Facevox - our philosophy

OUR PHILOSOPHY FACEVOX SOCIAL TAPE DECK

IMAGE, TEXT AND SOUND ARE THE THREE DIMENSIONS. WE HELP YOU ESCAPE FLATLAND.

Srini Kumar, Inventor, FACEVOX

OUR PHILOSOPHY

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TALKING IS EASIER THAN TYPING.

▸ Maybe you're doing it the hard way.

▸ Text takes away your personality in the name of transcendence.

▸ An eyeful rather than an earful.

▸ Millions of people want to avoid typing so much.

▸ Type less, say more.

FEEL LIKE TALKING ABOUT IT?

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ONLY VOICE CAN CONVEY YOUR PERSONALITY.

▸ People need to talk to each other.

▸ This is different from a conversation because you get to be the talker, and it's a bit like giving a speech.

▸ Conversation in person can often be like a back-and-forth in which you never actually get to say what you really want to say.

▸ Not to mention some of your friends you only see very rarely and they probably want to hear your voice!

▸ It's so nice to just be able to talk.

THIS IS THE BEST WAY TO CAPTURE YOUR THOUGHTS.

YOUR VOICE IS THE REAL YOU. SPEAK FROM 💓.Srini Kumar, Inventor, FACEVOX

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WE NEED TO LEARN TO SPEAK TO EACH OTHER.

▸ Good things happen when you speak in public.

▸ Become more comfortable with public speaking.

▸ Conquering the fears leads us to advantages.

▸ FACEVOX has the potential to open up your soul.

▸ Substitute this for all that typing you do.

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QUICKLY CREATE AND POST VOICE MESSAGES WITH A PHOTO TO FACEBOOK.

▸ FACEVOX makes it easy to message the people you care about using Facebook.

▸ No need to convince your friends and family to sign up for yet another messaging service.

▸ It is very important to start the conversation you want yourself.

▸ Give little speeches on whatever topic you want to spark discussion around.

YOU CAN USE IT IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS.

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IF YOU HAVE CONVERSATIONS...

▸ Have a conversation with a friend and post it on your timeline.

▸ So that others can share in the moment.

▸ How many great conversations do you have?

CONVERSATION IS WHAT BEING SOCIAL MEANS. IT'S BONDING. YOU DON'T WANT TO FORGET. FACEBOOK COMES ALIVE WITH HUMAN VOICE.

FACEVOX HAS THE POTENTIAL TO OPEN UP YOUR SOUL.

THE ERA OF FREE SPEECH HAS BEGUN. I FEEL LIKE TALKING. DO YOU?


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WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND, REALLY?

▸ Our mind is fluid, ever-changing, and flexible so we don't want to be held to what was on our mind an hour ago.

▸ The answer to that question must be fresh.

▸ That's why self-destructing tapes are so cool.

▸ The original reason Facebook exists is to ask you the eternal question, "what's on your mind?" Nevertheless until FACEVOX I personally never felt like answering that question because typing up what is on my mind, just for the heck of it, seemed absurd. I love talking to my friends so FACEVOX is what I created to do that.

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YOU NEED TO BE SOMEBODY IF YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING AND HAVE ANYBODY CARE OR RESPOND. IN GENERAL, I JUST WANT TO TALK TO MY FRIENDS. TAKE THE TIME TO SAY WHAT YOU MEAN TO SAY, THINK IT THROUGH, AND BE CONSCIOUS.

FACEVOX TURNS FACEBOOK INTO CB RADIO.

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THIS MAKES IT EASY TO GET YOUR POINT ACROSSSO, I HEAR YOU SAY THAT YOU HAVE PLENTY OF WAYS TO EXPRESS YOURSELF. BUT FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN ALL YOU DO IS TYPE, TAKE PHOTOS AND MAKE A FEW VIDEOS. YET YOU'RE ALWAYS HAVING INTERESTING IDEAS THAT YOU NEVER GET AROUND TO TYPING UP OR SHARING AN IDEA THAT IS NEVER RECORDED IS EASILY FORGOTTEN. THIS FORGETTING CAN MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'VE BEEN SILENCED BECAUSE YOU'RE BASICALLY CENSORING YOURSELF. IT'S A PROBLEM BECAUSE WHEN PEOPLE ARE SILENT THEY FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE NOTHING TO SAY AT ALL. I HOPE YOU'LL STOP AND REALIZE THAT THERE ARE REAL REASONS TO SPEAK WITH YOUR FRIENDS. DID YOU KNOW THAT MOST PEOPLE CAN TALK FASTER AND MORE ACCURATELY THAN THEY CAN TYPE WITH THE THUMBS? IF YOU CONCENTRATE ON ADDING AUDIO THEN YOU'LL FIND YOURSELF TRULY UNDERSTOOD BY YOUR FRIENDS.

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ACTUALLY SAY WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND.

MOST IMPORTANT, YOUR FEELINGS WON'T STAY TRAPPED INSIDE. ACKNOWLEDGED BY YOU AND HEARD BY OTHERS, THEY'LL HAVE AN OUTLET.

CAPTURE IDEAS ON THE RUN. KEEP FACEVOX HANDY. LEAVE A VOICEMAIL FOR YOURSELF.

THERES NOTHING WRONG WITH SPEAKING YOUR MIND.


THE AMBITION TO DO SOMETHING IN SPITE OF YOUR FEAR IS CALLED COURAGE.

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EVER WANT TO BRAINSTORM BY JUST TALKING IT OUT? EVER THINK, "MAN, I OUGHT TO *TELL* THAT STORY"?

YOUR WORDS ARE PRECIOUS. THE WAY YOU PHRASE IT, THE STYLE YOU SPEAK, IT ALL

EXPANDS AND BECOMES MORE OF A BIG DEAL.

BY ACTIVELY LISTENING AND CONSCIOUSLY EXPRESSING YOUR SELF, YOU SHOW RESPECT FOR OTHERS AND EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE YOUR TRUE INTENT.

EVERY MORNING, I WAKE UP AND TAP RECORD TO GET MY IDEAS FLOWING.


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CLOSE YOUR EYES AND OPEN YOUR MIND.

▸ Just tap RECORD to start taping.

▸ You can go over forty minutes and it'll post (we did it a few times)

▸ On the tape there is a label in which you can type and that text is posted to your status as text along with the video.

▸ You can take a selfie, or just a photo or pick from your camera roll. You can also tag it, just tap the # icon.

▸ While you're taping, you can type as much as you like with the "Add text" button.

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YOU MUST SAY SOMETHING TO BE HEARD.

▸ Facebook needs VOICE to come alive! FREE SPEECH.

▸ Why hold up your arm for twenty minutes when audio is all you need?

▸ Normal people freeze up on camera, and open up to audio.

▸ Photo plus audio is all you need for video creation.

▸ Tape classes and listen back later.

▸ Folks need to talk to their friends. This is the solution.

IT'S TRUE. YOU TALK BETTER THAN YOU CAN TYPE.


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NEED TO TALK? EVERYBODY NEEDS TO TALK. FACEBOOK HAS STIFLED YOUR VOICE. THE KEYBOARD AND THE CAMERA ARE NOT AS GOOD AS THE MICROPHONE FOR CAPTURING MANY IDEAS. THE MORE YOU DO IT, THE MORE YOU WANT TO DO IT. WHEN A PROBLEM COMES AROUND, YOU MUST TALK ABOUT IT TO GET IT OUT OF YOUR MIND AND INTO YOUR TO DO LIST. TALK IT OUT! IT'S THE FIRST THING TO DO. IT'S HONEST. THERE IS NO BETTER WAY TO TALK. IT'S THIS AND RAW CONVERSATION. I'M TALKING BECAUSE I NEED TO TALK. EVERYBODY NEEDS TO TALK. TYPING HAS STIFLED YOUR VOICE. THE KEYBOARD IS ONLY ONE WAY TO EXPRESS YOURSELF. YOU NEED TO TALK OUT YOUR IDEAS. YOU NEED TO SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY IN YOUR OWN VOICE. YOU HIT RECORD BECAUSE YOU NEED TO TALK. MESSAGING BECOMES SO MUCH BETTER WITH REAL TALKING!! YOU NEED TO TALK IT OUT IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING ON YOUR MIND, RIGHT?

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LOVE MAKES SOUNDS.

▸ Capture the imagination of people listening to you.

▸ The sharing dynamic is about capturing imagination.

▸ Just start imagining a world where Facebook talks and where you can hit play and hear a person.

▸ Record all sorts of stuff. It's about interstitial moments where you have nothing to do.

AND IT'S LIKE A LITTLE TAPE DECK.

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CAPTURE THE MOMENT OR LOSE IT.

▸ When ideas come pouring... And typing that fast is impossible... And making a movie would ruin the situation... How should you use your iPhone to capture the moment?

▸ If your ideas come fast and furious then why should you squeeze them through a keyboard when they spring naturally to your lips?

▸ You always have to reduce your thoughts when you're typing and that means you say less, maybe too little.

▸ Stop staring at a screen and start talking and listening to your friends...

▸ Record sound over photos. It's the new way to capture the moment.

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THE ABILITY TO TALK TO PEOPLE IS PRICELESS. Video is incredibly powerful but I don't want to feel awkward on camera so I don't get this opportunity to express myself. I feel like I look stupid on camera. It's not fun to be on camera. It's anti-fun. Where is it going to go? Who's gonna see me? Get that camera off of me! I just want to be able to let go and think which is much easier when you don't have to feel awkward. Right now I feel very natural talking to you. I've recorded hundreds of minutes of audio with pictures as videos. By stripping out the camera from the experience you can really hold forth at length on your topics. Without having the camera involved you're stress free. What might you do with this? You can tape a concert and just take a photo of the band. Rather than just making funny faces you can hold forth and express yourself freely on your topics. This is nothing like what I might be typing at you. You want to take a photo of a book and read from it. All that camera is unnecessary, just a photo is all you need. A faster uploading experience is built smoothly into the app. We made it work. There is a deeper mission to this; free speech. You are expected to use a camera to make video and we reject that. No tripods. No selfie videos. So awkward and unappealing to stare at an audience rather than speak to them unless you're some entertainment pro. I'm kicking against the idea that people want to be looked at. It's foolish to waste your time snapping when you could be thinking. Making sense. The camera in your face is the problem. Get that camera away from me! Most people go through stress when a camera is on them. But audio is so much more ambient and unobtrusive.

PLUS YOU CAN TYPE UP WHAT YOU SAY TO WRITE FASTER.

BECOME MORE COMFORTABLE WITH PUBLIC SPEAKING.


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IT'S ABOUT FREEDOM. NOT BEING RESTRICTED BY PHONINESS. EXPLORING THE REAL DEAL. FREEDOM TO THINK AND SPEAK TO EACH OTHER AND EXPRESS OURSELVES. I REALLY AM COUNTING ON YOU TO COME ALIVE SOMEDAY. I'M HERE TO HELP YOU.

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DISRUPTOR OF SILENCE

▸ ADD AUDIO ANYWHERE

▸ talking photos you can post anywhere on Facebook from your iPhone so you can say much more than with shaky video or hunt and peck text.

▸ Now pictures literally can say more than a thousand words.

▸ THIS APP IS AMAZING.

▸ Brainstorm, communicate and SAY something!!

BEING ON CAMERA OFTEN RUINS THE MOMENT.


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FACEVOX IS TRYING TO FIX ONE OF THE LARGEST PROBLEMS WITH MAKING VIDEO ON IPHONE.

ALL OF A SUDDEN, EVERYTHING IS VIDEO. HOW DO YOU JOIN IN WHEN YOU HATE HAVING TO STARE AT A CAMERA? THIS IS HOW.

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NEED A BETTER WAY TO MAKE VIDEO?

▸ Avoid the feeling of being a "deer caught in the headlights".

▸ Video selfies aren't the same as real communication. Like telephone.

▸ It's really hard to communicate with the camera staring at you. I can't say what I need to say without this.

▸ I want to make Facebook fun again. Everybody's on it. Let's have fun!

▸ People who don't make video will be left behind without this.

▸ Concentrate on your words not what you look like.

▸ Why should you let the camera interfere with what you're saying?

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VIDEO IS INCREDIBLY POWERFUL BUT I DON'T WANT TO FEEL AWKWARD ON CAMERA SO I DON'T GET THIS OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS MYSELF. I FEEL LIKE I LOOK STUPID ON CAMERA. IT'S NOT FUN TO BE ON CAMERA. IT'S ANTI-FUN. WHERE IS IT GOING TO GO? WHO'S GONNA SEE ME? GET THAT CAMERA OFF OF ME! I JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO LET GO AND THINK WHICH IS MUCH EASIER WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE TO FEEL AWKWARD. RIGHT NOW I FEEL VERY NATURAL TALKING TO YOU. I'VE RECORDED HUNDREDS OF MINUTES OF AUDIO WITH PICTURES AS VIDEOS. BY STRIPPING OUT THE CAMERA FROM THE EXPERIENCE YOU CAN REALLY HOLD FORTH AT LENGTH ON YOUR TOPICS. WITHOUT HAVING THE CAMERA INVOLVED YOU'RE STRESS FREE. WHAT MIGHT YOU DO WITH THIS? YOU CAN TAPE A CONCERT AND JUST TAKE A PHOTO OF THE BAND. RATHER THAN JUST MAKING FUNNY FACES YOU CAN HOLD FORTH AND EXPRESS YOURSELF FREELY ON YOUR TOPICS. THIS IS NOTHING LIKE WHAT I MIGHT BE TYPING AT YOU. YOU WANT TO TAKE A PHOTO OF A BOOK AND READ FROM IT. ALL THAT CAMERA IS UNNECESSARY, JUST A PHOTO IS ALL YOU NEED. A FASTER UPLOADING EXPERIENCE IS BUILT SMOOTHLY INTO THE APP. WE MADE IT WORK. THERE IS A DEEPER MISSION TO THIS; FREE SPEECH. YOU ARE EXPECTED TO USE A CAMERA TO MAKE VIDEO AND WE REJECT THAT. NO TRIPODS. NO SELFIE VIDEOS. SO AWKWARD AND UNAPPEALING TO STARE AT AN AUDIENCE RATHER THAN SPEAK TO THEM UNLESS YOU'RE SOME ENTERTAINMENT PRO. I'M KICKING AGAINST THE IDEA THAT PEOPLE WANT TO BE LOOKED AT. IT'S FOOLISH TO WASTE YOUR TIME SNAPPING WHEN YOU COULD BE THINKING. MAKING SENSE. THE CAMERA IN YOUR FACE IS THE PROBLEM. GET THAT CAMERA AWAY FROM ME! MOST PEOPLE GO THROUGH STRESS WHEN A CAMERA IS ON THEM. BUT AUDIO IS SO MUCH MORE AMBIENT AND UNOBTRUSIVE.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO CREATE? FEEL LIKE VIDEOS ARE JUST NOT THAT FUN TO MAKE? SOUND MAY BE THE THIRD DIMENSION YOU NEED TO GET OUT OF FLATLAND.

PERSONALITY IS WHY WE COMMUNICATE.

IT'S MAKING A VIDEO WITHOUT ANY STRESS AT ALL. I TURN INTO A DIRECT CHANNEL OF COSMIC COMMUNICATION. I COME ALIVE.


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HOW IMPORTANT IS THINKING OUT LOUD TO YOU?

▸ Take the time to say what you mean to say, think it through, and be conscious.

▸ The ability to talk to people is priceless.

▸ Most important, your feelings won't stay trapped inside.

▸ Acknowledged by you and heard by others, they'll have an outlet.

THERE'S SOMETHING INTERESTING ABOUT US ALL BEING CONNECTED. WE NEED TO START LISTENING TO EACH OTHER.

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