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. Read more »
