Yahoo’s acquisition run has not ended after acquiring Tumblr for $1.1 billion and the multinational corporation acquired iOS app developer, GhostBird Software on Wednesday, June 12th and roughly within 24 hours after that the company got hold of Rondee, a free of charge conference calling service. This was certainly some aggressive acquisition by Marissa Mayers. The news broke when Rondee made the announcement through an email it had sent to its users, which provides all the details regarding the acquisition. However, the free calling service did not reveal the amount Yahoo spent to make the acquisition deal in that email. Further information regarding the deal can be viewed from the original Rondee email below:
“Dear Rondee User:
We thank you for being with us over the last six years as we grew Rondee’s free conference calling service. It has been a privilege to work with you.
Yahoo! has just acquired Rondee, and we will be joining Yahoo! Small Business to continue innovating with technologies that help small businesses and groups.
Starting July 12, 2013, RONDEE WILL NO LONGER BE OPERATIVE. To minimize inconvenience to you, we have arranged for your Login ID and Rondee On Demand PINs to work with InstantConference, a highly reputable conference calling service. InstantConference has created a special free plan for Rondee users with unlimited minutes, unlimited conferences and up to 150 callers per conference.
You’ll do On Demand calls with InstantConference the same way you did with Rondee:
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If you want to use advanced features such as audio recording, call scheduling using the Outlook add-on or real-time monitoring, you’ll need to log in to the account created for you at InstantConference.
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There are three main differences between advanced features on Rondee vs. InstantConference:
Call recording works differently on InstantConference. Instead of activating audio recording in advance online, the organizer does it on the call by pressing *9 and entering the 4 digit code shown above, or by turning on audio recording through a moderator control panel. Learn More
InstantConference has a fully featured moderator control panel. You can monitor call attendance, mute, disconnect, or lock the conference in real-time. Learn More
InstantConference has a different way of handling scheduled conferences. Rather than the web-based format used by Rondee, InstantConference offers an Outlook Add-On which is convenient and easy to use. Learn More
BY USING YOUR RONDEE LOGIN AND PIN(S) WITH INSTANTCONFERENCE, YOU CONSENT TO THE INSTANTCONFERENCE TERMS OF SERVICE AND PRIVACY POLICY.
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For Premium users with balances in their PayPal account, we will be refunding those balances right after July 12, 2013. InstantConference also offers toll-free conferencing with plans as low as 2.9 cents a minute.
PLEASE NOTE: The Rondee service will soon no longer be operative and will no longer accept new sign-ups. Current users will be able to continue using Rondee for conference calls through July 12, 2013 and log in to access account information through August 12, 2013.
For questions about the Rondee service or your Rondee account, click here.
For questions about InstantConference, click here.
Thank you again for your support,
The Rondee Team”
Source: TechCrunch
Photo: Rondee
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