And thank you for that. I’ve downloaded Rolltape and I’ll check it out. It’s interesting how you describe the advantages of this kind of medium. I usually explained the use case for voice messaging based on a few things:

• I can speak for a long time without interruption, so I can more easily finish complex thoughts
• It’s easier than texting when you’re walking around.
• Great for eg. cooking where you have moments when you can’t respond but can listen, so it’s actually good in real time — a conversation that’s just heavier on the turn-taking
• It lets me have something close to real phone conversations with friends who live in other cities and time zones where it’s hard to sync schedules for real time

I’m cautious about making a big deal out of my observed gender differences but I can see that some of my needs are a product of more typically guy interactions, eg. two guys trying to talk at each other and interrupt a lot to convey ideas. (We tend to start responding to each other’s voice messages before they’re finished, but then we do finish listening which is an improvement over real time.) And I can see how an app focused on improving the listening experience and quality of interactions could be interesting — I’m thinking especially of the music idea here which is a conceptual leap from “walkie talkie” passing of information to thinking about production value. It’s like from office memos to birthday cards.

Ok I’m on Rolltape now. Someone send me a message :)