Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Happy Holidays from Jott.

Dear Jotters,

I wanted to send a quick note to mark an important milestone for Jott: one year of being open to the public. It's been a blur, terrifying at times, and a blast. Without question, it's been the best year of my professional life, and I am lucky to work here.

We've survived the normal startup stuff: freak data center outages, bizarre neighboring tenants, broken romances, refurb hardware and surplus furniture. We've moved twice. And we acquired some great talent, from employees to investors. Check out some pictures of the Jott world, past and present, on our blog.

The product has been a work in process, and we've learned a ton. Early on, we had some bad transcriptions that people were (mostly) forgiving about. Some people couldn't understand why Jott didn't understand Mandarin, French and several other languages. We never did get Daily Jott right. Overall though, we've done a good job: our accuracy is approaching great, which has led to a quadrupling of the percent of Jotts sent to others. And Jott Links are just flat cool: you can shop on Amazon, price a house while sitting in your car, and create an appointment automatically with your voice.

As a holiday treat, we've cooked up a little something to help you with any kind of decision making you might have: just Jott to "8 Ball" and automatically receive your answer while still on the line with Jott. No text and emails with this one, just a little fun while deciding what you should do.

On behalf of everybody here at Jott, we wish you a safe and happy holiday period. 2008 is going to be great.

Thanks,
John

John Pollard
Founder and CEO
Jott Networks | Jott.com
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Thursday, December 6, 2007

What's new at Jott

Dear Jotters,

It's been pouring buckets in Seattle for the past three days, but it looks like the rain has stopped -- just in time for us to celebrate the addition of six new Jott Links!

We've been working hard on the official release of the Google Calendar Jott Link, and we're happy to announce it's finally here. Why is this cool? Because you can now create a Google Calendar event in a single step, from anywhere, simply using your voice. Just call Jott, say "Google Calendar", and then the time of the event and what it's about….and you're done. We'll take your voice, convert it to text, and insert it into your calendar for you. "Meet Cathy at 9 am next Thursday" is no longer a to do that needs another step, it's something that's recorded in your Calendar.

Joining in the Jott Link fun are our friends at Mosio, Xpenser, Gumiyo, and Vitalist. They offer amazing services, and now they're even more accessible to you with Jott. For more information on these Jott Links and others, please visit http://www.jott.com/jott-links/.


Thanks!

The Jott Team

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Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Jott to Amazon

Starting today you can Jott™ to Amazon®! No need to add Amazon to your account, it is already there in your contact info for your convenience. It's easy to use, and will make all that holiday shopping fast and convenient.


Jott: "Who do you want to Jott?"

You: "Amazon"

Jott: "Amazon, is that correct?"

You: "Yes"

Beep!

You: "iPod Nano" (Please only state the product or item name; just like you'd type it on Amazon's website).


Jott will send you an email with the top 5 results for your search, complete with price info and user ratings. Click one of the items in your email and you will be sent right to the product details on Amazon, where you can easily add it to your Wish List or shopping cart.


Shop Amazon on-the-go with Jott! For more details on using Jott to Amazon, click here.

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Wednesday, November 7, 2007

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

EURO MILLIONS
AWARD/PROMOTIONAL DEPARTMENT
MADRID.SPAIN.
Email: infoasesorisnet@aim.com
Email:asesorisnet@gmail.com

EMAIL-LOTTERY AWARD PROMOTIONAL PROGRAMME

We are pleased to inform you that your EMAIL ADDRESS has been selected as one of the 10 lucky winners in the email lottery programme conducted by the EURO MILLIONS on the 26th of october, 2007.

The late release of this result was due to difficulties encountered in sorting out mixed up numbers and email addresses. All 10 winning addresses was randomly selected from a batch of 500,000,000 international emails. Your email address emerged alongside with 10 others as a Numeros "5 " winner in this year's euro millions award Draw.

HOW WAS THE SELECTION DONE?

Most recently the foundation set up the NEW HOPE LOTTERY to give out prizes based on the computer balloting system (THEREFORE YOU DO NOT NEED TO BUY A TICKET TO ENTER FOR IT.YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WAS RANDOMLY SELECTED AS A WINNER). As a Number "5 " winner, your lucky email address was selected by the email computer balloting device, where only email addresses are sorted, from a total number of 500,000,000 international email addresses drawn from all over the globe, only ten winners emerged in this category.

You winning email address has therefore been approved a lump sum payout of €466.812,79(Four hundred and sixty-six thousand ,eight hundred and twelve euro seventy nine cent) in cash credited to file REF.NO: ES/04678/SA . This from a total cash prize of €4668,127.09 (Four million six hundred and sixty-eight thousand, one hundred and twenty seven euro ,nine cent) shared among the 10 international winners in number "5. Below are the particulars attached to your LUCKY WINNING EMAIL .

The file Ref number: ES/04678/SA
Result winning numbers:8-16-19-43-45-1-4
Email ticket number:754/22/76
Batch number:EGS/35773/BWA

To immediately claim your prize, contact your claim agent

SEND REQUIRED INFORMATION BELOW TO YOUR CLAIM AGENT
ASESORIS.NET
www.asesoris.com
contact: foriegn operational manager,

CARLOS JOHN DAVID
calle leganes 16
fuenlabrada(madrid),spain.
Tel:+34-691-174-602
E-mail: infoasesorisnet@aim.com
FAX:001-502-470-2519

VERIFICATION FORM

1. FULL NAMES: _______________________________

2. ADDRESS: __________________________________

3. SEX: _______________

4. AGE: ________

5. MARITAL STATUS: ___________________

6. OCCUPATION: _______________________

7. E-MAIL ADDRESS: ___________________

8. TELEPHONE NUMBER: ________________

9. WINNING NUMBER: _______________
10.EMAIL TICKET NUMBER: ___________________
11.REFERENCE NUMBER: ______________
12.AMOUNT WON: ______________________

The above claim agent will assist you in the processing and remittance of your winning prize (funds) to you. Also note that you are to contact and process your winning prize not later than twenty-one days, AFTER this date if you do not contact and process your winning prize, all funds will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed.

N.B:Terms and conditions to claim your prize:
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1.Please quote your Reference Numbers ,Your full name and address, Country, Telephone ,mobile ,Fax number and occupation to your Claim Agent.

2.Your winning prize Has been insured to the Original value that no one else can lay hands or whatsoever to make claim of your winning prize except you the Beneficiary of this Email address.


Once again on behalf of all our staff, CONGRATULATIONS!!!. This promotion program is sponsored by EURO MILLIONES TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF INTERNET. All information's have to be kept out of public until your winning prize has been processed and transferred to your designated bank account; this is to avoid double claim and unwarranted abuse of the programme by some participants.

Sincerely,
Mrs.Tonia Alicia.
Promotions Manager
Euro Millions
infoasesorisnet@aim.com
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impersonator using our names and addresses, but are not from the
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The NLS is an institution under public law. Therefore, the lottery contract is concluded between the lottery participant and the public law
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Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Jott your future President!

Jott.com

Introducing Jott the Vote™, a free and politically nonpartisan service that allows anyone with a phone to send a jott email message directly to a presidential campaign. We have used Jott technology to allow voters all over our great country to easily and readily communicate with those running for President.

When asked, "Who do you want to Jott?" say a candidate's name and leave a message that will be emailed to their campaign. Unlike your normal jotts, these messages will also be made part of a public conversation on www.jottthevote.com.

The website will feature:

  • Individual presidential candidate pages.
  • Candidate Jott polls.
  • A campaign question of the week.

You can even keep track of your favorite candidate's jotts with a Jott the Vote™ widget!

Visit www.jottthevote.com to let your voice be seen and heard.


The Jott Team

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Tuesday, September 4, 2007

New features for your Jott service

Hello Jotters,
We are excited to let you know about several new features that make Jott™ better than ever. Now you can Jott directly to some of our favorite online services and organize your Jotts more effectively.

But before we tell you about our new features, we would like to thank you. All of you have given us great feedback over the past few months, and that's what has been driving all of our hard work.

Here's what's new:

Link your voice to your online world

Jott Links: Now you can update your blog, Twitter™, add to your 30 boxes™ to do list or send a message through Yahoo Groups™ - all with Jott! For example, when Jott asks you "Who do want to Jott" just say "Twitter", speak your message and your update will appear in text on Twitter. Not bad, huh? Click here to set up your Twitter Jott Link

For those real estate mavens we have created an easy way to get a "Zestimate™". Just call Jott, say "Zillow" and you'll be prompted to give the address details. In minutes a Zestimate will be sent via text to your cell phone and e-mail.

Twitter™, Jaiku™, Zillow™, 30 boxes™, Blogger™, Word Press™, Live Journal™, TypePad™ and Yahoo Groups™ are all accessible with Jott...and we're adding more soon. Click here to set up your Jott Links.

Stay organized with Folders, Reminders and more!

Jott Folders: With Jott Folders you create preset categories for your Jotts to self. Set up folders for family, expenses, to-do list, or anything that you want. Then simply say the name of the folder the next time you leave a Jott and it'll be waiting for you in that folder at Jott.com. Click here to learn more.

Jott Reminders: With the new Jott Reminders, Jott can remind you of important events 15 minutes before they start. Just say "Reminder" and Jott will ask you for the date, time, and subject. Now you can stop worrying about remembering those important appointments in your busy life. Click here to learn more.

Profiles: Want to personalize your Jotts? Just create a profile to add your customized signature to the end of every Jott. You can include your name, picture, e-mail, title, and more. Click here to learn more.

Status alerts: Now you can update your mood on your blog, personal home page or other sites. Say "status" when asked "Who do you want to Jott?" and say how you feel that day. Your status will then be posted to the Jott flash widget wherever you put it. Click here to try it out.

Take a look at what else we're working on...and give it a try.

Jott Labs
We now have a section of our website that lets you test some of the latest Jott ideas.

Jott Express: Our new desktop application keeps Jott on your PC desktop. You can send Jotts, manage Jotts, and so much more. Click here to try out Jott Express.

Jott Gadget: This gadget is made specifically for iGoogle. It keeps Jott at your fingers tips as one of your selected gadgets on your iGoogle page. Click here to get the Jott Gadget.

Thanks again for using Jott. We always look forward to hearing your feedback at feedback@jott.com.

Stay tuned for more features coming soon.

The Jott Team

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Thursday, May 17, 2007

Hello from Jott: an update

Dear Jotter,

Just a quick update on some recent changes to the service that you’ve been asking for:

  • Our April product update has made a huge difference: the product’s faster, better for communications, and much easier to use generally.  We’ve seen a big spike in people sending jotts to others.
  • Good press keeps rolling in (my favorite recent quote: “...it’s like having a genie in your phone”).
  • We’ve continued to sprint.  There’s a ton of cool stuff on the way, but we’ve just shipped some small but key things that people have asked for: printing jotts, better searching, and a better page design that’s quicker.   Check it out if you haven’t had the chance.
  • Daily Jott: we continue to tweak the recipe here.  Yes, it’s still easy to shut off, but we’re steadily making the DailyJott more useful.

There are some good videos up on www.jott.com/jotttalk.aspx (some less serious than others).  We love hearing what you’re doing with the product, and how you’d like us to improve it, so keep sending stuff to feedback@jott.com.  Better yet, dial 877-568-8486 and say “Feedback” to Jott us feedback while you’re on the go.

That’s it for now.  Jott away!

John



John Pollard
Founder and CEO
Jott Networks | Jott.com

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Announcing Jott Beta 2!

Dear Jotters,

We’ve had an amazing couple of months at Jott.   We’ve seen great press, including the Wall Street Journal, Law.com, Yahoo! Tech, Lifehacker.com, and many others.   Jott’s been hailed as “insanely clever” and a “godsend”.

Best of all, Jott has proven itself useful for a huge variety of things:  hard core legal work to sales to blogging to rapping.  It’s what we dreamed about.

Perhaps you jotted briefly, or have used it for much longer.  Regardless of which group you’re in, thank you.   You’ve been a big part of our evolution.

We have recently rolled out a much improved version of Jott.  There are small changes and big ones.  If you haven’t given Jott a try recently, this release makes it worth your while.  Handy link:  http://www.jott.com

Highlights

  • Just Jott. Jott creates email and text messages completely hands free.  No more driving with your knees as you type (please!).  With V2, you simply Jott — to yourself, other people, or groups.  This means there is a change in our voice menu:  we simply ask “Who do you want to Jott?”... For a jott to yourself, just say “Myself”.

  • Instant Jotts.  If your message to someone has to get there immediately, use Instant Jott.  Simply press 1 after recording a message to someone, and we will deliver the jott as audio right away, with no transcription.

  • As for Groups...  Do you hate having to make phone calls to multiple people saying the same thing?  Has the soccer game shifted to another location?  Jott “Soccer Team”.  Flight delayed?  Jott “The office”.  A little late filling the tank?  Jott “carpool”.  With V2, simply say the name of a group you’ve created, say your Jott, and you’re done.   

  • Contact import.  We now have a tool which makes contact importing trivial.  It works with Outlook, Gmail, AOL, Yahoo, Hotmail and others.  Having your contact list up to date unlocks the power of Jott; it’s a voice powered address book at the other end of a simple phone call.

  • Better User Interface.  We’re fanatical about simplicity, and we think our new web inbox is both easy to use, and keeps your jotts better organized.

  • Access for Canadian customers.  We’ve received many, many requests for this.   We now have it.  Just dial (647) 724 5814.

OK, enough for now.  Quick tours of all of this are at http://www.jott.com/jottinaction.aspx.

Thanks for jotting and spread the word!


John

John Pollard
Founder and CEO, Jott.com

Thursday, March 29, 2007

[Jott to Self] Hi, this is Greg Scott and I am doing a ...

Jott To Self on Thursday, 3/29/2007 3:58 AM

Hi, this is Greg Scott and I am doing a test on my iJott blogger account to see how effective the speech to text translation tool of Jott.com is.

Listen to audio
Set reminders, assign, and manage this jott on Jott.com

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Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Mobile Blogging Using Flickr, Twitter & Jott

Web 2.0 brings us both social connectivity and convenience to
blogging thanks to 3 very impressive mobile blogging tools:
Flickr, Twitter & Jott.
This blog site will enable fresh regular content on the fly via my
cellphone.

iJott
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