want to take charge of your own personal finances!
  • The Tipping Point – Malcolm Gladwell
    • The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire
  • Trust Agents – Chris Brogan/Julien Smith
    • This is a great journey through the social media jungle and how best to exploit it
  • Viral Loop – Adam Penenberg
    • Learn how all of the “house-hold name” social media and internet companies grew virally.  Lots of great insight & fun!
  • The Facebook Effect – David Kirkpatrick
    • While the movie was entertaining, this book is the “REAL” deal of the beginnings and inner-workings of Facebook.
  • The Outliers – Malcolm Gladwell
    • A great explanation, with examples, of how break-out, exceptional people became that way.  Get outside the Norm:-)
  • Ice T – Ice: A Memoir of Gangster Life And Redemption From South Central To Hollywood
    • Real Talk by a REAL Dude!  He’s the ONLY Gangsta that is adored and loved by teenagers and parents alike!
  • The Icon The Memoir – Flavor Flav
    • If you want to truly get in the head of turmoil and hardship and understand the life of one of the most fascinating “Icons” of our time,  and find out what makes him “tick” (no pun intended:-) you will squirmish through each page of this book
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