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Mega-Microsoftie shows off a FREE 411 service

Posted By: Max Zuckerman | Jul 15th @ 6:23 PM

Talk about starting off with a BOOOOOM!

Mega-Microsoftie Stefan is presenting in front of over 20,000 people Thursday morning and he is asking YOU, the 8ers out there, to decide whether or not he should do it with or without his fresh since his last video beard. Leave a comment to vote!

After some shenanigans, Stefan also demo-ed for us a really cool service based on Microsoft Speech Server and our TellMe acquisition from a bit ago. It's a FREE version of the well known informational 411 service you are used to dialing... all you have to do is call 1-800-CALL-411 and you will get the same affection from "Mary" that Stefan does.

Check it out, tell us what you think, and DON'T FORGET TO VOTE on Stefan's beard or no beard for his big presentation by WEDNESDAY NIGHT!
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#Jul 15th @ 6:31 PM
Max
Max

I say keep it... it says "I rock demos... and I rock beards."

#Jul 15th @ 8:49 PM
TheContempt
TheContempt
I think I'll side with you on this one, Max. I've often considered a full beard, but a Goatee is fine for now. Stefan rocks Demos, Beards and...most of all....Mary! I called 1-800-CALL-411 from my cell after watching the video and in addition to being incredibly useful it makes the most amazing "whoosh" sound when you say "Go back". Smiley Great stuff indeed!

//Josh Bolling
#Jul 15th @ 11:30 PM
sriram
sriram
nice service..too bad its usa only for now...
i'll go with keep the beard.
#Jul 16th @ 5:25 AM
Trix
Trix
I use Live 411 and Goog 411 all the time.

My only complaint is sometimes both will not understand you still... listening to the computer pronounce some of these names is Hilarius!

I still think that a few weeks ago, someone at live 411 dropped the ball and their number was a phone sex line. I called it from my address book and was surprised.  Had my friend call and it was the same thing....
#Jul 16th @ 12:35 PM
heliumswimmer
heliumswimmer
Try it out, sure, but if it's not understanding you then I hope you'll give 1-800-FREE411 a shot.  It's about 20 seconds of ads which is worth it for business + residential listings + driving directions, not to mention the Nuance voice technology.

cheers,
Jay
#Jul 16th @ 1:17 PM
Max
Max
I can't even tell if this guy's legit or a clever spammer.....
#Jul 16th @ 4:39 PM
gogole
gogole
@Stefan : the beard is awesome, you look cooler with it. ++keep it. Smiley

@Max : He is a smart spammer..but not smart enough, his avatar convicts him hands down. Since he is actually contributing to the topic i guess we can overlook this instance. Multiple occurences .... we feed him to the Spaminators ! 
#Jul 16th @ 4:45 PM
TheContempt
TheContempt
Spam Squad activate? Smiley In all seriousness, I've noticed an increase in the instances of Spam found around 8. It's a shame really...

//Josh Bolling
#Jul 16th @ 5:19 PM
gogole
gogole
>I've noticed an increase in the instances of Spam found around 8. It's a shame really...

It is good news actually, this clearly means 8 is getting very popular. All we need  it a few banhammers and thread deleting features and we are good . Wink