Communications

With the speed of communication being at an all-time high, it is more important than ever for consumers to find reliable and effective online voice and messaging services. Companies want integrated cloud systems that are secure and reputable, while individual households want to find cost-effective ways to communicate with friends and family. Depending on what you are looking for, it is important to know exactly what technologies are available and which company can best meet your needs. Below, we review some popular VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) services and breakdown each company’s strengths and weaknesses so you can decide what’s right for you…

Do you want to boost your productivity for your daily work needs? Sure, you’re typing out everything you can, but did you know that the best dictation software and voice to text apps can beat your typing speed by five times? Dictation software has improved dramatically over the last few years, giving you many more features than simply converting your voice to text. Read our reviews to learn what’s available and get our recommendations for your best options…

Oskar Jaśniewski joined the ClickMeeting team as an intern but quickly moved up the ranks and is now responsible for their outreach and marketing efforts. He shares what it’s like working at ClickMeeting, how the webinar company has grown so quickly and how it has differentiated itself in the marketplace in our latest People Who Rock the Web interview…

Are you considering adding webinars to your small business’s array of marketing tools? You’re not alone. Webinars are one of the most popular — and effective — ways to drive traffic to your business and convert interested parties into new customers. But where do you start? Our digital age comes to the rescue once again! There are dozens of online webinar hosting services that do a lot of the work for you, everything from webinar registration to sales lead analysis. Read our best webinar software reviews to see which service fits your budget and marketing needs…

Having your own toll free 800 number for clients to call is less expensive and easier to setup than you may think. And it’s more professional for your business too. Here at We Rock Your Web we have used the Kall8 Toll Free Number Provider for years, and haven’t had any problems. Our 800 call volume is not terribly high, but we do get a regular schedule of calls to our toll free number. In addition to a small monthly fee ($2), we only pay when a call is made. Finally, you can setup forwarding to further minimize your 800 call costs…

This table is a companion resource to our article Best Online Fax Service that reviews and compares the most popular online faxing companies. Use these tools to help you make an informed decision when deciding on which online fax service best meets your needs. If you click on a link under the company name in the header (or footer), you will be taken to that company’s homepage to explore further. You’ll find a list of terminologies below the tables that explain the left-column definitions.

Still stuck in the pre-digital dark ages when it comes to faxing? Need to sign and send a contract but got rid of your fax machine years ago? Us too! Despite our reliance on email and voice communication, there’s still a demand for paper transactions. Online faxing services can provide this document exchange while taking advantage of the speed of technological data transmission. While sending online faxes is easy and less expensive, choosing an online faxing company that meets your needs can be difficult. Here we take a look at some of the most popular online fax services and how they can best serve your faxing needs…

With the growing importance of reliable email hosting, email providers are finding themselves under the magnifying glass. As more and more companies jump on the email hosting bandwagon, we find ourselves with more options and more competitive prices, but at what cost…

We did lots of research and the Gateway NV7915u (available at Best Buy for $599.99 at the time of this writing) is by far the best value on the market we found for a large screen, 17″+ laptop. Benchmark scores show the Intel Core i3 processor way outperforming its AMD Turon II competitor (and as a nice surprise, our laptop shipped with an i5!)…

Voice recognition software has been around for a while now, but only recently has the technology reached a point where it can effectively replace typewriting. What we mean by this, is that voice recognition software can now effectively recognize different dialects, accents and inflections, while learning from your voice and speech habits as you use the software…