Got Jott?

The blogosphere is buzzing about Jott, a free tool that allows users to translate a voice message into a text e-mail to themselves, other individuals or groups of people.

The Sellius Blog folks had a mention of it, and they heard about it from Jeff Turner of Real Estate Shows. It's yet another example of a new means of communication made possible by the convergence of technologies -- in this case cell phones, voice-to-text software and the Internet. Twitter is another offspring of this media convergence -- Twitter allows people to send short text messages from a mobile device to a Web site.

The Jott.com site includes links to "How Real Estate Professionals Use Jott" and "How Bloggers Use Jott." Bloggers can Jott posts directly to their blog.

The site offers a real estate example in which an agent uses Jott to translate a voice message into an e-mail for her clients: "Hi Bob and Sue, I just saw a great place for you at 1234 Sequoia Ave. The second floor bathroom might need a little work, but otherwise it could be ideal. There's an open house on Tuesday. Bye!"

Also, the real estate example notes that real estate professionals spend a lot of time driving, and Jott allows them to send hands-free e-mails -- "no more fumbling for phone number or dealing with complex devices."

Jott adds a twist to an old saying: Say what you mean ... and e-mail what you say.

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