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April 4, 2017

Google Names XAPP Top Agency for Google Home Actions

Last week Progressive Insurance announced its launch of the first insurance action on Google Home built by XAPPmedia. In addition to the Progressive announcement, last week Google also named XAPPmedia as a recommended partner for brands looking to get on Google Home. XAPPmedia is proud to be one of just six agencies to earn this distinction from Google and to be one of only five companies recognized by both the Amazon Echo and Google Home teams.

March 20, 2017

Voicebot: Is XAPPmedia’s B100 Skill “The Future of Radio?”

Last week, Voicebot covered the launch of Federated Media’s B100 Amazon Alexa skill developed by XAPPmedia. The article discusses how the skill is different from others currently offered by radio stations because it is offers more than just a live simulcast or Flash Briefing.

March 17, 2017

RAIN NEWS: XAPPmedia’s B100 Radio Skill Is “Startling In Scope and Implication”

Yesterday, Brad Hill of RAIN News wrote a glowing review of XAPPmedia’s B100 skill after trying it out for himself. The B100 skill was developed with Federated Media to provide a full interactive radio experience on Amazon’s Alexa as it offers three choices for listeners: live-streaming, on-demand listening and podcasts.

February 27, 2017

Inside Radio: XAPPmedia Links Radio Stations to Amazon’s Alexa

InsideRadio featured the new partnership between XAPPmedia and Federated Media in part one of their "exclusive series on how radio is using digital in groundbreaking ways." Federated Media recently hired XAPPmedia to develop a custom Alexa skill for its country “B100” WBYT South Bend radio station to give listeners access to its audio content through their Alexa-enabled devices.

February 21, 2017

Alexa Skill Developed by XAPPmedia Named “Must-Have” by PCMag

Last week PCMag listed 23 Alexa skills that are a “must-have” for small businesses. Brand Haiku, developed by XAPPmedia, was one of three that made the list in their Marketing and Sales category.

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.

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.