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Re: Gizmo5 has added a Google Voice section in its members area. The rise and fall of the Gizmoogle mashup: a 3 day crash and burn.
Originally the gizmoogle mashup appeared to be implemented as a fancy GV dialier, using GV credentials to initiate a web call and then auto-connecting the call-back behind the scenes. Calls placed with the gizmoogle mashup had these characteristics:
1) They showed up in the GV list of placed calls.
2) They carried your GV number in caller-id.
3) They took a long time to dial-complete.
4) They did not show up in the Gizmo5 listed of placed calls.
5) They were free and did not use Gizmo5 call-out credits.
The current gizmoogle mashup is nothing but gizmo5 outgoing service with caller-id spoofed to your GV number. If you use Gizmo5 call-out, it saves you from having to spend $4/year to purchase Gizmo caller-id configuration (if you want your Gizmo call-outs to show your GV number). If you don't use/buy Gizmo5 call-out, it provides free 3-minute calls to the US. Calls placed with the current gizmoogle "mashup" have the following characteristics:
1) They do not show up in your GV list of placed calls.
2) They carry your GV number in the caller-id.
3) They are not free and use Gizmo5 call-out credits.
4) They take a shorter time to dail-complete (they don't have to do the auto-dial dance behind the scenes with GV).
Overall, you would have to say that Gizmo handled this development poorly. They created great expectations, then dissappointed sorely. They end up looking sleezy, or goofy at best. In its current incarnation, the gizmoogle mashup provides very little useful innovation. |
