It’s funny, but it’s true – we seldom use our mobile phones to make calls. Just count how many text messages you send on a single day, and compare that with how many actual calls you make (or even receive). The difference is staggering, and it seems to be widening by the hour. Yet, that shouldn’t necessarily be taken as the death knell for voice communications. There are companies like Yiip, focused on bridging the gap between voiced messages as we have always known them and micro-messages in the vein of Twitter.
And that’s exactly what the company’s flagship application does. It takes the best from many different social media services, and has it all applied to sound clips. The main points of reference here are Twitter and Instagram. The Twitter influence is felt in the way Yiip limits the length of what’s being shared (a spoken piece, in this case), whereas Instagram is clearly referenced in pieces can be cosmetically-enhanced. In the same way that Instagram users can make their images come to life by applying effects to what they’re sharing, users of Yiip can add sound effects to their messages. And they can also add photos to anything that they’re sharing via Yiip, and give it all a visual dimension.
And in contrast to other services that also revolve around audio such as Broadcastr and HeyTell, Yiip is a true community, with users creating profiles and following each other around. And users can have their own personal newsfeeds, and create private groups to streamline their interactions.
YiipApp.com In Their Own Words
Yiip is fun. Yiip is easy. Yiip is social. Yiip is rich VOICE and SOUND!
Some Questions About YiipApp.com
How long can these voice messages be? Can they be passed along in the same way that tweets are retweeted? 
