audioBoom
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 audioBoom's homepage in October 2014 | |
| Type | Spoken word platform |
|---|---|
| Traded as | AIM: BOOM[1] |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom[2] |
| No. of locations | London, New York City, San Francisco & Sydney |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| CEO | Robert Proctor |
| Industry | Internet |
| Slogan(s) | Create. Capture. Share. |
| Website |
audioboom |
| Alexa rank |
 23,048[3] |
| Registration | Required |
| Available in | English |
| Launched | 2009 |
| Current status | Offline |
| Native client(s) on | iOS & Android |
audioBoom (originally called Audioboo[4]) is a website and an application for iOS and Android. audioBoom allows users to listen to, record and share sound files.
The company is based in London with offices in New York, San Francisco, and Sydney. It became AIM-listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2014 as Audioboo Group Limited (AIM: BOOM). The company changed the name of the application from AudioBoo to audioBoom in September 2014.[5]
Technology
audioBoom allows smartphone and website users to record, upload, and playback digital audio recordings. Users can then listen on the audioBoom website, embedded in a user's own website, Twitter, Facebook or Tumblr feed.
Registration is no longer optional and is required for all usage of the site. There is currently no upper limit to how many clips a user can upload, making the site popular with audio bloggers, diarists, journalists, teachers, and podcasters.
Clips can be uploaded via:
- iPhone, iPad, Android device or Blackberry 10 device
- The Official Website
- Email ("BooMail")
- IVR phone lines ("PhoneBoom")
- API interfaces
Key users and partners
- Russell Brand's new podcast series, featuring Matt Morgan and resident poet Mr. Gee, launched exclusively on audioBoom in February 2015.
- Sky Sports post breaking stories and daily sports news updates.
- Zee TV post entertainment, news and general interest content across their Zee, DNAIndia and Ditto brands.
- Kidd Kraddick In The Morning show joined in January 2013 and rapidly became the most popular channel on the platform.
- The Guardian have used the apps to liveblog news and gather reactions, including from the Gaza Strip and from the site of the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing.
- Southern Cross Austereo including Triple M and Today Network [6]
- BBC Radio (includes BBC Radios 2, 4 and 6, a number of BBC Local Radio stations, and several World Service non-English language stations).[7]
- The Premier League joined in late 2013, hosting its podcast[8] and promoting the use of audioBoom among Premier League clubs.
- Stephen Fry[9] promoted and still uses the application, and recorded a welcome message which was sent to all new users.
Alternatives
References
- ↑ "audioBoom Group PLC".
- ↑ "About audioBoom".
- ↑ "audioBoom web traffic statistics". Alexa. April 15, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
- ↑ Paul Sawers. "Audioboo Rebrands as AudioBoom". The Next Web.
- ↑ "BOOM! AudioBoo rebrands to AudioBoom in 'fundamental' name change" www.marketingtechnews.net. 23 September 2014
- ↑ "Southern Cross Austereo joins Audioboo". RadioToday. 25 November 2013.
- ↑ "BBC gives the word to AudioBoo". Financial Times.
- ↑ "audioBoom / Premier League".
- ↑ Stephen Fry's audioBoom page.