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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b>OPLIN
4Cast #181
The new Google Voice<br>
</b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">June 10, 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span class="GramE"><span
class="grame"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">4casting technologies
that could have an impact on
public libraries</span></i></span></span><span class="grame"><i><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></h1>
<p>Last June, we talked about Goggle Voice, but since then, Google
Voice has
had a makeover<span class="GramE"> (</span>See <a
href="http://news.softpedia.com/news/Google-to-Buy-VoIP-Technology-Provider-GIPS-for-68-2-Million-142293.shtml"
target="_self">Google to Buy VoIP Technology Provider GIPS for $68.2
Million</a>).
Google Voice provides a powerful suite of communications tools,
including the ability to:</p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="">Forward calls from your Google Voice
number to one or more phones, or directly to voicemail. Based on who's
calling, you can select which of your phones will ring.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="">Receive text (SMS) alerts.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="">Transcribe voicemails, which will
arrive as email and/or text messages to your phone.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="">Listen to voicemail messages as
they're being recorded.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="">Block annoying callers by playing a
number-not-in-service recording when they call.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="">Vary personalized greetings by caller.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="">Record phone conversations and listen
to them in your Google Voice inbox.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="">Switch phones during a call.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="">Use the free GOOG 411 service to say
the name and location of a business, and be connected for free.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="">Call long distance (<st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region></st1:place>) numbers
for free.</li>
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<p><a href="http://mashable.com/2009/03/12/google-voice/" target="_self">Google
Voice is Like Gmail for Voicemail [with video]</a></p>
<p><a
href="http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2010/06/google-voice-to-integrate-with-gmail-as.html"
target="_self">Google Voice to Integrate with Gmail as a VoIP Service</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.google.com/googlevoice/about.html" target="_self">Features
of Google Voice [videos]</a></p>
<p><a
href="http://lifehacker.com/5512444/google-voice-voip-desktop-client-could-be-on-the-way"
target="_self">Google Voice VoIP Desktop Client Could Be On the Way</a></p>
<p><b><i>Cool link<span class="GramE">:</span></i></b><br>
<a href="https://services.google.com/fb/forms/googlevoiceinvite/"
target="_self">Get
your Google Voice invitation here</a>. A free Google Voice account
might
make sense for cash-strapped libraries.</p>
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