Lesson plan
GotVoice
GotVoice is an American visual voicemail company founded in 2003 by former RealNetworks and Microsoft executive Martin Dunsmuir. In 2006, the service began to convert voicemails into mp3's and deliver them via e-mail. In 2007, GotVoice also introduced voicemail to text services in which voicemails are delivered via SMS text messages for mobile, home, office and Internet phones. Today the company's CEO is Curt Blake and the company is based in Kirkland, Washington. On January 31, 2011, GotVoice discontinued service for all consumer accounts. The product is now exclusively available to large-scale customers with a minimum of 5,000 users.
Article summary
GotVoice is an American visual voicemail company founded in 2003 by former RealNetworks and Microsoft executive Martin Dunsmuir. In 2006, the service began to convert voicemails into mp3's and deliver them via e-mail. In 2007, GotVoice also introduced voicemail to text services in which voicemails are delivered via SMS text messages for mobile, home, office and Internet phones. Today the company's CEO is Curt Blake and the company is based in Kirkland, Washington. On January 31, 2011, GotVoice discontinued service for all consumer accounts. The product is now exclusively available to large-scale customers with a minimum of 5,000 users.
Key claims
- date of foundation: 2003 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
Discussion questions
- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- The record states that the date of foundation is "2003". What evidence would count against this claim?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
Bibliography
- Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1232786388
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