Thomas Clayton is the CEO of Bubbly, Which He Describes as “Twitter with a Voice”
Social media has taken many different forms as it has expanded. People use Twitter for text content, Vine and YouTube for video, and Instagram for photographs. However, cool person in tech Thomas Clayton believes there is a medium that people have underutilized in social media up to now: voice. Clayton is the CEO of Bubbly, a social network where users post short voice messages instead of videos, pictures, or statuses. Clayton’s social network is completely mobile focused. Bubbly doesn’t even have a basic web based counterpart to its smartphone applications. In a way, it makes perfect sense. Since Clayton was creating a social network based on voice communication, why not focus entirely on devices specifically built for voice communication—phones? Clayton believes that people want to have a literal voice on social media and not just a figurative one. In past interviews, he has described his company’s service as “Twitter with a voice.” Anyone who has trouble downloading Clayton’s app for their iPhone or Android device will need smartphone tech support.
One of the advantages that Clayton’s service presents over other forms of social media is that while other forms absolutely require users to have a computer or smartphone, Bubbly is useable through feature phones. There is still a sizeable portion of the world that doesn’t have a smartphone and a social network that caters to those with feature phones as well as smartphones could potentially have a larger market than other companies. Users that have feature phones but still have issues figuring out the service can get help from a phone computer support company.
Clayton’s path to his current position is a varied one, but full of many successes. When he was younger, he was an amateur boxer and won a bronze medal at the US National Championships. In his professional life, he has worked as an economic policy consultant to the White House, as the GM or Worldwide Telecom Business at BEA Systems, and at many other smaller tech startups. Some of the other startups included a networking software company, an audio manufacturer, and ecommerce systems integrator. He also holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.
About RESCUECOM:
RESCUECOM provides computer repair and computer support, 24/7: Meeting every tech support need including data recovery, virus removal, networking, wireless services, and computer support for all brands of hardware and software. For computer support or information on products, services, or computer repair, visit https://www.rescuecom.com or call 1-800-RESCUE-PC.
For More Information, Contact:
David Milman
CEO
david@rescuecom.com
1-315-882-1100
Filed under: social media tracking, startups