Ribbit, Sprout inject “voice” into ad campaigns

Ribbit, Sprout inject “voice” into ad campaigns

Ribbit, the company that lets people easily create phone-like applications within Web sites, has struck a partnership with the online marketing company Sprout to insert “voice” and other phone features into advertising campaigns.

Ribbit, now owned by BT, has captured the imagination of developers because of its cool technology that allows voice call technology to inserted in dynamic ways within Web sites.  It is joining with Sprout, a company which has generated its own buzz with its photoshop-like interface for… Continue Reading

IntelePeer raises $18M for telephony-Web platform

IntelePeer raises $18M for telephony-Web platform

IntelePeer a Silicon Valley company that offers technology to make calls from within Web applications to phones or other devices, has raised $18 million in a third round of venture capital funding led by VantagePoint Venture Partners.

IntelePeer is somewhat like Ribbit, another Silicon Valley company we’ve written about that lets developers insert phone software into any Web application — and which was so popular that it was snapped up shortly after launch by BT for… Continue Reading