Jaduka Widgets Released

Jaduka has launched a new program to entice application developers to use Jaduka communication apps. It now offers free Web telephony service and widgets that bring voice communication to Web sites, browsers, blogs, and email.

Software developers can set up a free Jaduka Labs account that links their standard home, office, or mobile phone with their online activities.

dukaDIAL (www.dukadial.com) lets users make phone-to-phone calls to anyone in North America for free. The concept is similar to Jajah, if you are familiar with that service. A user goes to the Web site, enters the number of the device that will make a call and the number to be dialed.

When “Start your Call” is clicked, the application automatically dials both parties and connects the call. Users also can view call history and add numbers to the contact list that is shared with other Jaduka applications.

dukaLINK (www.dukalink.com) creates personal HTML hyperlinks that users can post on Craigslist, Facebook, a blog or emails. When users click the dukaLINK, they’re prompted to submit their phone number to automatically trigger a free phone call to you.

The application also supplies a public number and then forwards calls to the number a user has set up in a profile.

dukaBUZZ (www.dukabuzz.com) was developed for bloggers and social media junkies who want to hear from their readers. dukaBUZZ enables Web site visitors to leave “audio comments” or testimonials on your blog or Web site that can be heard by others.

Instead of typing and posting written comments, visitors record audio comments using the dukaBUZZ widget and their standard phone. dukaBUZZ works with any blogging software, including bBlog, Blogger, Drupal, Moveable Type / TypePad, Serendipity, WordPress, etc.

dukaBAR (www.dukabar.com) is a toolbar plug-in that automatically scans Web pages and converts all phone numbers into clickable links that initiate phone calls. It also stores a user's frequently called numbers in a contact list so that you can speed dial right from your browser. No software downloads or headsets required.

duhBATE (www.duhbate08.com) lets users create their own presidential campaign by adding their voice to the likeness of theirfavorite politician. The interactive political parody uses a user's telephone as the microphone for you to record "campaign promises", for example. When finished, the character speaks in the user's recorded voice online.

All of these widgets are examples of ways voice is being integrated into the fabric of other applications such as email, social networking and blog sites.