Easy audio Tweets using Audioboo

Audioboo is a simple tool for microblogging audio clips via Apple iOS and Android mobile devices; a Web interface is also available (Safari Mobile is not supported at this time). For more information, see "Getting Started with Audioboo" and the video, "Intro to Audioboo on Vimeo."

Soon after I got my first Apple iPhone, I downloaded Audioboo app for iOS and created an account. Honestly, I never used Audioboo until after I started using Twitter. I realized recently that Audioboo can be set to automatically cross-post "boos" to other social media services such as Twitter -- a clever work-around that enables me to literally say more than is possible in a 140-character Tweet!

There is a five-minute time limit for "boos" recorded using the free version of Audioboo; there is no time limit for "boos" recorded using Audioboo Pro. The Audioboo Web interface functions like the apps for mobile devices, with the additional feature that users can upload pre-recorded audio files (use the device of your choice to create "boos" that sound polished). A Web Widget can be used to automatically generate the HTML code for a customized embedded "boo" playlist player (similar to the one shown below).

Audioboo app is simple and straightforward -- it works as advertised and works well. I have a few suggestions for improvement:

1. It would be nice to see the app feature some sort of audio editor, even a rudimentary one. As it stands, there are two options for editing a recording: Pause/Resume (append the recording); and/or Delete Draft (a complete do-over). Mobile audio recording doesn't have to be a one take and you're done process, as shown by Audiofile Engineering's FiRe app for iPhone.
2. Add a setting for local time. The time stamp shown on the Flash "boo" player appears to be Universal Time (UTC).
3. And what's up with the Flash "boo" player? Seriously, if there's an Audioboo app for iOS then then the Web player should be completely compatible with Safari Mobile. Can you say HTML5?

My latest "boo" is called "Spring thunderstorm in Alexandria, VA USA," shown below (Flash required). The audio clip was recorded using my iPhone's built-in microphone; as a result, the sound quality is admittedly poor. Audioboo automatically cross-posted the "boo" as a "Tweet" to Twitter.


Audio clip URL: http://audioboo.fm/boos/339761-spring-thunderstorm-in-alexandria-va-usa

Tech Tip: "Boos" are not cross-posted to other social networking services such as Twitter unless you are logged in to your Audioboo account.