February 15, 2017

Radio Ink – XAPPmedia Helping Radio Win with Voice Apps

XAPPmedia co-founder and CEO Pat Higbie was featured yesterday in an interview titled, "How XAPPmedia is Helping Radio Win with Digital." By digital, Radio Ink means voice applications such as those found in Amazon's Alexa and Google Home. This technology shift provides an opportunity to bring radio back into the home.
February 2, 2017

Amazon Recognizes XAPPmedia as Leading Creator for Alexa Skills

Amazon published a new webpage earlier today that in part highlights XAPP’s proven expertise in building great Alexa voice experiences for brands and media companies. The Alexa Skill Builders and Tools announcement was designed to help organizations find experts to help with the paradigm shift to connecting with consumers by voice. We are proud to be a part of it.
January 30, 2017

Voicebot Features XAPPmedia’s 2017 Voice-first Predictions

Today, Voicebot published a collection of predictions from several voice-first industry leaders. Two of these leaders were from XAPPmedia, CEO Pat Higbie and CTO John Kelvie.
January 3, 2017

User Thank You for We Study Billionaires On Alexa

Team XAPP has focused for the past four years on building great interactive voice experiences. Sometimes, those experiences are so subtle that people don’t even notice […]
December 28, 2016

Top XAPPmedia Blog Posts of 2016

XAPPmedia found a new voice in 2016 with the creation of our new Alexa skill development tools. We’ve helped a wide variety of clients, from authors to energy bar brands, find their own voice by developing custom Alexa skills for the growing voice web audience. We also expanded our interactive audio ad business with new deals in the U.S., Europe and Latin America. Read below to learn more about what we’ve been up to this year.
December 21, 2016

Voicebot Interview Features XAPPmedia’s Rise Above Alexa Skill

Voicebot recently interviewed XAPPmedia CEO Pat Higbie and Rise Bar Founder Pete Spenuzza about Rise Bar’s new Alexa skill, Rise Above, developed by XAPPmedia.
December 14, 2016

Voicebot Demos XAPPmedia’s New Amazon Alexa Feature for Podcasts

Yesterday Voicebot covered the release of XAPPmedia’s new Alexa Skill for The Investors podcast, We Study Billionaires. The article interviews XAPPmedia CTO John Kelvie and co-host of The Investors podcast, Preston Pysh about the development process what they learned along the way. It also contains a video demonstrating our new Amazon Alexa feature for podcasters that enables listeners to browse titles by hearing a short description for each episode.
December 13, 2016

The Investors Podcast Taps XAPPmedia to Create the First Alexa Skill with Episode Discovery Scan Feature

We Study Billionaires is the first podcast Alexa skill using Amazon’s AudioPlayer interface and the Scan Feature developed by XAPPmedia to deliver an interactive voice experience for listeners of the number one ranked stock investing podcast, The Investors Podcast.
December 8, 2016

Rise Bar Partners with XAPPMedia to Bring Nutrition and Inspiration to Amazon Alexa

Irvine, California – December 8, 2016 – Rise Bar launches “Rise Above,” an Amazon Alexa skill that provides healthy lifestyle tips to eat simply and rise above in sport, business and life.