Connecting phones (cell and landlines) via the Internet
The Tumblelog was a fun little experiment but it didn’t last. So here I am again.
Right now, I’m working on GUI customization for a project involving eStara. They supply the back-end for click-to-call: You’re browsing a website for a product you’re interested but need more information. You click on the click-to-call button, enter your phone number, hit the talk button and a customer representative immediately calls your phone.
I used it once myself at jcrew.com and it worked wonderfully. Nice product.
GrandCentral.com offers a similar feature as part of their consumer level service. Sign up free and get a GrandCentral number. Then they supply you with a number of different widget-like thingies that you can put on your site. A visitor goes to your site, puts in their number and hits the call button. GrandCentral connects your phone to theirs while maintaining your privacy.
I put one such widget on my homepage but no one has used it yet. Speaking of GrandCentral, I should probably start giving that number out to people…
Tags: grand central, internet, phones, Web, work
April 27th, 2007 at 3:58 pm
Dear Vanessa
My chocolate lab has a antler growing out of his head….I freaked out by it! I was online looking to find some answers and saw your blog. What did they do? Was it a Cutaneous horn? I thought it was pine sap…its disgusting…is your doggie okay now?
Thanks
Lauren
August 3rd, 2007 at 8:25 pm
He’s okay. He still has the weird thing but the vet didn’t seem concerned by it so I’m leaving it alone.
Maybe your Lab is turning into a reindeer!