PinnedFred GraverThe Education of a Conversation DesignerA highly subjective tourOct 19, 20212Oct 19, 20212
Fred GraverAI, Entertainment and Audio — Where’s It Going?Sure, it looks like three words that got randomly selected from a game of “refrigerator poetry”! But… I’m giving a talk (yikes) at Voice…Dec 2, 2021Dec 2, 2021
Fred GraverA Cure for Loneliness?This New Yorker piece ran last May, and I’ve been thinking about it ever since. It details a program in New York State that gives robotic…Nov 22, 2021Nov 22, 2021
Fred GraverVoice Needs a Dominant Design SystemWe need to create a dominant design system that will be apparent throughout ALL voice experiences.Nov 16, 20211Nov 16, 20211
Fred GraverWhy Meta is a bad idea: “Affluenza!”I’ve been wondering why Facebook / Meta seemed like such a bad idea. Cheryl Platz has articulated it beautifully here:Nov 11, 2021Nov 11, 2021
Fred GraverIs META developing the next generation of Voice Apps?Voice has to be social. Every leap in adoption of the internet has been driven by social media — whether it’s Friendster and MySpace or…Nov 1, 2021Nov 1, 2021
Fred GraverBots and Voice Aren’t Easier to Use… Yet.This is what I think is holding Voice back from becoming the powerful evolution it could be.Oct 28, 2021Oct 28, 2021
Fred GraverHumor in Bots: A continuing conversationThe excellent Jim Rowe-Bot (whom I usually agree) 100% of the time) posted some comments on LinkedIn about Humor and Chat bots. Spoiler…Oct 27, 2021Oct 27, 2021
Fred GraverThe Good and Bad about How We Hire Conversation DesignersHere’s what I’ve learned from a week of searching for CxD work.Oct 25, 2021Oct 25, 2021