TringMe: A Click-To-Call Widget Worth Checking Out

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 28, 2007

Founded by Yusuf Motiwala, VoIP startup TringMe is a popular click-to-call widget. The widget allows website visitors and friends to call each other anonymously.

Other companies that offer similar widgets are Jajah, Jangl, Jaxtr, and GrandCentral. TringMe connects Flash widgets to mobile phones, GTalk, and landlines. A microphone is required though.

Phone numbers are kept private on TringMe. And TringMe widgets can be set to receive only voicemails. The voicemails are emailed to the user, saved in a TringMe mailbox, and can be played back on GTalk. Calls can only be made from a computer.

TringMe also has a Facebook application. Facebook users can call other users via the TringMe application. TringMe can also be added on MySpace (sample at http://www.myspace.com/tringme). TringMe also works on any social network supported by Google OpenSocial.

TringMe is also working on a new video communication service called TringBox.