GOOG-411 Marred By Silly Voices

Valleywag has been talking about GOOG-411, Google’s free automated directory assistance line, and they noticed something I hadn’t: Every time you call, a randomly selected voice says “GOOG-411!”, and it looks like all the voices are just Googlers and their kids. While the voices are mostly unprofessional but harmless, the children are grating and annoying, far too loud for my ears.
I called about 20 times through Skype, hearing a number of different voices. They were mostly typical American geek voices, with the occasional Indian or other foreign voice, and then, one out of every 5-8 calls, a screaming child. No women, though. It’s all a bit silly, and can be distracting and annoying, and makes you wonder why they couldn’t just have the regular voice guy do it.
In the meantime, anyone want to explain to me how to record Skype, so I can put together […]

Original post by Nathan Weinberg