Voxer is an app, which functions in a similar manner to old-fashioned walkie-talkies. I was a little surprised by the popularity of this app, as it is difficult to imagine how that style of communication could still be relevant. According to a Techcrunch article http://techcrunch.com/2011/11/23/viralvoxer/ it has jumped to #6 on the app store’s social network category. Although, promoted as a walkie-talkie application, Voxer has many other features beyond push-to-talk, it can be used to send text messages, create groups, shares photos, location etc. In essence, it is yet another social network; in many regards, it is identical to Whatsapp, except that it is being marketed it as a walkie-talkie app. In all fairness, the audio capabilities are more user friendly than in other apps that incorporate voice messaging, but other than the retro feel of push-to-talk, it does not offer any obvious advantage over similar apps.
It would perhaps be more interesting if Voxer was more similar to Bubbly, (a twitter like voice messaging network) http://www.bubblemotion.com/, as the walkie-talkie style is perfectly suited for that type of communication.
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