On 7/1/05, Stephan Walter <stephan(a)walter.name> wrote:
This is a great idea, and with a slight modification
you wouldn't even
have to worry about callback costs. Simply let the user call your
number, then they type the keyword on their phone, you detect the beeps
and immediately read the article.
I like the idea about encouraging the listener to economize on time
spent listening; less load on the servers for those "Origins of the
American Civil War" -length articles.
You could get a toll number and start grubbing money
for the Wikimedia
servers ;-)
"Call to hear our lovely readers read DIRECTLY TO YOU! Only $0.99 a minute..."
This would certainly be a lovely project; particularly the "would you
like to record one?" part. On the other hand, the trick will most
often be finding ways to search for related information when a close
title-match is not found.
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++SJ