Google has launched a new service with which you can receive phone calls and post voicemails right on your blog. Though GrandCentral is currently in a private beta test and currently only available from within the US.

When you add GrandCentral’s WebCall button to your blog, your readers can easily call your phone or leave voicemails without ever seeing your telephone number. This is similar to what many do with a Contact-Us form, by hiding away their e-mails id’s to avoid privacy concerns and spam.

You can screen calls, either accepting them or sending them to voicemail, and you can even block unwanted callers altogether similar to comments.You can receive voicemail notifications by email or SMS, access your voicemail from a mobile phone or computer.

All your voicemail are kept in a visual online inbox that is easy to manage, there is no limit on the number of voice messages you can store.

Screenshots :

1. Call Me Widget 2.GrandCentral Inbox

Check out the features of GrandCentral here.

You can get an invite from here, if based in US or a user of GrandCentral.

I think this could be a more better service if this were to be present inside Gmail. Let’s wait and see if Google integrates this into Gmail. What do you think of this service from Goolge.

Via – Blogger Buzz