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Amazon unveils new ways for developers to make money through Alexa, expands Alexa’s global reach

by Brad Linder Comments Off on Amazon unveils new ways for developers to make money through Alexa, expands Alexa’s global reach

Amazon’s Alexa voice service is about three years old at this point, and developers have created thousands of “skills” that let you play games, control smart home gadgets, book a ride on a car share service, get recipes, and more. But Amazon’s been slow to actually give developers ways to get paid… which sort of […]

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Amazon takes another baby step toward paying Alexa skill developers

by Brad Linder Comments Off on Amazon takes another baby step toward paying Alexa skill developers

Mobile app stores are filled with a combination of free and paid apps and games, with many of the free titles subsidized by ads or optional in-app purchases. But so far we haven’t really seen that replicated in the brave new world of third-party apps or “skills” for smart speakers and voice interfaces. You can […]

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Amazon’s new Alexa dev tools could bring choose-your-own-adventure games to Alexa

by Brad Linder Comments Off on Amazon’s new Alexa dev tools could bring choose-your-own-adventure games to Alexa

Amazon’s Echo and related products use the spoken word as a user interface. You interact with Alexa on the Echo, Tap, Dot, or Fire TV by talking, and it speaks back to you. While you can use your voice to control music playback, get answers to questions, request news or weather updates or order products, […]