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{{Infobox company
{{Infobox company
| name = YouMail Inc
| name = YouMail Inc
| logo = [[File:YMicon 200.png|200px]]
| logo = [[File:YMicon 200.png|200px]]
| foundation = 2007
| foundation = 2007
| type = Private
| type = Private
| location = [[Irvine, CA]]
| location = [[Irvine, CA]]
| industry = [[Wireless]] Services
| industry = [[Wireless]] Services
| products = [[Visual Voicemail]], [[Call Management]]
| products = [[Visual Voicemail]], [[Call Management]], [[Robocall]] blocking software
| homepage = [http://www.youmail.com YouMail.com]
| homepage = [http://www.youmail.com YouMail.com]
}}
}}


'''YouMail''' is an independent [[visual voicemail]] provider,<ref>{{cite web|last=Dolcourt |first=Jessica |url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9960481-7.html |title=YouMail puts voice messages on the mobile screen &#124; News Blogs - CNET News |publisher=News.cnet.com |date=2008-06-05 |accessdate=2013-09-07}}</ref> providing phone users with a voicemail system independent of their traditional wireless or landline carriers. Standard features of independent voicemail providers include webmail-like voicemail access and voicemail-to-text transcriptions.
'''YouMail''' is an Irvine, CA-based developer of [[visual voicemail]]<ref name=lifehacker>{{cite web|author=Adam Pash |url=http://lifehacker.com/207864/create-unique-voicemail-greetings-for-each-caller |title=Create unique voicemail greetings for each caller |publisher=Lifehacker.com |date= |accessdate=2013-09-07}}</ref> and [[Robocall]] blocking software.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/93036986-story |title=Talari Product Page |publisher=fox32chicago.com |date=2016-02-17 |accessdate=2016-05-03}}</ref> Their voicemail software replaces the voicemail service offered by mobile phone manufacturers, and offers webmail-like voicemail access and voicemail-to-text transcriptions.<ref name=venturebeat>{{cite web|url=http://venturebeat.com/2009/06/16/youmails-free-iphone-app-adds-to-apples-voicemail/ |title=YouMail’s free iPhone app adds to Apple’s voicemail |publisher=venturebeat.com |date=2009-06-16 |accessdate=2016-05-02}}</ref>


==History==
YouMail originally started out as a multi-platform visual voicemail solution, with the novel feature of personal greetings, where users could create different greetings for callers based on their incoming caller id.<ref>{{cite web|author=Adam Pash |url=http://lifehacker.com/207864/create-unique-voicemail-greetings-for-each-caller |title=Create unique voicemail greetings for each caller |publisher=Lifehacker.com |date= |accessdate=2013-09-07}}</ref> The company primarily marketed its cell phone greetings in 2007 from celebrities such as [[Katt Williams]].<ref>[http://www.allbusiness.com/entertainment-arts/entertainment-arts-overview/5307444-1.html ]{{dead link|date=September 2013}}</ref>


YouMail brand visual voicemail software was developed, trademarked and brought to market in 2006, by Auckland, New Zealand-based communications software developer [[Zeacom]]. The service originally started out as a multi-platform visual voicemail solution, with the novel feature of personal greetings, where users could create different greetings for callers based on their incoming caller id.<ref name="lifehacker"/>
Over time, the company shifted to become more of a business productivity tool, including features such as voicemail transcriptions <ref>[http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-177313916.html ]{{dead link|date=September 2013}}</ref> in 2008, and to building visual voicemail applications for various smart phones.


YouMail was spun off as a standalone service in 2007.<ref name=techcrunch>{{cite web|url=http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/13/after-three-years-visual-voicemail-service-youmail-calls-it-quits-on-blackberry/ |title=After Three Years, Visual Voicemail Service YouMail Calls It Quits On BlackBerry |publisher=techcrunch.com |date=2012-04-13 |accessdate=2015-05-13}}</ref> In November 2007, YouMail announced a partnership with Salient Media,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/funny-voicemail-greetings-for-youmail-from-salient-media/ |title=Funny Voicemail Greetings for YouMail from Salient Media |publisher=techcrunch.com |date=2007-11-16 |accessdate=2016-05-02}}</ref> to offer a combination of free and subscription-based comedic voicemail greetings.
YouMail has visual voicemail apps for the [[Android (operating system)|Android]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.youmail.android.vvm&hl=en |title=YouMail Visual Voicemail - Android Apps on Google Play |publisher=Play.google.com |date= |accessdate=2013-09-07}}</ref> and [[iPhone]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/youmail/id308331524?mt=8 |title=YouMail Visual Voicemail for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store |publisher=Itunes.apple.com |date=2013-07-12 |accessdate=2013-09-07}}</ref> The company announced they've stopped supporting new updates for [[BlackBerry]] devices.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pepitone |first=Julianne |url=http://money.cnn.com/2012/04/17/technology/youmail-blackberry/index.htm |title=YouMail axes BlackBerry app support after 'steady exodus' - Apr. 17, 2012 |publisher=Money.cnn.com |date=2012-04-17 |accessdate=2013-09-07}}</ref> Third party developers have taken advantage of their API to create apps for other platforms, such as MagikMail for [[Windows Phone]].<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.windowsphone.com/en-US/apps/4b4cfb31-b9d5-df11-a844-00237de2db9e |title=MagikMail &#124; Windows Phone Apps+Games Store (United States) |publisher=Windowsphone.com |date= |accessdate=2013-09-07}}</ref>
YouMail is the standard voicemail that comes with all [[Mobile phone|cell phones]] from Blue Wireless, iSmart Mobile, and [[VoicePulse]]. The company's app is also preloaded or recommended by other carriers including Viaero Wireless and RedPocketMobile.


In 2009, the company saw its first success, with visual voicemail for [[Blackberry]].<ref name = "techcrunch"/> It also launched a free iPhone app, which was considered a loss leader for its voicemail transcription services.<ref name="venturebeat"/>
YouMail has also expanded their lineup of apps by offering WhoAreYou for Android, which enhances their visual voicemail app by adding call and txt blocking and real-time reverse lookups on incoming calls and sms messages.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.youmail.callerid&hl=en |title=WhoAreYou Caller ID + Blocker - Android Apps on Google Play |publisher=Play.google.com |date= |accessdate=2013-09-07}}</ref>


In 2010, the company announced that YouMail was the standard voicemail that comes with all mobile phones from IMMIX Wireless in Pennsylvania, Cellular One in East Central Illinois, Blue Wireless in New York, iSmart Mobile in Montana, VoicePulse in New Jersey, and Windy City Cellular in Adak, Alaska.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.socaltech.com/youmail____million_calls/s-0030988.html |title=YouMail: 500 Million Calls |publisher=socaltech.com |date=2010-09-13 |accessdate=2016-05-03}}</ref>
YouMail's registered user base has grown to over three million registered users, and the service has answered over two billion calls on behalf of its users.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lacy |first=Sarah |url=http://pandodaily.com/2012/10/11/with-2-billion-calls-answered-youmail-is-big-startup-fish-in-a-small-pond/ |title=With 2 billion calls answered, YouMail is big startup fish in a small pond |publisher=PandoDaily |date=2012-10-11 |accessdate=2013-09-07}}</ref>

In 2011, the company launched WhoAreYou, an app for Android that provides users with caller's names, and gives them the ability to add specific numbers to a block list, screening out robocalls and telemarketers in the process.<ref name=intomobile>{{cite web|url=http://www.intomobile.com/2011/12/21/youmail-launches-whoareyou-visual-caller-id-android-app/ |title=YouMail launches WhoAreYou: visual caller ID app for Android |publisher=intomobile.com |date=2011-12-21 |accessdate=2016-05-03}}</ref>

By 2012, the company reported over 2.5 million registered users of its service.<ref name=CNNMoney>{{cite web|url=http://money.cnn.com/2012/04/17/technology/youmail-blackberry/index.htm |title=Why a top app maker is ditching BlackBerry |publisher=CNN.com |date=2012-04-17 |accessdate=2016-05-02}}</ref> The company also announced they stopped supporting new updates for [[BlackBerry]] devices.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pepitone |first=Julianne |url=http://money.cnn.com/2012/04/17/technology/youmail-blackberry/index.htm |title=YouMail axes BlackBerry app support after 'steady exodus'|publisher=Money.cnn.com |date=2012-04-17 |accessdate=2016-05-02}}</ref>

==Products==

YouMail develops visual voicemail apps for [[Android (operating system)|Android]] phones<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/251982/youmail_pumps_up_call_blocking_in_android_phones.html |title=YouMail Pumps Up Call Blocking in Android Phones|publisher=pcworld.com |date=2012-03-16 |accessdate=2016-05-03}}</ref> and [[iPhone]].<ref name="venturebeat"/>

YouMail also produces WhoAreYou for Android, which enhances their visual voicemail app by adding call and text blocking and real-time reverse lookups on incoming calls and [[SMS]] messages.<ref name="intomobile"/>

The company's visual voicemail app is preloaded or recommended by other carriers including Viaero Wireless<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gigaom.com/2011/11/30/should-mobile-operators-give-up-on-voicemail/ |title=Should mobile operators give up on voicemail? |publisher=gigaom.com |date=2011-11-30 |accessdate=2016-05-03}}</ref> and RedPocketMobile.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gigaom.com/2013/01/03/mvno-red-pocket-experiments-with-bring-your-own-visual-voicemail/ |title=MVNO Red Pocket experiments with bring-your-own visual voicemail |publisher=gigaom.com |date=2013-01-03 |accessdate=2016-05-03}}</ref>

===Third party development===

Third party developers use YouMail's [[API]] to create apps for other platforms, such as MagikMail for [[Windows Phone]].<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.socaltech.com/youmail_hits_windows_phone_7/s-0034700.html |title=YouMail Hits Windows Phone 7 |publisher=socaltech.com |date=2011-03-24 |accessdate=2016-05-03}}</ref>


==References==
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Revision as of 18:34, 3 May 2016

YouMail Inc
Company typePrivate
IndustryWireless Services
Founded2007
HeadquartersIrvine, CA
ProductsVisual Voicemail, Call Management, Robocall blocking software
WebsiteYouMail.com

YouMail is an Irvine, CA-based developer of visual voicemail[1] and Robocall blocking software.[2] Their voicemail software replaces the voicemail service offered by mobile phone manufacturers, and offers webmail-like voicemail access and voicemail-to-text transcriptions.[3]

History

YouMail brand visual voicemail software was developed, trademarked and brought to market in 2006, by Auckland, New Zealand-based communications software developer Zeacom. The service originally started out as a multi-platform visual voicemail solution, with the novel feature of personal greetings, where users could create different greetings for callers based on their incoming caller id.[1]

YouMail was spun off as a standalone service in 2007.[4] In November 2007, YouMail announced a partnership with Salient Media,[5] to offer a combination of free and subscription-based comedic voicemail greetings.

In 2009, the company saw its first success, with visual voicemail for Blackberry.[4] It also launched a free iPhone app, which was considered a loss leader for its voicemail transcription services.[3]

In 2010, the company announced that YouMail was the standard voicemail that comes with all mobile phones from IMMIX Wireless in Pennsylvania, Cellular One in East Central Illinois, Blue Wireless in New York, iSmart Mobile in Montana, VoicePulse in New Jersey, and Windy City Cellular in Adak, Alaska.[6]

In 2011, the company launched WhoAreYou, an app for Android that provides users with caller's names, and gives them the ability to add specific numbers to a block list, screening out robocalls and telemarketers in the process.[7]

By 2012, the company reported over 2.5 million registered users of its service.[8] The company also announced they stopped supporting new updates for BlackBerry devices.[9]

Products

YouMail develops visual voicemail apps for Android phones[10] and iPhone.[3]

YouMail also produces WhoAreYou for Android, which enhances their visual voicemail app by adding call and text blocking and real-time reverse lookups on incoming calls and SMS messages.[7]

The company's visual voicemail app is preloaded or recommended by other carriers including Viaero Wireless[11] and RedPocketMobile.[12]

Third party development

Third party developers use YouMail's API to create apps for other platforms, such as MagikMail for Windows Phone.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b Adam Pash. "Create unique voicemail greetings for each caller". Lifehacker.com. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
  2. ^ "Talari Product Page". fox32chicago.com. 2016-02-17. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  3. ^ a b c "YouMail's free iPhone app adds to Apple's voicemail". venturebeat.com. 2009-06-16. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  4. ^ a b "After Three Years, Visual Voicemail Service YouMail Calls It Quits On BlackBerry". techcrunch.com. 2012-04-13. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
  5. ^ "Funny Voicemail Greetings for YouMail from Salient Media". techcrunch.com. 2007-11-16. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  6. ^ "YouMail: 500 Million Calls". socaltech.com. 2010-09-13. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  7. ^ a b "YouMail launches WhoAreYou: visual caller ID app for Android". intomobile.com. 2011-12-21. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  8. ^ "Why a top app maker is ditching BlackBerry". CNN.com. 2012-04-17. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  9. ^ Pepitone, Julianne (2012-04-17). "YouMail axes BlackBerry app support after 'steady exodus'". Money.cnn.com. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  10. ^ "YouMail Pumps Up Call Blocking in Android Phones". pcworld.com. 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  11. ^ "Should mobile operators give up on voicemail?". gigaom.com. 2011-11-30. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  12. ^ "MVNO Red Pocket experiments with bring-your-own visual voicemail". gigaom.com. 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  13. ^ "YouMail Hits Windows Phone 7". socaltech.com. 2011-03-24. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
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