Google Assistant will replace Google Search in its entirety within 5 years
Here’s a prediction for you: Google Assistant will replace google search entirely within 5 years. Sooner, even. Think about it. What is Google’s ultimate aim? To find THE right result for the user. That’s why it’s taken on the burden itself of finding hotel rooms, flights, deals and just about anything else it can […]
The dormant potential of Apple Watch
I realised the dormant potential of the Apple Watch yesterday. It’s full of apps and functionality, but I never use it. I have the Dominos app, Uber, Trello, Evernote, you name it. It’s all on there. Yet, whenever I need any of those things, I pull out my phone. Why is that? What’s missing? You […]
Matchbox.io with Sarah Andrew Wilson
Sarah Andrew Wilson, Chief Content Officer at Matchbox.io, shares the secret sauce for creating the kind of Alexa skills you can build a business on.
Why aren’t more people making Google Assistant actions?
When thinking about launching an app for a voice assistant, most people, most of the time, will create an Alexa skill instead of a Google Assistant action. But why? There are over 100,000 Alexa skills and only a few thousand Google Assistant actions. Now, Google do claim that Assistant has over 1 million actions, and […]
The Rundown: best and worst of voice first in 2019 and what to look forward to in 2020
The first episode of the new year is both a reflection on how far we’ve come in the last 12 months, and what to look forward to in the year to come. This is a special episode as it’s the first of a new decade. And in this episode of the rundown, we’re getting deep.
User research the NPR way with Ha-Hoa Homano
How do NPR approach designing voice applications? And how do they engage users to make sure that they’re designing the right things for the right people, Ha-Hoa Homano, Sr. Product Manager, Emerging Platforms at NPR joins us to share all.
Not so bold predictions for voice in 2020
So, here we are. The end of 2019. And it’s time for some click bait regarding 2020 voice-first industry predictions. I told you to prepare for this a few weeks back. While forecasting can be inspiring and encouraging, it could also be perceived as a holding message. It’d be easy to hear about how advertising will […]
Alleviating loneliness with Adam Greenwood
Adam Greenwood is the CEO of the human tech agency, Greenwood Campbell. Last year, Adam and his team trialled placing voice assistants in residential homes in the UK to see whether voice assistants can help alleviate loneliness for senior citizens. Listen on: Apple podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Overcast | CastBox | Spreaker | […]
How to create Alexa skills using agile
What’s the best way to approach the development of a hashtag voicefirst experience for Alexa, Google Assistant and voice assistants?
Discussing discoverability with Braden Ream
Is discoverability of Alexa skills, Google Assistant actions and other voice applications the duty of the platforms i.e. Amazon and Google, or is it the duty of the brand or developer creating them? We discuss this, as well as discoverability challenges within voice applications with Voiceflow co-founder, Braden Ream. Listen on: Apple podcasts | Spotify […]