WATCH READ “There’s a progression happening now where it went from ‘you had to have a website, then you had to have some engagement, blogs and things like that, and then all the way to an instagram presence, a video presence; and now we’re seeing the next generation of that, as podcasting becomes a billion…
Read MoreWATCH READ I recently talked about Voice and other topics with Brynn Plummer, VP of Community Relations and Inclusion at Nashville Entrepreneur Center. Here is some of the great knowledge she dropped. “I don’t think I realized that this isn’t like some abstract future state technology or adoption that we will move to in 10-20s,…
Read MoreWATCH LISTEN READ As an Alexa Skill Developer, you have to be aware of how to pick Alexa-Supported Launch Phrases, also known as Invocation Names. It’s not too complicated, and I’m still learning as I go, so I just wanted to share one specific thing with you. Amazon Alexa allows Alexa Skill Developers to pick…
Read MoreWATCH LISTEN READ I’ve built several Google Actions and Alexa Skills recently, and while Alexa seems to be pretty straightforward in terms of finding and adding Skills to your devices via the Alexa app / Skill store, the Google Home situation with Google Assistant isn’t as straightforward. To be honest, there still appears to be…
Read MoreWATCH LISTEN READ Alexa Skills and Google Actions are voice applications built on top of Alexa and Google Home / Google Assistant. The next generation will expect businesses to have Alexa Skills. Watch this video or keep reading to find out why. You can build these apps for just about anything. For example, in this…
Read MoreWATCH LISTEN READ Seems like a weird concept, right? But honestly, the data says that we’re only about 1-2 years away from people expecting to be able to listen to content from websites on Alexa while driving. This means, Alexa Skills Are The New Websites. Today, Data Driven Design is building Voice Based versions of…
Read MoreWATCH LISTEN READ Voice User Interface Design is so new. It’s so hard to think through every scenario of what a user might want to say to Alexa or Google Home, which is why this particular use case I think is a good one to share with you all. I recently built an Alexa Skill…
Read MoreListen Read Hey Alexa, Open Nashville Voice Conference. The Nashville Voice Conference has launched the first ever Alexa Skill dedicated to communicating with attendees of an upcoming event, as well as speakers, staff and media. “I believe we are the first, but I’m sure someone will correct me if I’m wrong!” said Paul Hickey, Founder of Nashville…
Read MoreWATCH READ Those of you that know me, know that I don’t talk politics. I’m not a history buff, and I don’t have reflections on how other people live their lives. In fact, I rarely open my mouth about anything I don’t know a lot about. It’s just how I’m wired, so that’s not…
Read MoreWATCH LISTEN READ As always, the proof is in the data. Your business will need an Alexa Skill sooner than you think, which is why Data Driven Design is bringing the first ever Voice Conference to Nashville. LEARN HOW TO IMPLEMENT ALEXA SKILLS, GOOGLE HOME ACTIONS AND PODCASTING TO MAKE YOUR BUSINESS MORE EFFICIENT AND…
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