Jott was a
web-based
voice-to-text transcription service which allowed its users to call a
toll-free telephone number
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and speak for up to 30 seconds. The speech was then transcribed to text using a combination of computerized speech recognition software and human transcribers who worked in a "sterile environment which also includes medical dictation." The message could be sent back to oneself, turned into a reminder, sent to a contact or group, or sent to a third-party "Jott link" such as
LiveJournal
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American programmer Brad Fitzpatrick started LiveJournal on April 15, 1999, a ...
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Transcribed messages could be delivered to recipients via email, text message, or both. After completing its beta stage, Jott services were offered according to several subscription plans: Jott Basic (free); Jott ($4/month) and Jott Pro ($13/month). There were other plans such as the $9.95 per month package, which included forty transcribed voice mails.
Jott was founded in April 2006
and gained $5.4 million in venture capital in May 2007.
Investors in the firm included Ackerley Partners and
Draper Richards
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.
As of July 14, 2009, the company was purchased by
Nuance Communications
Nuance Communications, Inc. is an American multinational computer software technology corporation, headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts, that markets speech recognition and artificial intelligence software.
Nuance merged with its compe ...
.
On April 4, 2011, it was announced that the Jott.com service would be ending on May 3, allowing the company to instead "focus our voice-to-text service investments on carrier and enterprise distribution".
See also
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reQall
reQall debuted in 2007 as an app that intelligently organized your spoken voice notes winning a DEMOgod award. Their first app was a voice-enabled personal productivity software program that integrates phone, email, text messaging and IM into a mo ...
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Transcription services
Speech recognition software
Telephone services
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