Jott - Note to Self

What is Jott?

It took me a minute to wrap my head around the possibilities, but now I love having Jott. Here's an example... I use Jott when I'm away from home or in the car, to send myself a quick email reminder. Here's how it works: From my cell phone, I call 1-866-JOTT-123. Since I'm a member, Jott can identify me via caller ID. Jott says "Who do you want to Jott?" I say "myself" and then leave a message, up to 30 seconds. In a few moments, an email arrives in my inbox, with the text transcription of the message I spoke. Way cool, right?

Without Jott, I would have had to send a text message from my cell phone. And I find "typing" on a cell phone very tedious, even with T9 mode. It's also just a bit dangerous when driving to send a long text message. Not that *I* personally ever do any such thing, mind you. Ahem... At least not any more. Now I can use the hands-free voice-activated dialing feature of my mobile phone to call Jott and leave my message without ever lifting a finger or taking my eyes off the road.

Jott is great for those "note to self" moments, for making a quick grocery/todo list or sending yourself a reminder. But you're not limited to sending messages to yourself. You can use Jott to message a friend, co-worker, or even eliminate repetitive calls by emailing a group of people with a single Jott. Communicate quickly with the whole family, notify your team that the game was cancelled, or let your colleagues know about a new deadline.

Other Jott Features

Jott is great for sending a text message with your voice, but it can also interact with the Web. You can create Jott Links in your account that enable you to post to a Blogger, TypePad, WordPress, or Live Journal blog with your voice. If you're into Twitter, you can add a "tweet" by speaking your message to Jott. You can even use Jott to get an estimate of your house value from Zillow. Programmers can create their own Jott Links via a programming interface.

I'm sure that you can think of other uses for Jott, for those occasions when you want to send yourself a quick reminder, or communicate with a group of people. What could be easier than making a free phone call and just speaking your message? Jott is a free service that's currently in a public beta test. Give it a test drive, I think you'll like it as much as I do.