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September 8, 2009; Myrtle Beach, SC – The activation of Bad News Robot means good news for bearers of ill tidings. Developed by Blast Off, Inc., BadNewsRobot.com and the Bad News Robot iPhone app make life easier for humans by relieving the dirty work of having to personally deliver uncomfortable messages by sending them anonymously via phone calls, email and Twitter.
Visitors to BadNewsRobot.com can easily take advantage of the Robot’s services. Messages from the site can be sent to any valid U.S. phone number for 99 cents per call. Users can choose to have their text voiced in either a dudebot or chickbot voices, whichever they think will best dispel any thoughts of killing the messenger. The Robot will also automatically email and Tweet the message content if the correct account information is given. Additionally, the Robot offers the option of sending just emails and Tweets at no charge. Other features atBadNewsRobot.com include phone number look up of bad news for masochistic individuals, audio sample of other calls, and voting on the awesomeness of messages.
The Bad News Robot iPhone app is also now available in the iTunes app store for 99 cents. The mobile model includes all functions of the Web site version, plus it uses in-app purchasing and pulls numbers from a phone’s contacts database to streamline the process.
